Pet Camp Blog

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New Year’s Party!

December 19, 2018

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!

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Christmas Dinner!

December 19, 2018

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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Santa Paws!

December 19, 2018

If your camper is with us over Christmas all you need to do is purchase something in our retail area and we’ll gift wrap it and have Santa Paws deliver on Christmas Day. Even if you (or your camper) don’t celebrate Christmas or you think your camper is too materialistic, you might want to reconsider…

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Don’t let your dog be S.A.D.

December 13, 2018

It’s that time of year when the days are short and the nights are long.  Even in sunny California (which granted San Francisco is not really part of) we’re seeing a lot less sun than we like.  In humans, this can result in a condition called Seasonal Affective Disorder (or S.A.D.). The Mayo Clinic  says…

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Why We Care: Pet Camp Cares and how we give back

December 4, 2018

Last month we introduced Pet Camp Cares.  Since we opened way back in 1997, Pet Camp has been part of the San Francisco community. Virginia and I live in San Francisco, we raised our 4 kids in San Francisco, and of course, now Virginia works for the City and County of San Francisco.  All of…

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Cheapest Isn’t The Best

November 30, 2018

Cheapest isn’t always the best Last week we had a potential client complain about our business model and our pricing.  In the most succinct terms she complained that we would not do “bare bones” kenneling of her dog – i.e., we wouldn’t let her dog just stay in an enclosure all day for the 9…

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