Greta Stamberg, DVM
Greta Stamberg, DVM, was raised on a small farm in rural Barnesville, Maryland, only a few miles away from Clarksburg Animal Hospital, which she founded in 2004. After nearly 23 years of owning and working full time at Clarksburg Animal Hospital, she decided to sell her veterinary practice and focus on Amethyst Pet Hotel while developing an online consultation service for pet owners called The Vet Guide (watch for more information on The Vet Guide soon).
Dr. Greta's decades of experience with pets and their humans gave her a unique perspective on how dogs and cats could be managed safely and with limited stress when away from home.
Her experiences working with both large and small animals began as child when she watched her mother show Newfoundlands. During that time she was exposed to canine handling and training. Greta received her only pony, Topper, in kindergarten and rode horses locally until 6th grade. Dr. Greta’s family bred and raised sheep for wool and meat on their farm and she was a member of the Montgomery Sheep and Swine 4-H club for 9 years (also learning about pigs) and a Junior Leader a few years after that.
During college and vet school, she also worked with horses, cattle, pigs, chickens, llamas and alpacas. Throughout vet school, Dr. Greta was very actively involved in her family’s llama breeding program. She helped her mother manage the breeding program, formulated feed specific for their needs, showed the llamas, designed obstacle courses at shows, spoke about management and medicine at regional llama conferences, and created one of the worlds most comprehensive llama information sites, Llamapaedia (which no longer exists). This type of hands on exposure while growing up has given her the ability and insight to effectively work with animals and their behavior in many different situations and communicate effectively with people. Shortly after starting her veterinary career, Dr. Greta limited her veterinary focus dogs and cats.
Dr. Greta graduated from Poolesville Jr. Sr. High School. She continued her study of animals at Cornell University where she received her Bachelors degree in Animal Science. From there, she went on to attend veterinary school at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (Virginia Tech) and graduated in 1998. During her years at Cornell and Virginia Tech, Greta would return home to work as a technician at Poolesville Vet Clinic. After graduating vet school, she then worked there as a doctor for six months. Dr. Greta then transitioned to Peachtree Vet Clinic where she practiced small animal medicine and surgery for nearly five years.
Always dreaming of someday owning a practice of her own, Dr. Greta found the Clarksburg area an ideal location for a vet hospital. It was close to the community where she grew up and seemed to be the perfect fit for her desire to become a vital partner within a growing community! She learned a great deal about the work involved in starting a business and listening to feedback from clients, pets and employees. After nearly 23 years, Greta wanted a more flexible schedule and a chance to utilize her skills to serve pets and their humans in a different way and started Amethyst Pet Hotel and The Vet Guide (coming soon).
Dr. Greta lives in Frederick County, with her husband Dewey, their son Trevor, her Flat-Coated Retriever Tera, and their two cats, Campy and S'mores. You will find Tera, Campy & S'mores featured a number of places on the Amethyst Pet Hotel website.
The team at Amethyst Pet Hotel is proud to effectively execute Dr. Greta's vision of Luxury Dog and Cat Boarding that is unmatched anywhere in the area. Communication, Gentle care and attention to details in a thoughtfully designed and safe space for the dogs and cats of Frederick County, Montgomery County, Howard County, Southern Pennsylvania, Northern Virgina and West Virgina.
"The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly." - John Cohn
"Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with Integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don't listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don't listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what's behind the words." - Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart