with them and they refer them to a boarding kennel. why? look at it this way. if you were going on vacation would you rather stay in a hotel or a hospital?
a vet hospital is no place for a healthy dog to board. dogs can sense sickness, pain and fear. also, some vets simply board the dogs in the same kind of cages as their patients and don’t have large runs for healthy boarding customers.
of course if your pet is already sick or injured and you need to go away then yes, the vet would be the best place to board him.
also, if your pet has recently had any surgery 