Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.:
June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010
Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith:
April 2, 1938 - May 9, 2021
Welcome to Milliron Monday where every Monday we celebrate
the legacy of Milliron Farm and Clinic,
Dr. Pete and Jody Smith.
Jody's Journals: 1977
March
- Pete to Charleston, John Hopkins overnight > checked, watered ewes, took Kanga > fed at barn, took Puff, checked snares, let Puff run in hay meadow
- stray, orange/white hound, bitch, took out drake by metal gate above barn, checked my sheep
- took Kanga, fed at barn, checked snares, brought salt/minerals down to barn from trough in hay meadow > wood stove arrive > helped Pete put ewes, lambs in barns > Pat game, B Wright overnight
- went with Pete to check ewes, lambs > Howard Strode, 3 others begin shearing ewes, put hay in both shed for my ewes > let Puff run in paddock > read
- took Jim, helped put sheep in for shearers, put sheered sheep back to hay bales, sorted sheep again > took Kanga checked SE fence line to put up snares, too many holes > dance concert, sold out, to movies
- to church > rode Junco thru woods, Jess rode Apple, tracked Bess, Puff on bottom > unpacked wood stove
- up at 5 am, sorted sheep all day, horrible
- Sassy, cancer, pneumonia > fed at barn > ran errands for Pete > ACKC at J Croxford's > walked Puff around block at Rodgers
- went to Marietta after bulldozer parts, firing iron, took Puff
- ate at Perkin's with Pete > fed at barn, checked snares, let Puff and Kanga run in hay meadow > tracked Bess, Puff at Jones'
- worked on road, raked gravel, reddog from fence boards into ditch, blistered left thumb > worked at desk > Pete, Jessica, I unloaded hay (1/2) truck into clinic barn, put rest in hill barn
- to church > Pat motorcycle club > watched Doug in marathon, watched Dough finish (11th) > got nanny goat (kid, 6 weeks) at Paul C.'s, stopped at Kinzelman's, put sheep in Phillip's place with Jim, fed at barn > Pete got wood stove hooked up
- fed lamb, goat > Jerry, Jolene here with Maine Coon kittens > picked up tools for stove > fed at barn, lamb dead > let dogs run in paddock > Pat, I took cans, glass to recycling center > Pete took car on calls > read
- Pete calls til 3 am > Pete lit stove > put collar, bell on Faline, took her for a walk (ran over chairs in the house) > played ball on hill with Kanga, Puff > worked at desk
- ran errands, Trisolini Gallery, picked up Pat
- fed at barn > glove finds, Puff, tracked Bess
- left for Ann Arbor Katherine Foster drove > visited Danielle Daughtery's kennels, visited Katherine's "puppy" Emma
- Olive Point, Joachim Volhard, Obedience Instructor's Clinic, arrived home 10:30
- fed at barn, took Faline for a run, took Kanga > evening potluck, took deviled goose eggs
- went after plywood for saw bench, practice jumps > took Pat to school > napped > fed at barn, took Kanga, Tobi, Topper up to check snares > worked at desk
- to Pam Collier's, took Faline > Pete plowed garden > fed at barn > ATC meeting at Judy's
- tacking at Jackie's, Puff found article, Bess 2 short tracks
- worked Puff > Jerry, Jolene, Carla here
- worked Puff > rode Junco, checked snares, took Jim > laid track for Bess, called commands for Chandelle > Judy Glasgow here > worked at desk > Pete, Jerry to Charleston
- to church > watched Parkersburg Obedience Trial
- ran errands, car to Russell's, Doug brought me home > fed at barn, let Puff, Kanga run in hay meadow, swim in pond, Puff chased duck around pond > checked snares
- picked up coveralls for Pete > tracked Bess (poorly), to Jones' tracked Puff (well)
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Through captivating, powerful, and emotional anecdotes, we celebrate the life of Dr. Abbott P. Smith. His biography takes the reader from smiles to laughter to empathy and tears. Dr. Smith gave us compelling lessons learned from animals; the role animals play in the human condition, the joy of loving an animal, and the awe of their spirituality. A tender and profound look into the life of a skilled veterinarian.
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