We are off to a friends wedding tomorrow for the day and I have decided to leave my dogs at home where they are safe and comfortable...The venue is about a 45 minute drive away. Basically we live in military accomodation (hubby is RAF) and I just don't know anyone well enough to come in and see to my dogs...my main worry is Pixie of course, my Staffy is very easy to look after..but Pixie is very tiny (3lbs) and i'm just not comfortable with leaving her in anyone elses care..most people are totally oblivious to the needs of a dog this small..we will be leaving about 12.30pm and are planning to be home by 10pm at the latest...I have never left her this long before, she gets left a maximum of 5 hours a day while i'm at work..but I just don't see any way around this right now..I am planning on leaving Pixie in my kitchen..as this is the safest area imo...no wires or things to chew and a tiled floor in case of accidents..I will walk her before leaving and feed her breakfast and some lunch and leave down a bowl of kibble for her to pick at...I might leave a radio on...do you think this is wrong? I feel bad about it.. I do have one friend that could pop in during the afternoon but she has two boys with behaviour issues..they can be very lively and i'm terrified my little Pixie would be stepped on or something...i'm not sure if she would bring them with her if she came round..and of course I really don't want to have to ask her not to!
I personally would feel happier knowing they are safe in my home and if someone was coming in to see to them I would be worrying in case something went wrong...do you all understand how I feel about this?