As our trip date approaches, I get excited. The one thing that always makes our trip a little less exciting is leaving our pets. DD has a cat that is going on 13 years old this fall and our Aussie is 4 years old. I always HATE leaving them behind especially when it is going to be over 8 days aways. Our Aussie is deaf (she was born deaf) and very attached to my DD. Since my DD is home schooled both animals are seldom left alone for very long. I have never boarded any of my animals. We have someone coming in to pet sit periodically through out the day.

I was just wondering what you all do? Is there anything that can make their time away from us a little better or easier? I really am beginning to worry a little about it, especially for our dog. Thanks for sharing and any advice you might have!