Who is Penny Paws?
Our Core Values
As a team, leader and advocate for pet welfare in our community, we at Penny Paws hold each other accountable, We build each other up and We provide support to all who need it.
We believe...
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… That having integrity is important. We believe integrity is doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking.
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... We work daily with the Golden Rule as our guide. We treat others (fellow team members, patients and clients) exactly the way we want others to treat our pets or us.
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… In being an example to others by maintaining a positive attitude and uplifting one another daily.
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… In honesty, with ourselves and those around us.
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... We strive to find ways to continuously improve our image and reputation in our community.
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… Smiles are contagious. We believe smiling is essential for a healthy lifestyle.
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… Good relationships with coworkers, clients and their pets help everyone breathe a little bit easier and live a little bit longer.
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… In showing respect and compassion to our patients and their owners, regardless of income status, race, creed or religion.
Our Team!
Dr. Cynthia GarrettTitle: Lead Veterinarian for Richland Hills Animal Clinic School: Texas A&M- undergraduate and doctoral (1987 graduate) What I do at Penny Paws: Everything, but primarily diagnose and treat all Penny Paws patients and perform all surgeries Hometown: Victoria, TX First Pet: My first pet was any lizard I could catch Current Pets: Radar-(Pappion/Poodle), Cash, Pepper, Katara-(Pomeranians), Krissy- (Begian Shepherd), Happy Dog- (Catahoula mix), multiple cats and 40 horses What I like best about helping animals: Playing with all of the puppies, kittens and new additions to the Penny Paws family. |
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Dr. Stephanie Arnold-GalanTitle: Lead Veterinarian for Basswood Crossing Animal Clinic What I do at Penny Paws: Treat medical cases and perform surgeries. I also give lots of love to all the fabulous pets we see! Hometown: Saline, MI First Pet: Snowy, a Persian cat. Current Pets: Perry, Moscow, Oliver, Trouble, Sabrina, Basil and Lechuga - my fat cats; Vincent is my fat pug and Spot is my fat mouse. What I like best about helping animals: I enjoy being able to speak for animals that can’t speak for themselves. I also love being able to speak with owners about how the services we are doing will impact their pet and help to keep them healthy. Of course, seeing the joy that animals bring their families is a huge plus too! |
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Dr. Jeanie Presler, R.T, D.V.MTitle: Veterinarian What I do at Penny Paws: Hometown: Nokomis, FL First Pet: Bunny the Rabbit Current Pets: 4 Horses (Clint, Littlebit, Remmie, and Scrappy), 5 dogs (Aggie, McGhee, Kai, OZ, Jessie), Brownie the heifer, Thor the hedgehog, and Sherri the turtle. What I like best about helping animals: The satisfaction of providing the utmost care for my patients; including surgery, preventative medicine, internal medicine, trauma, etc. |
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Adam J. BlacklerTitle: Chief Operations Officer What I do at Penny Paws: I am blessed with the opportunity to lead the operations of both our animal clinics and our mobile vaccination clinics in Texas. My responsibilities include ensuring Penny Paws provides our clients and their four-legged family members the quality of care and value they have come to expect from Penny Paws. I also love venturing into the community to cultivate new business relationships that allow us to help more people, help their pets through our Veterinary Community Outreach program. Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI - If you are wondering, I do not miss the cold and snow! First Pet: Sadie – Golden Retriever Current Pets: Barkley – Miniature Poodle & Gus – Yellow Lab (both of our “boys” are rescue animals) What I like best about helping animals: When I look at the number of pets we help each week, I can’t help but feel fulfilled. Helping so many pets get healthy or stay healthy is rewarding and to top it all off, it brings me even more joy knowing those pets can continue to provide happiness and comfort to their families. |
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Kat BasyeTitle: Practice Manager What I do at Penny Paws: Provide leadership to our teams at Richland Hills and Basswood and ensure that the daily operations of the clinics offer a positive client experience. Hometown: Lisburn, Northern Ireland (Yes, I do still have a wee bit of an accent). First Pet: Tibbs ( black and white kitty) Current Pets: Kes and Zen, (Border Collies), Ashley, (Blue Calico kitty) What I like best about helping animals: I love to see the happiness that pets bring to people. It is so rewarding helping clients to keep their beloved fur-babies fit and healthy. |
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Allison WilsonTitle: Receptionist What I do at Penny Paws: I greet Clients, make appointments, answer calls, Team helper. Hometown: Akron, Ohio First Pet: Layla, German Shepherd Mix Current Pets: Asia, Border Collie mix, and Jax the Cat. What I like best about helping animals: It brings me joy being able to help animals stay happy and healthy so they can continue to love their people. |
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Anna FultzTitle: Veterinary Technician What I do at Penny Paws: I assist the doctors to help diagnose and treat all patients. Hometown: Keller, Texas First Pet: Santana - boxer Current Pets: Typhon the Python - yellow pastel ball python & Binx - Domestic short hair. What I like best about helping animals: I love being able to be a voice for innocent creatures that can't do so for themselves. Helping animals is a passion and dream of mine that I plan to continue my entire life. Seeing patients feel better and regain a good quality of life because of my help is the most rewarding feeling in the world and it never fails to leave a smile on my face.
