Milliron Monday: The Journals October - December 1976

 

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.

A continuation of Jody’s Journals.

1976

OCTOBER

·        Put Western ewes back in pasture (from Chadwell’s) directed Jim from the car > put Western ewes from bottom in hill paddock with Jim > Ruffian RV due

·        Rounded up Western ewes, ran them thru formaldehyde, used Jim, Kanga, dewormed sheep, Dave Coen hauled sheep up to clinic > P overnight at motorcycle club

·        Dogs in sheep, killed a dozen (found some injured) > to Church > Apple, Sailor, at Windy Hills > Pete fixed wire water gap above Warmke’s; hayed Meigs County > baited dog traps

·        Used Jim, Kanga, to get ram, check horses > Pete hayed Meigs County > lost left lense > chalked sheep, baited dog trap, took Kanga, but dog bit ewe in yard > Doug slept in hay meadow

·        Took Jim, caught 2 ewes for Doug to treat, P looked for sheep on motorcycle > took Kanga, walked up to fence line in hill pasture, saw dead ewe, checked dog traps

·        Tire flat again, fixed at Motyre > drove Hooper Ridge looking for stray dogs > put Western flock down in this pasture, got buckeyed (?) ewe out of ravine > ATC > Doug slept in barn overnight

·        Put Western flock in hill (house) paddock > drove Hooper Ridge looking for stray dog tracks

·        Closed hay meadow exit gates, put my flock up into hay meadow > put sheep back in > worked at desk

·        Got ewes from bottom in, sorted out 17 lambs for Arabs > put ewes in paddock > Schultheis party

·        BKC tracking test at Jones’, Song TD > Mule, burro show at Albany, Jones’ stopped by to see burros

·        Pete put Western ewes up in meadow > checked dog traps, brought flock down, went after Pete at Chadwell’s

·        Opened gates for ewes, let dogs run in paddock, raked leaves, got new contact lenses > checked dog traps, put ewe, rams in paddock

·        Kanga birthday, 5 years old > Took pears down to clinic, worked Puff, soaped saddle > painted dog box > ATC

·        Let sheep out, worked Puff, worked on saddle > Pete hayed at Meigs > painted front of shed > laid 2 tracks for Katherine on Chadwell’s > put sheep in

·        Worked Puff > ACKC City garage sale, took Kanga, Puff in car; worked sale around block

·        Worked Puff > got 3 white ducks, 2 dillies, 1 drake > Pat/John finished painting front of shed > D.W. Rutter saw 3 grey-white goats on Phillips place, called

·        Worked Puff at barn, got newspapers > Pete/Doug hayed at Meigs > to Church > let J drive station wagon at old airport, ate at DQ > put pack on Puff, laid track in blackberry meadow > caught brown (white chest) female dog up in woods; larger brown, blue dog escaped > took Puff, herded sheep down to hay meadow, put sheep in hill paddock with Jim > Pat/John looked for stray dogs with .22’s > cooked, dried liver, worked at desk

·        Worked Puff, 2 finds in ram paddock, got newspaper, some heeling > put sheep in with Jim, worked Puff in sign field, clinic barn

·        Kay Everett here, rode with J > Marshall left Mya, Ivanhoe [dogs] here, to VA hospital > worked Puff at hospital barn, put sheep in

·        Returned book, shopped, groceries > ATC took Puff

·        Pete to Charleston > cooked dried liver > checked dog trap, got sheep in with Jim > tracking at Jones’, Puff, 2 cross tracks > Pete overnight Colonial Stables

·        Put sheep in hay meadow with Jim > worked Puff > sheep in with Jim > picked up Doug, left logging truck for repair

·        Put up storm doors, P helped > laid track for Chauncey, K. Foster, worked Puff at clinic barn road > P double date with Brent

·        To Church > lunch at Ponderosa > Pete/Doug, Meigs County, hay > got sheep into barnyard with Jim > worked Puff

·        Took Jim, Kanga, opened gate to hay meadow > made custard, napped > got sheep in, took Jim, Kanga

·        Opened gate to meadow, took Jim, Kanga, got crippled (arthritis?) Suffolk ewe down to sell > checked dog traps, checked electric at Jones’

