The staff of Planned Pethood Plus in Wheat Ridge, Colo., helps pursue Dr. Jeff Young’s goal of offering high-quality, affordable veterinary services.
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A FAMILY AFFAIR Young’s vet tech and friend, Hector Martinez, has been working for him for about 15 years, and believes their outreach efforts will have far-reaching effects. “There’s going to be less animals that are out there suffering, and they’re going to live so much longer. I’ve been working with (Young) for years, and he has always been trying to educate people (on responsible pet care). If we educate people and we continue to do this, the animals will be healthier, and we’re going to give them better homes.” Young, Martinez and the rest of the clinic’s staff have become a sort of tight-knit unit, but the business is truly a family affair. Young’s daughter, Melody Obuobisa, is the practice manager, and his wife, Dr. Petra Mickova-Young, also provides veterinary care and shares the same energy and work ethic as her husband.
Mickova-Young, who grew up in Slovakia, met Young in 2010 while in the U.S. for veterinary school training. The two married in 2014, and now live on the second floor of the clinic. “We have a very singular vision when it comes to animal welfare, spaying and neutering, veterinary policy, so that was always there,” Mickova-Young says. “Jeff’s an incredible human being. He’s got a huge heart; he’s got a great personality, and he’s got the right amount of cockiness, which I really like,” she adds with a laugh. “He’s just a genuinely, really, really good person.” l
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