2 year old cockapoo - will she be ok?

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Hello!
We have the most wonderful 2 year old cockapoo, she's just a great dog in every way, well trained, well behaved, loves everyone and adores other dogs.
Up until now we've left her with family who come to stay at our house, we did try Kennels once when she was a puppy and I got the feeling she cried a lot as the man was very keen to get rid of her, he said she was very needy.

Were hoping to go away in the summer for 4/5 days and I have booked her into a home from home dog boarding place, we're going to see them next week and maybe book her in for a few days of dog care with them first before we leave her.
She absolutely adores and is obsessed with me, (I WFH) and I'm so worried she's going to spend the week away completely miserable. I know this is a common problem, and I know no one here can tell me if she'll cope etc, but how do you get past the guilt to leave your pups?

We have another short holiday booked and we're bringing her with us on that one, but I really want to take the kids somewhere nice too, without worrying about dog friendly places/the dog being too hot etc.

I suppose I'm maybe looking for reassurance from someone who looks after dogs in this way, do they adjust? It will she spend the week crying and pining for us?

We have left our dog in kennels a couple of times, the first experience was horrific. He came home soaked in old pee and hadn't eaten and they could tell us nothing about his time there. They'd come highly recommended to us.

The next time we went which was only a few weeks later, we used a different kennels. We explained what had happened before and our boy was a bit nervous going in. But he did great, the kennels we used also do rescue work and were very tuned into his needs, worked out he needed moved to a quieter area and he settled much better. When we used them again he remembered the staff and was super excited to see them again which I took as a good review. So I'd say shop around and if there's somewhere that does rescue work too then that might be a better shout if your dog is likely to be nervous. Alternatively would you have any family etc who would take them for the time you'd be away in their house?

What do they mean by home from home, will she be the only dog? We found a brilliant boarder through Holidays4dogs. She only takes one at a time so DDog has her full attention. We used kennels once and never again.

Pre-covid we had a caravan in France and just took him with us.

I am a dog boarder and only have a maximum of 2 dogs in our home. We treat them exactly the same as we did our darling dog before we lost him. We have had a lot of anxious dogs and every single one has settled in after a couple of hours. If they are offering boarding just check that the dog won't ever be left alone and that they are allowed on sofas etc. You will get a good idea from the meet and greet if you are all going to get on.

Doing short regular day/half day stays before your holiday is a really good idea and will allow you to test the water on both side. Your pup can get used to the sitter and you can get used to the idea of her being there.

I speak as someone who hasn't done this.......it's a really, really good idea to sort out a local person who you trust to look after your dog as there might well be instances in future where you need to leave your dog (e.g. hospital stays) and not having an arrangement set up will be a big worry. We have a 14 year old dog who we have rarely left and when we've had emergencies we've been in a pickle.

Another thing..have you considered a house sitter? (websites like dating agencies to match pets with sitters) That way your dog can stay in your home whilst you're away.

Thanks for the replies.

Ilovetea42 this couple actually foster rescue dogs, and they have great reviews, so I am hopeful that they would at least treat her well, the man in the Kennels was very nice last year and she loved him (we'd used him for daycare a number of times too) but he just didn't seem to like her, which I don't understand as she was only a baby really, I honestly think he wasn't a fan of cockapoos and he took that out on her.
My sister was the one who stayed with my dog as she WFH but she's now in the office 5 days a week so really couldn't do it, ddog couldn't be left alone for such long periods.

cocksstrideintheevening yes she will be the only dog boarding, plus the owners own 2 dogs, she absolutely adore other dogs so I don't think that will be a huge issue.
I just know she'd hate kennels, she loves attention and would find it so distressing, I know some dogs don't mind it/love it, but she wouldn't. And I know it's my fault as I have her absolutely petted on.

Rod for my own back really

nickdrakeslovechild that's great advice thank you, I will check this with them. It is like leaving one of your children really, I absolutely adore her, she really is such a wonderful part of our family, although my husband often reminds me that she's a dog, not a child!

GabrielleLegs this is a concern of mine too, if we were really really stuck I'm sure family would have her, but they're not dog people and I think they'd struggle.
I had considered a house sitter but in all honesty I'd hate the thought of someone in my house, I know that sounds odd but I just don't like the thought of it!!