Government ClosedPet Camp Open
The last time the federal government shut down Virginia and Mark were both working at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Then the issue was “The Contract With America” (better known in San Francisco as “The Contract On America”) – we’re a bit hazy on what the real issue is this time. But never mind the…
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I Hate Hot Spots!
I hate hot spots! When my dog gets a hot spot I take it as almost a personal attack: why is my dog so stupid that she keeps chewing on herself? What caused it? Is it something I did or didn’t do? So what is a hot spot? A hot spot, which is technically referred…
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Obama Supports Pit Bulls
The last few weeks have been pretty hectic for the policy makers within the Obama administration. As if trying to decide how to respond to Edward Snowden or chemical weapons in Syria wasn’t enough for these pundits, the President also got involved in the controversy associated with Breed Specific Legislation! We at Pet Camp are…
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Single No More – You Have a Dog!
While families still make up the majority of pet parents in the United States, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association, the gap between families and singles has narrowed greatly over the past 5 years. From 2006 to 2011 the percentage of singles with pets (primarily dogs) increased almost 17% from 46.9% to 54.7% while the…
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Dogs Not Color Blind After All
Growing up I was told, as I’m sure were most others, that dogs are color blind. It wasn’t until I was much older that I learned that the early studies on dogs being color blind were never completed. According to a recently completed study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, as reported…
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Cat Care
A long time ago I remember hearing someone say that cat care was simply an afterthought at most pet care facilities. Frankly, as much as I hate to admit it – I think he might have been right. That’s why Pet Camp created Cat Safari. At Pet Camp Cat Safari, cats are not an afterthought…
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