Dr. Steve Pearson. Self-Published, 2018. 150 pp. (Paperback).
was eager to read this book, fairly certain I would read stories I had heard before from the author’s mouth. Sure enough, I did recognize some of them. Dr. Steve Pearson is a well-known and well-respected veterinarian in Hartselle, Alabama, and a personal friend. Our families have sat around the table many times and listened to “tales of a small-town veterinarian.”
Now everyone can enjoy the stories of his adventures in an engaging and entertaining book. Over the course of a 29-year career, Pearson treated dogs and cats, but also pigs, goats, sheep, birds, horses and even snakes and tigers.
Besides the stories — and you can imagine some of the predicaments a veterinarian who treats such a variety of animals gets into — Pearson also has included a chapter on lessons learned the hard way, one on do-overs he wishes he had and even one providing guidance on choosing veterinary medicine as a career.
Pearson and his wife are members of First Baptist, Hartselle, in Morgan Baptist Association.
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Martine Bates Fairbanks, Ed.D., reviews books and movies for The Alabama Baptist. She is a university professor and retired principal. She is a member of Central Baptist Church, Decatur.
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