Blog
Stories and ramblings from behind the doors at Vets 1.
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Canine Stress Signals & Body Language
An article on canine stress signals and body language by Lisa Hird, the only dog behaviourist our practice has ever endorsed.
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A Christmas Story
I remember, many years ago, being on Oxford Street. It was Christmas, and I was walking hand in hand with a girl whose name has been lost to time.
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216 Days, 15 Hours, 23 Minutes, 51 Seconds
We live in interesting times. Brexit, a new car park, medicine stocks and 72 people whose lives are linked to Vets 1.
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The Summer of 2018.
I was 5 years old the last time we had a season called Summer. I think the year was 1976.
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What really matters?
Over the weekend, I shopped. I didn’t though, meet anybody as I shopped. On post offices, high streets and why our reception area is the heart of the business.
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Sometimes, it’s hard to be a woman……
Sang Dolly Parton. Four hours in a hospital waiting room, and what it taught us about how owners feel when they leave a pet with us.
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Will The Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up……..
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. On competitors, the story of the bear, and the one thing we would love other practices to copy.
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Time and Stuff.
Today started at 7.30am. That’s a slight lie. The coffee dog, the engagement ring, and when it no longer hurts.
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And now we have a blog.
2am. It was dark and I am pretty sure it was winter. I was in a cow shed and the year was 2013. Vets 1 had just launched.
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