Being new to Traverse City our vet recommended Bokhara to board our cat and dog. We toured the facility and the owners were really nice and they raise and show russian wolfhounds. Mrs. Smith is a dog show judge.

we arrived unannounced to take a look and the kennel was more than we could have dreamed of for our pets. In fact, the grounds, buildings and location are so nice we asked if we could come and stay for a week at the kennel. It was clean! and I mean really clean - not a smell anywhere. The dogs are in one large building and the cats are in a really cute victorian cottage well away from the dog areas. This building even has an old iron hand pump outside the door left over from the 1800's. Really a cute old cottage converted to private cat boarding. Oh, our cat was not in a cage - they actually have large runs just for cats and really big rooms just for cats. Minx loved the suite with floor to ceiling climbing things.

Becky the front desk lady was wonderful, smiling and you could tell she loves dogs - in fact she told us she has seven (a sled dog team) of huskies.

I honestly can't say enough good things about this place and the price wasn't as bad as we were paying in Detroit. I want to stay there for a week.

This is the place that your dogs must stay. I was apprehensive about leaving my dogs with a stranger when I went out of town. At first they were apprehensive but they took to Bokhara right away. I paid for them to go on walks and they each got a bath. When I came they were so happy to see me but you could tell they were sad to leave. I trust them like they are family and I think you should too.