News & Insights
Latest veterinary industry news, recruiting insights, and career stories from Hound.
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Culture · Rally
What to Look for in a Veterinary Retention Platform
Every engagement platform pitched to veterinary practices has the same feature list. The difference that actually predicts retention isn't on it.
Hound Team
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Relief · Groove
What Keeps Relief Veterinarians Coming Back to a Practice
Some practices pay a fortune for relief coverage every single time. Others built something that keeps the same names coming back.
Hound Team
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Relief · Guide
Ultimate Guide to Being an Awesome Veterinary Relief Professional
New to relief work? This guide breaks down every essential piece you need, from contracts to scheduling, to start your relief journey.
Cindy Trice, DVM
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Guide · Culture · Rally
Ultimate Guide to Veterinary Practice Staff Retention
Better staff retention means happier teams, stronger client experiences, and lower costs. Here's how to improve pay, culture, and development.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
10 Practices Building a Modern Veterinary Experience
Two of the ten practices on this list just merged into one company. A third's membership fee jumped from $129 to $199. Here's what changed since 2022.
Austin Huff
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Culture · Rally
Vet Med Just Got Its First Shared Definition of Wellbeing
Fourteen veterinary organizations spent over a year arguing about one question: what does wellbeing actually mean in vet med?
Hound Team
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Relief · Groove
How Veterinary Practices Are Using Technology to Close Scheduling and Coverage Gaps
The gap on tomorrow's schedule usually isn't a hiring problem. It's a visibility problem, and that's the part software can actually fix.
Hound Team
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Relief · Recruitment · Groove
What Workforce Strategy Actually Looks Like Across Multiple Veterinary Hospitals
One hospital's staffing plan does not scale to four. Here is what actually changes when a group grows past a single location.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
What a Veterinary Employee Recognition Program Looks Like
Most practices already say thank you. Almost none of them have a system for it.
Hound Team
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Guide · Relief · Groove
Guide to Working with Veterinary Relief Professionals
Everything practices need to know about hiring and working with veterinary relief professionals, from contracts to building a strong relationship.
Cindy Trice, DVM
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Recruitment · Community · Scout
Rural Veterinary Shortages Are Now Costing Pets Their Lives
A dog died on a kitchen floor while its owner tried to decide if a 90 minute drive was worth the risk. The math behind that decision is the real story.
Hound Team
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Guide · Education · Job Seekers
Ultimate Guide to Every Accredited Veterinary School in the U.S.
A deep dive into every accredited veterinary school in the U.S., covering tuition, acceptance rates, debt data, and student perspectives.
Hound Team
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Community · Homelove
What Tractor Supply's Mobile Vet Care Acquisition Means for Pet Owners
Tractor Supply just bought the country's largest mobile vet care provider. The reason it gave says more about pet owners than about the company.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
Taking Vet Care Home: How Mobile Visits Are Changing Pet Healthcare
Mobile and in-home veterinary care is growing fast. Here is what is driving the shift and what it means for pet owners and the practices they serve.
Hound Team
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Recruitment · Scout
Why More States Are Banning Veterinary Non-Compete Clauses
A quiet employment-law update just confirmed something bigger: the veterinary non-compete is losing its teeth, one state at a time.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
Who Should Lead Veterinary Medicine? The Case for Clinicians
A new JAAHA commentary asks whether corporate consolidation and clinical excellence can coexist, and what that means for the profession.
Hound Team
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Recruitment · Job Seekers
How to Use Google and Hound to Find Your Next Veterinary Job
Most veterinary job seekers already search on Google. Whether they are searching it well is a different question.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
House-Call Vet Care Is Growing, and That's Good for Everyone
Mobile and house-call veterinary services are expanding across the U.S. The implications for pet health, practice capacity, and careers are significant.
Hound Team
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Guide · Job Seekers
What to Look for in a New Veterinary Job
It's an employee's market in veterinary medicine, with sign-on bonuses and better pay everywhere. Here's what to really look for in your next job.
Hound Team
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Guide · Rally · Culture
How to Prioritize People, Purpose, & Progress in Vet Med
The best veterinary practices care deeply about client and patient outcomes while putting their people first to drive lasting success.
Paul Spiegelman
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Guide · Job Seekers
30 Veterinary Interview Questions to Ask an Employer
Not sure what to ask in your next interview? Vet med professionals share 30 questions, and what the answers actually reveal, before you join a practice.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
AVMA Presenters Say Full Vet Tech Utilization Raises Doctor Revenue 36%
A veterinary technician doing nail trims and restraint work all day isn't just underused. According to two AVMA Convention presenters, it's a specific dollar figure walking out the door.
Hound Team
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Groove · Scout · Recruitment
What Does Being Short-Staffed Actually Cost a Veterinary Practice?
A single unfilled shift can cost $1,500 to $4,000 in lost revenue, and that's the number most practices actually track. The rest is worse.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
Ultimate Guide to Building Awesome Culture in Vet Med
Culture isn't a perk program. Here's what actually keeps veterinary teams engaged and staying.
Hound Team
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Guide · Culture · Scout
Veterinary Compensation in 2026: What the Data Shows
Veterinarian pay climbed again in 2026. Vet techs and assistants didn't see the same jump.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
What Zoetis's Falling Sales Reveal About Pet Owners Skipping the Vet
One of the biggest names in animal health just missed its own forecast. The reason it gave says more about pet owners than it does about the company.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
Why Feline Diabetes Care Is Shifting from the Hospital to the Home
New diabetes guidelines just told vets to stop doing something they've done for decades. Cats are the ones benefiting.
