Summer Heat – What To Do If Your Dog Overheats
San Francisco is blessed with our Ocean Air Conditioner. Ask any San Franciscan and they’ll tell you our summer starts in September, when the Central Valley in California begins to cool down, but for most of the traditional summer months we melt if it gets above 75 degrees and after three days of hot sun (you…
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Pet Boarding and Day Care Trade Shows – How Much Fun Does That Sound?
The other week, Michelle, Mauricio and I attended Barkleigh Production’s Pet Boarding and Daycare Expo in Burbank. Mauricio attended seminars on all sorts of things related to doggy day care, dog socialization, assessing dog behavior, managing group play and everything cool related to overall pet care. Michelle went to seminars on training (humans), hiring, and customer…
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It’s A Pet Emergency – Where Do You Go?
Every pet parent dreads it: there is something wrong with your pet and you don’t know what to do. For some things you can catch your breath, call your regular veterinarian and make an appointment. But what about for things that can’t wait or that you already know need emergency care or very specialized care?…
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What To Do If Your Dog Overheats – Pet Camp
With summer fast approaching, it’s important to not only keep yourself cool, but also your pets. Detecting and treating overheating symptoms quickly in your pet could save their life. If after playing out in the sun, you notice that your dog is panting excessively, breathing heavily or noisily, and/or vomiting, quickly take them inside or to…
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Losing Money to Protect Your Dog’s Health
A few years ago Pet Camp suffered a one star Yelp review because we wouldn’t let a first time client board his dog with us without proof of vaccines. This potential client was irate in our lobby and blasted us on Yelp probably before he started his car to pull away. The counselors who stood their…
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Cinco De Mayo
It’s piñata time at the Main Campground! Fret not, we have no intention of letting your dog play with some store bought piñata full of staples and who knows what else. Our piñata is made right here at Pet Camp (one of the crazy things we never thought we’d have to learn how to do…
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