I first communicated with Steve Smith when he and Alayne Marker enrolled their nonprofit organization in the Speaking for Spot Gives Back Program. Located in New Hampshire, Steve and Alayne are the proprietors of the Rolling Dog Ranch Animal Sanctuary. Their mission is to provide a sanctuary focused on caring for animals with disabilities. [More]

How on earth could a wagging tail be a problem? Have you ever been around a large, muscular, happy dog who upends flower vases and knocks over beverages on coffee tables with his long vigorously wagging tail? People living with such dogs literally have to “tail-proof” their homes! Ever been repeatedly slapped across the thighs by one of these wagging whips, and the more you react to the pain the more the dog wags? Ouch!

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This will be my tenth and final blog post describing reasonable expectations as they pertain to delivery of veterinary care (parts one through nine can be found at www.speakingforspot.com/blog). This time, however, the tables will be turned- rather than describing what is reasonable for you to expect of your veterinarian, I am going to discuss what is reasonable for your veterinarian to expect of you!

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If you could see me now dear readers, you would know that I am giving you a standing ovation! I anticipated my recent blog post about what to feed our pets might generate some heated discussion and bullying behavior. I thought I might have to be a cyberspace referee! I needn’t have worried- your comments, which can be viewed at http://www.speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=2048 were all so darned civilized! You reported how you feed your pets and what you’ve learned through your own experiences. No one [More]

So why in the world would I invite my clients to whip out their cell phones during the course of an office visit? Because I want to see video of my patients’ symptoms! [More]