1997
Pet Camp registers a phone number and
signs on their first client "Bodie from the
Pokie" before their official opening.
On May 5th, 1997 Pet Camp officially opens.
Liz is hired as Pet Camp's very first employee.
1998
Virginia convinces her sister
to create Pet Camp's 1st web page.
Mark leaves law to join Pet Camp full
time and drives over to Sara Owen's
house several times to wake her up
for work (he won't ever do that again).
1999
Pet Camp wins SF Weekly's
Best of San Francisco Award.
Marcie becomes first Pet Camp
manager.
2000
Drumrolls please! The triplets are born!
Do the doggie paddle! The mezzanine
and indoor pool are added. Fun
Fact: Pharoah was Mark's dog when Pet
Camp opened and is the dog in the
original Pet Camp logo
2001
The one and only Michelle is hired!
Pet Camp wins San Francisco
Bay Guardian’s Best of the Bay Award.
2002
And then there were 4; Quinn is born!
Susan quits, tries an office job for a
whole 3 weeks, and returns to Pet Camp.
2003
Triplets for Peace; Pet Camp attends its
first peace rally as San Francsico
marches against the war in Iraq.
2004
Pet Camp gets certified as a Green
Business by City & County of San
Francisco. Fun Fact: Pet Camp is the
1st Pet Boarding Facility in the nation to hold that honor.
2005
Pet Camp wins Small Business Network of San Francisco's Small Business of the Year Award.
2006
Pet Camp wins Small Business Commission Most Innovative Entrepreneur 2006 Award.
Pet Camp receives a Certificate of Honor from San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsom.
2007
Cat Safari opens!
Pet Camp turns double digits - the big 10!
Pet Camp wins San Francisco Chamber of Commerce's Excellence in Business Award.
Pet Camp wins San Francisco Bay Guardian's Small Business Award - Community Activist Award.
Pet Camp wins 7x7 Magazine's Best of San Francisco - Most Spacious Doggy Drop-Off.
2008
Pet Camp wins San Francisco Magazine's Best of Bay Award.
Pet Camp voted 2008's Best Pet Boarding Facility - SFGate.com
2009
The infamous pupsicles are invented.
The Pet Camp Main
Campground gets a remodel!
Before
After
2010
Pet Camp voted 2010’s Best Pet Boarding Facility - SFGate.com.
2011
Pet Camp voted 2011's Best Pet Boarding Facility - SFGate.com.
Pet Camp wins SF Bay Guardian’s
2011 Best of the Bay Editors Pick.
The 13,000ft2 Savannah is added
to the Main Campground.
2012
Pet Camp voted 2012's Best Pet Boarding Facility - SFGate.com
Pet Camp goes to the White House!
2013
Campy is born (the start of many counselors giving their best performance as Campy in that very sweaty suit).
2014
All aboard! Pet Camp Express is added - changing the game on how your precious pet gets picked-up & dropped-off.
2015
2017
May 5, 2017 Pet Camp turns 20!
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start this wild ride
A special thank you to all the campers
and their humans that have been on this
wild ride with us over the past 20 years,
and welcome aboard new campers!
A special thank you to all the campers
(pets & humans), that have been on this
wild ride with us over the past 20 years,
and welcome aboard new campers!
