Dr. Jennifer Shepherd

Dr. Jennifer Shepherd received her doctorate of veterinary medicine from Colorado State University in 2000. After graduating from vet school, she continued her training by completing a one year small animal medicine and surgery internship at the Ontario Veterinary College in Ontario Canada. After completing her internship, Dr. Shepherd returned to her hometown of Grand Forks, ND and worked at a small animal clinic for 3 1/2  years. She also worked at a small animal clinic in Bemidji, MN prior to purchasing Cloquet Animal Hospital in March 2007. Dr. Shepherd loves all aspects of veterinary medicine but has special interests in internal medicine, oncology, and soft tissue surgery.

 When not working, Dr. Shepherd enjoys running, hiking, and scrapbooking. She is married to Paul, the business manager of Cloquet Animal Hospital and they have two young children Alexa and Andrew.

Dr. Jonathan Hart

Dr. Jonathan Hart is a graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine where he received his DVM degree in 2010. Prior to moving to Minnesota in 2006, Jonathan lived in upstate New York where he worked at a small animal clinic as a technician, and milked cows on a 60-head dairy. Originally from Connecticut, Jonathan raised dairy goats as a 4-H project while growing up which piqued his interest in medicine. Among other activities associated with living on a small hobby farm Jonathan spent time living with grandparents in Sweden attending public schools there for several months while younger. One area of veterinary medicine that Jonathan particularly enjoys is dentistry because of how much dental hygiene can improve the health of pets.  He is always pursuing opportunities to gain more training in this area.

When not working, Jonathan likes to repair old trucks, travel, or enjoy the outdoors. His favorite activities include rock climbing, boundary waters canoe trips and cross country skiing in the north country.