Description: Caption: Dr. Charles Courtney, associate dean for research and graduate studies; Sally O’Connell, administrative assistant and dog trainer; and Dr. Patrick Larkin, who will instruct a new course titled “The Dog” at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine this fall. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Larkin)
Description: Jeffrey Abbott, D.V.M., Ph.D., an assistant professor of anatomical pathology in the department of infectious diseases and pathology, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
Description: Mike Rivers, dog handler, performs a “bite and protection” exercise with Xander, one of the animals that participated in the recent UF study of heat stress in dogs. (Photo by Robbie Kuyrkendall)
Description: Dr. Herb Maisenbacher, a veterinary cardiologist, conducts a heart examination on Blaze, a K-9 with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office while Blaze’s companion, deputy Scott Bonafide, assists, in this photo from the 2011 Service Dog Day event. (Photo by Sarah Carey)
Description: Gainesville resident Larry Ferguson relaxes at home with his dogs, Max, left, and Whiskey, who survived a coral snake bite after being treated at the UF Small Animal Hospital. (Photo courtesy of Larry Ferguson.)
Description: Laura Moon, the owner of horse, Mariah's Boon, and University of Florida veterinarians Chris Sanchez and Ali Morton pose for a picture at the UF's Large Animal Hospital. (Photo by Maria Farias/University of Florida)