I tortured my poor dogs

I had to put Piper and Quincy into doggie boarding for the first time while we went to LA. Normally we take our dogs everywhere with us. But this time we didn't really have the time to take proper care of them. The best place I could think of was boarding them at their Vets office. Their Vets are there if they get sick or injured and it's affordable at $30 for the both of them to stay in one kennel for the day. We brought their nylabones (which the caretakers lost), beds and their food. I had hoped they'd feel OK if they had their own beds. I could tell as we left them, they were going to have a horrible day and night. They wouldn't even take the biscuits I tried to give them. When I called to check on them, the girl on the phone asked the caretaker about them, then just tells me their fine. I felt she was too short about it. I know they were not fine when I left. They didn't say whether they were calm or not. Fine for all I know is them sitting and anxiously looking for us. Fine is not as good and good is not as good as great. I've been very disappointed in my Vets office lately. I feel they treat my dogs as business and not really as our family members. If it weren't for me being so pleased about Quincy's leg stub amputation and several people saying they're the best, I don't think I'd bring them there again. I only hear the praises of one doctor anyway (the one that did Quincy's surgery) and he will be the one I request everytime. So when we go to pick them up, they are of course excited to see us. Piper was not as pleased to see JP as she was to see me. I think it was because he was so mean to her when he left her there in the sterile, cold metal cage in a strange, new place. Piper was acting up as soon as we brought her to the Vets office. She hates it there and gets anxious everytime she goes there. JP never has tolerance for Piper when she gets anxious and he just yells at her. I said to JP "just wait till you have kids". He just thinks kids are going to be so easy. Yeah because, no doubt I'll be doing most of the work. I guess it will be for the best anyway, because I have way more patience and tolerance than he does. How do you think I'm able to live with him? Anyway, Piper started yelping as soon as she saw us as if to say, "I can't believe you left me here, get me the hell out of here!" So I ran out of the vets office with her and forgot to ask for all their stuff (we had to go back for it the next day). I noticed both dogs looked very tired. I had never seen them look so tired. They even looked like they had bags under their eyes. Quincy who normally has bright white around his eyes, had bloodshot eyes! Piper did too. As we drove home, Piper could see when we got to about 8 blocks from our house and got very excited. When we got home they were very hungry, so I gave them food and treats. Then they crashed, went right to sleep. I felt so bad for them. I know staying in boarding was really stressful for them and I don't think they got much sleep. That's the most stressed I have ever seen them. I'm not sure what I'll do next time. All other options cost quite a bit more money. People think I'm nuts because I like to bring My dogs with me when I travel and this is the exact reason why.