We take Molson to doggy day care anytime we're going to be gone for a whole day, or on vacation. We take him to the PetsMart Pet Hotel, and he LOVES it! We have never had any problems with them, and we can even have them give him a bath or clip his nails while he is there. Their prices are about $15 for doggy day camp and a little more than that if they spend the night. The longest time we had him there for 6 days, and we were even able to call & check up on him. If anything I think it has helped Molson become more sociable, and he loves being able to play with other dogs all day long (they have fully supervised play so no one gets too rowdy)before we got Rogue, we would take him a couple of times a month just for a special treat. I think the key is finding a place where you know they will be well taken care of. We had Molson go in for a couple of hours of Doggy Day care before we ever had him stay overnight.