curiously, i've heard similar lately --- i was looking for somewhere to board my two over christmas and meadowmist was given a pretty bad review!
see Tussa1's post above :) following probably a search for boarding kennels and finding referrals to a certain kennel used previously but that seemingly ended really badly...
talking about boarding our precious fluffy companions and while i'm here; when i was looking for somewhere to board my two, i came across pawshake, and having found someone reasonably close by, i chose to meet and inspect the premises, introduced the dogs to the household and then decided to leave my two cherished dogs with this person at their private residence for a fee much less than that charged by a kennel. this lady and her household looked after my dogs while i was away for 8 days and upon my return, they were happy and healthy. of course, i provided everything for their comfort including their food but my dogs were given the carer's full attention as i would have if i'd been there.
i will use pawshake over a boarding kennel any day.
edit: misplaced smilie
Sounds great. Will definitely look into this. Thank you.