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The Mystery of the Cat Purr

August 6, 2014

This blog post is by David Aguilar, front desk counselor We all love when our kitties purr with delight. People have been puzzled for centuries on how and why they do it. Cats purr when they are content, but also when injured, under distress or in labor. Cats can purr uninterrupted while inhaling and exhaling.…

What’s Up With San Francisco’s Dog Safety Net?

July 30, 2014

For the second time in as many months we’ve been confronted with the possibility of a dog being abandoned at Pet Camp. This kind of stuff hasn’t happened since the first dot-com boom in the late 1990s (so be aware, San Francisco City planners, if you think the current boom is going to last forever…

Washington Post Blog Blasts Shelter Dogs

July 23, 2014

Last week, the Washington Post posted a blog entitled, “Why I’d Never Adopt A Shelter Dog Again.” While we posted a link to the blog on our Facebook page when we saw it, we thought the blog deserved more discussion. The author maintains that adopting dogs at a shelter is a “crap shoot” and you…

Dog Discrimination in Ireland

July 16, 2014

Earlier this summer we took a trip to Ireland. Sure we saw Virginia’s family farm and castle (seriously there was once a clan castle — 600 years ago), but we also visited several lodging facilities (based on what we saw there’s room for a Pet Camp Ireland location),  played with several Irish Wolfhounds, and saw this amazing…

Moving with Cats

July 9, 2014

By Leeann Berry, Cat Safari Ranger Over the last few months I have had to move a couple of times, once with one cat and just recently with two. The specific circumstances are complicated and boring to say the least, so I will skip over why it has happened this way. However, I have gleaned…

Tuft’s Vet School Claims to Bust Myths of Natural Remedies

June 27, 2014

San Francisco is the land of the Myth Busters – in fact it’s filmed pretty close to the Main Campground – so we were psyched to see that Tuft’s Veterinary School has gotten into some myth busting of their own. In June’s Your Dog newsletter, Tuft’s busts 7 myths about natural remedies that are touted as being…

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

Fear Free Certified Professional

2019 Certificate of Recognition – Meadow Opening | San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu

David Chiu Certificate

2019 Certificate of Honor – Meadow Opening | San Francisco Mayor London Breed

London Breed Certificate

2019 Certificate of Honor – Meadow Opening | San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton

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

SF Gate.com

2011 Best of Pet Boarding Facility

SF Gate.com

2011 Best of the Bay Editors Picks

San Francisco Bay Guardian

2010 Best Pet Boarding Facility

SFGate.com

2008 Best Pet Boarding Facility

SFGate.com

2008 Best of Bay Winner

San Francisco Magazine

2007 Check Out Pet Camp as Featured on the Today Show

Today.com

today.com Ebbies 2007 Award Winner, Small Business Category

San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Business Awards

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

San Francisco Bay Guardian Community Activist Award

Certificate of Honor 2006

Mayor Gavin Newsom, City and County of San Francisco

Most Innovative Entrepreneur 2006

Small Business Commission

1st Green Award (Retailer of the Year)

Pet Product News 2006

Small Business of the Year 2005

Small Business Network of San Francisco

Most Improved Commercial Recycler of 2004

Building Owners and Managers Association

Best of the Bay 2001

San Francisco Bay Guardian

Best of San Francisco 1999

SF Weekly