I always have someone house sit for my pets. I have a friend who will live at my house while I am gone (we bribe with food, will probably offer money in the future since she is farther away now instead of next door). Since the dogs will go stand by the door when they want out, no worries about knowing how often to let them out.
We did boarding before our friend moved to the area but the last time we did that our puppy looked thrilled to see us so we knew we needed a better option (a well cared for pug couldn't care less when its owners come home). Our friend did make our pug fat once (alone on Thanksgiving with a full meal cooked by us, she was a sucker for his brown eyes) but since our dogs are active, that only takes a little time to cure and is better than letting a pug be ignored.
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