Yep. That is one of the primary reasons we have never moved: we have a “well-trained” vet! As breeders, we really appreciate that he is a reproductive specialist, a superb diagnostician, and an excellent surgeon. He has breeders and show people coming in from out-of-state!
You know that you spend too much at the vets when you (and some of your dogs!) get holiday cards... And I am not talking just Christmas cards!
I was very upset to leave my last vet (but husband’s job dictates where we live). One year she sent us not only a Christmas card but a GIFT certificate for $25! If you think THAT doesn’t suggest how much I spent there that year... LOL But I loved her, she was awesome, she listened to me, but she always always told me what SHE thought as well. We were a team. I have had a more difficult time finding a vet I really like where we are now. Part of the problem is I have far fewer dogs so I see them infrequently and so it’s harder to build that relationship.