Pet Camp Blog

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Campy with the Pet Camp Express van

Cat Safari counselor

April 26, 2021

Pet Camp is looking for a cat lover extraordinaire to join our Cat Safari team! Pet Camp’s Cat Safari location is San Francisco’s most honored and unique cat lodging facility, proudly serving cats from San Francisco and all over the Bay Area since 2007! Our Cat Safari counselors are responsible for upholding our solid reputation…

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Campy with the Pet Camp Express van

Front Desk counselor

April 26, 2021

Pet Camp is looking for an extraordinary pet and “pet parent” pro to join our front desk team! Pet Camp is San Francisco’s ORIGINAL and most honored pet lodging facility, proudly serving the dogs and cats of the Bay Area for over 20 years! Our front desk counselors are responsible for upholding our solid reputation…

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Is It Safe For Dogs to Drink Out of Community Water Bowls?

April 24, 2021

When I take one of my dogs to one of San Francisco’s many off leash dog parks or to walk around one of San Francisco’s commercial corridors, I try to keep them from drinking out of communal water bowls. My wife always argues with me about this. She says, “they’re thirsty, what are you worried…

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Pet Behavior and the Pandemic

April 21, 2021

The other day I attended a webinar presented by the Animal Medical Center of New York City. The focus of the webinar was getting pets (dogs and cats for the purpose of the webinar) ready for pet parents to return to working outside the home. One of the main issues addressed was “separation anxiety.” I…

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Petsmart Pet Care Facility in San Francisco

April 16, 2021

Pet Camp has been around since 1997. We’ve been through the ups and downs of the San Francisco economy and seen pet care providers come and go these almost 25 years. That said, whenever a new pet care facility comes to town I worry. This weekend Petsmart opened in San Francisco (in the Sears building…

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big dog trying to climb up on counter

Big Dogs – Why We Love Them!

April 14, 2021

The other week, we posted a blog critical of a post that listed only small dogs as good apartment dogs. We protested that big dogs also made great apartment dogs (and great dogs overall). We’re thrilled to report that in their Spring 2021 Our Animals magazine the San Francisco SPCA agreed with our assertion. The…

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