where to find what I'm looking for? how hard will this be to find?

[Anonymous]

Our au pair is finishing her year with us in mid-April. We need care from mid-April through mid-June.

I need afterschool assistance from 3-7/7:30pm Mon-Thurs (total: 18 hours/week). This involves quite a bit of driving (to/from activities) for 10 and 13 year old girls. If additional hours are desired, I can offer more by way of mornings 8-9:30 (seeing 10 yr old off to school and giving dog a 45-min walk) and/or Saturday mornings (8-12). We need a reliable driver, and someone comfortable with dogs (even if not walking the dog).

Where should we look for such a person? Will anyone be interested in such a short term gig that doesn't seem to work for local college students (it would be at the end of a semester going into their summer)? How much should we expect to pay?

[Anonymous]

Why does dog need a 45 minute walk?

[Anonymous]

OP here, interesting that you ask about the dog?

Dog walk would be for extra hours for this person. If she doesn't want to do it, then we hire a dogwalker.

[Anonymous]

Possibly a high school senior or a college student that has travel or other plans later in the summer. Also possibly a nanny that is between jobs (has a summer gig lined up). I would expect it to take some time to find this person and to probably not be able to start looking until maybe a month before.

[Anonymous]

You will need to pay a premium for so few hours in order to keep someone. Good luck.

Why don't you look at the rematch pool to get you through those few months. There are always a few whose hps abused the system, so they aren't in rematch because they did anything wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does dog need a 45 minute walk?

Dogs are better behaved and happier if they get two solid walks a day. It stimulates them as well as tires them so they're less likely to be rough when playing, or play in naughty ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does dog need a 45 minute walk?

Dogs are better behaved and happier if they get two solid walks a day. It stimulates them as well as tires them so they're less likely to be rough when playing, or play in naughty ways.

I've had dogs all my life and a 15 minute walk is fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does dog need a 45 minute walk?

Dogs are better behaved and happier if they get two solid walks a day. It stimulates them as well as tires them so they're less likely to be rough when playing, or play in naughty ways.

I've had dogs all my life and a 15 minute walk is fine.

Good to know you've raised every single breed of dog, as well as every personality. Heck, you've clearly raised every dog on the planet...right?

[Anonymous]

Dogs ca be terrible, like not wanting to walk while going outside, etc

[Anonymous]

No to derail this thread on the dog but I agree with you on a 45 min walk OP. I feel like that is a good exercise walk as opposed to a 10 min walk which is more of a stretch your legs and go to the bathroom.

I took a temp job for 3 mos that was 3 days a week when I was trying to decide what to do with my life. One Nanny job had ended and I wasnt sure if I wanted to stay in Nannying or do something else. So I took the temp job.
I think you can find someone, it may just be harder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does dog need a 45 minute walk?

Dogs are better behaved and happier if they get two solid walks a day. It stimulates them as well as tires them so they're less likely to be rough when playing, or play in naughty ways.

I've had dogs all my life and a 15 minute walk is fine.

Speak for your dog. haha Your experience hardly matches everyone's. I suppose you think all children are the same too?