Ernest E. Ward Jr., DVM

Dr. Ernie Ward shares his thoughts on how to achieve happiness and success and reveals how he can still be crazy about veterinary medicine after all these years.

If the answer to either of these two questions is "yes," then ABSOLUTELY your veterinary hospital needs to sell pet food to pet owners, according to Ernie Ward, DVM.

Believe it or not, millennials might not be the only problem here. If your veterinary practice is reminiscent of a current-day classic rock show, you may need to cut the leather and leopard print out of your act and get with modern times before your show gets cancelled.

They've already done the hard part by getting invested in their pets' diets.

Dr. Ernie Ward has been paying close attention to the younger generation of pet owners for years. Now he has a few cheat codes (remember those?) to help veterinarians out when it comes to dealing with Gen Y.

If it's 9pm and the veterinarian is filling out medical recordsand you're not working the emergency-practice swing shift. Dr. Ernie Ward guarantees your veternarians are underutilizing assistants and technicians in the exam room.

Some DVMs are weak on supplements, with pet owners doing their own questionable research and dosing and feeding their pets accordingly for such conditions as cancer, osteoarthritis and kidney disease. It's high time for you to dig into the science, says Dr. Ernie Ward, and see how they can help with pets' chronic conditions.

Don't let your veterinary clients give up on their cat's weight management because of late-night hunger pangs.

To improve health for all, its time to shift the way we discuss overweight pets with our veterinary clients.

If your team members deserve better compensationand if you want to keep the best of the best, they doyou need to boost your revenue. Heres how to make it happen. Plus, data from 2015 Firstline Career Path Study.

Wherein cute cat photos can actually save lives.

Volunteer veterinarians

Encourage your staff to employ healthy holiday eating habits for an energized new year.

Ask prospective hires about their volunteer and social habits, suggests Dr. Ernie Ward. Find out why.

Are sleep and mood issues affecting your performance at your veterinary practice? It might be time to reconsider the television programs you watch before bed.

How to avoid tiny comments that wind up making big trouble for you, your veterinary clients and their pets.

Throw your veterinary practice doors open to the world's best word-of-mouth generator.

Don't let an emotional reaction damage an important relationship.

The wrong message might yield unfortunate results.

Whether you're dipping your toe into social media for the first time for your veterinary practice or you're an obsessive, face-always-in-the-smartphone user, here are tips to make your social media regimen a little emotionally-and physically-healthier.

It doesn't take a potion to tame the Jekyll and Hyde behaviors in your veterinary practice. Consider these solutions for a more harmonious veterinary team.

Feel like you need to make some dietary changes? See if you can complete this challenge.

Use the power of social media for internal matters too.

Don't let the stresses of day-to-day life take a toll on your personal wellbeing-or your livelihood in veterinary practice.

Who needs a functional staff anyway?

How well do you know thyself, doctor? Find out with these tests.

Avoid these habits to help you reach your potential in veterinary practice.

Can you achieve optimal well-being in your veterinary practice and personal life simply by taking better care of your ticker?

Clamp down on this culture killer.

You've got to shut out the negative and harness your own happiness in life-and in veterinary practice.