Dr. Donald Earl started his career in veterinary medicine in 1989 when his wife, Andrea, brought home a very sick puppy named Booboo. Over the next 2 weeks, Booboo was diagnosed with distemper and Donny and Andrea were told by an emergency doctor to put her to sleep. They loved her too much to give up that quickly, so they took her to another doctor for a second opinion. They met a fantastic vet named Dr. John Symes, who told them Booboo still had a little fighting room left. Over the next few months, Booboo’s bill went into the thousands, so Dr. Symes let Donny start helping at the hospital to defray some of the costs. He worked part time at the hospital for the next 7 years until he left for veterinary school.

While he was working as a technician, he also volunteered 2 days a week at The Friends of the Sea Lion in Laguna Beach. On his birthday in 1996, his greatest supporter, his wife of 25 years Andrea, told him he should go back to school to follow his lifelong dream of being a veterinarian. Dr. Earl graduated with his D.V.M. from the University of Florida in 2000. Since then, he has enjoyed practicing small animal medicine in Irvine and Rancho Santa Margarita, and currently in Newport Beach, CA. Especially dear to him is his rescue work with German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County, Guide Dogs for the Blind, and The Pup Squad Rescue.

Dr. Earl is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, California Veterinary Medical Association, Southern California Veterinary Medical Association, and Feline Practitioners of America. He has lectured on “Technology in the Fully Integrated Veterinary Practice” in Chicago, Honolulu, and Southern California. He is an Eagle Scout, Assistant Scoutmaster in Troop 636, Cubmaster of Pack 727, and an avid supporter of The Boy Scouts of America.