If you have brought a pet to Town and Country, you have been part of a story that began in 1974. That year, Dr. Davis Hall took over Town and Country, then a small practice in a little building in Fairfax.
In our newest DVM Spotlight, Dr. Hall tells how he got here. His road ran from a small town in Texas, to Texas A&M, to the Army, and then to Virginia, where he cared for the horses that carry caskets at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Who is Dr. Davis Hall?
Dr. Hall is the founder of Town and Country Animal Hospital. He grew up in Ballinger, Texas, and he knew he wanted to work with animals by the time he was about eight years old, even though his family could not afford a vet.
“We didn't have money to call a vet. My dog probably got run over 20 times.”
Dr. Davis Hall, in our DVM Spotlight video
He studied at Texas A&M, which was an all-male military school at the time. In his words, “A&M straightened me out really fast.”
How did Dr. Hall end up in Virginia?
Dr. Hall graduated on a Friday, took his state board exam that Saturday and Sunday, and reported to the Army at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio on Monday.
The Army was supposed to send him to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Instead, it sent him to the Military District of Washington. There, he was the Army veterinarian who took care of the horses for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery.
One of those horses was Black Jack, the riderless horse at President Kennedy's funeral.
How did Town and Country begin?
The veterinarian who owned Town and Country at the time got sick. His wife called Dr. Hall and asked if he could work at the practice, and he said yes. When the owner passed away, she asked Dr. Hall if he wanted to buy it.
He told her he did not have a dime. So she offered to hold the note herself. That was 1974, and Town and Country has been family-owned ever since.
Columbia Pike Animal Hospital & Emergency Center in Annandale came next. Dr. Hall built it himself on the site of an old gas station, and for years he went back and forth between the two hospitals, seven days a week.
What does the Golden Rule mean for your pet?
Dr. Hall says the practice grew because of one simple rule.
“I've always felt if you treat people the way you want to be treated, follow the golden rule, you don't have to worry about business, because it'll come if you treat people that way.”
Dr. Davis Hall
That idea still shapes every visit. Town and Country is a Fear Free Certified Practice, so every appointment here is a Fear Free Appointment, designed to lower your pet's fear, anxiety and stress.
Today, Dr. Hall's son, Dr. Reed Hall, owns our family of three hospitals: Town and Country in Fairfax, Columbia Pike Animal Hospital & Emergency Center in Annandale, and Animal Clinic of Clifton.
How do you book a Fear Free Appointment at Town and Country?
Book online at townandcountryanimalh.com/schedule-appointment, or call or text us at (703) 273-2110.
Book a Fear Free Appointment at Town and Country
Or call or text us at (703) 273-2110.
Need help after hours?
Our sister hospital, Columbia Pike Animal Hospital & Emergency Center in Annandale, is open 24/7 with no additional emergency fee. Call the 24/7 ER at (703) 256-8414
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