Hound Team
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Medical
Why the FDA Is Fast-Tracking Made-in-America Animal Drugs
Most veterinary drugs still depend on manufacturing overseas. The FDA just gave one path a shortcut, but only if manufacturers actually take it.
Hound Team
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Culture
Financial Blind Spot Most Veterinary Practices Never Check
Certified fraud examiners say it isn't a matter of if your practice loses money to an employee. It's a matter of when.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
Why Minnesota's New Law Legalizing Pet Medication Donation Matters
Minnesota just became the fourth state to legalize pet medication donation. The real story is the data that landed the same week.
Hound Team
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Guide · Relief · Groove
Veterinary Practice Owner's Guide to Relief Worker Classification
Federal regulators keep changing their minds about who counts as an employee. Your state's rules may matter even more than your paperwork.
Hound Team
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Rally · Culture
What Most Practices Get Wrong About Front Desk Burnout
Front desk turnover looks like a hiring problem. The data says most practices are managing it with the wrong scorecard.
Hound Team
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Culture · Scout · Job Seekers
A Great Paycheck Alone Won't Fill Your Open Veterinary Roles
Every credentialed vet tech and DVM has options right now. Whether your practice is doing enough to be one of them is a different question.
Hound Team
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Homelove · Medical
CVS Pharmacy Just Made Pet Prescriptions a Lot Easier
CVS just quietly removed one of the biggest friction points in pet prescriptions.
Hound Team
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Education · Medical · Scout
Nation's First VPA License Just Got Closer to Reality
The milestone that moves a new class of licensed veterinary professionals from concept to reality just happened in Colorado.
Hound Team
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Community · Homelove · Education
Vet Schools Are Sending Students Door to Door for Pet Care
Vet students are discovering mobile clinics and door-to-door wellness visits. The profession is redefining what access to care actually means.
Hound Team
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Guide · Relief · Job Seekers
Salary Negotiation for Relief Vet Professionals
Understanding the rules of negotiation is crucial for relief veterinarians working with practice managers or HR. Learn how to negotiate with confidence.
Hound Team
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Guide · Job Seekers
Pros and Cons of Becoming a Veterinary Technician
Being a veterinary technician can ignite a lifelong passion, but it's also demanding physically and emotionally. Weigh the real pros and cons here.
Hound Team
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Recruitment · Scout
Do Boosted Job Ads Actually Work for Veterinary Hiring?
Boosting a job post costs money. The real question is whether that money buys you anything you couldn't get for free.
Hound Team
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Job Seekers
ASPCA's $100K Bet on Solving the Shelter Vet Shortage
Shelters have a veterinarian problem that private practice salaries made worse. The ASPCA is betting $100,000 scholarships can fix it.
Hound Team
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Job Seekers
Choosing a Veterinary Job Is Like Choosing a Relationship
Most job searches treat the interview like a formality. A veteran vet tech says that's backwards, and it's costing people the right fit.
Hound Team
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Culture · Relief · Groove
Your Relief Staffing Data Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight
Practices have spent years booking relief shifts on instinct. Now the data exists to know what is actually working, and what is costing you.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
Culture Survives a Practice Sale When Leadership Does
Most consolidation stories focus on the deal. The people who actually live through the transition are still working out what it cost them.
Hound Team
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Medical · Community · Homelove
Cost Keeps Getting Between Pet Owners and the Care They Want to Give
46% of pet owners delayed care last year due to cost. A new Rhode Island law making first-visit telehealth legal points toward a different future.
Hound Team
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Guide · Recruitment · Scout
5 Best Veterinary Job Boards in 2026
People only know you're hiring if you meet them where they are. Here are the top 5 veterinary job boards and the unique benefits of each.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
Why Your Team's Psychological Safety Affects Patient Care
One AAHA board director says the metric most practices ignore might be costing them more than turnover.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
Your Senior Patients' Pain Plans Are Falling Behind
Osteoarthritis affects one in five dogs. Feline OA is even more widespread, and even more underdiagnosed.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
One Shot, Two Diseases: A Vaccine Closing the Preventive Care Gap
Two vaccines used to mean two shots. A single-dose combination just changed that math for every practice running annual boosters.
Hound Team
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Education · Scout
Vet Grads Lack Surgical Reps, Not Confidence
Most practice owners blame confidence. Most students blame fear. A vet student who's been inside both rooms says the real problem started before they got there.
Hound Team
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Medical · Community · Homelove
Wildfire Smoke and Your Pet: What the Warning Signs Look Like
Wildfire smoke is moving pets indoors. Whether you know what to watch for before it becomes an emergency is a different question.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
Vet Students Want Real Mentorship More Than Work-Life Balance
They say they want mentorship. What they mean is something most job descriptions still don't offer.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
Your Credentialed Vet Techs Are Probably Underutilized
Your practice spent years training a credentialed vet tech. Whether it's using everything they're qualified to do is a separate question.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally · Community
Why Belonging at Work Is a Clinical Issue, Not Just a Culture Issue
Tripp Oliphant became a better doctor because he didn't have to worry about being himself. How many vets are spending energy on that instead?
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
New Science of Aging Dogs, and the Programs Keeping Them Home
An aging dog's front-leg stride may reveal what's happening in its brain, and a Grand Rapids program is making sure senior owners can actually act on that information.
