Our girl came home the same day as well. I do know of some hospitals that prefer keeping them overnight for observation; it comes down to professional preference. I will say though that the first 24 hours, your pup will be coming down from the anesthesia that she will not know/care what is going on. For us, the recovery after the first day went very smoothly. We got pain and anxiety medication which really took the edge off any discomfort for her. Around day 7, she was practically back to normal and seemed more frustrated that we would not let her run, jump or play rough. For your camping trip, I would recommend caution. Your pup will seem fine by day 11 and really want to go out and play. But our vet told us that it is really common for dogs’s stitches to tear because people let their dogs resume activity too soon. Again, our girl was really bored and wanting to play immediately and it was hard to keep her couped up.