Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Perkins has a thirty-eight year history training and competing with dogs. In 1984 she earned a Bachelors Degree in Health Sciences and worked for 13 years in Clinical Laboratory Medicine. After her own dog was helped by acupuncture and chiropractic she decided to continue her education and in 2000 she graduated from the University of Missouri with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Perkins then pursued additional education in Veterinary Acupuncture at Colorado State University and at the Chi Institute in Florida. She completed her veterinary chiropractic training at the Options for Animals and her Chinese Herbal training at the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. She studied canine physical therapy and rehabilitation at The Canine Rehabilitation Institute and studied Myofasical Trigger Point Therapy in The Woodlands,Texas. She enjoys training and showing her Belgian Malinois, OTCH. Avonlea Technicolor, UDX3, OM7 (Azure) in obedience and tracking and her Whippet, Sunsation's ZuZu's Petals, F.Ch (Emma) is enjoying retirement. Her husband, Bruce trains and shows his Belgian Malinois, Avonlea Just My Imagination, BN (Icon).
