Investing in San Francisco and Your Dog
I moved to San Francisco in September 1988. I had been to California twice before: once for three days in Oakland to take the California Bar Exam, and the second for three days in San Francisco to look at neighborhoods I might want to live in when I moved here. Besides that, with no tie…
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Should I Neuter My Dog? When Should I Neuter My Dog?
One of the unique things about Pet Camp (and, with only a bit of modesty, there are a lot of unique things about Pet Camp – glass retractable roof anybody?) is that we don’t have a bright line rule by which dogs need to be spayed or neutered to come to Pet Camp. While many…
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A Golden Jubilee Celebrated by Not a Single Dog Trainer
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first retractable leash being offered for sale to consumers. According to petage.com the flexi retractable th-2068747202-300×300-1-300×300 leash was introduced on April 1, 1973 but sales took off after Interzoo in 1974. Flexi-leads or retractable leashes are now seen everywhere; everywhere except in the hands of dog trainers. Consumers…
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HBR (Harvard Business Review) WTF?
The March-April edition of the Harvard Business Review (HBR) (yes, I get the HBR and yes, I read it and yes, I can’t afford anything in the ads) had an article entitled “Cat Owners Are More Cautious Consumers Than Dog Owners.” The article, with “data” to support it, claims that because dogs are perceived as…
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Why Dog Training Matters in San Francisco
It looks the rainy season might have finally ended the San Francisco Bay Area. Dry and maybe even sunny days mean there’s more opportunity to be out and about with your dog. While ensuring your dog is well trained is always important, especially in a dense urban environment such as San Francisco, springtime with all…
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Tali the San Francisco Crime Dog
Ok, it may not have the same ring as McGruff the Crime Dog, but this past weekend our Newfies Norman and Tali (but mostly Tali if you ask her) took a bite out of crime in San Francisco. Here’s what happened. In the early foggy hours of Saturday, April 22nd the ever-alert Newfies heard a…
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