Good for you! I have only boarded my dogs a very few times--they are my babies, & I always worry so much about them! I'd rather stay home with them rather than worry about them being boarded, if at all possible.....another reason we bought the old motorhome--so they can travel with us! Still it would be nice to know of a wonderful kennel to leave them at in case we really wanted to travel to somewhere we couldn't bring them, so #1 for me would be security. A kennel environment that they couldn't possibly escape from & end up being lost & out on their own. The last kennel we did board our dogs at was a lovely facility, with indoor/outdoor dog kennels & runs. Even if the dog escaped from the indoor part of the kennel, he would still be in the building. If he managed to escape the outdoor part of the run, he would still be within the large fenced yard--it had a high enough fence that it couldn't be jumped over. Good luck--I hope all your dreams come true!