You might be seeing more dog ears among the books in Edinburgh's libraries, as special dog-friendly days are starting this week
Three libraries across Edinburgh will be holding regular Dog Friendly Thursdays, starting this week on October 3.
Well-behaved pooches will be welcomed into Central, Stockbridge and Oxgangs libraries.
The move is aimed at tackling loneliness and social isolation, meaning dog-owners no longer have to worry about leaving their pets outside when they visit the library.
Librarians want to make the sites friendlier places to visit
Participating libraries will leave a bowl of water somewhere safe near the door for doggy customers (where it won’t be tripped over) and there will be a one-off supply of dog biscuits for the first visitors.
Dogs are also expected to follow etiquette rules and owners must clean up after them.
The scheme follows a similar successful initiative in Perthshire.
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