We are going to bring Roo to be boarded (found a really good place) and we are wondering what we should bring for her.

The room she will be in is pretty big. They offer raised "beds" they appear to be pvc piping with a canvas portion over them. The room also has access to an outdoor area for her via doggy door.

Should we bring her crate (she is used to sleeping in it and goes in there by herself all the time)?

Besides that will bring a couple toys (there is a 3 piece minimum).

What do you normally bring when boarding?

I would call and ask about the crate. We brought toys and bones treats and dog food when we board Blaze that was only once. for about a week,

Ask what they allow. The place I work for will allow you to bring in anything, but because they dogs are all kept together to play during the day and they don't want anyone choking on toys at night in their crates, we don't give them the toys/blankets their owners bring with them. It's just easier to let them play with the toys that are already there, so if they get destroyed owners don't get mad. And we supply them with bedding too to prevent the owners bedding from being destroyed too. Just ends up with happier owners without ruined bedding and toys! lol. And the dogs still get toys and bedding, just not their own, so it doesn't matter if it gets dirty or torn up.

I'd ask what is allowed, some places don't let you bring anything but food. When I board mine I only bring food. They provide bed, blanket and bowls. No toys were allowed but I could have brought my own bed if I wanted.

Forgot to add, when I boarded Siku (different place) I only brought her and her food with instructions on how much to feed and emergency contact info.

We bring food, a couple of toys and a washable rug. They don't like it when you bring big dog beds-they wash everything before you pick them up. I think each kennel is different. Ours let us bring Lola up to walk around for a little while, meet the caregivers and have a cookie. Big bonus, our kennel is owned by a husky owner! He's awesome. He gets it!