Dr. Mar Doering was born and grew up in the St. Louis area.  Upon graduation from high school, she entered the University of Missouri – Columbia, College of Agriculture where she graduated with a BS in Animal Science with Honors.  She then attended the University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine where she received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree in 1979.   She entered private practice in the central Missouri area and founded the Animal Clinic of South Callaway, PC in 1980.  In addition to operating a small animal veterinary clinic, Dr. Doering served as Public Information Director and Urban Extension Veterinarian for the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine from 1983 to 1984. In 2009, Dr. Doering rededicated her clinic as “All Paws Medical and Behavioral Center” in order to give appropriate emphasis on her increased interest in treating animals with behavioral issues. 

Dr. Doering is a member of Phi Zeta Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine, was included in the Who’s Who of Veterinary Medicine in 1986 and has served on the Public Affairs Committee of the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association.   She is the author of numerous articles and publications dealing with pet care.  Over the years, she has been involved in public education relating to veterinary medicine, pet care and animal behavior, being interviewed on numerous occasions, appearing on various local television programs and hosting a weekly local PBS program entitled, “The Pet Connection – With Dr. Mar Doering”.   

Consistent with the growing focus of her practice on animal behavior and behavioral medicine, since 2011 Dr. Doering has volunteered as a training consultant for the “Puppies on Parole” program instituted by the Missouri Department of Corrections  and meets twice monthly with the offender-dog handlers helping them to train otherwise unadoptable dogs into AKC tested “Canine Good Citizens”.  In September of 2012 the “Puppies on Parole” program placed its 1000^th dog into its “forever” home.   In recognition of her contributions to this program, Dr. Doering was honored by the Director of the Department of Corrections with the Director’s Coin of Excellence.

In addition to her behavioral practice, Dr. Doering continues to practice small animal medicine and surgery serving the needs of her patients as a full-time veterinarian at her clinic in Holts Summit, MO.  She celebrated the 32^nd anniversary of her clinic in 2012.  Her special interests in veterinary medicine include animal behavior, preventative care and client education. 

She has been married for 36 years to her soul mate Dave.  They reside in rural Callaway County with their dogs “Yeager”, “Gus”, “Ducky”, “Manicotti”, “Asiago”, “Raphael” and “Mario” and their office cats, “Shredder”, “Taz”, “Hoss” and “Little Joe”.   And I believe they have 4 new kitty additions recently.