·        Pete, Gaines Symposium, Columbus > lecture, mule dash, Valarie G > ATC

·        Took flat saddles to Russ Fagan > tracking > Marshall picked up dogs > J, P, Spanish Club Halloween party

·        Hawk hit bird in fence row while I was on porch > Herbie and Kay Everett here

·        Church > Pete, Dr. S., rode, looked for beaver locations > got sheep in with Bess, Jim > watch TV

 

NOVEMBER

·        Worked Puff, whistle commands > Ralph Guthrie swabbed wells > Trefa caught two young wood mice > worked Puff at Med Center parking lot > P basketball physical; me, swine flu shot > took P to basketball tryouts > coon hunting, Everett’s at Phillips’ place, got 2 young coon, beautiful moonlit night

·        Voted, lunch at Grange Hall > Frank Johnson reset Apple, Blaze > possum in dog trap

·        Put possum in smaller cage > Pete x-rayed my spine > made apple crisp > got sheep in > picked up P, activities bus > ATC > J flu

·        Slept in, headache > walked up to fence line, brush over fence, on horse trail, got sheep in with Jim, Kanga > tracked at Jackie’s, regular track on dirt field, Puff did very well

·        Checked snow fence gate sheep had pushed it open, took Kanga, Jim > Mary Connor called, ewe, lamb on road, herded them in with Jim, car > worked Puff at parking lot, stopped at Karen Knight Wilson’s > all but 4 sheep already in, closed gate with snap > worked with Jim Thompson, Gussy; worked Puff, broke lead

·        To lawyers, closed Nadroski house/barn/5acres, deal > Kay Everett here > rode Blaze up on ridge, loggers not there; brought Sheep in with Jim, shut gate toward cliff pasture > ate at Baker Center, play “Lost”

·        To Church > field trial > rode Blaze, brought sheep in with Jim, Kanga > took J, P, to church bowling party; Pete, I, went to library, ate at Baker Center

·        Walked after sheep, took Jim, Kanga, checked snares, dog trap > worked Puff > ATC practice at clinic barn > worked in Pete’s study at desk

·        Rode bike, 12 mins, Puff, whistle commands > Pete got sheep in > worked on slides

·        Betty, Abbott arrived, brought placements, strawberry jam > walked around meadows after sheep > Abdella’s for dinner > watched movie slides > Betty, Abbott stayed at Lake Motel

·        Walked with Betty, cliff pasture ravine, etc., > Abbott chopped up 2 dead maples > Betty, Abbott, left > rode Blaze, gathered sheep, took Kanga, Jim > fed horses hay

·        Pete and J to Charleston > Pat, I hauled wood (wheelbarrow) stacked it on porch > put out cat traps > rode Cricket, checked Hixon fence line, looked at dog traps

·        Let sheep out, got newspapers, took Puff, chased four rams on road > Pete talk at Charleston > Rutter’s here (on horses) > worked on woodpile > rode Blaze around thru meadow after sheep, heard owl, watched buck

·        Rode Cricket after sheep, 5 in woods, had to walk one part way in > OU Symphony, J, Pete, me, lovely

·        Possum in cat trap, gave it to Doug > made pumpkin pie, bread, biscuits > rode Blaze, some sheep on ridge above 2^nd meadow, Jim brought them in > worked at desk

·        Pat, Dr. S, Lancaster, 1^st set of allergy tests > went to gallery/sculpture > took P to basketball practice > rode Blaze, got sheep in

·        Worked Puff > rode Junco, Joleen (Wilson) rode her horse > rode Blaze, took Kanga, Jim

·        Herded geese, sheep, etc., out of bottom > rode Blaze after sheep, Jim, Kanga put George [cat?] up a tree

·        Marly Whiting Clinic, took Katherine Foster > J OU weekend, riding lessons, etc.

