My best friend Jake (a very cool Sheltie) was a patient of Dr. Brad’s (and yours, you removed his sutures) in fall of 2005. (He had a growth near a fore leg removed, and a few teeth extracted.) We went in today, mostly for a well dog checkup/annual heart worm test, and also to get a professional opinion regarding some minor issues. He goes back in next week to have his teeth cleaned again, and to remove a small cyst and a couple of skin tags.

We were so disappointed to learn that you and Dr. Brad had left the facility! I wish I had known before hand, I would’ve made the appointment with RSF instead. (Jake really liked you and your husband. He is an excellent judge of character, so I always defer when he has a preference.)

At this point it’s probably most efficient for us to follow through with what we have scheduled with the other vet (in absence of a compelling reason to do otherwise) but next time he needs to be seen, we’ll give you a call.

In any case, congrats on your new position, and thanks for the interesting blog (it and google made you easy to find again.)

-Mark McGinty

btw, there is a fond reference to Dr. Brad on Jake’s web site (www.jakethedoggy.com, on the coyote page) if you have a minute to kill, take a look.