I live with a total of 6 "kids":  I have Jessie who is a 14-year-old, spayed female Australian Shepherd;  Xander, an 8-year-old yorkie who thinks he is Napolean; Teddy, an approximately 10-year-old neutered male pomeranian that I recently adopted as a stray; Sydney, a previously feral cat who has tamed up rather nicely and has finally stopped destroying my house and home; and Drake, a two-year-old orange tabby that my husband and I rescued as a kitten last year; and Bobby Joe, a 45-year-old female desert tortoise.  (Dr. Dolorico has taken on the care of Bobby Jo since we had to re-landscape the backyard).

I just got married in July 2009, and just had a baby in August 2010 (see below), so running the business has been a little challenging, especially because I was dealing with complications of a clotting disorder during my pregnancy. My husband and baby are helping me not be such a work-a-holic.

I started the hospital with just 3 staff members besides myself, and now we are up to fifteen, most who are full-time.

I received the 2005 San Diego Small Business Administration award for the Woman-Owned Business of the Year. (I am holding the award in the picture above).

In my spare time, I like to unwind playing my X-Box and Playstation 3 video games, watching Charger football games (although this year, it was a little more painful to watch the Chargers play), or heading out to the movies.

The latest news about Dr. Hall:   After 7 months on a medical disability leave, Dr. Hall returned to work part-time in January 2011.  She is currently working on Tuesdays and Fridays, and every 3rd Saturday.  Her surgery schedule is now more open to her clients. Dr. Hall gave birth to her son, C.J. (short for Christopher James), on August 23, 2010 via C-section.  She continues to be treated with Coumadin for her clotting disorder that manifested during her pregnancy. 

Dr. Dolorico

Dr. Terri J. Dolorico graduated from Tennessee Veterinary school in June of 2000.  She has been an associate veterinarian at Canyon Creek Animal Hospital since March of 2004.  She has one-eyed "Willie" a killer chihuahua seen in the picture above (actually he is very sweet until you put him into a cage), "Bumble" a sweet maltese that she rescued, Cueball the kitty, and Stitch, a kitty with no eyes at all.  She also has a rabbit and a variety of fish aquariums.

This is the staff at Canyon Creek Animal Hospital as of December 2010. We were celebrating the holidays at CCAH (unfortunately Ali and Leisl were not available for our photo session) 

We are very proud that a lot of our staff has been with us for over three years!!!  Sarah H, Stephanie, and Dr. D have been with Canyon Creek for almost 7 years now! 

Dr. Rani Reuter is the newest member of Canyon Creek. She went to undergrad at UCSD and received a bachelor's in biochemistry/cell biology. She then went on to receive her DVM at UC Davis in 1996. Next she completed an internship at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Denver, CO where she also participated in the premiere season of Emergency Vets. Rani has additionally practiced in Michigan and Connecticut. She and her husband Jon moved to the San Diego area in 2003. Her family includes 2 human boys Jaden and Kyan, 2 dogs: Safari and Corvina Catfish, and 2 cats: Tigrerra and Lekerchecker. Between parenting and working, she enjoys mountain biking, gym time, cooking, and traveling.