Our Experts

Editorial team

The vets and trainers who review our content

Every drug dose, every triage cue, every training tip on PuppaDogs is cross-checked against current veterinary literature and signed off by a working clinician or credentialed trainer. Here’s who.

Dr. Sarah Mitchell

Dr. Sarah Mitchell

DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine)

Internal medicine specialist with 18 years in companion animal practice. Reviews every drug dosage published on PuppaDogs against current Plumb’s and ACVIM consensus statements.

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Dr. Mitchell completed her DVM at Cornell University and her residency in small animal internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine since 2010, she practices at a large urban referral hospital and serves on the editorial board of two veterinary journals. At PuppaDogs she cross-checks medication dosing tools and reviews all triage-related content for clinical accuracy.
Dr. James Park

Dr. James Park

DVM, DACVECC (Emergency & Critical Care)

Emergency and critical care specialist focused on the 11 PM phone calls owners actually make. Reviews PuppaDogs’ triage calculators and red-flag warnings.

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Dr. Park spent five years working overnight emergency shifts at a high-volume metropolitan emergency hospital before becoming a board-certified specialist in emergency and critical care. He is particularly focused on translating clinical triage decisions into plain-language guidance for owners – which red flags warrant immediate ER care, which can wait for the morning, and how to tell the difference. At PuppaDogs he reviews every emergency-related calculator and FAQ.
Emma Hawthorne, CPDT-KA

Emma Hawthorne, CPDT-KA

Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed

Force-free positive trainer with 12 years specializing in reactive dogs and separation anxiety. Reviews PuppaDogs’ behavior content, training guides, and the personality quiz.

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Emma is a CCPDT-KA certified trainer, KPA Certified Training Partner, and full member of the Pet Professional Guild. After a decade as a shelter behavior consultant she now runs a private practice specializing in reactive dogs, separation anxiety, and force-free rehabilitation of fearful rescues. She writes regularly for two training publications and is co-author of an upcoming book on the behavioral needs of working-line dogs.
Dr. Priya Sharma

Dr. Priya Sharma

PhD Animal Nutrition, MS Veterinary Science

Animal nutritionist with research focus on canine diet formulation and renal/diabetic dietary management. Reviews PuppaDogs’ calorie, weight, and prescription-diet calculators.

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Dr. Sharma holds a PhD in companion animal nutrition from UC Davis. Her published research focuses on formulating diets for dogs with chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus. She consults with veterinary therapeutic diet manufacturers and reviews every nutrition-facing calculator on PuppaDogs to make sure recommended caloric intakes and macronutrient profiles align with current AAFCO and WSAVA guidance.

How we work

Every calculator is built from named sources (Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook, ACVIM consensus statements, AAHA guidelines, peer-reviewed studies). Every FAQ short-answer is reviewed against current clinical recommendations before it goes live. We update content when guidelines change — never on a fixed schedule.