We’ve had a couple friend of ours stay at our house for a few days for one vacation we took, and my mother-in-law stayed for a few days another time, but we’ve never had a stranger come check on our pets before. I don’t really like someone in my house when I’m not there, though. I always clean before I go on vacation and I don’t want their messes in my house.
We’re going on vacation later this year and already plan to board Daisy because, quite frankly, I’d rather have her boarded somewhere where she’ll be walked daily than have her sit at home alone all day long except for a few minutes a day when someone comes in to feed her or take her outside to potty. The boarding facility we use is $100 for 5 nights…not too shabby, and at least she’ll get more socialization than she would be holed up in our house. We also have a cat, but my sister will be coming to our house daily to feed her and scoop her litter. She’s a loner, like most cats, but she has been known to shit outside of the litter box when she’s mad at us, so we’re not sure when my sister will really be doing when she comes over. She’d be even more pissed if we boarded her, though.