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Dr. Jack and Cookie Root help Oregon’s breeding industry

by Tracy Gantz

Kids who love animals usually go through a phase where they want to become veterinarians. In Dr. Jack root Jr.’s case, his grandmother first suggested his eventual career.

“She had a little farm and had some cows but never had horses,” said root. “She told me when I was 5 or 6, ‘Jackie, you need to be a vet.’ I said OK, and that’s what I did.”