Dr. Teresa Speelman - Founding Veterinarian at Greenwood Animal Hospital Dr Teresa was born in Kentville and grew up in Louisbourg, Cape Breton. She always wanted to help animals. Continuing this desire she graduated from Louisbourg High School and continued to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College to study in the pre vet program. With acceptance into the Ontario Veterinary College she continued her studies in Guelph and graduated in 1983. After practicing in several provinces she decided to return home, to the “Valley”. The Greenwood Animal Hospital was started in 1990 by Teresa, with her as sole veterinarian. She loves to care for all animals but limits herself to cats, dogs, rabbits, and exotic animals, such as snakes, hedgehogs and, birds. Teresa also raised a family of three girls, all of whom are now going to University. Also, living with her are T Rex, the chocolate Lab, and Rafikki, the tabby, the boss in the house. In her spare time the she has two miniature horses, Charlie’s Angel and Gilbert. They are babies now but in the future you may see her driving them in a cart. Dr. Sarah Jones Dr Jones is the newest addition to the Veterinary Team at Greenwood Animal Hospital. She was born in Halifax and continued her academic studies in the Maritimes, Dalhousie as an undergraduate and then to the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown. After graduating in 1995 Dr Jones continued her academic training and completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario. Dr Jones interest in internal medicine and desire to gain specialized training in vet medicine led her to a 7 year PhD residency at Texas A&M University specializing in clinical pharmacology and internal medicine. During these seven years she would be the specialist one saw when your pet was referred from general practice for difficult cardiology ,dermatology and urinary cases, and tumor treatment (oncology). Like most maritimers she returned home, to Nova Scotia, where she enjoys practicing in Greenwood well being close to her parents and three sisters. She enjoys medicine cases and has a special warm feeling for maintaining and monitoring long term or chronic medical conditions. She enjoys helping the patient feel as comfortable as possible with its condition, diabetes , kidney and liver diseases and skin conditions. Dr Jones enjoys being near her family and enjoys time with her feline family, ChooChoo, Indy, and Teaki and her canine family Spencer and Ally. In her relaxation time Sarah plays classical piano and bikes around the beautiful Annapolis Valley .