Hound Team
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Scout · Job Seekers · Recruitment
Why General Job Boards Fall Short for Veterinary Hiring (And What to Use Instead)
Posting on Indeed feels efficient until you're the one sorting eighty resumes for three real candidates.
Hound Team
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Homelove · Medical
New Science Can Finally Detect the Pain Cats Have Been Hiding
Cats are biologically wired to hide pain from every caretaker in the room, including the vet. A newly validated tool is built to work around that.
Hound Team
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Homelove · Community
Vet Med Is Rethinking What Care Access Actually Means
The AVMA Convention's programming just revealed where the profession's collective attention is shifting.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
Setting Limits in Vet Med: The Outer Work of Protecting Your Wellbeing
Vet professionals are wired to say yes, even past the point of harm. A DVM coach explains what reclaiming agency actually looks like in practice.
Hound Team
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Community · Job Seekers
Why More Veterinarians Are Taking On Shelter Work
The veterinarian of record role offers community purpose, skill development, and a steady pipeline of new clients through shelter work.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
What a Disney Vet's AVMA Keynote Reveals About Trust-Based Care
A Disney vet's AVMA Convention keynote showed what becomes possible when animals trust their caregivers, and what that means for fear-free care.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
FDA's New At-Home Cancer Pill Signals a Bigger Shift in Vet Care
The FDA just approved an at-home cancer pill for dogs. The bigger story is what it signals about where veterinary care delivery is heading.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
Your Team Isn't Resisting Change, It Just Hasn't Caught Up to You Yet
A new dvm360 interview and AAHA board column reveal what it actually takes to build a vet med workplace where people stay for the long term.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
When the Goodbye Happens at Home, the Grief Is Still the Same
New research on pet grief shows what it means for vet practices, and how at-home care changes the end-of-life experience for families.
Hound Team
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Relief · Groove · Scout
How Veterinary Groups Can Reduce Their Reliance on Expensive Locum Agencies
Most veterinary groups know locum agencies are expensive but underestimate the overpayment. Five strategies can break that dependency.
Hound Team
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Scout · Recruitment
Vet School Pipeline Is Growing and Stalling
Four planned vet schools have been halted since 2023, while six others opened. Here is what the mixed signals mean for practices planning ahead.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
Dog Bite Risk Starts at Home, Not the Clinic
New research from the University of Lincoln argues that bite risk assessment must move beyond kennel tests to the home environment and context.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
Most Pets Are One Vet Bill Away from No Care at All
New NAPHIA data shows only 4.27% of U.S. pets are insured despite record growth. The protection gap is reshaping how families access vet care.
Hound Team
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Relief · Groove
In-House Relief Staffing Cuts Costs 16% in Year One
What actually changes when veterinary groups stop outsourcing relief staffing to agencies? Here's what the numbers show in year one.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
Your Practice Culture Is Making People Quit: Here's How to See It
New research shows burnout is an organizational problem, not a personal one. Here is what vet practice leaders can do differently to fix it.
Hound Team
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Job Seekers · Relief · Culture · Groove
Two Workforce Pressures Every Vet Practice Must Watch Now
A deepening staffing shortage and sweeping federal student loan changes are converging. Here is what practice leaders need to know right now.
Hound Team
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Homelove · Medical
Feline Hospice Care: Supporting Cats at Home
As cats live longer with chronic illness, demand for veterinary hospice is growing. Here is how to set up home hospice and reduce feline fear.
Hound Team
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Relief · Groove
How to Manage Veterinary Relief Shifts Without Losing Your Mind
Texts, spreadsheets, and group chats are no way to run a relief program. Here is how to build an internal relief system that actually works.
Hound Team
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Job Seekers
Are You a Pathologic Accommodator in Vet Med?
Saying yes feels like dedication. A veterinary coach says it might actually be the thing quietly burning you out.
Hound Team
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Homelove · Community
Vet Visits Are Declining through 2035
A CATalyst Council report forecasts below-average veterinary visits through 2035. Here is what practice leaders need to know now to prepare.
Hound Team
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Homelove · Community
New Surveys Prove Pets Are Family, Not a Luxury Expense
Pet owners are cutting back everywhere else before they touch the vet budget, and two new surveys finally put numbers on it.
Hound Team
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Rally · Culture
What It Actually Takes to Retain Vet Techs
Practices assume pay and burnout are why vet techs quit. A Penn Foster educator says the bigger problem is hiding in plain sight.
Hound Team
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Scout · Recruitment
Full-Time Vets Are Becoming the Exception in Vet Med
Full-time vet roles are disappearing across practices, and the survey data pinpoints exactly why hiring alone won't fix it.
Hound Team
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Recruitment · Scout
How to Build an Employer Brand That Attracts DVMs and Vet Techs
Your job posting is not your first impression. Your reputation is, and most practices are leaving that to chance.
Hound Team
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Scout · Recruitment
What California's Non-Compete Ban Means for Your Practice
The non-compete clause in your associate contracts is probably unenforceable, and 2024 made pretending otherwise a lot riskier.
Hound Team
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Homelove · Medical
91% of Dogs Show Fear or Anxiety
Pet Anxiety Awareness Month just turned 10, and a massive new dataset backs up what every exam room already suspected about dogs.
Hound Team
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Scout · Recruitment
Is Hound a Good Platform for Veterinary Staffing and Recruiting?
