About Dr. Robin

I came into veterinary medicine later in life, but have always had a passion for animals since I was a little girl. My life just took a more circuitous path to get to this point where I can help animals heal themselves. I started off as a competitive boardercross and extreme snowboarder that loved her first dog, Salad so much and craved to learn everything about caring for her. I eventually started a luxury pet boarding facility in Crested Butte, CO where my interest in holistic medicine increased and where I also became a mother to the most amazing daughter. Fast forward to losing my 2 best friends (1 to cancer and 1 to a tick-borne illness) within a 2-month period as an Army wife in Tennessee. My grief turned into a drive to learn more to helping animals heal. Watching a veterinarian on a show called Dog Town (filmed at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary) sparked the idea that it wasn’t too late to fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian. After a total 10 years of school (undergraduate and vet school), I finally graduated from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in May 2020 right in the middle of a pandemic. Four brutal years of vet school as a single mother, dealing with a serious illness while in vet school, and a global pandemic were reasons why I decided to take a break after graduation to spend time with my daughter and get my veterinary acupuncture certification (CVA) through Chi University in Florida before embarking on my veterinary career. I moved in the summer of 2021 with my daughter and 2 dogs to the Flathead Valley in Montana after vet school to live closer to the mountains and lakes we cherish so much.