sunlver--- I'm having the same issue with Maddie when we go back to Florida to go to the beach in July. My entire family is going (when we're in WDW, my parents are watching her). Since all of us will be a the beach, I don't know what I'm going to do. I have a friend that will watch her... if he's in town... and he doesn't yet know if he's going to be in town or not. I can't board her. She'll probably die. Literally, she wouldn't know what to do with herself- she's so human its scary. Even when she gets groomed, they don't put her in a kennel- they put her in one of the luxury suites, bed, tv, and all... And they don't charge me extra... They are so nice!
But, I'm in the same boat as you--- gotta think of something!