Practice managers, recruiters, and hospital owners share honest opinions on whether Hound works well for veterinary hiring and staffing.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
Fear, Stress, and Your Cat: Why the Clinic Visit Is the Problem
Cats are the most stressed veterinary patients and the least likely to get regular care. Here is what the alternative to the clinic model looks like.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
Senior Pets Deserve Senior Care: What At-Home Vet Services Mean for Aging Animals
Older pets need more frequent care and handle clinic stress worse than younger animals. At-home vet visits offer a better model for aging pets.
Hound Team
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Job Seekers
How to Identify the Right Veterinary Role and Practice Environment for Your Skills and Career Goals
A practical guide to choosing the right veterinary role and practice environment based on your skills, strengths, and career goals.
Austin Huff
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Magic Moment · Recruitment · Scout
How OVG Cracked Rural Hiring and Added 3 DVMs
Toby Boeckman had 14 years of recruiting experience, but rural veterinary hiring still challenged him until Hound helped him land three DVM hires.
Hound Team
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Medical · Homelove
Why Your Pet Hates the Vet (and What In-Home Care Does Differently)
Most pets show signs of fear or stress at the vet clinic. In-home vet care removes the triggers that cause it, and the difference is real.
Hound Team
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Guide · Rally · Culture
Beyond Appreciation: How Vet Tech Education Builds Stronger Teams
Discover how investing in veterinary technician continuing education boosts retention, strengthens teams, and improves patient care across every clinic.
Austin Huff
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Scout · Job Seekers · Recruitment · Magic Moment
Vet Med Hiring That Feels Human: Ginger & Nash's Results with Hound’s Tools
Kara Mohler spent two decades hiring at scale, and her very first message on Scout reached exactly the right candidate for Ginger & Nash.
Hound Team
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Guide · Culture · Rally
How to Celebrate Vet Tech Week in 2025: Creative Ideas to Appreciate Your Veterinary Technicians
Celebrate Vet Tech Week 2025 with creative ideas that inspire recognition, wellness, growth, and empowerment for every veterinary technician on your team.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Scout · Recruitment
How to Build a Veterinary Team from Scratch: Lessons from Fauna Vet Collective
Fauna Vet Collective shares how to build a veterinary team from scratch by hiring for values and prioritizing culture from day one.
Sydney Pokard DVM
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Community
Hound Partners with VetRec on AI Documentation Tools
Hound has partnered with VetRec to offer members a discount on the AI-powered veterinary scribe that streamlines documentation and reduces burnout.
Austin Huff
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Magic Moment · Relief
How Relief Work Helped This Vet Build a Fulfilling Career in Dentistry
A relief veterinarian shares how flexible shifts and dentistry shaped her career, offering a real look at freedom and finding clinic fit.
Beatriz Thayer
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Guide · Community
Top 3 AI Scribes for VetMed: Pros, Cons & Why Hound Chose to Partner with Them
Explore the top AI scribes for veterinary clinics, compare features and best use cases, and see why Hound partnered with three leading AI solutions.
Andrew Luna
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Medical
VETGuardian®: 8 Studies That Prove It Works
Explore eight scientific studies validating VETGuardian's contactless monitoring technology and its effectiveness in veterinary care.
Lorelei Lanum, DVM
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Magic Moment · Culture · Rally
How Rally Streamlines Feedback to Support Team Development
Dr. Elaine Holmes of Scout Veterinary Urgent Care uses Rally to streamline feedback and keep career development paths on track for her team.
Hound Team
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Magic Moment · Recruitment · Scout
How Scout Helped Airvet Expand Telehealth and Find Vets Who Truly Show Up
Elizabeth Bishop spent 10 years on the clinic floor. Her first Scout search took Airvet's telehealth network to Hawaii almost overnight.
Hound Team
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Guide · Scout · Recruitment
Veterinary Receptionist Career Path: Growth, Gaps & How to Elevate the Role
Veterinary receptionists, often called client service representatives, are the first and last point of contact at animal hospitals and deserve career growth.
Austin Huff
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Magic Moment · Relief · Job Seekers
From Ranch Roots to Emergency Relief: A Companion Animal Vet’s Journey Across the U.S.
Discover how a relief veterinarian with an academic science background built a flexible, fulfilling career across specialty hospitals nationwide.
Dr. Natalie Punt
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Magic Moment · Culture · Rally
How Rally Boosts Employee Engagement and Retention at WellHaven
At WellHaven Pet Health, Rally turned communication into a culture of recognition and connection, helping the team hit zero DVM turnover.
Hayden Milligan, MBA, SHRM-CP
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Magic Moment · Recruitment · Scout
In a Tough Labor Market, Scout Unlocks Unmatched Engagement and Hires
Charles Adams hadn't hired a vet in years until his first out-of-state search on Scout matched him with an Illinois DVM ready to relocate.
Hound Team
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Guide · Culture · Rally
Honest Feedback Builds Stronger Veterinary Teams
Discover how candid feedback builds stronger veterinary teams by improving communication, engagement, collaboration, and patient care.
Andrew Luna
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Guide · Recruitment · Scout
How High Turnover Is Reshaping Veterinary Recruitment
Discover how high veterinary staff turnover is impacting recruitment, and learn strategies to attract, hire, and retain top talent in vet med.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Medical
Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Surgical Treatment
Learn the causes, symptoms, and surgical treatments for Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome in flat-faced dog breeds, plus new veterinary tech.
