Thanks for all the input & they aren't really friends of mine, just work acquaintances - if they were friends, I'd tell em off.....He made it thru the day, but I feel SO BAD leaving him like that. Not only is he stuck in a lay-down position (he's BIG, a shepherd), but it was very warm in their place when I went in after work (they have two cats, who are fine, but they are also not in cages). I gave him a good thirty minute or so walk after work, took him off-leash to run a bit in a nearby field, but then had to put him back in his crate. I did give him some treats from home when I left, but I still feel terrible leaving him like that. I wanted to stay and keep him company longer, but my own doggie was waiting at home to go pee. Hopefully tomorrow their relative will get here, I really don't want to do this all weekend, it just doesn't seem right.