For more than two decades Dr. Renée Alsarraf treated cancer in her canine patients. Then, at age fifty-one, she was diagnosed with cancer herself … and so was her boxer, Newton.

The healing nature of their bond helped Dr. Alsarraf fight. Newton acted as her guide dog through chemo, therapy, and recovery.

Dr. Alsarraf joins us to share what’s she learned about cancer from her own ordeal. There are similarities in between the species that she understands more deeply than ever. The lessons she learned on her journey she incorporates into her current veterinary practice.

Now cancer-free, Dr. Alsarraf connects with the parents of sick animals with a new level of empathy and experience.

Dogs teach us how to live well, if we pay attention – and Dr. Alsarraf pays attention. She has chronicled her extraordinary experience in her book “Sit, Stay, Heal.”

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Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can Teach us About Living Well by Dr. Renée Alsarraf

This episode is sponsored in part by EverPup and BarkBox.

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