It is important to put yourself in your dogs paws...sort of speak! We have an active trail dog, Lucie, that needs lots of play time and an abused ankle biter, Ebbe. The first kennel we tried was a typical kennel...Lucie came back with behavior problems (barking, hyper) our little one, Ebbe, was over-fed! I found a place that is a daycare/kennel...the owners are animal trainers (exotic and otherwise) they have webcams so you can check on your babies while away...and for a small fee I was able to be specific about training with Lucie since she is still a pup. My dogs were together at night but separated (by request) during the day...so Lucie could play with the big dogs and Ebbe could find peace in her own little corner. They came home in great condition...Lucie was well fed (she doesn't eat when things are out of sorts...they made sure she did) and Ebbe was happy and well-adjusted...she even had some play time with some of the small, calmer dogs (now that almost brought tears to my eyes...she has been a troubled dog and has lots of old unpredictable behavioral problems that have been reduced since bringing in a sister for her)

So...in short: It was costly!!! not something we do often (we usually plan trips the dogs can join us) but it was worth every penny, even to my penny-pinching hubby!!!!

Hope you find something similar and maybe cheaper...

here is a link to there site just so you can check it out if you wish

http://www.ywipdogdaycare.com/index.html