Does your vet give advice over the phone?

I've called my vet for information and explained what was going on with my puppy, he told me what I needed to do and I didn't have to take her in...I'm an animal lover and treat my now grow dog as if she were my child, if I feel she needs to go in, I take her, but if its something that I think I can handle I call my vet and see what solutions he has to offer...on the other hand I've also called animal hospitals here and they wouldn't give me any information, just told me I needed to bring her in...their not just there for your money, they love animals as well and know more about them then you do, just as calling a hospital for advice on pregnant women, *you* yourself has the option of going, its just the question of do you really need to go, by the way I'm from East Tennessee, different vets have different ways of doing things, so I guess its not the place you live, probably just the vet.