Who will take care of your dog while you go on vacation?

hello ycpgodberg, we always try to bring our dog with us as much as we can as we prefer that he is with us, it also helps us not to worry or wonder if we can can our trip or not due to some incident. we are happy that most hotels now accept dogs in the room and even some theme parks or places of attraction allows pets with leash on 'em so it is much better as they enjoy the trip as much as we do, if even we cant really bring him (like flying to another country) then we have to leave him to our dear friend and he will stay there till we comes back. he is great dog but not friendly after all the trauma that had happened to him back then so it is not easy for him to adapt to others specially with a family that has another pet as he tends to be jealous but other than that he will survive with another person with him provided that he will just have his own peace LOL my dad-in-law have a dog and they cannot really go places together lately as they have a dog and they see her as a family baby so someone should always be with her as well as the cats, so trips is not that easy. anyway, i hope your dog is fully recovered now and will be able to adjust with all the changes that might happen to her. takecare

Hi ycpgoldberg-fortunatley when I go away I have a friend who loves looking after them and has them stay at his house my daughter is always around too and takes them out-so aam quite lucky that way but normally don't go away for more than about 3-4 days-littleowl

My wifes best friend always takes care of our dogs when we go somewhere. We have a kennel for the bigger dogs and she will come by twice a day to let them out for a while and feed them. She always takes our little Maltese home with her rather then leaving him in the Kennel. He is so spoiled and is an indoor dog. He is also the only one that will not eat when we are gone. The others could care less as long as their bellies are full.

We have a deal with friends. We watch their animals on vacation..and when we go, they watch ours. That way the animals can be at home and comfortable! (We leave on the TV in the days for them. At night, we turn it off, so they sleep welll. It seems fairly normal to them then.)

WE will be going on vacation at the end of the month, Yeah! and we will be taking our dogs with us! We bought a small pickup just so that we can take our 2 chocolate Labs with us. After the kids have moved away from home, it seems that we plan our trips more around our dogs now! LOL!

I lost my dog. i had a dog named jinky. about 3 months back i lost him. he went outside the fence of our house . no one was at home at that time. we looked for him all the day but wasn't able to get him back. i think some one took him when he went out. NOW we don't have a dog.

My dog usually won't eat for a day when I'm gone. I thinkthey worry when their people aren't around and do not want to eat. I now my dog is always so overjoyed to see me even if I;ve just gone to the mailbox. it is love.

When we have go on vacation my next door neighbor has taken my dog. He is practically family so my dog loves him and my best friend and her kids have taken her. My dog adores children and thinks they are her puppies especially disabled children so it worked out really well. My dog slept at her son's feet and protected him from everyone even his own dad.

The Dog itself .... {he he } ;-) u can keep it in ur relatives house when on a vacation.

So I think take your pets to your relatives.Although it won't eat any food by others. I think the dog didn't have a good sight but a good smell. Put your clothers you dressed to your relatives.Then feed them by dressing that clothes.Try this way ,may be useful for you dog.

When I go on holiday I nearly always leave my dog with a trusted family member. I do this because my dog can find it easy to settle. I've only taken my dog with me twice on holiday - both in Cornwall in a caravan which we rented.

If we can't take the dogs with us then they stay with my dad and his dogs. The dogs have lots of fun running in a temporary pack and we have the piece of mind knowing that they will be safe and well cared for. Theya re always happy to see us when we come home though.

My dog is just like my family. Where we go, there is always my dog will be. Cause i just can't leave my dog alone.

I don't have a dog, but I used to have a rabbit. I think pets are the same. They are like babies of the family. I can't imagine people will leave their babies at home alone, which is very irresposible. The best way, I think, is to have someone stay with them, especially someone who he is familiar with. Bringing them with you might not be a good idea either. The trip might not be very comfortable to them.

I always take dogs with me. The only time that dogs are not with me is when I take international trip. My dogs are with my boyfriend or someone who stays in my house with dogs.

So far I have always been able to leave my dog with my parents if I have not been able to take him with me, but even if they can't watch him I have a good friend with another dog just like him who can take care of him. It's always good to have people he knows and trusts that are able to look after him as I'd never trust a kennel to take care of him as good as he deserves.

I always wanted to take my one dog on vacation , but my fiance thinks it would'nt be fair to the dog to sit in the room when we are out . I would try to take the dog most places . Anyway , I usually will have my brother take care of my pets and he will hosue sit . Gives him a small break away as well .

We used to leave our dogs with the neighbor. Jaya and Beethoven knows some of our close neighbors.

Hi ! Our pet is our family member, so I will try my best to bring him with us. If impossible, I will leave him with my best friends who are also familiar with it.

For long trips (going to overseas), I'll leave my dog to my neighbour or friends. For short trips like day trip (using car), I will bring my dog along.