I Love Them All

A Veterinarian's 92 Years Celebrating People and Animals

Dr Harold Wm Wood, Harold W Wood, Evelyn Wood Winkel

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Planet Patriot Press
21 March 2025

Memoirs; Veterinary medicine; Family history, tracing ancestors

""People are beautiful. From the gorgeous movie star to the tiny baby in its crib asleep. The fat, the thin, the short and the tall. I love them all... Large and small animals and the uniqueness of each species combining their individual colors and habits bring beauty to every corner of the universe! Insects that fly or crawl, birds and bees, I love them all.""

- Harold W. Wood, D.V.M.

Born in Oklahoma two years before statehood, Doc Wood tells some fascinating and often funny stories of growing up on a cotton farm, working his way through college and veterinary school to become a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, his sometimes perilous adventures in India, and his inspiring philosophy of life working with animals from bees to elephants, and people all over the world ""No matter the color of their face, no matter of their ancestral race.""

How much fun can a small boy have with just a quarter on 4th of July in 1917?

How does the son of a dirt farmer get a higher education when his father resents him trying to be smarter than his old man?

What should you do if you accidentally kill a duck owned by the parents of your high school date?

How do you leave the family farm with no car and no money?

What is the back story of a 1908 picture of a wagon loaded with cotton surrounded by 8 people and two horses, and why was the image selected for the official poster for Oklahoma Archives Week 2005?

How can one travel around the world without it costing anything?

How do you perform surgery on an elephant at a wilderness clinic miles from electricity and without a scalpel big enough for the job?

What to do with a dog that swallows a $5,000 wedding ring?

How do you find your career and the love of your life at the same time?

The answers are all in this book!

Learn more at: https: //storiesbydoc.weebly.com

In this second edition, in paperback for the first time, an additional illustrated and annotated story, ""A Romantic Anchor"" tells how Doc Wood met his wife and simultaneously decided to embark on his career in Veterinary Medicine.

By: Dr Harold Wm Wood
Preface by: Evelyn Wood Winkel
Edited by: Harold W Wood
Imprint: Planet Patriot Press
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9781733520010
ISBN 10: 1733520015
Pages: 146
Publication Date: 21 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in Prague, Oklahoma on July 9, 1905, Dr. Wood left the family farm as a young man in pursuit of higher education. His pursuit was decidedly against his father's wishes, who wished him to stay and work on the family farm. He worked his way through school selling honey, and graduated from Oregon State College with a B.S. degree in Entomology in 1934. He then obtained a D.V.M. degree from Texas A & M University.A licensed veterinarian for 53 years, his 46 year active career in southern California begun in 1940, and covered both large and small animal work. A highlight of his professional career included a two-year stint with the U.S. government AID program to India in 1960-62, helping to establish a new veterinary medical program at a government college in the State of Assam. Harold W. Wood, Jr. is a retired school attorney with undergraduate and graduate degrees in environmental science. His life continues to be inspired by his father, Dr. Harold Wm. Wood, D.V.M.. He can be considered a true Planet Patriot as he worked for over 50 years as a veterinarian. His inspiring philosophy of life was derived from working with animals from bees to elephants, and people all over the world. Evelyn Wood Winkel is a retired attorney and community college instructor. Her father, Dr. Harold Wm. Wood, D.V.M., was a major influence on her life.