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Altered Viewpoints

Recently, much ado has been made regarding unique personality/lifestyle traits of different age groups in our society. For better or worse, I am categorized as a member of Generation X. As such, I supposedly am self-sufficient, skeptical, and value work-life balance....

Resolutions Revisited

As promised, I am revisiting my 2017 New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately, this comes with both frustration and embarrassment regarding my general lack of progress. Maybe I bit off a little more than I could chew. Or, maybe I just didn’t focus on those goals well...

Reasons to be Thankful…

A lot of attention lately is being directed towards veterinary wellness, and rightly so. Our profession has some serious issues with frustration, depression, and even suicide. Veterinarians are four times as likely as the general population to commit suicide, and...

What Really Bonds Clients to Your Practice?

After 25 years of private clinical practice, I have finally come full circle: from small-town mixed practice, through relief work and small animal suburban practice, and back again to mixed practice in a small rural town. One common factor in all the successful...