Robert SlackRobert Slack spent his boyhood in Helena, Montana. At age fourteen, his family moved to Hawaii where his father, Howard Slack, became Hawaii's first federal veterinarian at the time of statehood in 1959. After graduating from Kailua High School on Oau, Bob attended Washington State University graduating with honors from the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1971. Pursuing his passion for adventure, he moved to Australia to begin his veterinary career, first in Sydney, and later in Perth. After several years abroad, Bob returned to the U.S. to join a small animal practice in Spokane, Washington. Mid career he returned to college to pursue his interest in human behavioral science, and earned a degree in counseling.The blending of these two careers, both full time in veterinary medicine and part time in counseling, has given Bob a rich and unique perspective in writing this book on the miracle of the human-animal bond. Read More Read Less