Tayelor is a Portage native whose family has been coming to Lakeview Animal Hospital since she was very young. She graduated from Portage Central High school in 2014. She has been working with animals professionally for 10 years, with  certifications in canine behavior and communication. Growing up, she was always surrounded by fury family members, from Great Danes to Yorkies and everything in between. Currently, she is the proud mother of two dachshunds, Frenchie and Kinzy, a Pitbull named Norbert, and a Golden Retriever named Raphael. In her free time she enjoys reading, hiking and playing video games.