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Incredible and heartwarming stories
from the woman who talks with animals
Heart to Heart
PEA HORSLEY
HarperElement
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First published by HarperElement 2010
© Pea Horsley 2010
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Source ISBN: 9780007326600
Ebook Edition © DECEMBER 2012 ISBN 9780007516186 Version:2015-06-22
This book is dedicated to Morgan, a pure-bred
mutt of questionable beagle heritage.
He changed my life.
Now he may change yours.
Contents
2. Practice, Practice, Practice
5. Opening the Door of Opportunity
15. ‘The Doggie Guide to Stardom’
FOR AS LONG as I can remember I have wanted to work with animals. So when I stepped out of the Royal Veterinary College, London, in the dim and distant days of 1973, a qualified veterinary surgeon, I had already realized my life’s ambition. I had trained for five years, I had letters after my name and I thought I could cure every pet of every disease under the sun. Little did I know that the real learning process was only just beginning.
Within a few years I had become reasonably proficient at the mechanics of being a vet. I could carry out all but the most intricate operations efficiently and speedily, I could prescribe drugs, I could diagnose as well as anybody else. But I began to feel something was missing. There were patients that simply couldn’t