The Staff

Linda R. Elliott, DVM

Dr. Elliott was born in Cedar Rapids, IA and received her DVM degree in 1978 from Iowa State University in Ames, IA. The call of the West brought her to Arizona after graduation to work in a Mesa practice specializing in small animals. In 1979 Dr. Elliott opened her own practice in Mesa, then moved into  Ahwatukee Commons Veterinary Hospital in 1988.

Dr. Elliott shares her east valley home with three dogs, one cat, 2 horses, a herd of 15 Alpaca and a flock of 40+ non-native exotic small birds. In her free time, she enjoys singing, kayaking, hiking, traveling the world, and blowing custom glass vessels.

Rebecca Housley, DVM

An Arizona native and the daughter of Dr. Elliott, Dr. Housley went into the “family business” after being around the veterinary field her whole life. She has bachelor’s degrees in Biology and Nursing as well as being a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. For her, being a veterinarian is a passion, and not just a profession.

Dr. Housley currently shares her home with two dogs, two cats, and a horse, although that will be changing in the future as she has recently become engaged! When she’s not working, Dr. Housley enjoys hiking, travel, and hanging out at the lake.

Wendy

Wendy is from Port Lavaca, Texas which is quite evident when you hear her speak that southern drawl. Upon graduation from high school in Texas, she went to real estate school and acquired her license. She then moved to Arizona and acquired her real estate license here.  Wendy decided that real estate was not for her and as a result we were lucky enough to have her join our team! She has three dogs: two chihuahuas and a Mexican hairless. Wendy loves the hairless dogs….and all the other hairless animals too! Wendy enjoys going to drive-in movies, bicycling, cooking, shopping and traveling. Wendy has moved back to Texas to be with her family, but we are lucky enough to have her be able to answer the phones so you can still hear her southern drawl.

Erin

Erin is one of our native Arizonans. She loves animal and the great outdoors, especially fishing and camping. When indoors, she enjoys music, reading and watching crime documentaries. She lives with 2 dogs ( Walter and Moose) as well as 2 cats ( Hae Hae and Boomer). Rumor has it that there’s a wedding planned for April.

Tiffany

Tiffany is a native Arizonan. She spent about 20 years grooming everyone’s pets. Now she has 2 cats ( Batman and Vader) of her own. She enjoys reading and the Open World video games. She has 2 grown boys. Her long term goal is to move to the country when she retires. She plans to hike, garden and whatever else suits her fancy.

Shayna

Shayna is another native Arizonan. She’s been in the veterinary world for 7 years and acquired her CVT from Pima Medical Institute in 2023. Shayna loves anime as illustrated by the names of her 3 dogs( Trunks, Nel, Ru) and her cat ( Kyo). She’s also “into” WWE wrestling and keeps a rubber stress reliever figurine ( Cody Rhoads) in her pocket at all times. Ask to see it!

Ernesto

Ernesto is originally from California. He’s been in Arizona for about 7 years. He has his veterinary associates certificate from Pima Medical Institute. He has 4 animals : Rascal a Blue Heeler, Greaseball a domestic shorthair, Beelz a uromastyx lizard and Quetzy an albino hogsnake. In his free time, he enjoys fishing, hiking, cooking, watching movies, anime, and loves playing games online with his friends.

Alicia

Alicia came from Texas in 2002. She is a cat lady extraordinaire with 6 cats(Earl Grey, Kiara, Nuka, Vitani, Jinx, and Berlioz) and an Aussie ( Kovu). In her free time, she enjoys foraging, primarily for mushrooms, herbs and flowers for teas and fruit to use as syrups. She’s also crazy about watching the Family Guy.

Peyton

Peyton is a native Arizonan. The youngest of 6 in a chaotic family. She currently has 1 leopard gecko (Circe), 1 cockatiel ( Mukoo) 2 rats( Remy and Ratticus) 1 goldfish (Caine) and 1 lab mix ( Otis). She enjoys reading, gardening, embroidering , music and paying video games. She does hope to go into exotics and wildlife care.

Henry

In Memorium:

Henry was an Australian diamond firetail finch, and his personality was as strong and sassy as his breed’s name suggests! This handsome fellow originally lived with Dr. Elliot but was moved to the clinic because he was being…a bit of a bully to his cage mates. But life as the only bird in the room suited Henry just fine, as he relished all the attention from staff and clients. Henry’s hobbies included mimicking siren sounds and flinging seeds out of his cage onto freshly swept floors, much to his (and only his) amusement. It was recently discovered that Henry preferred 80s music over country, favoring some vintage INXS or Men at Work.

Willard

In Memoriam:

Willard was born in 2001 on a small farm here in the valley, so you might consider him a farm boy. One day Dr. Elliott was out doing her riding lesson and said “Hey, that’s a really cool cat!” She took him home that day to become her lovable barn cat. Willard loved the great outdoors. His past times included sleeping on hay bales and getting love. Treats on-demand were expected and boy could he demand! As Willard matured he was not the best barn cat; therefore Dr. Elliott decided to bring him to the clinic to bring joy to all her staff on a daily basis. Willard enjoyed long naps on his plush bed, casual strolls around the treatment area, and FOOD. He is greatly missed by staff and clients alike.