As I was returning from the grocery store I could see through the window that the dogs were on high alert. There was an intruder in the yard! The dogs are very good at what they believe is their Number One Job: alerting the household if an enemy approaches. They like to let us know when each of the neighbors come home, if a stranger walks by the house and they do a great job of keeping the mailman away. Today the intruder was a chubby yellow Labrador who was sniffing at the

So it looks like our first real taste of winter here in Rochester because it was COLD last night. Lance and Funyon (my dogs) who usually prefer to spend frigid evenings laying in front of the pellet stove to being anywhere wet or cold, begrudgingly went on their evening walk. Once I was bundled and they were leashed, their attitudes changed as the walk became super exciting as not only was it garbage day providing interesting smells all along the route but there were lo

Hello friends, Thank you for visiting my website. Starting a business is very exciting and scary and the learning curve has been enormous. Good thing I love learning! Veterinary medicine is such an amazing field because there is always more to learn and I get taught every day from the patients I see. I wanted to start a blog to have a more personal way to communicate with you, a pet owner or animal lover, so you can learn more about me; what kind of a doctor I am and h