Briarcliff Animal Clinic - September 22, 2009 College Park residents crowded the Briarcliff Animal Clinic’s open house for its new branch in the area. Cheerleaders Darcy Smith (far left), Caroline Muller (center), Lindsay Hornecker, and Haley Haskins (far right) hold some kittens in the clinic’s lobby. Mary Green (left), with American Eskimo Simon, and Jan Bolien, with Shetland sheepdog Lucy, talk about their furry companions in the clinic’s main hallway. Dr. Tessa Horslev (left) and Dr. Elizabeth Busch show off their skills with a mock-exam of Lucy in one of the clinic’s examination rooms. Shawn and Alisha Stratton toss a toy around with their pug, Annabell, in the lawn outside the clinic. Jen Farris plays with her bandanna-wearing American Staffordshire terrier mix, Brownie, in the clinic’s front lawn. Dr. Peter Muller and College Park Mayor Jack Longino talk about the area and their pets in the clinic’s main hallway. Longino owns two labs, Daisy and Blue. Bill Campbell explains the digital radiography room that his firm, Revo Squared, designed for the clinic, as Mayor Jack Longino and Dr. Peter Muller stand on either side of him. Erin Camp and Andrew Villarreal pet their red fox lab, Sadie, in the clinic’s lobby. Melissa Cohen holds her dolled up Yorkshire terrier, Maggie June, while talking with Sharon Hornecker in the clinic’s lobby. Yashica Klugh holds her shih tzu, Crystal, in the clinic’s lobby. Many patrons played with and petted their animals in the clinic’s lobby. Nora Leslie, Rob Delbridge, and Marsha May discuss Delbridge’s dalmatian mix, Goober, and his Boston-boxer mix, Elwood, in the clinic’s front lawn. Jennifer Lyons-Golden and her daughter, Skyler, watch as their neighbor Rodolfo Mendoza, who wants to be a vet when he grows up, plays the veterinary version of Hasbro’s Operation. Patty McIver tries to feed her black lab Lexie an ice cream-like goodie while lounging in the lobby. Rosalie Klopfer, Dr. Muller’s mother-in-law, feeds her poodle Rudy a tasty treat. Mary Clara Simoglou looks at the large cat kennel that the animal clinic set up in its lobby. Johnny Rhoades Delbridge plays with one of the kittens in the background. Mary Clara Simoglou holds one of the kittens. Johnny Rhodes Delbridge strokes a kitten in the lobby of the animal clinic. Dr. Peter Muller and his wife talk to College Park pet owners in the lobby of the area’s new animal clinic. Lauren Baddie holds a puppy while her friend Tina Clark cradles a kitty. An ice cream truck gives out frozen treats to local kids as a part of the open house. Pet-based information is distributed outside of the open house. Briarcliff Animal Clinic opens a branch in College Park. Pet owners in the area now have a reliable source for their veterinary needs.