Getting To Know Karen

Karen has been at Best Friends since April 1996.  She has had the opportunity to master many skills while working here.  She is well trained in patient care, surgical assistance, and client relations.  Karen has 3 dogs, Girl, Layla and Frankie, and a guinea pig named Lola . She also has an Amazon parrot named Petie who loves to talk to the staff at Best Friends.  Petie loves to call the hogs and he likes to tell the clients "bye bye, I love you" as they leave the clinic.  Karen is looking forward to her upcoming wedding. 

Getting To Know Laci

Laci has been working at Best Friends since 2002. She works well with the clients, and their pets. She is trained as a surgical assistant, receptionist, and bookkeeper. She has attended the North American Veterinary Conference for 5years. She is well trained in diseases and medicine of the older cats and dogs.  She can answer most any question you may have concerning preventive care for your pet. Laci has 4 dogs, Randy, Aaden, Tia, and Seymour. She also has 4 cats, Owen, Bob, Princess Stella, and Oliver. She is married and has two daughters.  Laci enjoys spending time with her family and camping. 

 

Getting To Know Courtney

 Courtney  joined the Best Friends family as our receptionist in September 2009. She is an Arkansas native.  She is an animal lover to the core.  Her pets include 2 Labrador Retrievers, 1 schnoodle, 2 fiddler crabs, and 10 fancy tail goldfish.  Her interests are camping, hiking, dancing, and riding motorcycles.  She is a member of  Christian Motor Cycle Association and Project Compassion Pet Therapy Program.

 

Getting To Know Emmaline

Emmaline's cousin, Dr. Preston, teaches her about the vet world with the help of the staff.  She enjoys going to the beach and spending time with her family.  She also enjoys playing softball, basketball, and soccer.  She cheers for the Razorbacks .  She is a fanatic of peace signs. She plans on attending OSU when she is older.  She has had experience with animals and worked with the Southwest Service Dogs the entire summer of 2008.  She has 2 dogs, Nashville and Ring.  Nashville is a Brittany Spaniel and Ring is a Griffin Wired Hair Pointer. She also has a cat named Miley.  She has 12 shrimp and 5 gold fish.

Emmaline plans to work at the clinic as one of the vet assistants standing beside Dr. Preston.