Dr. Shadi Ireifej
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Guide · Job Seekers
How to Evaluate a Veterinary Employer Before You Sign
Learn how to evaluate veterinary employers, compare job benefits, and assess clinic culture to find the right opportunity and build a thriving career.
Andrew Luna
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Guide · Recruitment · Scout
Why Year-Round Recruitment Keeps Your Practice Fully Staffed
Boost veterinary hiring with year-round recruitment. Reduce turnover, attract top talent, and keep your clinic fully staffed no matter the season.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Job Seekers
Dressing for Success: What to Wear to Your Veterinary Job Interview
Nail your veterinary job interview with the perfect outfit. Discover what to wear to make a strong first impression and help land the job offer.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Culture · Rally
Boosting Collaboration in Veterinary Teams with Chat Tools
Discover how chat tools boost collaboration in veterinary teams, improving workflow, real-time communication, and patient care quality.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Scout · Recruitment
Proven Strategies to Reduce Your Time to Hire in Veterinary Medicine
Reduce your time to hire in veterinary medicine with proven strategies that speed up hiring, attract top talent, and streamline recruitment overall.
Andrew Luna
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Guide · Rally · Culture
Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Your Veterinary Team (Beyond Pizza Parties)
Boost veterinary team morale with meaningful appreciation ideas beyond pizza parties, and build a thriving clinic culture that retains top talent.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Education · Job Seekers
How to Volunteer in Veterinary Medicine: A Step-by-Step Guide for Aspiring Professionals
Explore veterinary volunteering opportunities to gain hands-on experience, build valuable skills, and see if a career in vet med is right for you.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Job Seekers
How to Create an Irresistible Job Seeker Profile: Stand Out in Veterinary Hiring
Optimize your veterinary job seeker profile to attract top employers and stand out in vet med hiring with these expert tips and tricks.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Scout · Recruitment
Top 10 Messages to Break the Ice When Reaching Out Cold to Veterinary Talent
Engage top veterinary talent with confidence. Discover 10 expert-approved messages to break the ice in cold outreach conversations.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Job Seekers
Top Markets for Veterinary Professionals: Where to Build a Thriving Career
Find the best veterinary job markets, from rural vet jobs to top metro areas, and choose the right fit for your career and lifestyle.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Job Seekers
Top 3 Must-Haves in a Veterinary Job Posting
Searching for the perfect veterinary job? Learn the top three things to review in a job posting to find the best fit for your career.
Austin Huff
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Recruitment · Scout
Hound's Impact: Supporting Veterinary Professionals with $100M+ in Earnings
Discover how Hound has enabled over $105M to $158M in earnings for veterinary professionals by simplifying hiring and empowering lasting careers.
Andrew Luna
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Job Seekers
Hound Announces Launch of First-Of-Its-Kind Veterinary Work Platform
Hound launches an all-in-one veterinary work platform offering full-time, part-time, and relief positions in a single talent solution.
Andrew Luna
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Magic Moment · Recruitment · Groove
Relief Rover Saves This Independent Practice Owner's Sanity in a Time of Need
Dr. Stephanie Lantry became a practice owner suddenly after her boss died, then faced COVID, and Relief Rover helped her through both.
Hound Team
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Guide · Relief · Job Seekers
Are Relief Vets Ruining, or Saving, Vet Med?
Explore how relief veterinary work gives millennials flexibility, autonomy, variety, and professional growth while reshaping vet med.
Cindy Trice, DVM
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Magic Moment · Culture · Rally
Rally Changes How This DVM Thinks About Wellness at Work
Heather Lee was honest about a rough week during her Rally check-in, and her leadership reached out to support her the very next day.
Hound Team
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Magic Moment · Culture · Rally
Specialty Hospital Reduces Turnover by 7% in 4 Months with Rally
Garet MacCallon came to AVES from human healthcare. Within 4 months of implementing Rally, his team's attrition dropped nearly 7% overall.
Hound Team
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Magic Moment · Culture · Rally
Rally Helps Build Camaraderie During Leadership Transition
Grant Ramsey walked into a tense leadership transition at MissionVet with 100 staff, and a month after adopting Rally, boops topped 200 times.
Hound Team
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Community
MWI Animal Health and Hound Announce Strategic Partnership
MWI Animal Health, part of Cencora, announces a strategic partnership with Hound, a leading veterinary talent platform, to support practices.
Andrew Luna
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Recruitment · Community
Hound and NAVC Partner to Equip Professionals with innovative Recruiting, Relief, and Retention Software
Hound and the North American Veterinary Community announce a partnership to equip veterinary professionals with recruiting and retention software.
Andrew Luna
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Magic Moment · Culture · Rally
Second-Largest Specialty Animal Hospital Creates Meaningful Change for Staff with Rally
Fred Cantor moved from human hospitals to a top specialty animal hospital and found Rally, an engagement platform built for veterinary teams.
Hound Team
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Scout · Job Seekers · Recruitment · Magic Moment
Veterinarian Recruiter Makes 3 Quality Hires in First 6 Weeks on Scout
Lauren Cumings, a licensed vet tech turned DVM recruiter at Innovetive Petcare made three hires on Scout in six weeks, including one matched to a better role.
Hound Team
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Community · Job Seekers
What Are the Different Types of Veterinary Technician Specialists?
NAVTA currently recognizes 16 veterinary technician specialties in the United States. Explore each specialty and what it takes to become certified.
