Wellbeing & Lifestyle

I spend my weekends paddling. And we're not talking relaxing jaunts on placid lakes, here-this is white-water canoeing.

In 1994, Veterinary Economics ran a cover article featuring Dr. Scott Campbell with the headline "Who Is Dr. Scott Campbell and Why Is He Bringing Full-Service Veterinary Care to PetSmart?" Today, doomsday prophesies that independent practitioners worried about back then seem to have fallen short. ...

Sometimes a hospital manager needs someone outside of the practice to bounce ideas off of, vent to, and solve problems with.

Working with mountain gorillas has been the seminal experience of my life.

A Web site lets you try out your dream career on your next vacation.

With dedication, training, and planning you can run a 5K race.

Read how competing veterinarians wound up in the same band.

We get into deeply seated patterns of thinking and acting, and at some point we lose sight of other possibilities and opportunities.

If you don't have a strong desire to be wealthy, you're in good company in the United States.

Don't wait until you collapse on the floor of your clinic to make much-needed changes to your lifestyle. Personal wellness is crucial to fulfilling, successful practice ... and it could save your life.

Your compassionate care for patients, clients, and staff has a limit. Here's how one doctor learned where his responsibility ends.

I'm an associate at a small-animal veterinary practice. Is it OK for me to date a client?

The first time I went out on a drowning search, my search and rescue dog, Bella, tracked down the victim. That's when it hit me: This works. At that moment, search and rescue became real and exciting for me.

I already work a few Saturdays a month and now my boss wants more!

Be the new singer for an all-veterinary band! Get the song list and application, and read more about Dr. Fred Metzger's passion for hitting the skins.

When my 8-year-old daughter talks about the losses in her life, she consistently lists them in chronological order. And the first nine are all pets.

Dr. Thomas Burns gets up close and personal with the sea's deadliest predator in his spare time.

Drive here, go there, do this, finish that-you're really busy today! And every day, for that matter. Try these tips to smooth the kinks from your schedule and bring sanity back to your day-without hurting the bottom line.

Men: Don't marry a woman with a career because you'll run a higher risk of having marital problems (read: divorce).

Show respect for your clients, your profession, your family, and yourself over the holidays-leave work at work.

Achieving life balance isn't easy. Changing your approach requires trust and commitment.

Dancing keeps this veterinarian on her toes.

Just think of me as a big, black spider, plotting and planning ways to get you to my sticky Web site. In this scenario, you're the juicy fly, I'm afraid. But when you get to vetecon.com I hope you'll be happy as a clam. (This is where my metaphor falls apart, in case you didn't notice.)

Four years ago, my business partner Dr. Ed Farnham and I purchased the Hexagon House, a bed and breakfast in Pentwater, Mich., off Lake Michigan.

Juggling a career and kids may seem impossible. But with a little thought and planning, you can bring a baby onboard-and still keep your head above water.

Once I discovered mountain climbing was something I could do, I wanted to push myself," says Dr. Michael Andrews. "When I was 20, I never thought I'd be doing something like this."

You cover a lot of ground everyday, leaping personal and professional hurdles. Balance and practice will help you tread diverse terrain and become more than a well-rounded doctor-you'll be a well-rounded person.

Owners and associates, you can see eye to eye. Just get the monkeys off your back.