au pair walking the dog

Our Au Pair Hates Our Dog: Ideas to help?

by cv harquail January 8, 2012
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What do we do when our au pairs don’t like our pets? No au pair is required or should be expected to take care of a dog by walking him, feeding him or training him. Pets are most assuredly not the responsibility of an au pair. While a pet-friendly au pair may be happy to […]

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Poll: Do you ask your Au Pair to walk your dog?

by cv harquail January 8, 2009
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Let’s take a walk into another grey area of potential au pair responsibilities- your family dog. “Officially”, here in the USofA, your (See Dawn’s comment, below) with my agency, APIA, the Au Pair is not supposed to do any dog (or pet) care at all. Still, since the dog is part of the family, and […]

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