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There is a growing movement among businesses to introduce wellness programs into their work environment. It’s a response by employers to help reduce stress in the workplace, stress that can lead to reduced productivity and even loss of an employee. …
Read MoreMy lifework as a veterinarian has been rewarded many times over with interesting stories of pets becoming “members of the family”, forever altering the traditional meaning of siblings. Many of these stories are about the curious ways pets help their…
Read MoreYears ago, when Bailee, my Springer spaniel and Shilo, a yellow Lab were still alive, we took evening walks together in the woods near my home in Colbert. They were my constant companions, anxiously waiting my return from a long…
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The Plastic Bowl I enjoy retirement. Those busy days of veterinary work are behind me now, leaving me with a medley of memories to sort through whenever I feel the urge to entertain myself. Today my mind landed on this…
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We are born with this wonderful capacity to bond. The bond is what animates life and infuses it with joy, but also with sorrow over times of loss. When I think of miracles, I think of bonding and I celebrate…
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Living in the Moment In writing my book, Tails, I came upon the realization that pets are wonderful “wordless” mentors. My own two pets, Shilo, a yellow Lab and Bailee, a black and white Springer Spaniel, silently taught me about…
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