About Dr. Charlie Sink

Dr. Sink is just a farm boy from Indiana at heart. At the age of 5, working on his family farm, he developed his passion to tend to animals and nurse them back to health. His fascination with medicine and animals led him to be a trusty assistant to the area veterinarian. Whenever he was not busy with school, working on his family farm or playing Indiana basketball, you would find him working with the vet.

When it came time to leave the small town of Frankfort, Dr. Sink chose to attend Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana. He graduated in 1968.

After graduating from Purdue, he took his first job working in the Chicago suburbs in a small animal veterinary hospital with an exceptionally talented friend and mentor, Dr. Harold Moe. In 1969, he was fortunate enough to purchase the hospital with his classmate, Dr. James Scott. This made them the youngest owners of an animal clinic in the Chicago area.

While the practice grew wildly, they found that they were not able to spend the time they wanted with their young families. On one particular busy day, over a quick sandwich in the back room, they spotted an ad for a practice for sale in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Within days they were on a plane and purchased the practice, moving both families west. It was in Cheyenne that the young veterinarians were able to grow and develop the practice that they wanted while hunting, fishing, camping, and skiing with their children. Dr. Sink remained in Wyoming until 2000 when he sold the practice and moved to Arizona to be with his children and grandchildren (and finally stop shoveling snow!)

Semi-retired in a new place, he worried that he was too old to start a new practice on his own and he eventually went to work for a large national corporation. After 5 years of working for a large chain of animal hospitals, he decided that his heartfelt philosophy on the care of animals was in direct contradiction with that of a large corporation. Money had become the main focus of veterinary care, NOT the care of animals. He was no longer proud of the profession that he had practiced for over 40 years and he knew that it was time to retire.

His retirement did not last long! After six weeks, he was stir crazy! He missed the cats and dogs, missed the surgeries and missed the people. Dr. Sink and his wife decided to open a practice that would make him proud to be a veterinarian again.

In September of 2008, they opened Grand Paws. Their goal is to provide great service at reasonable costs to their clients. Their philosophy is to put the care of the animal above all and to work with their clients to achieve the best possible outcomes for their pets without becoming a financial drain to the family.

Dr. Sink’s practice has grown like wildfire since the day he opened the clinic’s door. You are welcome to stop by and visit Dr. Sink and his wonderful staff. His is “the ol’ time vet who still cares about your pet!” One visit to Dr. Sink and Grand Paws Animal Clinic and you will have a new valued partner in the care of your pets for life!