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Happiest Time of the Year
The kids are back at school, the days are warm and the nights are crisp, and there are still 10 weekends before Thanksgiving. Traveling over the holidays can be hectic and stressful, but traveling over a fall weekend when everyone else is staying at home doing chores is AMAZING! Put off folding that laundry, painting the…
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Avast, ye mateys! It’s coming to that time o’ year again: International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Although having absolutely nothing at all to do with cats or dogs, Talk Like A Pirate Day happens to be Mark’s favourite day of the year, and as the cap’n of this ship, whatever Mark wants, Mark gets!…
Planning Ahead
While for Mark that usually means thinking about having lunch about 10 minutes before its dinner time, we know that many of you are way more responsible than he. As much as we shudder to even mention it, there are some pet parents who are already booking reservations for Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you’re off…
Swimsuit Season in San Francisco!
Finally it’s September, which means the sun is shining in San Francisco! After breaking 70 degrees only twice in August we know the heat is on the way (which means we might hit 80 degrees for a few days)! If you’re out and about at Fort Funston or Crissy Field, watch out for rip currents…
Sami Needs a New Home
Around the middle of August Sami checked into Pet Camp for a short 4 day stay. Unfortunately for very sad reasons way beyond Sami’s, and maybe anyone else’s, control, Sami was never picked up and we learned that she never would be. Under California state law when something like this happens (and it has happened…
Debunking Black Dog Syndrome
For many years it has been stated that black dogs (and cats for that matter) were harder for animal shelters to find homes for than dogs of other colors. Well, a recently published study calls this into question. A study in the journal Animal Welfare examined four years of adoption records at two shelters in the…
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