I work close to my home so able to take my own dog out mid day, so any medium to large sized dogs would be comfortable with my routine. On the weekends, I'm home majority of the time so lots of human time for your pet. My 6 year old dog is a lab and loves to be outside, on weekends I will likely take them hiking or for a run on the lady bird trail, which is 2 miles from my home, so your dog can get the exercise while you're probably not getting any, vacationing and all that, maybe it will even motivate you to keep active during your trip! I have a dog friendly cat... as long as your dog doesn't want to hunt her, they should be ok.