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The Easter Bunny Comes to Pet Camp – Yeah, not happening
Can you imagine the chaos as the Easter Bunny and the dogs run around the Savannah? Not a pretty picture. So, what are we going to do instead? An Easter Egg hunt? Nope we hear that’s being done elsewhere (if you pay to play). We’re doing “Bobbin’ for Easter Eggs!” Stop in to our Main Campground…
Spot’s Favorite Spot – Photo Contest
The Bay Area is a great place to wander about. You might like a long walk along the beach, maybe a stroll in North Beach, or simply hanging out in a classic dive bar (no this is not a post on O.K. Cupid) but what about your pet? Where is Spot’s Favorite Spot in the Bay…
It’s St. Patrick’s Day at Pet Camp
We love being green (we are a certified Green Business after all) and what better way to celebrate being green than by celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. We rejected Mark’s suggestion of allowing the counselors (actually he only cared about himself) to drink Guinness Beer in the office but we ok’d the idea of making the Pet Camp pupsicles…
Dog Fighting and Guilt — No Chance of Proving Innocence
Most of us think that one of the basic tenants of U.S. law is that you are innocent until proven guilty. Sadly, for some dogs not only are they not innocent until proven guilty — they are automatically guilty without even a chance of proving their innocence. Here’s why: under current California law, any dogs seized in…
To Breed or Not To Breed – That is the Question
There is a Facebook post making the rounds that has a dog dressed up like Yoda saying “Adopt or Adopt Not, There Is No Buy.” The post is clearly designed to get people to adopt a pet from a shelter or rescue group rather than purchasing from a breeder (or presumably a pet store if…
Labradoodles — How Do the Mom and Dad Affect Appearance?
The other day I was having a conversation with a pet parent who was convinced that her Labradoodle looked more like a Poodle than a Labrador because the mother was a Poodle. She maintained that if the mother had been a Labrador that the puppies would have all looked more like Labradors than Poodles. Frankly,…
Honors, Awards, & Press
Check out all of Pet Camp's achievements:
2020-2024 Winner of Nextdoor Neighbor Award
2022 - All Pet Camp managers and supervisors at the Main Campground are CERTIFIED Fear Free Professionals
2019 Certificate of Recognition – Meadow Opening | San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu
2019 Certificate of Honor – Meadow Opening | San Francisco Mayor London Breed
2019 Certificate of Honor – Meadow Opening | San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton
Check Out Virginia’s Take on Health Care for Small Businesses
The White House Blog
2013 Talking with… The proprietor of a camp for cats and dogs
J Weekly
2012 Best of Pet Boarding Facility
2011 Best of Pet Boarding Facility
2011 Best of the Bay Editors Picks
2010 Best Pet Boarding Facility
SFGate.com
2008 Best Pet Boarding Facility
SFGate.com
2008 Best of Bay Winner
2007 Check Out Pet Camp as Featured on the Today Show
today.com Ebbies 2007 Award Winner, Small Business Category
Give Something Back Award
Cal Insurance and Associates $1,000 Award donated on Pet Camp’s behalf to San Francisco Little League and San Francisco Viking Micro-Soccer
Best of San Francisco 2007
7×7 Magazine Most Spacious Doggy Drop-Off
Small Business Award 2007
Certificate of Honor 2006
Most Innovative Entrepreneur 2006
1st Green Award (Retailer of the Year)
Pet Product News 2006
Small Business of the Year 2005
Most Improved Commercial Recycler of 2004
Best of the Bay 2001
Best of San Francisco 1999
SF Weekly