This weekend, the brand-new Highlands Ranch Animal Hospital celebrated their Grand Opening! This beautiful new vet clinic is located in the Rancho Bernardo, Torrey Highlands & Ranch Penasquitos area of San Diego; it’s right off Hwy 56 and Camino Del Sur. They share a small commercial complex with a local pizza shop, a salon, and several more cute shops – and I think a new veterinary hospital is the perfect addition to the area! They invited me and several other great pet service companies out to their location on Sunday the 15th to help them open their clinic with a bang!

The face of the newest San Diego vet!

“Pssst… this is gonna be a great new vet!” (The lovely puppy raisers & dogs from CCI were my booth “neighbors”! More photos of them in a bit…)

 There were tons of prizes and freebies up for grabs! Kate from Pawtails Pet Services was there answering questions about her great pet-sitting & dog-walking business, and I had a fabulous time chatting with her… keep your eyes peeled, because we just might team up on a fun Halloween event soon!

Seriously. There were a LOT of raffle prizes.

Tons of dogs came to meet the CCI “representatives” and explore all the festivities…

… but alllllll the games & vendors to meet & greet ended up tuckering out a few pups! There was even face painting for the two-legged children.

Take a look at the inside of this gorgeous new facility. This is all the latest state-of-the-art equipment; to the right is a brand-spanking-new x-ray machine, for pets of almost any size.

That’s a horse bone on the screen! (No horses were harmed in the making of this photo.)

Back outside, I had a new spokesdog in front of my booth!

Oh man. Competition between spokesdogs… cutest contest ever?

I loved meeting these dogs! On the left is Jussie, a Bouvier des Flandres – I’ve never had the privilege of meeting this breed before, so I was delighted to say hi to her! And on the right is Finnegan, a soft-coated Wheaten terrier. I grew up with Wheatens, as it turns out – so I loved meeting this rambunctious puppy just as much as I loved his thoroughly Irish name! :)

A young fan pages through one of my accordion books, while the Helen Woodward Animal Center mascot holds down their nearby booth!

Yep – we had treats.

I loved this “rainbow” of CCI dogs!

If you’re unfamiliar with Canine Companions for Independence, and the great work they do for the disabled, as well as our country’s heroes, please click on this link to visit their website. You can see quick & informative videos, learn more about what service dogs do and how they’re trained, and see upcoming local events they sponsor.

Now, everybody get down, you’re blocking the CCI logo.

 Oh… those sweet faces. Love.

Anyways, if you live up near Camino Del Sur in San Diego – or even if you don’t! – I hope you get the chance to visit Highlands Ranch Animal Hospital. Dr. Kelly Myers is incredibly knowledgeable (she’s been a veterinarian for quite a few years) and has a lovely, warm personality. Great qualities in a vet, if you ask me! :)  Dr. Myers and her team can be reached at 858-240-5239, via their website at this link, or via Facebook here.

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