Staff
Veterinarians:
Dr. Jeff Jacobson
Dr.Jacobson is our licensed veterinarian and he opened his own practice back in 2001 which was 21 years ago! His clinic has been kicking ever since.
Dr.J has two pets of his own, a standard poodle and a staffordshire bull terrier.
In his free time he loves spending time with family and friends and we can assure you that he will be singing at all times!
Stop in and say hi to Dr.Jacobson or if you’ve never been with us, come on in and get to know a little more about our clinic! Feel free to bring your furry friends in as well to get used to the lobby and see how much they weigh! Dr.J would love to get to know you if he doesn’t already.
Office Manager:
Tricia
Tricia has been an office manager for Dr.J since April of 2002! She has 4 Parson Russel Terriers and says they are “fun, crazy, and pure entertainment!”
In her free time, she enjoys traveling to show her dogs. All of them are finished champions and have more than excelled in the show ring. She also has an Antique business called Rusty Antiques, which I recommend you go check out!
A fun fact about her is that in 2019 her dog Jinx won best of breed at the prestigious Westminster kennel club dog show! She says “between all of the Parsons over the years, we have won 3 national specialties and 13 all breed best in shows”. Round of applause for that.
Long story short, Tricia is a busy and successful gal ! But she always makes time for the lovely clients that come through the doors of Dr.J’s clinic and always has a welcoming smile! Don’t be afraid to say hi next time you’re in.
Licensed Veterinary Technicians:
Shayna
Shayna has been an LVT for Dr.J for 8 years now! I’d say that’s pretty impressive!
The photo Shayna provided below is of her two Border terriers and her favorite hobby is bone hunting! Very unique!
A fun fact about her is that bacon is her favorite food, which I think a lot of us can agree with!
Stop in today and say hi to Shayna! She will brighten your day with one of her jokes I’m sure!
Veterinary Assistants:
Sara F
Sara has been a veterinary assistant since 2002, off and on with Dr.J.
In her free time she loves spending time with her husband and her 3 dogs named Axle, Cam and Marty. Marty loves to swim!
Fun fact about Sara is she has a twin sister!!
Sara also graduated with BS in biology from Nebraska Wesleyan university! She works part time at Vet Emergency Services and full time at Neogen. But when she does work with us here at Dr.J’s office, she loves it and says all of our clients are wonderful and thinks of her co-workers as family.
Miranda
Miranda has been with us for about a year now as a Veterinary Assistant. She actually has a puppy of her own! 9 month old Great Dane pup named Kane. He is pictured below but what you can’t see is his cute little white spot on his chest that looks like a bow tie! He’s prepared to be dapper for any event!
To add onto what’s above, her favorite hobby is playing with her puppy. I think we can all vouch for that, I mean look at that face!!!
A fun fact about Miranda is that she enjoys riding horses. She was on the equestrian team and rode western style for a couple of years. She loves trail riding and would love to own her own horse(s) some day.
Stop in and say hi to Miranda and Kane the gentle giant.
Stacia
Stacia has been a Veterinary assistant with Dr.J for about a year and a half now. This field is great for her because she has multiple dogs, sheep and cows as pets!
Her favorite hobby is helping to train her hunting dogs and working with and spending time with her show cattle.
A fun fact about her is that she played select softball for 10 years and had the opportunity to coach for 3 years! She is a born leader!
Stop in and say hi to Stacia today, we know you’ll love her as much as we do.
Cagney
She has been working for Dr.J as a Vet Assistant since early October 2021.
She grew up with dogs, cats, guinea pigs, fish, horses, chickens, pigs, and longhorn cattle. She currently lives with 3 cats, Grizz, Bee, and Ramona. She also has 2 dogs, Basenjis, named Topeka and Cher.
Her favorite all time hobby is showing her Basenji dogs in American Kennel Club (AKC) conformation dog shows and dog sports events. She began showing dogs when she was 5 years old with her grandmother and plans to continue with this lifetime passion.
A fun fact about her is that she is a triplet, her two brothers are named Sage and Zach.
She is also a Junior at UNL majoring in Biological Sciences, with the pre-vet program track. She is also minoring in Spanish and intends to be completely fluent by the time she graduates!
Stop in and say hi to Cagney!
Sara S
Sara has been a Veterinary Assistant for almost two years now and fun fact, she also has her EMT certification and over 60 hours of first responder experience! How awesome is that?!
Sara has a Brittany x springer spaniel named Divot, his daughter named Benelli, a lab x German shepherd mix named Berkeley and a tabby cat named Fishstick.
In her free time, she enjoys taking her dogs swimming, going to farmers markets, napping, fishing and picking on her cat fishstick.
Another thing Sara would like you all to know about her is that she is a Junior at UNL majoring in animal sciences with a focus in companion animal care and she has over 4 YEARS of veterinary assistant experience. Working hard!!!!