August - 2019

Dr Dave's Blog & Podcast Homepage

Est 2009

All of my Podcasts and blogs are
published here each week.

Somewhat more sporadically, I publish blogs, vlogs and other media here, with my monthly podcast - Blunt Dissection each month too.

If you ever have a question you'd like an answer to then here's a great place to submit it. The best way is to send in a short video of you asking the question - if you want to do this and get a response then I'd ask that you follow using the format below closely:

1. State who you are and where you are from.
2. Ask your question as concisely as possible, it must be under 30 seconds long.

3. Upload your video using this form.

Blunt Dissection Podcast Ep31:Dr Robert M Miller - Equine Veterinarian, Cartoonist, Legend

Dr Dave Nicol

Blunt Dissection Podcast Ep31:Dr Robert M Miller - Equine Veterinarian, Cartoonist, Legend

On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr Robert M Miller. Dr Miller is an equine behaviourist, veterinarian, and author. He was born in New York on March 4, 1927, and raised in Tucson, Arizona. After serving in the infantry in World War II, he attended and graduated from the veterinary school at Colorado State University in 1956. He established the Conejo Valley Veterinary Clinic in Thousand Oaks, California in 1959 and was the pioneer of the larger multi-doctor practice - a rarity

Time To Be Self-aware About Your Mind And Body In 9 Easy Steps

Dr Dave Nicol

Time To Be Self-aware About Your Mind And Body In 9 Easy Steps

Physical and mental pain are experienced commonly in staff working in veterinary hospitals across the world. While some of the causes lie outside our control, there’s a lot we can all do to reduce the amount of avoidable suffering in our lives. My latest blog post on the Hamster Wheel gives a list of nine things that should be on everyone's self-help checklist as a starting point. 1. Back pain is scandalously ubiquitous in veterinary medicine. I have seen more than one nurse

Freewheelin' Ep 54: "When The Going Gets Tough..."

Dr Dave Nicol

Freewheelin' Ep 54: "When The Going Gets Tough..."

... the toughest get going! When we set ourselves a goal, we try it out, and sometimes if it gets too hard we stop, we give up, right when we need to dig deepest. So how do we combat that feeling? Post your question to Dr Dave on twitter, facebook or Instagram. Submit to @drdavenicol on each platform and tag the question #askdrdave. Everyone who has their question answered will win a signed copy of Dr Dave's latest book, So You're A Vet...Now What? Be safe. Be well. Be happy.

Freewheelin' Ep 53: Can I Improve My Listening Skills And If So How?

Dr Dave Nicol

Freewheelin' Ep 53: Can I Improve My Listening Skills And If So How?

Today Dr. Dave riffs on the absolute foundation to building rapport ... listening! If people feel they are being listened to they are more likely to engage with you, but the all-important question is how do we achieve this? Submit your question for Dr Dave on twitter, facebook or Instagram. Submit to @drdavenicol on each and tag the question #askdrdave. Everyone who has their question answered will win a signed copy of Dr Dave's latest book, So You're A Vet...Now What? Be saf

Freewheelin' Ep 52: How Do I Choose A Job And A Work Family That Is Right For Me?

Dr Dave Nicol

Freewheelin' Ep 52: How Do I Choose A Job And A Work Family That Is Right For Me?

Today Dr. Dave talks about the all-important subject of having a plan to decide how to choose the right job and the right working environment for you. Ask yourself 'What is it I am really looking for?...' 'Relax into the confusion and uncertainty you have now' Submit your question for Dr Dave on twitter, facebook or Instagram. Submit to @drdavenicol on each and tag the question #askdrdave. Everyone who has their question answered will win a signed copy of Dr Dave's latest boo

Blunt Dissection Ep30: Striving To Make Veterinary Regulation Compassionate And Empowering, with Liz

Dr Dave Nicol

Blunt Dissection Ep30: Striving To Make Veterinary Regulation Compassionate And Empowering, with Liz

On today’s show, I am super-excited to be joined by the Chief Executive of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Lizzie Lockett. Lizzie, originally from a farming background in the North of England, is an Accredited PR Practitioner with the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and holds a degree in English Language and Literature from St John’s College, Oxford, a postgraduate qualification in journalism, and diplomas in the History of Art, also from Oxford. She joined