Hound Team
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Guide · Education · Job Seekers
What Are the Different Types of Veterinarians?
Veterinarians do far more than annual pet exams. Explore the five main types of veterinarians and the unique roles each one plays.
Hound Team
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Guide · Job Seekers
How to Become a Veterinary Technician
Find out if you can become a vet tech without a degree, how much training costs, and the steps to start your career in vet med.
Hound Team
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Community · Job Seekers
Hound and Relief Rover Join Forces!
Hound has acquired Relief Rover, unifying teams, communities, and technology to build a brighter future for veterinary medicine.
Andrew Luna
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Guide · Culture · Rally
Ultimate Guide to Better Belonging in Vet Med
Diversity and inclusion don't happen on their own. This guide explains how true belonging takes it further so every voice feels celebrated.
Hound Team
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Guide · Culture · Rally
Can We Actually "Fix" Burnout in Veterinary Medicine?
Social content about burnout in veterinary medicine jumped 209% in the last year as more professionals and organizations address well-being.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Rebecca Goldston
A North Carolina veterinarian once got an earful about her own incompetence, without the caller ever realizing who she was talking to.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Aleks Canseco
She traded interior architecture for exotic animal medicine, then traded an associate job for full time relief work. Here is why that stuck.
Hound Team
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Guide · Culture · Rally
4 Veterinary Workplace Benefits to Better Support Mothers
The DVMoms community shares four workplace benefits that would best help veterinary mothers navigate motherhood and their careers.
DVMoms
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Guide · Education · Job Seekers
How to Apply to Vet School in 5 Steps
Applying to veterinary school can feel daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Follow these five steps to get fully prepared for your application.
Hound Team
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Guide · Education · Job Seekers
Tips for Getting Accepted into Veterinary School
Veterinary students share tips for navigating one of the most competitive academic processes, with acceptance rates near 10-15%.
Gabriela Medina
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Community · Relief
Meet a Relief Employer: PET Emergency Treatment, Inc.
An Alaska practice with three very different hospitals explains what it actually takes to keep a relief vet coming back.
Hound Team
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Guide · Recruitment · Scout
Why You Should Always List Pay in Veterinary Job Postings
Pay transparency is essential in veterinary job postings. Learn why listing salary information attracts better candidates and builds hiring trust.
Hound Team
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Guide · Scout · Recruitment
24 Veterinary Technician Interview Questions
Top veterinary recruiters share 24 interview questions to help you assess veterinary technician candidates' skills, fit, and experience.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Scout · Recruitment
Questions to Ask in a Veterinarian Interview
Top veterinary recruiters share the best interview questions to ask veterinarian candidates to gauge fit, skills, and expectations.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Scout · Recruitment
24 Vet Assistant Interview Questions
Top veterinary recruiters share 24 interview questions to help you evaluate veterinary assistant candidates with little industry experience.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Culture · Rally
A Starter Guide for Better Self-Care in Veterinary Medicine
A four-part series created with Mind, Body, Thrive Lifestyle on practicing better daily self-care as a veterinary professional in the field.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Jessica Williams
A Texas veterinarian only took a relief gig to scope out a new city, and ended up building a business that mixes vet CE with world travel.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Tech: Kayla Shertzer
A Pennsylvania vet tech's specialty work has taken her from dairy farm roots to scanning some surprising patients.
Hound Team
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Culture · Rally
Vet Techs and the Future of Work in Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary technicians are the beating heart of practices, yet the industry is failing them. Here is how we fix shortages and underutilization.
Hound Team
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Guide · Rally · Culture
Why Veterinary Coaching & Training are Both Essential
Coaching and training are dynamic, evolving processes that are both essential to developing strong, capable veterinary teams over time.
Alyssa Mages
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Guide · Community
13 Ways Vet Med Can Better Support the LGBTQ+ Community
Building a more welcoming veterinary profession takes effort from everyone. Explore 13 practical ways to better support the LGBTQ+ community in vet med.
Danielle Alleman
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Guide · Education · Job Seekers
Things I Wish Someone Told Me: Tips for New Veterinarians
New veterinarians deserve real talk before day one. Get practical tips and honest wisdom to navigate your first years in practice with confidence.
Laura Pletz
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Guide · Culture
How to Address Gaslighting in Your Veterinary Hospital
Gaslighting can seriously harm mental health in the workplace. Learn what gaslighting looks like and how to recognize and manage it in your hospital.
Becky Fitts Jenkins
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Jessica Lovegrove
A Tennessee veterinarian went from a whirlwind fling with relief work to building something much bigger for the whole profession.
Hound Team
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Recruitment · Scout
Ultimate Guide to People-First Recruiting in Veterinary Medicine
A complete guide to people-first recruiting in veterinary medicine, from candidate experience to retention strategies that keep top talent engaged.
Austin Huff
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Magic Moment · Recruitment · Job Seekers · Scout
Veterinary Technician Gets Recruited for a Position She "Never Even Dreamed Of" on Scout
Mikaela Logan wasn't job hunting when a recruiter first messaged her on Scout, and a second message months later changed her whole career.
Hound Team
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Magic Moment · Recruitment · Scout
How Innovetive Petcare Sources and Hires Talent with Scout
Jessica Geary noticed a passive candidate viewing Innovetive's jobs on Scout, reached out first, and successfully relocated her for the role.
