Dr. Jacobs is a graduate of Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and owns Countryside Animal Health Center. She has been practicing small animal medicine and surgery in the Midland area since 1991. Dr. Jacobs especially enjoys surgery, pediatrics and canine reproduction.

Dr. Jacobs also is very well known for her expertise in canine reproduction (click here to learn more about the reproductive services Dr. Jacobs offers). She is one of very few reproductive veterinarians in the United States who is also a breeder, musher, and trainer herself. She has finished over 25 AKC championships on her dogs to date and obtained some obedience titles as well. In her breed, Alaskan Malamutes, she has owner-handled two of her dogs to AMCA National specialty wins (Best of Breed and Best of Opposite Sex) as well as won dozens of specialties and sweepstakes wins with many of her other top winning malamutes. Dr. Jacobs is also an AKC conformation judge.

Not only is Dr. Jacobs active with her malamutes, but she has expertise in small animal nutrition in the performance dog and reproductive areas and has published a book that won the Maxwell Award in New York City called Performance Dog Nutrition (www.dogwise.com).

Besides all of her Alaskan malamute "kids", Dr. Jacobs has 3 registered Halfinger horses named J.R., Molly & Gus, 1 Quarter horse named Ringo, and 2 alpine goats named Daisy & Diamond.

Dr. Carlson has been on our staff for many years, joining us shortly after Countryside Animal Health Center opened. She is a North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine graduate. Dr. Carlson enjoys working with small animal pocket pets/exotics such as gerbils, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, hamsters, rats, and other small family pets. She also enjoys dermatology (skin problems) and managing diabetic cats and dogs. Dr. Carlson's pet's names are Beau, Flash, Pebbles, Persephone, and Toulouse.