We have a 5-month-old dog and are going on a family vacation for 11 days. I don't know whether to board her at the vet or take her with. What are your thoughts?

This is a personal decision and if this were my pup, I would do my best to find a dog sitter or friend that I trust to care for the dog in a home environment. I don’t know how much I would want to fly a puppy for a vacation unless it was small enough to take in the cabin with me (which your dog is obviously not).

I most definitely would not board at a vet’s office. I would not want my puppy to be in an environment that has sick animals included. I think if that was my ONLY option I would take my dog with me on vacation.

Can you do a search online for your area, to see if there are pet sitters or people who care for dogs in their home? Years ago when I was a groomer there were certain clients of mine who left their dogs with me at my home when they went on vacation. It worked out well for the dogs because they already knew me and I followed the specific walking and feeding instructions the owners left.

Cindy