-
Equine Assisted Therapy: A Unique and Effective Intervention
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Azmaira H. Maker
-
The Psychological and Physical Benefits of Having a Pet
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Louise B. Miller
-
Rethinking One Health, Part 2
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith, Kate Hodgson
In this second part, Dr. Smith continues to describe the concept he recognized as fundamental to the human-animal bond during trip he took with his dog Beau to Alaska in 2007. It would later be defined by Dr. Kate Hodgson, a veterinarian at the University of Toronto, using a new term, zooeyia.
-
Rethinking One Health, Part 1
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith, Kate Hodgson
During the trip to Alaska with his dog Beau in 2007, Dr. Smith tells how he recognized a concept so fundamental to the human-animal bond that it changed his whole outlook on One Health. It would later be defined by Dr. Kate Hodgson, a veterinarian at the University of Toronto, using a new term,...
-
The Alaska Highway: Traveling with Beau
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
In Part 7 in a series of stories reflecting on a 2007 trip to Alaska with his dog, Beau, truckers and caribou seen in the Canadian Rockies were left behind as the pair crossed into the Yukon Territory to lodge at Whitehorse overnight.
-
Why Do People Risk Their Own Health for Their Pets?
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Hal Herzog
New study of pet owners who would refuse or delay COVID testing or treatment.
-
Lakes, Mountains and Grizzly Bears; Traveling-with-Beau
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
In Part 10 in a series of stories reflecting on a 2007 trip to Alaska with his dog, Beau, Beau was safely boarded in a veterinary clinic while Dr. Smith and his wife Doris drove south from Anchorage through the Kenai Peninsula to their ultimate destination at the ocean port of...
-
Friday essay: the cultural meanings of wild horses
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Michael J. Adams
From 30,000-year-old cave paintings to The Man From Snowy River, wild horses have always been part of human culture. As Australia debates what to do with 'brumbies' in mountain environments, it's time to reconsider their place.
-
The Long Journey Home: Traveling with Beau
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
In Part 11 in a series of stories reflecting on a 2007 trip to Alaska with his dog, Beau, preparations were made for Doris to fly home while Dr. Smith and Beau retraced their route across North America. The remaining 10 days of the trip were relatively uneventful.
-
From Ontario to Wisconsin: Traveling with Beau
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
In Part 3 in a series of stories reflecting on a 2007 trip to Alaska with his dog, Beau, the travelers cross northern Ontario into Michigan and Wisconsin and reach St. Croix Falls on the Minnesota border.
-
War Horse, Other Animal Warriors and the Veterinarians Who Cared for Them
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
Animals are still fighting and suffering in war. Though written for children, Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling book, War Horse, helps us understand the massive loss of animal life in the history of war. Dr. Delano Proctor also shares his experience as a veterinarian treating horses in...
-
Lake Kluane: Traveling with Beau
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
In Part 8 in a series of stories reflecting on a 2007 trip to Alaska with his dog, Beau, the stop at Kluane National Park and Reserve offered views of some of the most majestic mountains in North America and a chance for Beau to run along the lake and get tangles of burrs in his coat.
-
Traveling with Beau: My 34-Day Trip to a Deeper Understanding of One Health
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
In Part 1, Dr. Smith provides background on the 10,000 mile trip he took to Alaska with his dog named Beau in 2007. During this long journey, valuable insights are gained into One Health and an understanding of the human-animal bond that changed his whole outlook on veterinary medicine.
-
A Lesson in Humility: Traveling with Beau
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
In Part 4 in a series of stories reflecting on a 2007 trip to Alaska with his dog, Beau, the drive across North Dakota was their worst day when Beau became ill. It proved to be the turning point in the experience of traveling with a dog and offered a dose of humility and common sense not...
-
The Texas of Canada: Traveling with Beau
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
In Part 6 in a series of stories reflecting on a 2007 trip to Alaska with his dog, Beau, the travelers cross Alberta into British Columbia at the eastern terminus of the ALCAN, or Alaska-Canada Highway.
-
The Canadian Prairie: Traveling with Beau
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
In Part 5 in a series of stories reflecting on a 2007 trip to Alaska with his dog, Beau, views of the Canadian prairie are described from the U.S. border through Saskatchewan.
-
Arriving at Anchorage: Traveling with Beau
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
In Part 9 in a series of stories reflecting on a 2007 trip to Alaska with his dog, Beau, the travelers stopped to admire the Matanuska Glacier before proceeding to Anchorage for a good night's sleep in a hotel and a rendezvous with Doris, Dr. Smith's wife who had flown in.
-
Traveling Dog Named Beau
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
The life of Beau, a favorite dog of the Smith family, is chronicled during his years of travelling, including to an epic journey to Alaska. Remembering those moments provides some of the greatest blessings through that special relationship called the human-animal bond.
-
Veterinary Education in Indiana: From Horses to Hogs to the Human-Animal Bond
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Donald F. Smith
Though Purdue University’s first veterinary class graduated just over 50 years ago in 1963, there had been a long and vibrant history of veterinary education in the state of Indiana dating back to the 1890s when the Indiana Veterinary College was founded.
-
I was not born with a mask!
Soft Literature | Contributor(s): Erasmo de Oliveira
Year 2020. The Mankind “evolved” frighteningly (in the broadest sense of this word); It created wings, conquered other planets, played God by manipulating DNA and the atom. Today, it is very “natural” to use a smartphone, but it seems ridiculous to hear the silence and...
