What to do with your working dog when you go on holiday?

What happens to your faithful friend when you need a holiday?

It  was disconcerting when we returned from a pool-side holiday to greet our dog Dutch to discover that instead of Dutch reclining on the sofa being fed chocolates, he had literally been put in the doghouse by the pleasant, retired couple who were home-sitting. There was a distinct chill in their greeting. It later transpired that relations between Dutch and the home-sitters had frozen rapidly when he jumped up to inflict his...