Meet my new Grand-dog, Indiana Bones!
Friday, Feb 23rd, 2018 | By Dr. Marty Becker
Our family has been dwindling as we’ve lost several beloved dogs in the last year. But now the extended Becker animal clan is growing again… welcome our new Grand-dog, Indiana Bones, who has joined our daughter, Mikkel’s, family! Indy is a precious little guy, and has Mikkel’s whole family wrapped around his paw — even […]
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Our family has been dwindling as we’ve lost several beloved dogs in the last year. But now the extended Becker animal clan is growing again… welcome our new Grand-dog, Indiana Bones, who has joined our daughter, Mikkel’s, family! Indy is a precious little guy, and has Mikkel’s whole family wrapped around his paw — even […]
Read more »Saying goodbye to Gracie
Tuesday, Dec 26th, 2017 | By Dr. Marty Becker
Our family welcomed a new family member into our home on Christmas Eve in 2010, and said goodbye to her on Christmas Day seven years later. Our beloved family member was an eight-year-old Lab/pit bull mix, who came with the name Gracie. I typically call euthanasia as the gift of the “final grace,” and it […]
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Our family welcomed a new family member into our home on Christmas Eve in 2010, and said goodbye to her on Christmas Day seven years later. Our beloved family member was an eight-year-old Lab/pit bull mix, who came with the name Gracie. I typically call euthanasia as the gift of the “final grace,” and it […]
Read more »Merry Christmas from this veterinarian’s family to yours!
Thursday, Dec 21st, 2017 | By Dr. Marty Becker
This is a time of year I always love and cherish. Our family is together, including our animals, and we’re enjoying a little time without the frenzy of work. But as many of you are also experiencing, there are clouds above our heads. For us, it’s the health of our pets. For you, it may […]
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This is a time of year I always love and cherish. Our family is together, including our animals, and we’re enjoying a little time without the frenzy of work. But as many of you are also experiencing, there are clouds above our heads. For us, it’s the health of our pets. For you, it may […]
Read more »Thanksgiving Day reflections on a life with pets
Thursday, Nov 23rd, 2017 | By Dr. Marty Becker
This time last year we were eagerly awaiting the arrival of our newly adopted dogs Quin’C and Quill’N, and enjoying the golden years of our Quora, Quixote, and Gracie, as well as our spitfire distemper survivor pup QT Pi Becker, a barn full of cats, and our beloved horses. We didn’t know that our time […]
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This time last year we were eagerly awaiting the arrival of our newly adopted dogs Quin’C and Quill’N, and enjoying the golden years of our Quora, Quixote, and Gracie, as well as our spitfire distemper survivor pup QT Pi Becker, a barn full of cats, and our beloved horses. We didn’t know that our time […]
Read more »The final goodbye came too fast, but the next hello will be glorious
Tuesday, Nov 7th, 2017 | By Dr. Marty Becker
Being a veterinarian can be a blessing and a curse. A blessing when you’re able to save a pet who shouldn’t have made it, a curse when you know a pet is going to die and there’s nothing you can do except hope for the best or pray for a miracle. It’s the worst when […]
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Being a veterinarian can be a blessing and a curse. A blessing when you’re able to save a pet who shouldn’t have made it, a curse when you know a pet is going to die and there’s nothing you can do except hope for the best or pray for a miracle. It’s the worst when […]
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