This is More than just a service; It is love and support that she provides. Yes, acupuncture and massages are involved- but her main objective is to provide you with the understanding of what your dog needs and is feeling. After seeing her the first time, there was no doubt in my mind we NEEDED her.
She is so in tune with their feelings and body language, sometimes interrupting a topic I'm ranting of, to tell me about how my dog is reacting and what he is going through at that moment or may have gone through recently. She helps me just as much as she does my dog, with her energy and voice.
Her years of experience have helped her become a Superhero with her powers to heal, listen and give answers! Her Godlike ability to calm my buddy as he can be pissy with visitors and reactive with his back turned is impressive to say the least. For that reason, she sometimes advises we go to her Fairfax office when a house call isn't conducive for him needing to be comfortable during a session. She also has an Alexandria office location.
She will do anything for her clients. She calls him, "my boy!" Which makes me melt because with all the animals she sees I feel like he's her favorite. I like how she lets us go to the cat side in the Behavior center, (Which has different services too) So my dog won't get upset by hearing other dogs. She will do anything she can for her clients. She has gone above and beyond for me countless times, and my appreciation cannot be fully comprehended in any words.
As busy as she is, she always manages to find the time to talk with me about each and every concern I have as an over obsessed dog parent. She will go over things our Primary Vet doesn't, "have time" for.
I feel like we have a support team with her. I more than enjoy our talks about herbs, supplements, medications, physical therapy ECT and how she tells me her opinions.
It's meaningful to me to know what she actually thinks as many Veterinarians won't tell you or know even what you want answers for, and just reference a site from a Purina Webpage or toss you a pamphlet.
She is always- careful to acknowledge that her answers and advice are either based on empirical evidence, facts, clinical trials, Veterinarian approved citing, or just word of mouth to take with a grain of salt.
I don't need a Google search having Dr. Yakota, Google should be asking her! My PitBull/ Bull Mastiff mix has just turned 10 years old and we have been seeing her for a long time. Before we saw her and before her recommendation to chiropractic, my dog looked old. Now I walk him into stores and people ask me how old is my puppy!!? read more