I'm a MB but not an animal person, so I'd probably find a new job. But since you want to stay I would think it reasonable to ask for more compensation since you are doing more work. Or, explain that you can't go on as many outings with the child because it is more difficult to get out of the house with a dog and toddler to wrangle. Maybe there is some kind of doggie training school they can pay for you to take the dog to so it gets trained. Yes, its more work for you (and you should be compensated for that), but if you want to stay, find a solution. But I think it sucks they got a pet and dumped it on you.

Quit. Or learn to love the animal like they think they do.

This is totally out of line. I don't like dogs and hate working for families that have them in the house. So, I don't interview with families that have dogs (unless there are extenuating circumstances that would resolve the issue) and I always ask new families if they may ever be getting a dog in the future and choose accordingly.

It sucks that this happened and I think you need to sit down and talk with MB immediately. She should have known better, but it is within your rights to explain that this is a huge imposition, and that your job title is "human nanny", not "dog nanny". With that being said, if MB decides the dog stays, and is not willing to find an alternate person to care for it, I would quit if I was you.

The most I've ever been asked to do is walk the dog when I'm out for a walk with a baby. Only one family has asked me to do that. One family asked me to let their dog in and out and as she aged her legs gave out and she had to be carried out or sometimes she'd pee on the floor and I'd clean that up. I wasn't crazy about that particular set up because I felt they waited too long to euthanize. But what they're asking of you seems over the top and I'd definitely have a chat about getting the dog some training and installing a doggy door.

Live-in nanny here, who has trained a dog and dealt with a high needs child at the same time. If they sprang the dog on you, OP, with no notice, that's completely unacceptable. If they expect you to train the dog without offering more pay AND asking if you want to do it (and are confident that you can do it correctly!), that's not acceptable either. GSs are great, but it's a working breed. They are highly intelligent, the US version is more aggressive, and they are highly active. It's not a breed to leave in the house alone untrained, and it's not a breed that is safe to have untrained around a child. A GS can be trained to pull a child in a wagon or sled, carry water bottles in a vest on a hike, act as bodyguard to an autistic child to keep the child safe and where they are supposed to be, or to do tons of different things. BUT they HAVE to be trained. An untrained GS assumes quickly that they are the Alpha in the family, and puppy nips will turn to disciplinary nips and then bites. GSs have also been bred to savage the wound and not want to let go once they bite, which makes them even more dangerous. While I wouldn't have an issue training a GS (I've had three throughout my lifetime, and I've trained 7 more), you couldn't pay me enough to be around a GS who wasn't being trained at all.

My suggestion is to ask your employer to hire a dog trainer t swing by and work with the dog, the parents, and you, so everyone is on the same page. The dog must be trained, preferably with a pro, because a big GS is capable of a lot of damage.
I say this from experience. My brother had his face torn open by one as a kid. I owned one that I trained and was sweet, but it still could knock kids over in puppy fun and hurt them. A few years back, my two year old charge was bitten in the face by the family friend's dog, when she just walked over to it where it was sitting in a corner. She was lucky- she almost lost her eye. Dog was perfectly nice, but not trained, nor used to small kids. I would never allow an untrained dog around little kids.

Perhaps they'll surprise us and choose the nanny over the dog. Perhaps not.

OP even the best of dream jobs can change through the years. Think of your employers adding a new kid to the home, if you are not an animal lover you may not see it as such. If you really do not like animals OP then you have few options, talk to your employer and tell her what you will not do ( be prepared for your employer to consider finding a nanny who will ), go with the flow or what you do not want to do and that is leave. This is a good place to come and vent but OP if you go to your employer with the attitude you are showing, there is a good chance it will not go well. It is not about fair it is what it is and again jobs always change over time.

OP again - Other than this new dog issue, this is my total dream job. I've been with the family for 2 years. Before the dog, they have never asked me to do anything inappropriate or beyond normal nanny duties. Zero job creep. Now all of a sudden I'm supposed to be a caretaker for this dog who I don't even like. I literally do everything for the dog. I camt outsource my dog duties because the baby is only 2. They have a dog walker who comes once a day for half an hour, but other than that it's me and this dog from 6am - 6pm and I'm really over it.

Mi just want to know from nannies and MB's what is a normal request, as I'm going to talk to my bosses and give them a list of things I'm willing to do.

If you're not willing to quit, it *is* your problem. I'm a MB and I can't imagine asking a nanny to take on the responsibility of a puppy or even asking one to take a beautifully well behaved dog out in the car for every trip. This is not normal.

Just out of curiosity, what kind of ridiculous demand would it take for you to be willing to quit? Was there a pay increase to go along with the puppy? Because honestly a puppy seems like an additional toddler to me...

We have a dog. I feed her breakfast, DH walks her before he leaves for work. He walks her when he gets home; I give her dinner unless I'm working late.

We ask the manny to make sure she always has water in her bowl, and to toss an ice cube in on especially hot days. He's asked if he can take the dog on walks so we let him. But she's less than 20 lbs and well-trained.

I think I only asked him to keep her out of the house once, when we had workmen doing stuff and one was violently allergic to dogs and another was afraid and asked that we lock her in a room.

No way I'm putting their dog in my car! Just say no.

What are your options, OP, if you'll stay no matter what?

You can talk to them all you want, but they know they own you.

Op again. It's a 'puppy' but for a German Shepard that's basically a giant dog.

My boss who works 12+ hours a day decided to get a dog. Guess who now is expected to look after the dog??? Must be nice to buy a puppy accessory and leave all the work for the help. No I don't want to bring him to the park, in my car everywhere I go, on playdates and to every activity. Did I mention it's a big untrained German Shepard? What do other nannies tolerate with pet care because this is getting out of control. He pees and poops in the house so MB never wants him alone, which means I am expected to bring him everywhere I go with the baby. To her it's not a big deal because she never has to wrangle a toddler and a big dog at the same time.

I'm not quitting my job (that seems to always be the advice), so just want to check how much of this is normal/expected of a nanny? In the past all I had to do for other families was basically open the door to go outside. I wasn't expected to train the dog. It's annoying because now I'm getting lectures and email about dog related stuff, when I was hired as a nanny, not a dog trainer.