Bio for the website:
Dr. Heather Steyn is a graduate of the Colorado State University Professional
Veterinary Medicine program and has lived in Colorado since 1991. She
attended North Carolina State University for her Bachelor of Science with a minor
in Genetics as well as a focus in Animal Behavior. Dr Steyn has been a member
of the Society for Theriogenology since 2003 and has pursued a residency
position with the American College of Theriogenology for eligibility for board
certification in this specialty field. She has had a professional interest in canine
reproduction for her entire career and has gone through extensive training and
certification to handle frozen semen and fulfill the AKC requirements to run an
Internationally operated canine frozen semen bank.
Dr. Steyn has been involved in the dog show community since her childhood,
showing as an all-breed handler for greater than 15 years before pursuing
Veterinary Medicine. She has a strong dedication to the breeder community with
a focus on heritable disease, breeding program evaluation, artificial insemination,
(fresh, fresh-chilled and frozen) and an extensive knowledge base of AKC
breeds. She has dedicated her time and efforts to the breeders to help them
evaluate and improve their breeding programs with assistance in conformation
evaluations, temperament testing and pedigree analysis.
Breeding for health, temperament and confirmation are ideals that Dr. Heather
Steyn understands and practices within her own breeding program. Dr Steyn’s
goal is to assist reputable breeders in achieving high reproductive performance
with their dog as well as eliminating heritable disease, improving their breeding
lines furthering the quality of purebred dogs.
Dr. Steyn is currently pursuing her dream of building her own Veterinary Hospital
in Fort Collins, CO. In addition to the fully functioning canine frozen semen bank,
Canine Genetic Reserve, Dr Steyn will be the proud owner and operator of a full
service veterinary hospital. The hospital is called Advanced Animal Care of
Colorado and will be open for service in the early summer of 2011!