I must have missed this post.
Anne - You are referring to Jory Olsen, who is a board certified internal medicine vet. He is about 15 minutes from my house, but he doesn't do GP vet visits.
Lani - I'm glad to hear about Dr. Braver - the Cobb Emergency Vet Hospital is about 10 minutes from me, but they handle emergencies and hospitalization only, not general visits. I have had a couple of my Cavaliers hospitalized there over the years, and I've used them for emergency visits.
I've used the same GP vet for 25 years, and she's very familiar with Cavaliers. She can also hear low-grade murmurs. But she is in West Cobb County, which would be a 90 minute trip each way (longer in heavy traffic) so that is really not going to work for someone who lives in Gwinnett County. She also has limited hours which would make a long trip even harder.
Fulton County does permit three year rabies vaccines - so whatever clinic told you that yearly is required was not telling you the truth. Here is a link to the Fulton County licensing forms which shows you can license for one year or for three years, according to which rabies vaccine you use.
"Licenses must be purchased for the same term as the rabies vaccination. If submitting a certificate for a 3-year rabies vaccination, you must purchase a 3-year license. If a one-year vaccination was given, you may only purchase a one-year license."
http://www.petdata.com/for-pet-owners/ful/licenseinfo.htm
I'm not sure if Holly is currently reading the board since she now has two babies and is pretty busy. But she might have some recommendations for Fulton County and perhaps even for Gwinnett County.,
Pat