Should this be a deal breaker?

[Anonymous]

We are hiring a new nanny and found someone we really like, but there is one potential issue: she is very allergic to dogs and cats and said she cannot work in a home with either.

We don’t currently have a pet but my 5 year old has been asking for a dog non-stop for the past year. While we have no plans to get a dog immediately, not sure if hiring her would be a bad idea if we do want to get one at some point. We don’t plan to get one for at least a year or two, but we hope to have our nanny for much longer. That said, is it crazy to pass up a fantastic nanny for a hypothetical dog we don’t have plans to get quite yet?

What would others do?

[Anonymous]

Keep the nanny

[Anonymous]

Hire the nanny. If she really is great, you won't even consider losing her to a dog

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hire the nanny. If she really is great, you won't even consider losing her to a dog

This!

And a lot can change in 2 years.

[Anonymous]

Hire the nanny and don’t get a dog. Simple.

[Anonymous]

I dissent and say you want someone who's completely healthy. Life comes at you fast and a perfect pet might come along unexpectedly and you don't want to turn it down because the nanny is allergic. That's not fair to your kid who wants a dog--this is his life too. If she's allergic to dogs and cats, what else is she allergic to? Is she going to be sickly all winter? Allergic people are always kind of sickly it seems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dissent and say you want someone who's completely healthy. Life comes at you fast and a perfect pet might come along unexpectedly and you don't want to turn it down because the nanny is allergic. That's not fair to your kid who wants a dog--this is his life too. If she's allergic to dogs and cats, what else is she allergic to? Is she going to be sickly all winter? Allergic people are always kind of sickly it seems.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Keep the nanny and wait on pets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dissent and say you want someone who's completely healthy. Life comes at you fast and a perfect pet might come along unexpectedly and you don't want to turn it down because the nanny is allergic. That's not fair to your kid who wants a dog--this is his life too. If she's allergic to dogs and cats, what else is she allergic to? Is she going to be sickly all winter? Allergic people are always kind of sickly it seems.

+1000

Ha. My spouse is allergic to cats. And he NEVER gets sick.

But go ahead and pass up a great nanny for the sake of a dog you don't even own. I'm sure you can find someone equally amazing who isn't "sickly."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dissent and say you want someone who's completely healthy. Life comes at you fast and a perfect pet might come along unexpectedly and you don't want to turn it down because the nanny is allergic. That's not fair to your kid who wants a dog--this is his life too. If she's allergic to dogs and cats, what else is she allergic to? Is she going to be sickly all winter? Allergic people are always kind of sickly it seems.

You’re nuts.

And it’s far, far better to get a dog for your child when he can take care of it completely. That bonding and sense of responsibility is priceless. Plus you don’t want the dog to die before your child is ready to handle the loss.

Hire the great nanny and get a dog when your child is ten.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dissent and say you want someone who's completely healthy. Life comes at you fast and a perfect pet might come along unexpectedly and you don't want to turn it down because the nanny is allergic. That's not fair to your kid who wants a dog--this is his life too. If she's allergic to dogs and cats, what else is she allergic to? Is she going to be sickly all winter? Allergic people are always kind of sickly it seems.

You’re nuts.

And it’s far, far better to get a dog for your child when he can take care of it completely. That bonding and sense of responsibility is priceless. Plus you don’t want the dog to die before your child is ready to handle the loss.

Hire the great nanny and get a dog when your child is ten.

Disagree. Unless you get an large adult dog that has a relatively short life span, so that it passes while the grown child is in high school, the dog stays with parents when the kid goes to college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dissent and say you want someone who's completely healthy. Life comes at you fast and a perfect pet might come along unexpectedly and you don't want to turn it down because the nanny is allergic. That's not fair to your kid who wants a dog--this is his life too. If she's allergic to dogs and cats, what else is she allergic to? Is she going to be sickly all winter? Allergic people are always kind of sickly it seems.

You’re nuts.

And it’s far, far better to get a dog for your child when he can take care of it completely. That bonding and sense of responsibility is priceless. Plus you don’t want the dog to die before your child is ready to handle the loss.

Hire the great nanny and get a dog when your child is ten.

Disagree. Unless you get an large adult dog that has a relatively short life span, so that it passes while the grown child is in high school, the dog stays with parents when the kid goes to college.

All big dogs have short lives, PP.