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[Ptah]

1. He's from my hometown.

His father was our livestock veterinarian.

[marble falls]

2. He seems like a pretty good dude. From his discription of his dad, he came from good stock ...

Large animal veterinarians must be a pretty decent group of folks, another one I know about is

Baxter Black (born January 10, 1945) is an American cowboy, poet, philosopher and former large-animal veterinarian. He is also a radio and television commentator.

Black grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was trained as a large-animal veterinarian at New Mexico State University and Colorado State University, but began writing and speaking in the early 1980s. Black left his veterinary career and later published more than a dozen books of fiction, poetry and commentary. He is a regular commentator for National Public Radio's Morning Edition and also hosts a syndicated weekly radio program, Baxter Black on Monday. He writes a syndicated weekly newspaper column, "On the Edge of Common Sense."

He currently resides in Benson, Arizona.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baxter_Black