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Ashley NixonTitle: Vet Tech What I do at Penny Paws: I assist the doctor during exams and procedures Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas First Pet: Pit bull named lizard
Current Pets: 2 dogs now and their names are Kaia and Kobe What I like best about helping animals: Helping animals makes me feel like I'm making a positive difference in the world. |
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Casey PatriarcheTitle: Lead Veterinary Technician What I do at Penny Paws: Lead the team to success in treating our clients and their furry family members like they were our own. Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas First Pet: Shotsie - Dachshund Current Pets: Tootsie Roll - Dachshund and Roxy - Pitbull What I like best about helping animals: Being able to put a smile on our clients faces, and the “wag” back in our patients tails. |
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Cassidy FurkinTitle: Receptionist/Customer Support What I do at Penny Paws: Welcome clients with friendly smiles, answer calls and make appointments, also try and make each Owner and their babies feel at home. Hometown: Cresson, TX First Pet: I liked Worms..... Current Pets: Reeces.....more to come What I like best about helping animals: Truthfully...ALL THE WET KISSES!! I also love knowing we are making a difference in not only the babies future, but for their human best friends too. I am blessed to get to work with such amazing babies daily! |
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Candra FannonTitle: Lead Customer Support Specialist What I do at Penny Paws: I do my very best to help serve every client and their fur-baby in every way possible. Hometown: Kennedale, TX First Pet: Bear, a poodle mix Current Pets: Braunx an American Pit bull, Tyrone a Boxer and Freya the cat. What I like best about helping animals: Helping Animals has truly become a passion for me. Going home everyday, and knowing that I've helped a Fur-baby who can not help themselves is the most rewarding and meaningful feeling in the entire world. |
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Chabre SmithTitle: Vet Tech Assistant What I do at Penny Paws: l assist the Vet Techs and Doctors in taking care of the animals that come in. Hometown: Moved around my whole life so I don't have one necessarily. First Pet: Fish Current Pets: 2 terriers What I like best about helping animals: I love helping those that can't help themselves. |
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Crystal HallTitle: Veterinary Technician What I do at Penny Paws: Assist the doctor with getting information about pets and their ailments and try to be an advocate for them in trying to get them well and keep them well. Hometown: River Oaks, TX First Pet: German Shepherd named Dutchess Current Pets: Canine Mix named Patches; Chihuahua/Dachshund named Rugrat; Husky named Skye What I like best about helping animals: Being able to help them and make them feel better and seeing the process of pets getting better and staying healthy and growing. |
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Elizabeth KingTitle: Veterinary Assistant What I do at Penny Paws: Assist the veterinary technicians with their appointments and surgeries.. Hometown: Fort Worth, TX First Pet: Sugar, a Smooth Fox Terrier. Current Pets: Brandy, a Shar-Pei/Chow mix and Daisy, a brown tabby DSH. What I like best about helping animals: Giving owners the right tools to keep their pets healthy, and can't forget giving pets their hugs! |
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Evan StricklandTitle: Animal Tech/ Intern What I do at Penny Paws: I assist the technicians and veterinarians in daily procedures. Hometown: Lampasas, TX First Pet: Sammy Sosa Current Pets: Paisley (Daschund), June (Boxer) What I like best about helping animals: It brightens my day and gives me great satisfaction to see the the smiling faces of the owners and the wagging tales of the animals that come through our clinic. |
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Jessica HowardTitle: Veterinary Technician What I do at Penny Paws: I assist the veterinarian in all appointments and with surgeries. Hometown: Arlington,TX First Pet: Rat Terrier named Dino Current Pets: basset hound/beagle mix, named Barkleigh, a Chinese crested named Simone, a long-haired dachshund named Penny, a chinchilla named Morpheus, and a betta named Max What I like best about helping animals: Is seeing the joy in the client's face when we have helped their fur-babies. There is nothing like the bond between a pet and their humans! |
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Katie FayTitle: Veterinary Assistant What I do at Penny Paws: I assist the Doctors and technicians in the care and keeping of animals. Hometown: Saginaw TX First Pet: Daisy the Rat terrier Current Pets: Gracie Mae (Great Dane, 1yr old.), Sampson (Shepard Mix, 15 yrs old), Oakley (Beagle Mix, 2 yrs old), Delilah (Domestic medium hair, 10 months old), Rascal (Domestic short hair, 2 yrs old), and two gold fish. What I like best about helping animals: The best part about helping animals is the love and appreciation we get from our patient after treatment. |
