I have grown up with labs and love dogs!!! We would love to help you and your pet(s) out while you are away at work or traveling! While you are away expect LOTS of photo updates of all the fun your pup will be having! I do work full time. I am able to do early mornings, over my lunch break, nights and weekends for drop ins! If your dog is to stay at my place, I would prefer them to be crate trained and house trained, they will get at least three potty breaks throughout the day – once in the morning before I head to work, on my lunch break and at the end of the day when I get home. I do like to crate feed because I believe it teaches the dogs better manners and there isn’t aggression towards food. We also have a large fenced yard and enjoy getting out and going to the park or out for a hike at least twice during the week! Every night we go on a 15 minute to hour long walk around our neighborhood and love to socialize with all of the neighborhood friends/dogs. If we are spending time on the porch socializing, I will usually put the dogs on a long leash, so they are not able to just run freely, but are still able to enjoy the front yard and the porch. Hamm does get free roam of our house and most of the time outside, he does very well with voice commands. In addition to dog walking, check ins and boarding, I am also available if you are out of town, and needing a plant sitter or someone to get your mail, etc. Feel free to send me a message to discuss what you're looking for and ask me any questions you may have. We are very excited to make new friends – four legged and two!