·        To Church > ate at OU Inn > P hare scramble, motorcycle club > rode Blaze, took Kanga, Jim

·        Doug got George out of tree > J rode Apple around meadows, walked up to close gate, took Jim, Kanga > picked up Pat > worked Puff

·        Worked Puff > Marshall brought dogs >rode Blaze, took Jim, Kanga, got sheep out of 2^nd, 3^rd meadows

·        Icy, snowy roads, slow trip to Dr. S, Lancaster, 2^nd set of allergy shots > let dogs run in paddock, Bess attacked 2 German Shepherds > walked up creek bottom into blackberry meadow, took Jim, Kanga, only found 1 ewe out of meadow, J rode Apple into upper meadows

·        To Gary, Aggie’s, Dottie there; Pete and I visited Katan’s, met Anne’s husband > Gary worked on Pete’s teeth

·        Let dogs run in paddock, dead Western ewe lamb in stream by locust gate > Pete, John, unloaded manure from truck (from Nadroski barn) I put some around maple tree > rode Blaze, took Jim, put sheep in paddock/barn

·        White dog, black dog, killed lamb in hay meadow, black dog caught in snare > Pete to Charleston (Ruff)

·        Checked snares, opened gate > to Church > tracking at Jones’, Puff, Dean Eddy, rain/sleet > put sheep in from hay meadow, put burros in pond pasture

·        Rode Blaze, opened gates, saw 3 deer, 1 set of hunter’s tracks > walked around meadow, took Jim with bell; saw buck above 3^rd meadow; saw sheep tracks on Phillip’s > Harp concert, took pickup

·        P, Lancaster, 3^rd allergy test, got gifts at Woolgrowers, took P to basketball practice > Pete shot buck in blackberry meadow

 

DECEMBER

·        Pam Collier, Collie here, lessons > picked up saddle at Fagans

·        More snow, no school > 5 hunters on Connor property, rode Blaze, looked for sheep, brought 20 in from 1^st meadow, rode near Phillips place, 2 sheep couldn’t reach, saw 2 pigs on ridge, saw several hunter’s tracks on Hixon’s side of fence > ATC J L’H’s went over Whiting Clinic, etc.

·        Very cold > rode Blaze, Pete rode Sailor, took 125 sheep from Hixon’s to Jan’s (several hunters on other side of fence) black/white dog

·        Looked for sheep, rode Blaze > walked up on cliff ridge with Jim (on lead) got 2 ewes in (jumped corn meadow gate), lovely moonlit ride, 2 different kinds of owls

·        Moved rest of sheep up to 1^st meadow, brought them back, buck stood and watched above white gate > sorted Sassy, most of my sheep out of flock; move rest over to Jan’s

·        Let dogs run in paddock; let horses (3) up to bales in hay meadow > bank, Mac’s, left care at Russell’s, rode back with Shelly

·        Pam Collier, Gatsby 2^nd lesson > cleaned McClellan saddle > turned Lolly & Persimmon out of road pasture > checked dog trap

·        Pete sanded hill [driveway], brought station wagon up to house > Marshall here overnight

·        Trimmed sheep’s feet (180+) > Kay Everett, Rick Hartley ate lunch here > roasted venison over fire

·        Walked along Brown's fence line, took Kanga, checked box trap, snares

·        Mr. Chadwell brought P back > worked sheep, Kay, Herbie Everett, Jerry Hartley, helped out > party at Barrett's, Belpre, Akers

·        Helped trim feet, Herbie here, Craig Kinzelman helped, 520 sheep trimmed approx > office party for staff (except Nanette)

·        Received check from Betty/Abbott > fed at barn, 16 ewes, Sassy > let Puff run in hay meadow, checked snares, put traps out by lamb carcass

·        Let Puff run in meadow, worked up to Brown's fence line, loggers > took wheelbarrow down to hospital barn > rode Cricket, showed Blaze, Sassy to William’s girls

·        Pam Collier 4^th lesson > let puff run, set traps at lamb carcass > worked on Christmas postcards

·        Let Puff, Kanga run > shopped > to library, courthouse >P assembled new grate for fireplace

·        Let Puff, Kanga run in hay meadow, Puff chased Angel > to Sandford’s, took rice, fudge, beer

·        Church > tracked Bess, Puff at Jones’

·        Met Gary, Aggie and family at Ramada Inn, we left for Florida

·        Flat tire, Knoxville, Tennessee > Lunch Georgia, Crystal Burger > Holiday Inn, Gainesville, Florida

