Interesting thread this. I don't actually have a problem with most of the things mentioned and have probably done most of them at one time or another - not the dogs though! Simply because I've never worked for anyone who had one!
If your title of 'Personal Assistant' doesn't mean just that, then I don't see how you can be that. I also can't see how a boss can totally separate business and personal life - it just can't be done. Depending on the level of your boss, it's almost nigh impossible to separate the two and that's where a good PA comes into their own because really, my view is that you do whatever needs doing to get the boss to wherever they need to be/do/have at that particular time.
A friend who posts here sometimes had a boss who had 2 homes and she regularly tracked things like his tux because it was no good being in the southern home if it was needed at a do in the north and vice versa - I think he eventually got two because it was easier, but she liaised regularly with his wife on stuff like that. If she reads this, no doubt she may post something later...
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