Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Hodgson is a 1959 graduate of Kansas State University, with a two year background in the US Army Veterinary Corps in California. He practiced medicine in Salina, Kansas and Mineral Wells, Texas before coming to the Colleyville area in 1971. He also worked for 6 years in the 1960s for the USDA in disease eradication with tours in Colorado, Kansas and Texas. This included an opportunity to work in the United Kingdom during the Foot and Mouth outbreak in 1966. He established Colleyville Animal Clinic in 1971 while simultaneously serving on the Colleyville City Council, working as President of the Colleyville Chamber of Commerce and President of Colleyville Lions Club. He and his wife raised their six children in Colleyville. He sold Colleyville Animal Clinic in 1989 and it continued to thrive as a practice as Glade Rd. He shifted with focus on a building a brokerage and appraisal business for veterinarians wishing to sell or refinance their practices. Practice Profiles was a functional business until 1995. In 1995 he purchased the Railhead Kennel out of bankruptcy, renaming it to A Animal Clinic and Boarding Kennel. He refurbished the facility and rebuilt the business to make a seven figure income. He sold it in 2005 and it continues as a viable entity on Vickery Blvd. in Fort Worth. Being semi retired, Dr. Hodgson returned to Animal America, a business he started in the mid 80's, working to develop a new entity of shipping pets internationally. Thus, Airpets America became a DBA of the kennel in Colleyville. At this time, plans were started for the kennel, pet shipping and veterinary facility. In 2009 the kennel and pet shipping business was sold to Karoline Brewer, now at Animal America Pet Resort. He was retained to do the vet work for qualifying pets to ship internationally. Ms. Brewer was able to see the vision of a new facility and together they began seeking a bank to finance the current 11,600 sq. ft. building. In February of 2011 the financing was secured and construction was initiated. With some constructive modifications the facility planned in 2006 became a reality in 2011. The move-in during August 2011 has exceeded all expectations. There is at this time the premier Pet Resort in North Texas with an upscale veterinary clinic to give the pet owner a one stop shopping for the family pet.
