Will I still get dog boarding if I can only give potty breaks every 4-8 hours?

It really depends on what the owners expect and what the pup is used to. Their dog may be trained to stay alone all day because they are working.

You aren't the only sitters signed up on Rover in this position. There have been many comments here from both boarding sitters and house sitters who have full-time jobs. Some do make promises to come home periodically to care for the dog, but not all do.

From my own perspective, if I were looking for a place for my dog, I wouldn't want it to be all alone for that length of time without a potty break. I would expect a higher level of personal care than provided at a commercial kennel. But that's just me.

Each dog's parent is in the best position to know if that will work for their dog. There are some dogs that are used to holding it and only eliminating outside that often. There are also some dogs who are trained to eliminate inside on disposable potty sheets or reusable faux grass systems. However, just because they may be accurate with the sheet at their home doesn't always mean they can duplicate that accuracy is a sitter's home.

I'd suggest that you are just truthful in communications and plan on what you're certain you can provide, which sounds like every 8-9 hours including travel time, with the possibility that the dogs may get extra relief some times. If you're going to leave a dog alone, you'll want to prepare by asking owner questions about if the dog is left alone, how does it react, is the dog crate trained (which if they are would be the safest method to leave them in your home) or does the dog stay in an indoor playpen/gated area, or freely roam.