Dr. Jim Amyx completed his undergraduate studies at Texas Tech University, graduating with honors in 1996. He then attended veterinary college at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine, from which he graduated with honors in 2000. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps where he served for six years as the installation veterinarian at Fort Sam Houston, TX and Fort Sill, OK providing veterinary care to Military Working Dogs, government-owned horses, and soldiers' pets.

In 2003, Dr. Jim was deployed to Kuwait and Iraq at the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is very proud of his military career, especially his Airborne badge, and loves to share his experiences. Dr. Jim left the Army in December of 2005, and has been in small animal, general, and emergency practice since leaving the army.