Dr. Sarah Jenkins, DVM, MS, DACT

Dr. Sarah Jenkins is a board-certified veterinary theriogenologist (DACT) specializing in canine reproductive medicine, high-risk gestation monitoring, and obstetrical surgical management. Raised in suburban Colorado with a lifelong passion for working sporting dogs, Dr. Jenkins completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and a Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Reproductive Physiology at the world-renowned Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Following veterinary school, Dr. Jenkins completed a rigorous three-year theriogenology residency accredited by the American College of Theriogenologists. Over her 14-year clinical career, she has performed more than 1,200 canine gestational ultrasound examinations, evaluated complex luteal insufficiency cases, and managed over 650 high-value breeding litters with a 0% maternal mortality record in planned surgical interventions.

At DogPregnancy, Dr. Jenkins leads our veterinary editorial review board. She oversees ovulation timing protocols, fetal heart-rate diagnostic standards, and dystocia intervention guidelines, ensuring every piece of gestational health guidance strictly adheres to peer-reviewed literature from the Society for Theriogenology and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

When she is not in the clinical operating suite or mentoring veterinary residents, Dr. Jenkins trains and trials field-bred Golden Retrievers, participates in canine rescue obstetrical care, and speaks nationally on canine endocrine management and progesterone assay interpretations.