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Would this put you off a childminded? (Dog)

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newbieminder · 20/07/2023 10:58

Would it put you off a childminder if they had a dog? My exact situation is that I have one dog, a king charles cavalier spaniel. He would be kept in the kitchen behind a stair gate when the mindees are in the front room (where they spend most of the time). When we are in the kitchen I wouldn't usually (with my own kids) think to shut him out as he is very chilled and just lies in his bed, comes over for an occasional stroke but I obviously could if this is what the parents want.

I have 2 kids myself and the dog is no trouble, he's a total softie but appreciate some parents might be put off? I'm hoping not all?

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newbieminder · 20/07/2023 11:05

My eldest is 4 and my youngest is 5 months

Dog isn't interested in the kids, he prefers to chill upstairs (where minded kids won't be allowed) or in his bed in the kitchen so won't be bothered by 1 or 2 extra.

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Flopsythebunny · 20/07/2023 11:04

The fact that your mindees are confined to just the living room would put me off as much as you having a dog. Unless the living room is very large and leads out onto the garden?

mynameiscalypso · 20/07/2023 11:03

Yes, it would put me off. On a practical level, my DH is allergic to dogs so he wouldn't be able to go in the house and we'd have to change and shower DS whenever he came home. I would also worry constantly about something happening. It only takes a second for something to go wrong.

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TeaKitten · 20/07/2023 11:00

It wouldn’t put me off but I’d obviously want to meet the dog first and ask if he poos in the garden if the kids will be playing out there etc.

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