I'm a licensed veterinary technician and been working in the veterinary medical field for many many years, currently a stay at home mom...I've had all sorts of pets through the years...I'm down to my 21 year old turtle named Guppy (my 18 year old dog, just past away in August), so she now rules the house! When we take care of people's dogs, my kids and I and my husband too, LOVE on them! We used to have 3 dogs, 5 cats, iguanas, gerbils, parakeets, hamsters, praying mantis, stick bugs, ant farm and many other small pets but they died at ripe old ages and we miss them terribly. I fostered some pets from where I used to work at the ASPCA. After losing our last furbaby, who was spoiled rotten and so extremely loved, we are taking a break from getting another, the grief was/is tough! But me and my family miss having furbabies around. When I introduced this idea to my family, after taking care of others pets, they were so excited to be doing this!! We get to have our fill of being loved and loving on pets ❤️ I homeschool my kids, so we are home most of the time, sometimes all the time, so your pet will get A LOT of attention...my kids were raised with and around so many pets and animals, and are super respectful and knowledgeable about pets as well. I hope you give us a chance to love your pet while you are away!!!