No Dogs in Heaven? Scenes from the Life of a Country Veterinarian

by Sharp, Robert T.

• ISBN13: 9780786715244
• ISBN10: 0786715243
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-21
• Publisher: Running Press Adult

Summary

For the millions of animal enthusiasts in America, here's a heartwarming collection of tales by veterinarian Robert Sharp that relate the joys and misadventures of being an animal doctor in small-town U.S.A. With humor and compassion, No Dogs in Heaven? portrays the great and not-so-great characteristics of human and animal nature, all infused by a lovable veterinarian's belief that indeed, there are dogs in heaven. Included is the telling of Sharp's first day as a rookie veterinarian nervously preparing to inject a needle into a one-ton Holstein bull; finding a rash on a cute puppy whose lovely young owner bared her breasts to ask his opinion of a similar skin ailment; treating a vicious dog whose violent owner had stabbed it with a knife, only to treat the same dog two years laternow a sweet and gentle pet of an adoptive family; and caring for a kitten struck by a car who survived amputations of both right legs, somehow learned to walk, earned the name "Lefty," and was taken in by a family who loved him. In the vein of James Herriot's compelling stories, this charming, eccentric, and comic book is sure to strike a chord with readers everywhere.

Author Biography

Robert Sharp, D.V.M. is a veterinarian at the Hillsboro Veterinary Hospital in Hillsboro, Ohio.

Table of Contents

A Visit to Hillsboro	xi
Training the Rookie
Living Proof	4	(3)
Compensation	7	(5)
The Hill	12	(6)
Alone	18	(9)
Stormy Night	27	(4)
Learning the Rules	31	(5)
Stockyard	36	(8)
Bubbler	44	(4)
Horsing Around	48	(5)
Emergency!	53	(9)
Both Ends of the Lead
The Man from MARS and the Tar Baby	62	(4)
Brownie	66	(6)
Gratitude	72	(3)
What's in a Name?	75	(3)
Bathing Beauty	78	(3)
Prickly Problem	81	(4)
The Gift	85	(4)
Amazing Grace	89	(11)
Once in a Lifetime
Escapegoat	100	(7)
Slow but Steady	107	(4)
Night Flyer	111	(5)
The Rescue	116	(3)
The Class of 1990	119	(4)
The Beast in the Basement	123	(5)
Taxi	128	(5)
Who You Gonna Call?	133	(5)
Tough Guy	138	(8)
Continuing Education
All You Can Eat	146	(4)
Friends	150	(5)
Big Mouth	155	(3)
Holey Cow	158	(7)
Abandoned	165	(6)
CSI Hillsboro	171	(5)
While You Were Out...	176	(5)
Unexpected	181	(7)
Tale End
Brave Heart	188	(7)
Waiting	195	(5)
The Job	200	(3)
Index	203