Gary Yarnell knew he wanted to be a veterinarian at two years old. He never changed his mind. At Cornell, he raced through undergrad, met his future wife Laurie—and once rescued a parakeet from anatomy lab by putting it in his pocket and sneaking it out. Then came vet school, 45 years of caring for animals, and a Rye practice he built by being there for his patients around the clock. Literally. Gary tells us what veterinary medicine taught him about animals, people, empathy and letting go; ho...