Animal care while we are away

Just curious how you all work that out to a mere 2 trips per day for indoor dogs? That is a heck of a long time to expect a dog to "hold it". Maybe my dogs are spoiled, but mine go out at least FOUR times a day.

In Ontario, most sitters charge closer to $20 per trip (up to an hour). Anything less would hardly pay for the gas and travel (for out-of-towners). I've considered getting into farm sitting part-time, and that is generally $50-60 a day, depending on number of animals.

I did not mean my post to sound judgemental. Just saying that 2 times out a day for dogs equals waiting for 12 hours (assuming the caregiver will not be showing up late). That's a long time. My dogs can "hold it forever" too, I'm sure, but I would feel bad for making them. I certainly would not want to hold it that long. I don't cater to my dogs by letting them out 10 times a day, either. They go out maybe every 4 hours, except at night, when they go out at 9pm and again in the morning at 5am (8 hours). The most I have made them go without is 8 hours (if we are out of town for a part-day). I think that would be my limit for making them wait. I wouldn't want to ask more of them than that, but that's just me.