Rustebakke Veterinary Service

From pastures to pawprints - Caring for your pets, together. Shared decision making approach. Wraparound service is about providing you with more than simply gold-standard veterinary medicine. It’s about providing an experience that is fully aligned with your needs. We will teach you about nutrition, behavior, and how to plan for your pet’s likely future costs - whether that’s through insurance or budgeting. We will teach you about the little things you can do at home to create a happier and healthier relationship and environment. We will guide you through the entire path to owning and loving a pet

Dr. Rustebakke is now retired from seeing his own patients, but he continues to serve the hospital in a mentorship capacity. After many years of on-call and late-night veterinary work, he is enjoying spending more time with his family and personal horses. Dave was raised on a wheat and cattle ranch near Scobey, Montana. His ranching background led him to a career in Veterinary Medicine. He graduated from Washington State University with a DVM Degree in 1972. Following graduation he served his country as a Veterinarian in the US Army Veterinary Corps till 1976 when he and his new wife, Karen, moved to Morgan Hill, CA. He worked as associate Veterinarian in a progressive large animal predominantly equine practice till August of 1979, when he decided this Montana farm boy was not suited to be a Californian. He moved back to the Northwest where he became an associate Veterinarian in a mixed primarily large animal practice in Lewiston, Idaho where he practiced till 2000. He then took an 18 month hiatus from private practice to join a research group in Moscow, Idaho working on issues related to Equine Reproduction. Among other things, while there he was on the team that produced the first Equine Clones at the University of Idaho. In mid 2001 he re-entered private practice in Clarkston, Washington, starting Rustebakke Veterinary Service out of a mobile unit and a small rented barn. The practice grew, and in November of 2009 he moved his practice with two other Veterinarians and several office personnel and technicians into a new 8000 square foot state of the art facility on 15th Street in Clarkston

Mission — Love is at the center of everything we do. We feel a deep connection with animals, and a sacred responsibility to help them live the longest, happiest life possible. We feel a deep connection to people, too. We cherish the opportunity to get to know you, to understand what matters to you, to build trusting relationships and to make the impact that you need. Love comes in all shapes and sizes, but it is always beautiful, and we will always honor it. After all, it’s why we exist