Meet Our Friendly Office Staff

Liz, A.K.A. "Lizard", became part of the Companion Animal Hospital family in June 2016. She's been in this field as a veterinary assistant for 14 years. She loves all animals and, of course, their people too! She strives to make everyone's visit a pleasant one. She has a rescued thoroughbred mare, Teva, and three cats: Mao, Baby Girl, and Alley. In her off time, she likes to ride her horse, sing karaoke, and spend time with her 3 children and 4 grandchildren. She loves her CAH family!

Candace has been working at Companion Animal Hospital sine 2014 and in the veterinary field for over 10 years. She is a proud mother of one human child Jack, and three fur children Alice, Omar, and Sharon. Outside of work she enjoys gardening, cooking and spending time with her family. She believes kindness, laughter, and passion is the keys to a happy life.

Collier is newer to the veterinary field but has been working with animals her whole life. Collier grew up on a cattle ranch in Shingle Springs where she grew up with Black Angus cattle, horses, dogs and cats. She grew up showing cattle and raising guide dogs for Guide Dogs for the Blind. After graduating college, she then went on to work for Guide Dogs in the Bay Area for 5 years where she worked with behavioral career change dogs, potential breeder dogs, and managing a training kennel. She also worked in the field helping manage guide dog puppies in training. When Collier married her husband Bryan, she found herself back in El Dorado County and her pets began going to Companion Animal Hospital. Collier's furbabies include career change from Guide Dogs yellow lab Penny, black cat Cosmo and calico cat Lassen.

Dixie and Andy are deep in discussion in deciding their job descriptions (as you can see from their photo). They'll have to get back to you after their naps.