Leave your pets behind without a twinge

Leaving your fluffy Havanese behind can be heart wrenching. You'll miss their antics, their softness, and their little dance. As much as you would want to take them, you can't. Airlines limit the number of dogs and of course you are supposed to have your second honeymoon with your husband. ?Let sleeping dogs lie,? he says. To appease you, he has home surveillance systems set up.

Your new home surveillance systems consist of covert spy cameras, two-way intercom monitor for the front door, a closed circuit TV, and microphones. You made it clear you want to hear your pups at work and at play and you have to see them and their nanny all the time from your laptop miles away.

For maximum covert operations, have the cameras hidden well so there would be no wires. The most obvious surveillance gadget should be the 2-way monitor at the door, and as for the rest, hide them.

Where should you hide your cameras?

The nanny shouldn't know where the spies are. She shouldn't know that home surveillance systems are watching when you are not around. Place the dime-sized cameras in the kennel, the kitchen, and outdoors where your pups love to frolic. Just to be sure, hide cameras in your room, foyer, and next to the phone. You will have to place cameras at the dogs? level where they feed.

Monitoring the nanny will let you know if instructions are being followed to the letter and if the dogs are fed and exercised on time. You and your husband can check if strangers have been allowed in the house. If something goes wrong, you can immediately ask the local police or 911 to check on your house.

Missing those little kissers will be easy

Havanese dogs are sociable critters and can take to a person immediately. You have spelled this out to the nanny. You have made it also clear that their coats should be brushed and their little muscles massage gently each day.

Leaving them with the nanny is the best option for their care, rather than leaving them at the vet's. At home, they are happy and well cared for by the nanny. You just want to be sure that nanny is doing things right, day and night. Nothing out of the ordinary must happen.

Missing them is one thing and confidence about their security is another thing. Your home surveillance systems will give you that confidence all throughout your traipsing in Aberdeen. As long as you have access to the Internet, you can check on your pets from any part of the globe. Your husband will thank you for the wonderful second honeymoon and you'll love him for the home surveillance systems.