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098. Debra Horwitz, DVM, DACVB 

 May 26, 2022

Support is essential to all of our endeavors. If we lack the support and encouragement of those around us, especially our nearest and dearest, our mental and emotional well-being suffers and success becomes harder to achieve.

But what exactly does support look like? Where does it come from and how do we find it? What does it mean not just to receive support, but to give it as well?

Debra Horwitz, DVM, DACVB, joined me to talk about what support has meant to her over the course of her decades-long career, as well as how she tries to give back by supporting the veterinary behaviorists of tomorrow.

Links worth clicking

You can learn more about Debra and her work at Veterinary Behavior Consultations. To find a veterinary behaviorist in your area, visit the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists.

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