·        Pete dewormed horses, separated burros > arrived at Mom, Dad’s, Florida

·        Christmas Eve Presbyterian service with Gary, Aggie, Gary Franklin, Tina, Pat

·        Christmas Day, to the beach, it was crowded

·        Lutheran Church with family

·        Walked on the beach, cold, rainy

·        Left at 4 am for home

·        Ice on interstate, Gary Franklin did a good job of driving > met Pete at Ramada Inn > Woolgrowers closed > Pete, Pat, chopped firewood, logged > Hartley’s, Jan, Chapman, etc., over New Year’s Eve

Please forgive typos, name or place misspellings; transcription from

vintage handwriting sometimes requires a magnifying glass and random

interpretation.

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Mylee's Corner: Spring Cleaning

 

The Benefits of Spring Cleaning

    It’s that time of year again. The flowers begin blooming, and we say goodbye to the snow. While some may say the tradition of spring cleaning is pointless, it does have some benefits.

    Spring cleaning can be linked to spirituality. I use it to remove any negativity and gloominess that may have been brought in during the winter. I am highly spiritual and believe that cleaning can remove negative energy and bring positivity into the household. However, if you don’t believe in that, there are other benefits to spring cleaning. 

    It is common for people to feel down or unmotivated in the winter. With the cold weather and the gloomy atmosphere, people would love to cuddle up with a mug of hot chocolate and watch a movie. You may not feel as motivated to deep clean during the winter which makes the beginning of spring the perfect time. The sun is coming out and the weather is warming up. Soon there will be flowers everywhere that give the world a pop of color. The atmosphere may bring some extra motivation to you to be productive and knowing your space is clean may bring you some joy, it sure does for me. 

    Spring is also a common time for allergies to flare up. Pollen is falling from the trees and flowers and many people are allergic to common spring plants. Freeing your home of dust and pollen will make your allergies a little better. Your home can become a safe space from all the allergens found outside. 

    I typically start my spring cleaning around early March. It can honestly be fun to pop some headphones on, play your favorite songs, and get to cleaning. It’s not for everyone but if you’re intrigued you should try it!

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Mylee is a journalism student at Tri-County Career Center. She resides in Logan, Ohio. Mylee enjoys reading, writing, and crafting. 

Milliron Monday: The Journals July - September 1976

 

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.

A continuation of Jody’s Journals.

1976

July

·        Went after sheep > K. Foster practiced dogs > cut Pete’s hair

·        Gaited Puff – bike, down highway to bridge and back > finished cleaning out Pete’s drawer

·        Judy G drove, picked up K. Foster, Charleston Show, Puff BOW 1 pt

·        Took “tea” to Pete > worked on “Judge’s list”

·        Dipped sheep, used Bess, Jim, Kanga, Ruff – ran out of water for dip, finished dipping ewes, Pete baled hay

·        Tracked Bess, Song did poorly > Paul, un-waterlogged well pump > 4H

·        Put sheep in paddock with Jim > tracked Bess, took Charlotte

·        Bess, tracked; laid short track for Puff > x-rayed Puff’s hip > put my sheep thru formaldehyde > Tom Wagner, wife, here to see burros > put sheep in paddock with Jim

·        Tracked Bess, Song > Dave Coen here

·        Church Lotte went with us; buffet, OU Inn > Stock Dog Clinic, Bob Evans Farm > Pete baled hay > flash flood, sheep drowned, hay, fence, lane damage

·        Gravely part to Wakefield’s > Conformation Class, Dayne Jones, picked up Judy G

·        Ate at Perkins with Pete > put sheep in paddock with Jim, cut down thistles, let Puff run, fed burros, Sassy

·        Rode Cricket, Pete rode Sailor, I took Jim, checked hay, sheep, saw Mrs. Connor berry picking > 4H

·        Picked up trash in sign field > J Jones laid track for Mr. Thorn, storm, didn’t track

·        Polished furniture > went in town, supper at Sportsman with Mom/Dad

·        Ate buffet supper, Upper Sandusky > went to Sunset Motel to see Mom/Dad

·        Gaited Puff with bike, flat front tire > Pete cleaned Snoppy’s teeth, pulled one > Mom/Dad here for dinner > put sheep in paddock > Everett’s here, Pat, Pete, Herbie, worked in hay

·        Met Mom/Dad, breakfast at Perkins > ground meat for Puff > Blaze very lame, rode Cricket, J rode Apple, sawed tree off Hixon’s fence line, Luna month on ground > Herbie helped Pete get baler, etc., ready to hay

·        Rode Cricket, J rode Apple, took Jim, found 2 ewes, 2 lambs alive; Cricket pulled up lame front, put gates up at sheep shed > 4H practice at Fairgrounds with Katherine’s group > Station wagon didn’t make it up hill > J Cedar Point

·        Rode Cricket, took Jim, got 40 head ewes, lambs out of meadow, put them in house paddock > Pete rode Sailor, I rode Cricket thru Phillip’s Place, put half dozen sheep in; ewe, lamb escaped, rode back up Dutch Creek, carried Jim on Cricket > J Jones tracked Bess > John Hanson here overnight

·        Water up again, checked on sheep > short nap > herded flock of sheep back onto Phillips bottom from Marquis field > worked Puff

·        Put ewes, lambs thru tanks into hill paddock with Jim, put salt in for sheep, fed at red barn > Pete treated Blaze, put shoes/pads on front > caught stray dogs, GSD bitch, Husky-type bitch > Pete, Doug, Lotte to Charleston

·        Picked up sticks, etc., in alfalfa field b Connor’s > to Church > ate at Frisch’s > napped > worked Puff > watched Olympics

·        Released Husky-type bitch to owner > rent after rake parts at Boggs > Pat rode bike in for basketball game > picked up Judy G, Spice, to Parkersburg, Conference

·        J an Lotte rode Cricket, Apple > Doug cleaned out, bedded horse shed > 4H > to movies

·        To town, bank deposit, returned tattoo-er to AVH, got RV from Theiss, drove red truck to get groceries > moved ewes to alleyway, hill paddock > 4H

·        Took GSD bitch to dog pound > took red truck to Columbus after tractor parts, formaldehyde, stopped at Eastland > J Jones tracked Song, I tracked Song

 

August

·        Left for McKinstry, Canfield Fairgrounds

·        Laid track for K. Foster > checked fence, walked around lower field, let Puff run, herded sheep down thru alleyway to lower field with Jim > Mr. Sorrell here to see about dog run > made peach pie > took Puff, Bess, Boo, rode bike path with Judy, Spice; Mary Jo, Thumper, stopped at Judy’s

·        J worked Boo at fairgrounds > put geese in snow fence corral with Jim > 4H

·        Mom/Dad stopped on way to North Carolina, Snoopy retreated for parasites > check on car which ran off Dutch Creek Road into our fence > rode to tracking conf with Judy, Joyce; Puff, straight track, did well

·        Worked with Connie, Polly, retrieving > large black, white dog, smaller dog had lamb down in hay meadow, followed them towards Lucas’ > rode Blaze, looked for sheep, bedded down sheep shed with hay > rode Blaze again, looked for sheep > Jim Smith called

·        Up at 5am, dipped sheep and used Kanga, Jim, Ruff – ran them thru again, formaldehyde, dewormed; Kanga killed groundhog

·        Church, Kemmerle sermon > Jim, Diane here > rode Blaze, J rode Apple, Diane rode Cricket, Jim rode motorcycle, went after tractor with Pete > watched slides

·        Loaded station wagon on lowboy > 4H practice show > CC rode with Judy, J, Boo, swim party, fair

·        Herded ewes up to water tank with Puff > 4H Dog Show Fair, walked around fair with K. Foster “Chauncey”

·        Laid track for Song > worked at desk > nap

·        Tracking, Puff did well, straight track > left J at fair horse show, walked around fair with Pete

·        Mansfield High School 20^th Reunion, Ellis Hall, stopped at Gary’s, home at 3 am

·        K Foster, I laid track for Chauncey > Mr. Sorrell started my dog run > went after maggoty ewe in bottom pasture, dead before we got her to barn > Confirmation Class, Puff cut paw, rt front

