You are definitely not alone here. I got Sissy in Mid-November (months earlier than I originally planned on my furbaby) with a two week Hawaiian vacation already planned in January. Luckily, I had two good friends who each kept her for a week for me. I called every day to check on her and carried her photos around with me while I was gone.
I always thought "those people" who cherished their dogs were crazy. I've had pets all my life and never felt that way about any of them. That is, until Sissy entered my life. She is my little baby and I hate leaving her at all. I have boarded her over the weekend and hated it!! I will do everything I can to have someone come stay with her or her with them when she cannot go with me. I definitely now think twice before making plans to go away - I just miss her so much.
Now you might not think this is unusual, but my children are 21 and 23 and I didn't have these hesitancies when they were little!! Of course I always had family to take care of them (mostly my mom), but I didn't call to check on them!!!!
Good luck on your quest. Hopefully, you can find an arrangement that you feel comfortable with and you can have good time, even though you will miss her and worry anyway!
__________________  Sissy & Angel |