My pup and I LOVE Doggy Lama. We always go with Doggy Lama when we must leave town without our adorable little girl. The people there are wonderful, they are very friendly to both humans and doggies a like! They are not a real kennel, the dogs stay at the host family homes. Our dog prefers to stay in a home so it is not all that different from our home, no metal, concrete, and many dogs barking, which stresses our pup out. They also used flickr extensively and constantly updated flickr with pictures of our dog when she was with her host family so we could see how she was doing throughout the day.