·        Pete to Charleston > went after roofing

·        Went after cement, belt for mixer, Pat quit working for Pete > Mr. Sorrell finished dog run > walked down after newspaper with Kanga

·        Herded in sheep, sorted off wether lambs, resorted, took most of ewe lambs, sold approx. 210, used Kanga, Jim, Ruff > took Bess down after newspaper

·        Up 3 am, Ravenna KC Dog Show, Judy G, Puff BOB, 2 pts, beat bitch special, at Cleveland South Holiday Inn

·        Chagrin Valley KC > Puff WD, Best of Show, 3 pts, Finished Championship

·        Pat painted dog run > Confirmation Class, Judy, Joyce, switched dogs

·        Pete and J to Charleston > worked at desk, wrote letters

·        Worked with Connie, Polly > Bev Krivesti picked up Boxer pictures > Judy G rode Blaze, I rode Cricket, J rode Apple, herded 2 ewes, 5 or 6 lambs down from hay meadow to paddock with Jim

·        Ran sheep, Western ewes/lambs, thru formaldehyde > 4 Western lambs dead, drained, scrubbed water tank

·        Church > Jan, J, tracked at Jones’ > gaited Puff with bike, let him run in sign bottom/creek, practiced whistle commands, chased steer; I played basketball with Pat; let dogs run in paddock

·        Pete filled freezer with beef Doug got from Marietta > CC Class, Bev and Judy

 

September

·        Cleaned barn > rode on bike path, rain

·        SEOAV missed boat ride, looked at horses at Broughton’s, dinner at Lafayette Hotel

·        To State Fair with K Foster

·        Church, OU Inn lunch > brought ram over in Sorrell’s trailer (29); got hit by ram, hurt tailbone, right thumb, dewormed rams > picked up Pete in hay field > J Cincy with Kinzelman’s, P overnight Chadwell’s

·        Hay fever, very bad, 3 prednisone am + pm > went to Marietta after firing iron, took Puff, saw 3 Amish buggies, stopped at bookstore (used) got 8 dog books, 1 horse > Jerry, Jolene Hartley here for lunch > wrote Betty, Abbott, Mom, Dad

·        Pete worked on baler, baled at Ball’s farm > took plot to county engineers, picked up AAA packet > gave salt to Western ewes, rams > 1^st ATC

·        Biked with Puff, 2 rounds, quite, spine hurting, let Puff run > took plot into lawyers > Pete, Doug baled hay > picked up Judy, tracked Song with J > cut Pete’s hair

·        Left for Kutztown, PA > Barks County Kennel Club Show, Puff 5 pt, BOW

·        Arrived home 2:30 am, Marge’s wolfhound on road > Pete x-rayed my spine

·        Put lightning rods on house > Pete re-x-rayed my spine > Puff, Kanga swim in pond > ACKC at J Croxford’s house

·        ATC member’s class, Humane Society, took publicity shots for match

·        Pete, Kathy, to Charleston > picked up deed, took it to county engineers/planners – closed > picked up Mary Jo Thompson for tracking; laid track for Mr. Thorn, J tracked Song, did well > Pete, I ate at Hungry Mouth, went to see “Swashbuckler”

·        Royal Lipizzan boy here overnight, breakfast > took plot to county planners again > Frank Johnson reset Apple, new shoes for Sailor, Cricket in front

·        Put rams thru formaldehyde troughs, took them up to hay meadow > Pete, Doug put Western ewes, lambs thru formaldehyde

·        Church, lunch BBF > painted pond pasture shed

·        AAUW book sale, Marietta > Pete put BC bitch “Kate” and Jim in dog run

·        Took Jim, put sheep on hill from Chadwell’s hay field > to Dr. Hamilton

·        Pete up 4 am, baled at Meigs, rained > J to horse show with Laird > went to Franchester Farms, Border Collie Trials, rained

·        Walked up in hay meadow with Pete to check grass; brought down electric fence > ATC

Please forgive typos, name or place misspellings; transcription from

vintage handwriting sometimes requires a magnifying glass and random

interpretation.

Connect with Gina

Amazon Author Page

Milliron: The Biography

www.gmcknight.com

www.mondaycreekpublishing.com

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.