Edinburgh's chihuahua cafe is now hiring staff

Edinburgh's chihuahua cafe will open on Fredrick Street in December.

The New Town eatery will allow patrons to pet the cute pooches will you enjoy a cuppa.

Before it opens, the founder, Tanya Salitura, says she is looking for ‘dog crazy, friendly, fun and hard working’ employees to work at the cafe.

A job posting online says that potential workers will have to “be a barista, cashier, cleaner, dog walker, dog poop scooper, dog trainer and behaviourist, marketing assistant, admin assistant, stock controller and general whizz at sorting out all problems as they arise.”

Applications for the job are expected to close in late October and competition for a position is likely to be fierce. After all, it is a dog eat dog world.