Pet Camp Blog

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The Price of Loyalty

January 4, 2018

Last month one of the counselors went to put fuel in one of the Pet Camp Express Vehicles.  Unfortunately, she put regular gasoline into our diesel vehicle and then proceeded to drive it to do all her morning pick-ups and drop offs.  The damage was extensive – $8,000 extensive!  The question then became what to…

Have A Pet Safe Holiday Season!

December 19, 2017

The winter holidays are a wonderful time of year, filled with family, friends, festive decorations, and amazing food.  Sadly, not everything that makes the holidays so wonderful for us is good for our pets.  We know that Pet Camp is all set up to be pet-safe for the holidays, but just in case your camper…

5 Toxic Holiday Plants!

December 15, 2017

It’s the time of year when we decorate our homes with all sorts of wonderful plants.  These plants bring color and fragrance to our homes making a joyous time of year even more wonderful.  That said, some of the most common holiday plants are not so wonderful for your pet. There are 5 common holiday plants…

Tufts Says Leave Your Dog at Home – We Say Have Fun!

December 5, 2017

Your Dog, the monthly newsletter from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, recently had an article suggesting that we (meaning pet parents) are taking our dogs to too many places and that our dogs would be better off if we just left them at home.  The crux of the article was that…

The Ethics of Enrichment

November 27, 2017

I was reading this month’s DVM360 magazine’s front page article entitled “The Ethics of Enrichment” wondering the entire time, “yeah, so this is news?”  The premise of the article was that companion animals (which you and I might even call our pets) deserve more than merely the absence of pain, more than merely access to…

Happy Thanksgiving from Pet Camp

November 21, 2017

Two short days till we get to stuff our faces with all our favorite holiday foods.  If your camper is spending the holiday at Pet Camp, no doubt they’ll be enjoying our pet friendly holiday meals (turkey, mashed potatoes and green beans for dogs and salmon pate for cats).  But if your camper is spending…

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