Meet Dr. Marty
By Susan Sims, Publisher
Over the past 45 years, Dr. Marty Goldstein has treated the minds and bodies of our animal companions. With his new book hot off the press, THE SPIRIT OF ANIMAL HEALING: An Integrative Medicine Guide to a Higher State of Well-Being, we wanted to sit and stay awhile with Dr. Marty and find out what makes this animal healer tick.
FIDO Friendly: What is your earliest recollection of animals being important in your life and if you can share a story of your first dog who shared your life?
Dr. Marty: When I was a very young kid, we had an almost all black mutt named Poochie and there was just something about the playfulness and love I felt just being and playing with him. And I have seen that with all my three daughters and the incredible bond they have developed with ALL our companion animals.
FF: How many dogs share your life today?
DMG: Joey—a Peek-a-Pin 10 pounds almost 11 years old but looks and acts like a pup. We rescued him at our local rescue called ROAR. He came with the name Luigi but that was our parakeet’s name so changed to Joey.
Tilly—5-year-old Terrier kinda like the dog from Annie. My wife Meg saw her picture as a very young pup on a pet rescue site and fell in love so much that she almost drove from NY to Tennessee on Christmas morning not to lose getting her. But she was trucked up to us and is one of the greatest dogs ever.
Redford—almost 10-year-old regal red-tan Greyhound. I always wanted one of this breed. An associate vet I hired fostered Greyhounds and brought Red to my clinic one day, 4 years old. He just came off the track where he would place first or second in every race he ran. Very timid. We took one look at him and knew he was coming home with us. He looks and acts better now more than 5 years later than he did when we got him.
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