For some time, we’ve been told that keeping our bodies and minds active is a good way to delay the onset of cognitive decline in humans, now research on dogs yields the same results: a strong correlation between physical activity and cognitive function. Correlation between Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in Dogs A recent study […]
Oh, Sh*t! You’ve Fallen in Love with a Cat Person! The worst thing in the world has happened – ok, maybe the penultimate worst thing in the world has happened – you fell in love with a cat person. After (fill in your own age here) years of being a diehard dog person, is your […]
Is your dog SAD? For some people the winter months are great – cold crisp days and nights, days on the slopes, ice fishing or cross-country skiing. If you are in San Francisco you can change that to damp days jumping over backed up storm drains, goofing off at a quiet beach and nights cuddled […]
“Doggie Daycare Not For All Dogs” That was the headline of an article in this month’s Your Dog newsletter sent out by the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. The article was premised on the notion that while pet parents “lovingly assume their pet would prefer to have company and activity in their […]
We are proud to announce that ALL the managers and supervisors caring for your campers at our Main Campground are CERTIFIED Fear Free Professionals! Our managers and supervisors have successfully completed the Fear Free Boarding & Daycare Certification Program and passed all the required exams! Pet Camp is the only pet care facility in the […]
K9 Enrichment at Pet Camp I recently got scolded by a marketing professional about using the term “canine enrichment” to describe the work we do with dogs that are not candidates for dog group play or need more mental or physical stimulation than group play alone offers. The marketing person was not questioning the value […]
There are times walking your dog can get frustrating – you’ve budgeted 30 minutes for a walk around the block and it’s taken your dog 27 minutes to walk 100 feet. You’re tempted to try and get your dog to move it along – but maybe you shouldn’t. What are the benefits of taking your […]
In April, we shared a blog post about rates of marijuana toxicity increasing in dogs, and how it was expected to be the leading cause of pet poisoning by the end of the year. This blog post was focused on pets being exposed to cannabis intended for human consumption. A recent article published in the […]
We are proud to announce that ALL the managers and supervisors caring for your campers at our Main Campground are CERTIFIED Fear Free Professionals! They have successfully completed the Fear Free Boarding & Daycare Certification Program and passed all the required exams! Pet Camp is the only pet care facility in the San Francisco Bay […]
Warning, this blog calls out veterinarians who continue to label any canine cough as “kennel cough” even when the patient has never been to a dog boarding kennel. If you have young aspiring veterinarians in your family, read this blog when they are not present. Do Dogs Get Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD) Only at […]