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5 Reasons to Bring Your Dog to Doggie Daycare
We know this year has been like none other and you have a lot going on. Maybe you’re working from home, maybe you’re being both parent and teacher, all while trying to get in 8 hours of work a day, maybe you turned your kitchen into a classroom and your family room into a gym…
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What Covid-19 Has Taught Us About Dog Vaccines
Pet Camp requires all dog campers to be up to date on 4 vaccines: Rabies DHPP (sometimes referred to as distemper) Bordetella (for canine cough) CIV (dog flu) We think requiring dogs to be current on these vaccines is essential for their health and safety as well as the health and safety of the dogs…
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Tigger vs. Eeyore: Life as a Small Business Owner During A Global Pandemic
Virginia and I opened Pet Camp in May 1997. In the 20 plus years since then, we’ve confronted a lot of headwinds: The Dot Com Bust of 1999, 9-11, The Great Recession, and now a Global Pandemic. Running a small business takes hard work, lots of luck, amazing people (our counselors), an ego (you’ve got…
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Pet Camp is San Francisco’s Most Honored Pet Care Facility but Still a Start Up
I know, Pet Camp has been around for over 20 years; how can we possibly be a startup now? Well, just like all our lives have needed to be re-configured this year, we’ve made so many changes to Pet Camp that it’s like we’ve started over. Here are just some of the changes we’ve made…
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Excitedness Mitigation or How to Train Impulse Control?
Last week, we got a call from a pet parent who was working from home and wanted to bring her dog in for doggie day care and some à la carte K9 Enrichment. During K9 Enrichment she wanted us to focus on “excitedness mitigation.” It took us a minute to translate “excitedness mitigation” into “impulse…
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Doggie Day Care Means Less Doggie Fears
We’ve preached for some time now that doggie care – be that “traditional” doggie day care involving group play or K9 Enrichment (what some might refer to as doggie day care 2.0) – is as important for a dog’s mental state as it is for their physical state. A study of almost 14,000 dogs in…
Read MoreHonors, Awards, & Press
Check out all of Pet Camp's achievements:
2020-2024 Winner of Nextdoor Neighbor Award
2022 - All Pet Camp managers and supervisors at the Main Campground are CERTIFIED Fear Free Professionals
2019 Certificate of Recognition – Meadow Opening | San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu
2019 Certificate of Honor – Meadow Opening | San Francisco Mayor London Breed
2019 Certificate of Honor – Meadow Opening | San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton
Check Out Virginia’s Take on Health Care for Small Businesses
The White House Blog
2013 Talking with… The proprietor of a camp for cats and dogs
J Weekly
2012 Best of Pet Boarding Facility
2011 Best of Pet Boarding Facility
2011 Best of the Bay Editors Picks
2010 Best Pet Boarding Facility
SFGate.com
2008 Best Pet Boarding Facility
SFGate.com
2008 Best of Bay Winner
2007 Check Out Pet Camp as Featured on the Today Show
today.com Ebbies 2007 Award Winner, Small Business Category
Give Something Back Award
Cal Insurance and Associates $1,000 Award donated on Pet Camp’s behalf to San Francisco Little League and San Francisco Viking Micro-Soccer
Best of San Francisco 2007
7×7 Magazine Most Spacious Doggy Drop-Off
Small Business Award 2007
Certificate of Honor 2006
Most Innovative Entrepreneur 2006
1st Green Award (Retailer of the Year)
Pet Product News 2006
Small Business of the Year 2005
Most Improved Commercial Recycler of 2004
Best of the Bay 2001
Best of San Francisco 1999
SF Weekly