Hound Team
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Magic Moment · Recruitment · Job Seekers · Scout
An "Amazing" Hiring Experience with a Culture-First Employer on Scout
Jessica Lukow wasn't job hunting until a message on Scout from Courtney Hamilton led to a new role with a culture-first employer in three weeks.
Hound Team
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Magic Moment · Recruitment · Scout
Encore Vet Group Creates "Simply Amazing" Candidate-Centered Experiences with Scout
Courtney Hamilton gets notified when a candidate views a job multiple times on Scout, and that early signal is how Encore Vet Group wins top talent.
Hound Team
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Guide · Education · Job Seekers
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Veterinarian Graduation
A new veterinarian reflects on the tough transition from vet student to practitioner and the lessons learned along the way.
Fania Colon
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Julie Liu
This relief veterinarian rehabbed raptors, sold used books, and interned with a national cat association before ever picking up a stethoscope full time.
Hound Team
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Guide · Community · Rally
How to Empower the Next Gen of Veterinary Professionals
Our profession's continued success depends on empowering the next generation to evolve, operate, and lead veterinary businesses successfully long term.
Addie Reinhard
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Guide · Culture · Job Seekers
How to Embrace a Life of Learning & Growth in Vet Med
The veterinary oaths emphasize lifelong learning and growth. Here is how practices can embrace that mindset better in day-to-day work.
Alyssa Mages
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Guide · Culture · Rally
How to Break Status Quo & Build for the Future in Vet Med
Veterinary teams and pet owners deserve a better experience in practice. Learn how to move past the status quo and build a stronger future in vet med.
Zay Satchu
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Guide · Community · Rally
How to Uplift Your Veterinary Peers & Build a Rich Community
Veterinary professionals are craving authentic, caring connections. Discover how to uplift your peers and build a rich, unified community together.
Mac Reddin
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Guide · Culture · Rally
How to Celebrate Diversity in Veterinary Medicine
Diversity in vet med strengthens culture and makes workplaces and client experiences more welcoming, human, and magical for everyone involved.
Laura Pletz
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Guide · Culture · Rally
How to Champion Culture as a Core Objective in Vet Med
There's no greater asset than your people. Culture is the key differentiator, and making it a core objective helps you attract and retain top talent.
Jeremy Halperin
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Guide · Culture · Rally
How You Can Affect Culture as “Just” an Associate Veterinarian
Every team member, even associates, has a role in shaping how a veterinary team functions, supports each other, and thrives together long term.
Danielle Alleman
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Guide · Culture · Rally
Creating Better Communication in Veterinary Medicine
Client communication gets plenty of attention, but internal team communication matters just as much. Learn how to build better dialogue on your team.
Melody Winterhalter
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Guide · Culture · Rally
How to Make Your Vet Staff's First Day Memorable
As an employer, it's your job to ease new hires' transition. Learn how to make your veterinary staff's first day truly memorable.
Kelly Erb
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Magic Moment · Community · Job Seekers
How Practices Can Better Support Mothers in Vet Med
Mothers make up much of the veterinary workforce yet face outsized career harm from child care issues. Learn how practices can better support them.
Bond Vet
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Guide · Culture · Rally
Why Team Training is the Key to Veterinary Retention
Discover why building a comprehensive veterinary team training plan is essential for improving staff retention and long-term success.
Alyssa Mages
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Magic Moment · Community · Job Seekers
Veterinary Receptionists are the Backbone of Your Veterinary Practice
In honor of Veterinary Receptionists Week, favorite receptionists share their roles and why they're the backbone of every practice.
Mary Santivanez
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Guide · Scout · Recruitment
3 Steps to Hiring Better in Veterinary Medicine
With vet staff turnover averaging 33%, learn three steps to hire better from a talent acquisition specialist at Blue River Pet Care.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Rally · Culture
5 Steps to Building a Successful Veterinary Mentoring Relationship
Mentor and mentee relationships build community and engagement, offering structured support that boosts growth, motivation, and confidence.
Tiffany Hunt
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Guide · Rally · Culture
Foster Psychological Safety in Your Veterinary Practice
Learn what psychological safety means for veterinary teams and how fostering it helps staff feel safe being their whole, authentic selves.
Austin Huff
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Guide · Education
How to Move On After Failing the NAVLE
Failing the NAVLE can shake your confidence and delay your career plans, but it doesn't define your future. Here's how to move forward with resilience.
Fania Colon
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Guide · Community
How to Honor Mental Health in Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary medicine is facing a mental health crisis, and the profession must be intentional about supporting its people. Here's how we can help.
Darlene Bos
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Community · Job Seekers
Vet Med & Togetherness: Findings from Our VMX 2022 Survey
See what our VMX 2022 survey revealed about togetherness in veterinary medicine, from team culture to how professionals really feel about the field.
Andrew Luna
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Guide · Community · Rally
How to Seek & Adopt Modern Veterinary Technology
Learn how adopting modern veterinary technology boosts client satisfaction, improves pet health outcomes, and strengthens team engagement.
Sam Ginn
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Rally · Culture
22 Veterinary Culture Statistics That Prove We Need a Change
Explore 22 statistics on veterinary mental health, burnout, career outlook, and team culture that reveal why the industry needs change.
Hound Team
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Magic Moment · Community
How to Better Support Your Trans Veterinary Colleagues
Transgender Day of Visibility is March 31st. Learn practical ways veterinary teams can better support and advocate for transgender colleagues year-round.
