An Educated Pet Parent is Pet Camp’s Best Customer
Growing up in the Garden State, I often heard Sy Syms say “An educated consumer is our best customer.” I’m not sure that his stores, SYMS and Filene’s Basement, ended up filing for bankruptcy speaks to the quality of the stores or the quality of his educational efforts (or of course something else.) But frankly,…
Read MoreWild New Year’s Eve story proves Mastiffs aren’t Great Guard Dogs
Most of you know that I have four teenage kids (18-year old triplets and a 16-year old.) I’m well aware that the drinking age is now 21, but I’m not quite naive enough to think this means that kids won’t imbibe when the opportunity and occasion present itself (such as a New Year’s Eve party.) …
Read MorePolitics and Business: How to Treat the Relationship on Social Media
Right before Christmas, on the day the partial government shutdown started, we posted something on our Facebook page asking WTF was going on in Washington, D.C. Someone who liked our page (though I don’t think is a client), took umbrage at our post for not supporting the President and said she was through with Pet…
Read MoreHomeschoolers need socialization, and so do dogs!
There are lots of opinions about homeschooling kids. Some parents swear by it and some swear at it; thankfully this blog is not meant to persuade anyone of the pros or cons of homeschooling. Even the advocates of homeschooling agree that an important component of homeschool is ensuring adequate socialization. Sure, what “adequate” means and…
Read MoreNew Year’s Party!
On New Year’s Eve (when else?) we turn Pet Camp into Times Square. We decorate, break out the hats and noisemakers and ring in the New Year by dropping a tennis ball from the roof!
Read MoreChristmas Dinner!
With Hanukkah so early this year the latkes are all but gone (and all that oil isn’t great for a camper’s G.I. system anyway), but Christmas dinner is just around the corner! We’ve got turkey, mashed potatoes and green beans for our K9 campers and salmon pate for the felines in the house.
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