About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver parked his truck outside Columbia City Veterinary and noticed something odd. ‘Hey,’ he muttered, ‘I swear I saw that dog wagging its tail from inside my cab!’ The delivery driver shook his head, smiling. He thought maybe it was just a trick of the light or his imagination playing tricks on him. As he walked into the clinic, a friendly-looking Labrador came up to greet him with a big smile. 'Morning!' said the vet. 'Did you see our little escape artist?' The driver laughed, realizing the dog had been waiting for him all along.
2. One foggy morning, a delivery driver parked his truck outside Columbia City Veterinary and noticed something odd: the receptionist seemed to be talking to herself in perfect Spanish. Curious, he approached her desk and heard her say, ‘¿Dónde está el perro?’ Startled, she looked up with a sheepish smile and replied in English, ‘Oh, sorry! I thought you were someone else.’ Turns out, she was just chatting with their new Spanish-speaking vet who happened to be running late.
3. One day after work, a young girl walked her dog past Columbia City Veterinary. As she approached, her pug suddenly stopped and stared intently at an empty bench outside. The dog’s eyes widened when it saw something invisible to everyone else—something that made him bark excitedly until its owner wondered what on earth had captured his attention. Finally, the girl looked where the pug was pointing—and there, sitting on the bench, was a stray cat with the most adorable smile. She laughed, thinking maybe her dog just found a new friend. From then on, every evening they’d meet—the pug greeting the cat with joyous barks, and the two becoming inseparable companions.
4. One afternoon, a delivery driver parked his truck outside Columbia City Veterinary and found an old, dusty kennel on the loading dock. Curious, he picked it up—it seemed to weigh nothing. Inside, a note read: ‘Take good care of my baby.’ The delivery driver shrugged and placed the kennel back carefully. Later that night, while cleaning out the truck, he discovered a tiny puppy curled up in the corner—completely silent but impossibly adorable. The next morning, he brought the little fellow into the vet’s office as a surprise for everyone. From then on, every time someone mentioned the mysterious note, they’d smile and say, ‘Oh yeah—that was our neighborhood celebrity!’