Actually $15 per visit, given gas prices and time isn't that extraordinary. I pay $16/visit for my petsitter when she comes and she usually makes 3 visit per day! Of course, she only comes when we are out of town or there is a day when no one will be at home for a long period of time. Two of our dogs stay inside all day long. Two prefer to be outdoors.

Hopefully you can find someone you trust, or you need to work on your husband a little bit more. In time, Lila will be fine to stay at home all day, but for a little while, it would be good to have a trusted person coming in and playing with both of them and letting them outside.

I know some people will not like this suggestion, but if you have a fenced yard and live in a neighborhood where you are comfortable, maybe you could leave them both outside during the day? I have certainly done that with mine and it has worked out beautifully, but I know that sometimes the surroundings and the potential for theft are too great to consider that.

Logan