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Transporting multiple dogs in a van? Use crates!
We’ve all seen it. You’re driving around San Francisco and after passing some Waymo car without a driver (which still freaks me out), you pass a van or a pickup truck with a shell and there are a bunch of dogs wandering, or on San Francisco’s streets more like bouncing around, in the back. We’re…
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Investing in San Francisco and Your Dog
I moved to San Francisco in September 1988. I had been to California twice before: once for three days in Oakland to take the California Bar Exam, and the second for three days in San Francisco to look at neighborhoods I might want to live in when I moved here. Besides that, with no tie…
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Should I Neuter My Dog? When Should I Neuter My Dog?
One of the unique things about Pet Camp (and, with only a bit of modesty, there are a lot of unique things about Pet Camp – glass retractable roof anybody?) is that we don’t have a bright line rule by which dogs need to be spayed or neutered to come to Pet Camp. While many…
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A Golden Jubilee Celebrated by Not a Single Dog Trainer
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first retractable leash being offered for sale to consumers. According to petage.com the flexi retractable th-2068747202-300×300-1-300×300 leash was introduced on April 1, 1973 but sales took off after Interzoo in 1974. Flexi-leads or retractable leashes are now seen everywhere; everywhere except in the hands of dog trainers. Consumers…
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HBR (Harvard Business Review) WTF?
The March-April edition of the Harvard Business Review (HBR) (yes, I get the HBR and yes, I read it and yes, I can’t afford anything in the ads) had an article entitled “Cat Owners Are More Cautious Consumers Than Dog Owners.” The article, with “data” to support it, claims that because dogs are perceived as…
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Why Dog Training Matters in San Francisco
It looks the rainy season might have finally ended the San Francisco Bay Area. Dry and maybe even sunny days mean there’s more opportunity to be out and about with your dog. While ensuring your dog is well trained is always important, especially in a dense urban environment such as San Francisco, springtime with all…
Read MoreHonors, 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