Dr. Summer Heyerly has a bachelor’s degree in animal sciences and a minor in Organizational Leadership Management from Purdue University. She also holds a D.V.M. from St. George’s University, where she received Phi Zeta Academic Honors. Dr. Summer was born and raised in Ossian, Indiana, by two small business owning parents. After completing her bachelor’s degree, she decided to travel abroad to Grenada to receive her D.V.M. from St. George’s University. She is an active member of AAHA, AVMA, and FVMA. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, going to the beach, paddle boarding, running, playing golf, reading, and traveling. Dr. Summer also enjoys watching the Green Bay Packers on Sundays, even though she is not a native Wisconsonian. She has 8 pets of her own, all of which are misfit little loves that needed an issue fixed then found a permanent home [citation].