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Kirsty AllenTitle: Receptionist/ Customer Support/ Vet Assistant What I do at Penny Paws: Greet Clients with warm welcomes, and help when our team needs assistance with anything. Hometown: Ft.Worth, Texas First Pet: Bear, A poodle mix. Current Pets: Beta, a fish. What I like best about helping animals: Seeing their tails wagging and lick our faces with joy from a pain free healthy life. |
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Martin BrownTitle: Veterinarian Technician What I do at Penny Paws: I assist the doctors in their exams and help out our clients. Hometown: Fort Worth, TX First Pet: Terrier mix Current Pets: Wired hair fox terrier What I like best about helping animals: I honestly can't tell you I just love animals and what better way to show my love for them |
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Melanie BensonTitle: Receptionist/ Customer Support Specialist What I do at Penny Paws: Greet Clients, Answer calls, and make appointments. Hometown: Selby, England First Pet: Tiny, a dog. Current Pets: Bella a Dog, and Furguson, a rabbit. What I like best about helping animals: Seeing a happy animal and owner leave the clinic after getting the treatment they need. |
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Nicole HellmanTitle: Assistant VCO Coordinator, Veterinary Technician What I do at Penny Paws: Assist in the coordination of the VCO clinics and assist the team in veterinary procedures. Hometown: Brenham, TX First Pet: Buffy - Cocker Spaniel Current Pets: Dogs: Hank, Zeke, Ellie. Cats: Blackie, Captain, Otis What I like best about helping animals: I have always loved being around animals and it makes me so happy to be part of a great team that has the goal of keeping pets healthy. I love to help animals heal and I love educating pet owners on how to keep their pets healthy. |
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Sergio CastroTitle: Receptionist What I do at Penny Paws: I welcome our wonderful clients, make appointments, answer calls and love on our patients when given the chance! :) Hometown: Fort Worth, TX First Pet: Ginger and Fred Current Pets: Alena, Remus, Romulus, Roxy, Khloe What I like best about helping animals: Pets will love anyone who can treat them well and make them happy. While I enjoy helping pets, the love they show in return is priceless. |
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Robin AdamsTitle: Accounting Manager/HR What I do at Penny Paws: I handle all of the bookkeeping and HR for Penny Paws. Hometown: Steamboat Springs, Colorado First Pet: A Goat Current Pets: 6 Dogs – Wyatt, Sadie, Tucker, Turbo, Milo and Charlie and one Cat - Arejay What I like best about helping animals: The love and appreciation they give in return. |
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Rachel CarrollTitle: Director of Veterinary Community Outreach What I do at Penny Paws: I handle our Veterinary Community Outreach (mobile vaccine clinics). I Love working with a wonderful team like Penny Paws. Hometown: New Orleans, La First Pet: Bandit - English Cocker Spaniel Current Pets: Boaz - German Rottweiler What I like best about helping animals: They don’t have a voice and I love to be able to help them in any way I can. They love you unconditionally, which makes it worth it every day. |
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Gina BarraganTitle: Order Fulfillment/Administrative Assistant What I do at Penny Paws: I fulfill online, VCO, and animal clinic prescription requests that clients order for home delivery. I also provide administrative support to the central office staff. Hometown: Dallas, Texas First Pet: Two hamsters named Daisy and Donald. What I like best about helping animals: Knowing I’m helping pet parents provide the comfort and attention that their fur babies give unconditionally. |
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Griselda MontanteTitle: DFW VCO Team Leader What I do at Penny Paws: Manage DFW office to ensure the teams are ready to go out every Saturday. Hometown: Coahuila, Mexico First Pet: Zamby Current Pets: Chloe, Camila, Kibo and Scoots (Calico) What I like best about helping animals: I have always loved animals. I'm blessed with the opportunity to lead the DFW clinics and being part of a team that works hard to keep pets healthy. |
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Laurie TrevinoTitle: DFW Office Assistant What I do at Penny Paws: Assist in the Arlington Office to keep things running smoothly. Hometown: Fort Worth, TX First Pet: Caleb (Sheltie) Current Pets: Gabe, Reese, Baby Kole, Baylee, Piper and Oliver What I like best about helping animals: They are heartwarming and they are sweet souls, and I treat them like my kids. |
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Julie ZaragozaTitle: Records Specialist What I do at Penny Paws: Answer phones and assist our clients with all their pet needs. I do whatever it takes to make our clients happy. Hometown: Fort Worth, TX First Pet: Chica Current Pets: Cookie What I like best about helping animals: The love they give us in return and being able to help keep our clients happy and smiling. |
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Kelley GarciaTitle: VCO DFW Auditor/Inventory Specialist What I do at Penny Paws: Audit files, Prepare our mobile clinic kits and vaccines. Hometown: Fort Worth, TX First Pet: Taylor Joy Current Pets: Fiona Lily, Ava Rose, Herschel James What I like best about helping animals: Educating pets owners on their needs so they can live a long happy life. I love all animals and would go above and beyond to help them. |