Is It Safe For Dogs to Drink Out of Community Water Bowls?
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
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
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 Dogs – Why We Love Them!
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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Let’s Play Ball!
Enjoy an afternoon at the ballpark while your dog enjoys an afternoon at Pet Camp! Before starting your weekday matinee at the Oracle Park, drop off your camper at Pet Camp after 12 p.m. (plenty of time to make it to the Yard) and pick up your pup by 5 p.m. Your dog will enjoy…
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Pet Camp Counselors: Truly a Caring Community
I recently became aware of an owner of a pet care facility resorting to bribes (they called it “incentives”) to get their employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine. This was not a situation in which there were one or two employees not getting vaccinated nor a situation in which an employee was raising an Americans…
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