Taking care of our own

Tue, 05/26/2020 - 12:06 pm

Live Oak Vet Clinic takes care of K-9 Xena

Live Oak Vet Clinic veterinarian Peter Armstrong and K-9 Xena, the Jack County Sheriff’s Office’s drug dog pose for a photo. Live Oak was instrumental in the department getting the dog and taking car of all of Xena’s needs. Courtesy photo

Xena, Jack County Sheriff Department’s drug dog, needs a lot of care to do what she does and keep illegal drugs out of the county.

A lot of the care and upkeep comes from the folks at Live Oak Veterinary Clinic in the eyes of Xena’s handler, JCSO Deputy David Vanderkaay.

“They have three vets over there and I have (Dr.) Peter (Armstrong’s) cell phone number,” Vanderkaay explained. “Every time we’ve needed immediate attention, they’ve worked us in and gotten us taken care of.”

The relationship with Armstrong began early when the department was considering getting a dog. Armstrong offered to put up the cost of food and immunizations for the dog.

For the full story, see the Wednesday, May 27, edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.