We went to the PetsMart vets a couple times (for shots). They are much less expensive, but I've had 2 problems.

1. They don't really do a general exam. They do look over the dog; but once Carl had a growth on his upper leg/hip and all they could do was just look at it and tell us what they thought. So, we had to take him to the normal vet, (another $20 exam fee), so we didn't end up saving any money that time.

2. We do a lot of dog activities, mostly going to several dog clubs. We're gone to dog training at least 4 nights a week and we can usually find some dog event on Saturdays All the dogs have to have UTD shots for this, and sometimes they have to have the vet's signature that they did indeed give the shots. So, we have to wait until the next clinic to go get the papers signed, and sometimes the same vet isn't even there. It was just too confusing and too much of a hassle to save the few dollars.