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[quote=Anonymous]OP, for the bonus, just adjust the amount you offer to begin with (if you could have afforded $17 per hour, offer $16 and use the excess to cover the bonus.  You only need to pay for mileage if you live in a non-walkable neighborhood.  If there at least  A library or a Starbucks or anything like that within walking distance from your house, then that is sufficient for nanny to have the opportunity to get out a little bit during the day.

As for the dog, I don't think you need to crate him during the day, but you do need to have him in a separate area of the house from where nanny and baby will be. Could you put him on one floor of the house, or block him off so that he is in the master bedroom, etc.?    That gives him a little more space than a crate, but keeps him from constantly being underfoot.   As two walks, that really depends on how much a dog walking service would cost. It may be that you could offer the nanny a comparable amount in addition to her regular pay for the hassle of walking him daily. But keep in mind that it may not be in baby's best interest   Or in the dog's best interest for the nanny to have to make a judgment call on foul weather days about whether to bring baby and dog out into cold weather or whether to keep baby and dog inside, resulting in a grumpy dog.    If you can afford to have a separate dog walker, I think that that would probably be better for everyone involved. [/quote]

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