Still more on Brambleton Veterinary Hospital

For those of you thinking, “Oh, sheesh, not more” — don’t worry, these will end soon. But the nightmare of bad service is still fresh in my mind and I need to get it out of my system.

So I’ve found out a few more things about Brambleton Veterinary Hospital and Dr. Linda Jennings. First, besides responses here, I’ve gotten a ton of e-mail from friends. Some were flabbergasted, but others were, well, not surprised.

Apparently, according to at least two people, Brambleton Veterinary Hospital’s service issues are well known in the local pet community. Specifically, one person said, Linda Jennings is known as the vet you don’t take your pet to. (Not that she is a bad vet. She probably gives excellent medical care. But — as I saw first hand — she’s a nasty person to deal with.)

And apparently, a few years ago, the local animal-control shelter (as opposed to the SPCA) had a dangerous dog on its hands. They felt it was enough of a threat to the community not to turn it over for adoption.

But Dr. Linda Jennings raised a fuss and demanded the dog be turned over to her — and then promptly offered the dog for free via an ad in the paper, telling people it was a good, sweet dog.

In other words, she decided her judgement of a stray dog (it had been found in her home neighborhood) was better than that of the local animal-control officers who spent time with the animal. But not only did Dr. Linda Jennings get the dog out of the shelter, she gave it away — potentially putting someone at risk. (She apparently told people the dog was good with children.)

The more I learn, the more I wish I had done my research on Brambleton Veterinary Hospital first.