The only constants in Dr. Savannah's workday are her blue scrubs and goofy laugh. Day inand day out, this young Métis veterinarian juggles everything from emergency surgery on afawn that was attacked by a cougar, to releasing an owl back into the wild after nursing it backto health, to examining a schoolteacher's ailing classroom pet gecko...all before noon!Nestled deep in rural Drayton Valley, Alberta, life at the mixed-practice Rocky Rapids VeterinaryService is anything but predictable...and Dr. Savannah wouldn't have it any other way! Despitegraduating from vet school seven years ago, this young vet still can't believe she gets paid tolive out her childhood dream. Her childhood days were spent watching Dr. Doolittle and "saving"the family dog with a toy stethoscope. Today, her house is an ever-growing menagerie ofrescued critters she can't resist bringing home.When she isn't saving animals' lives, Dr. Savannah is exploring her Indigenous identity. HerMétis bloodline was kept a close family secret for many years, and her true cultural roots weren'tconfirmed until she was almost finished at vet school. Now, on a mission to learn everything shecan about her heritage, the series will follow Dr. Savannah on her quest to discover her newidentity, who her ancestors are, and what it means to be a Métis woman.DR. SAVANNAH: WILD ROSE VET features a variety of characters who come into our vet'sworld to help guide her journey. Her Aunt Jennifer will help Savannah to uncover the Howsefamily's significant place in Métis history through a visit to Victoria Settlement, an historiccommunity in Alberta.Dr. Savannah dedicates many hours to volunteering her time with organizations to help low income pet owners in the city of Edmonton with Connie Varnhagen and her organization AlbertaHelping Animals Society. The chatty and fun-loving duo also travel far to Canada's High Arcticoffering their services to keep northern pets healthy and pet owners happy in Cambridge Bay,Nunavut.At home in Drayton Valley, Dr. Savannah has a cherished friendship with Lil Dupperon, the localwildlife animal rescuer. Together, they help and release wild birds - such as a majestic GreatGrey owl - and they help a baby fawn to get back in the wild via an innovative mother deer-fawnadoption process.A member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, Dr. Savannah believes strongly in volunteering herexpertise, doing so by visiting remote First Nations communities to help with the roaming dogpopulations and providing free pet care for Indigenous families. It's a huge responsibility, but Dr.Savannah is determined to connect with, and give back to, the people with whom she hasalways - unknowingly - belonged.
