Dr. Kelley was born and raised in Novato, California. She graduated from Novato High School (a very long time ago), before attending CSU Stanislaus, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. Kelley has known from the age of 8 that she was going to be a veterinarian. It was a career that would combine her love for animals and problem solving with her fascination with the way living things work. Her hard work and determination all paid off when she received her DVM degree from UC Davis in 1998.
Kelley worked in a traditional veterinary practice in Novato for the next 14 years. She created Dogtor Calls in 2012 with one very specific goal in mind - to continue to provide full service, quality veterinary care, but in a less rushed, crowded, unsettling environment than that of a traditional veterinary hospital. She wanted more time to befriend her patients and to earn their trust & affection.
Kelley enjoys spending time with her "boys". She is an avid K9 agility addict and spends most of her "off time" training or trialing with Golden Retrievers, Kaydyn and Tartyn, but always makes sure Tommy the Mustang gets his share of her attention as well. And if there's any time left over after that... Kelley and the boys go hiking or camping or enter a Splash Dog or Nose Work event.
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Kaydyn was born in Spring Grove, IL in 2012. Dr. Kelley wasn't really looking for a pup. She was grieving the loss of her beloved Jordyn and planning the opening of Dogtor Calls and expected to be looking for Jordyn's successor in the fall of that year. But a friend sent an email reading: "I know it's too soon, but thought this might cheer you up," with a link to a website introducing a litter of performance pups directly related to the friend's "perfect" agility dog. Kelley scrolled down the page, intending to do no more than look at the darling puppy pics, until she read the final sentence at the very bottom of the page... "Available to go to forever homes July 4th," which just happened to be the day she'd brought Jordyn home, 10 years before. Kelley sent a quick note to the friend: "Please don't tell me these pups were born on may 10th..." (Jordyn's birthday) The response read: "Sorry... they were..." Six weeks later, Kelley flew to Illinois to bring Kayde home. Kayde is an extremely high-drive and incredibly curious guy. Keeping him out of trouble has been quite a challenge for his mom. Kayde's greatest pleasure in life is running on the agility course with his mom but he also loves luring baby brother, Tartyn, into doggy wrestling matches, and socializing with anything that breathes. At the end of a long day, Kayde enjoys nothing more than curling up in the best spot on the bed with Tartyn and Mom.
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