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Tim Hanlon

Billionaire family seeks UK nanny to look after two dogs - and the job pays £100K yearly

A dog nanny is being sought by a billionaire family who are offering an "unheard of" £100,000 a year salary to pamper two pooches.

As applications pour in for the enticing financial package, the job advert does call for "exceptional and highly experienced" worker to provide "unparalleled care and attention" to the large dogs.

The full-time nanny would need to live with the family in Knightsbridge, central London, and would get to jet off with the pooches wherever the American billionaires go.

Playdates would need to be arranged with other dogs, while food supplies and vet appointments would not to be organised as well as a detailed health record kept.

The perfect applicant needs knowledge of dog nutrition so they can develop a "personalised exercise regime" and play with the furry friends.

The owners is looking for an experienced dog nanny (Getty Images)

George Ralph-Dunn of Fairfax and Kensington recruitment agency, who are recruiting the nanny on their client's behalf, says the giant £100,000 salary is "unheard of" in the industry.

However the nanny would need to "drop everything" and "leave their private lives on the backburner" to put the dogs' well-being first.

The nanny is also expected the arrange "stringent security measures" to keep the dogs safe in what's described as a "high-profile environment" - suggesting the owners could be celebrities or figures in the public eye.

He says he's had more than 300 applications for the job so far and the firm plans to whittle down the hopefuls before running strict background checks and trials with the family.

George said: "With these jobs the clients are looking for someone yesterday and we've already had between 300 and 400 applications. Everyone's suddenly a dog nanny.

"The perfect person would be not too big of a character and be good at blending into the background then popping out when required.

"The clients are billionaires looking for best-in-class service so when it comes to their dogs they're happy to pay.

"This is the first role we've offered of its kind. The salary connected to it is pretty unheard of. Even as a vet you'd be struggling to earn that amount of money.

"When money is no object people want the best and you attract the best with the best salary.

"There's six weeks off per year but when you're dealing with these sorts of clients, if they want to go to Monaco tomorrow you'd be on a private jet flying with those dogs.

"You really do need to drop everything and be there when they call and leave your private life on the backburner."

George says he's unable to give any details about the dogs or the clients so far but he hopes to finish the intense recruitment process by the end of the month.

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