Dr. Steve Smith, founder of Home Pet Doctor, was born in Ohio and grew up in Canada and Michigan. He graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University and earned his Michigan Veterinarian license in 1990.

In the six years that followed, he worked at two animal hospitals on the border of Grosse Pointe and Detroit. After putting up with too many winters in the Midwest, Dr. Steve realized he could seek a warmer climate. He earned his California Veterinarian license in April 1996 and moved to Redondo Beach four months later.

For the next three years, he worked as the Medical Director of a daytime hospital in Palos Verdes, then he moved on to become the Chief of Emergency Medicine at a 24-hour hospital in West Hollywood.

In addition to his full-time jobs, Dr Steve's done quite a bit of "relief work" over the years, filling in shifts at over 200 daytime & emergency hospitals. 

Topics covered in this episode:

• Dr. Steve’s journey to becoming a house call vet
• The importance of having a website
• Best type of logos for house call vets
• Relief work
• The ideal client
• Red flags and ideas to handle them
• Burnout

Links and Resources:

• Learn more about Home Pet Doctor
• Find Home Pet Doctor on Facebook

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course 
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison 
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call, mobile, & concierge vets
• Get House Call Vet swag!
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Thank you to our sponsors!

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*This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel