Pet Camp Blog

Keep up-to-date on the latest pet-related news.

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Cat Care

July 31, 2013

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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Cat Care: What Cats Do at Pet Camp

July 29, 2013

Pet Camp is where pets do what pets love because we have lots of different activities and lots of options. Each cat is really different, so we have a lot of activities, a lot of different choices for cats. We have extra wide windowsills, for those cats who like to lie in the sun and…

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Kids and Dogs: Are You Ready For Both?

July 18, 2013

Let’s start with a little bit of background – a credibility check if you will. I am the proud father of 4 kids: 13 year-old triplets and an 11 year-old (two girls and two boys). These 50 years of child rearing doesn’t make me an expert by any stretch of imagination, but I’ve been around…

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Doggie Day Care – Why Outdoor Play Space is Important

July 9, 2013

Whether it’s doggie day care or overnight care we think dogs need to play outside. We know that in San Francisco, and perhaps elsewhere, that there are pet care facilities providing both doggie day care and lodging (what used to be called dog boarding or a dog kennel) where the dogs never get to go…

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Pet Care: What is Doggy Day Care? – Pet Camp

June 24, 2013

What differentiates Pet Camp from any other pet care facility, both in San Fransisco and beyond, is that we designed Pet Camp for dogs and cats. Whether it’s the massive outdoor space we built for the dogs. The safari solarium we built for cats. The HVAC system that moves the air every four and a half…

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What’s in a Name?

June 4, 2013

A friend from, Fit’N’Furry, another lodging facility, recently forwarded me a blog post (Disowning the Term “Pet Owner”) in which a veterinarian frets about what to call herself vis-a-vis her relationship with her pet. She explains why she has rejected owner, guardian, and mother and settled on “care giver.” At Pet Camp we too moved away from “owner”…

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