Dr. Larry Joosse grew up in Grimsby, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science degree and then a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1981. He was the recipient of the Merck award for proficiency in clinical medicine. Larry and his wife Patsy moved to St. Marys in 1981 where Dr. Joosse worked at the St. Marys Veterinary Clinic initially as an associate and then as a partner for 22 years. Although he practiced both on food producing animals and companion animals as the years went by, his emphasis focused more and more on the companion animals. When the partnership was sold to the Kirkton Veterinary Clinic, he decided to focus all clinical practice on companion animals (pets) with emphasis on medical cases and general care.
Outside of veterinary medicine, Larry enjoys gardening, landscaping, slo-pitch (before Covid), cycling, reading, theater, kayaking, rockhounding, and walking the family dog Bonnie. Patsy and Larry are active members of First Baptist Church in St. Marys serving on leadership teams and involved in many church activities. Both also spent many years as part of the St. Marys Skating Club. Larry also volunteered as part of the Interclub North Region of the Western Ontario Section of Skate Canada and was involved in planning and hosting a number of skating competitions. Larry is a member and volunteer of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Professionally, Dr. Joosse is a member of the College of Veterinarians of Ontario, the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association, Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology, London and Area Veterinary Association, and the Golden Triangle Veterinary Academy (GTVA) on whose executive he has volunteered for a number of terms.
The Joosses have a son Matthew and a daughter Sarah. Matt has Bachelor of Science and Masters of Public Health degrees from the University of Guelph. He and his wife Veronica (also a Guelph grad) live in Sarnia and have two children Colin and Rita. Sarah has a Bachelor of Education from McGill University and a Masters of Education from the University of British Columbia, she and her husband Derrick live in Guelph.

Dr. Erin Minten hails from London Ontario, where she lived before moving with her parents to a hobby farm just outside of London.

She did a high school co-op at the Ilderton Pet Hospital and worked there while attending Western for three years of undergraduate biology before going to the Ontario Veterinary College, graduating in 2017. Her passion is small animal medicine though she grew up riding horses and has a special fondness for them. She now lives in St. Marys and enjoys outdoor activities, hockey, riding her horse Ace and spending time with her husband Steve and their cat Nyx. She is also an active member of the Holy Name of Mary Parish in St. Marys.

Dr. Erin Minten hails from London Ontario, where she lived before moving with her parents to a hobby farm just outside of London.

She did a high school co-op at the Ilderton Pet Hospital and worked there while attending Western for three years of undergraduate biology before going to the Ontario Veterinary College, graduating in 2017. Her passion is small animal medicine though she grew up riding horses and has a special fondness for them. She now lives in St. Marys and enjoys outdoor activities, hockey, riding her horse Ace and spending time with her husband Steve and their cat Nyx. She is also an active member of the Holy Name of Mary Parish in St. Marys.

Dr. Jeff Buckland graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1997 and after graduation worked in a mixed animal clinic in the Ottawa Valley.

He joined the Kirkton Veterinary Professional Corporation in the spring of 1999 and later completed the Dairy Certificate Program in 2004. Jeff works in the Food Animal division of the practice and also practices Small Animal Medicine out of both the Kirkton Veterinary Clinic and St. Marys Veterinary Clinic. Jeff Lives outside of St. Marys with his wife Kim and their three children James, Hannah and Jonathan and a cat, Amelia. He enjoys sailing, camping, and canoeing when time permits.

Dr. Marcus Litman grew up on a hobby farm near Paris Ontario and attended the Ontario Veterinary College, graduating in 2000. After spending a few years in small animal practice in Hamilton, Ontario he took a position as a laboratory animal veterinarian at the University of Guelph where he worked for 20 years. He currently works as a locum veterinarian at three different small animal clinics in southern Ontario and resides near Brantford Ontario with his wife, two teenage sons and two cats, Benny and Gizmo.