Dane Whitaker
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Colleen O'Brien
A veterinarian who once had national soccer team dreams now brings her stethoscope, and sometimes her dog, to clinics across three states.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Sheila Newenham
After twenty years running her own practice, this veterinarian sold it, and has a story about a dachshund and a goat that you have to read.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Tech: Tayla Grace
Six internships in one final year of school taught this New England technician exactly what she did not want to give up once she graduated.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Jennifer Lopez
A dermatology tech turned emergency room fixture, this veterinarian keeps a bag of Sour Patch Kids on hand for every relief shift she covers.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Tech: Melissa Evans
A cancer diagnosis in the middle of technician school could have derailed her career. Instead, it pointed this New York City technician somewhere new.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Tech: Robyn Timmons
This relief tech has rescued sea turtle hatchlings, raided illegal farms, and supported disaster response, all while building a career on her own terms.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Tech: Tanya Camper
From aquarium diving to veterinary nursing, this Southern California tech built a career on variety, and she is not done exploring yet.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Jana Van Stee
A veterinarian did her first C section two weeks after graduating, alone overnight, with nothing but a textbook propped open beside her.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Tech: Alyssa Mages
A veterinary technician who got into vet school never went, and the reason changed the entire direction of her career.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Karen Gant
After 22 years as an associate, one veterinarian was ready to leave the profession, until she tried a few relief shifts on a whim.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Tech: Jennifer Kehoe
A veterinary technician who has also been a wallpaper hanger and legal secretary says turning 30 finally set her career in the right direction.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Tech: Sasha Zitnick
A veterinary technician once sang to a very reluctant patient mid shift, and that was not even the most unconventional part of her career.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Julia Campbell
A veterinarian who almost went into psychology instead now travels the country full time, taking relief shifts wherever she and her husband land.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Michele Donathan
A pet cockatoo talked one former vaccine researcher into veterinary school at 32, and her career took an unexpected turn from there.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Elisabeth D’Agosto
A West Virginia farm vet who once thought she would only work with horses ended up finding her calling somewhere else entirely.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Frieda Hottenstine
She knew the answer at age four and never once changed her mind, even after nearly three decades in practice.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Amanda Clouser
A childhood loss gave one Bay Area veterinarian an unusual early career goal, long before she ever set foot in vet school.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Brij Gupta
Between shifts, this Texas veterinarian teaches colleagues about a completely different path to financial freedom.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Deborah Hirschmann
A basketball sized mass, a surprise firing, and twelve years of French all show up somewhere in this veterinarian's story.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Kanwarjit Singh Boparai
He splits his time between exam rooms and an olive grove, and one of those pursuits eventually led to a small side business.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Ericka Carroll
An Army veteran turned business consultant kept one professional habit that has nothing to do with medicine: a jar of peanut butter in her supply bag.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Anais Alamo-Abraham
A new mom in Chicago found that trading a fixed contract for her own schedule changed more than just her calendar.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Amber Parks
She traded a fixed schedule for ER shifts in the Sunshine State, and used the extra time to chase one of veterinary medicine's toughest specialty boards.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Chrissy Mamone
One veterinarian's rescue pets came from Ohio, Florida, and the Caribbean. Here's what daily life looks like for this relief vet across three states.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Carlyn Zylstra
One veterinarian hated her job so much she picked up a career design book meant for total strangers. Here's what she found on the other side.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Dave Hunt
One veterinarian spent 26 years running a solo practice on a remote Alaskan island. Then he traded it for a dart gun, stallions, and Hawaii.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Christine Longo
She spent her first career managing global imports and exports for a chemical company. Then, at 40, she became a veterinarian instead.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Brianna Harris
She almost became an equine surgeon, then almost drove for UPS. Instead she found relief work, and it fixed the burnout nothing else touched.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Arshiya Sayeed-Smith
One Utah veterinarian started her own company just to set her own rules. Here's what daily life looks like for the founder of Bad Dog Veterinary Relief.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Kate Swindell
She graduated with a degree in philosophy and art history, not biology. Here's how this Chicago vet built her own multi state relief practice.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Marc Kramer
He's operated on sea otters aboard a rocking boat and leads birding tours around the world. Here's the unusual career path that led a relief vet there.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Vanessa Yeager
She almost didn't become a vet at all, and once trained dolphins before ever touching a stethoscope. Here's how she found her way to relief work.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Anastasia Lucignani
Her childhood dog survived a near fatal accident thanks to one veterinarian's surgery, and it set the course for everything that followed.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Xuân Mai Võ
Rodeo vet, gross anatomy professor, emergency responder, archaeological dig specialist. And that is just the resume before relief work.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Steven Edwards
He moved states to keep a side business running on his own terms, and built a relief career around staying untethered.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Leah Myles
Two years into her career, she has already figured out how to protect family time while chasing a future in wildlife medicine.
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Jeff Klemens
He built a toolbox in industrial arts class, put a veterinarian's magnet on it, and years later ended up working at that exact clinic.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Lorin Lawrence
A stray tabby cat set him on the path to veterinary medicine. Three decades and one sold practice later, here is where he landed.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Kelly Zier
Her home has wheels, her license list has seven states, and her patient list includes far more than dogs and cats.
Hound Team
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Community · Relief · Job Seekers
Meet a Relief Vet: Dr. Margaret Little
She never knows what equipment, drugs, or staff she will find on a shift, and that is exactly why she loves it.
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