Our Veterinary Team

Dr. Tannetje Crocker is the new owner of Alta Vista Animal Hospital. She is a 2009 graduate of Texas A&M Veterinary School. After graduation, she spent a year in California, completing a veterinary internship. She then returned to her hometown, Keller, Texas, to continue her veterinary career.

After graduation, Dr. Crocker specialized in equine medicine. After having her first child, she focused on small animal medicine in general practice and emergency clinics.

Dr. Crocker and her husband, Shane, have two children, Isabella and Corbin. Their four-legged children include; Ranger, a lab, and Mr. Bobby, the cat. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, watching sports, and barbecuing by the pool. She enjoys speaking and educating the public and fellow professionals about having a career in veterinary medicine.

Fun fact. Dr. Crocker is a graduate of Keller High School and is very excited to serve the community she grew up in.

Dr. Hutchison cares for the needs of cats and dogs. Caring for your pets is Dr. Hutchison’s number one focus and passion, from vaccines to small animal surgeries. Before Dr. Hutchison became a doctor, she worked at Alta Vista as a Tech since high school. She attended Texas A&M for veterinary school and graduated in 1998. She came back to Alta Vista in 2005 and has been here since.

Dr. Hutchison has been married to her husband, Jimmy, for 12 years. She has a 4 yr old daughter named RuthAnn, who loves to come to work with her mom! If you ask her what she wants to be when she grows up, she’ll say she wants to be just like her mom and be a “doctor for animals.”

Dr.Hutchison has five dogs: Jane, Kate, Myrtle, Rosebud, and Steve. She has nine horses, a pony named Ruby, a donkey named Buford, and too many cows to count.

Jimmy Don started at Alta Vista Animal Hospital in October 2005.

He lives with his wife and two step-children, Brandon and Brooke. They have lots of sheep, four dogs, Piper, Bonnie, Cycle, and Bandit, and 3 Horses, Frosty, Bailey, and Cheyenne. His hobbies are team roping and DIY stuff.

Cassidi has worked in large and small animal veterinary medicine for over three years. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the University of Florida last spring with hopes of attending Veterinary school in the future. Cassidi previously worked in a large animal ICU clinic in Colorado before moving south and joining the Alta Vista team. In her free time, Cassidi enjoys hanging out with friends and family, exploring her new city, and going on adventures with her rescue dog Mila.

Lory started at Alta Vista Animal Hospital in September 2017.

I have been married for 45 years; we have four children and 13 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. I have 1 Siberian husky who is full of energy, and our babies. I now have a spunky kitten named Boo; she loves getting into things and table scraps! Yes, they are spoiled rotten. I love the mountains and, hiking, seeing wolves. I have been in the veterinary field for 20 years and love it.

My hobbies include fishing, biking, gardening, sewing, and caring for the grandkids. I love fires on cold evenings, and Christmas is my #1 holiday. I go crazy.

Taylor has had a passion for animals since the time she could talk. She always knew she wanted to have a job that focused on them. She couldn’t have pets growing up, so she took up pet sitting as a teenager and still does that in her free time. She lives with her husband and daughter, their dog Maggie, their giant cat Carl and their three sphynxes, Smeagol, Morticia, and Bellatrix.

Garret started working at Alta Vista Animal Hospital in September 2015.

He loves to travel with his family and loves being with animals. He has two dogs, Bella and Diezel, a cat named Napoleon, and a hedgehog named Stanley. His hobbies are participating in the Special Olympics, shopping, and movies.