Dr. Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Wildlife Biology
from the University of Colorado. His area of interest was animal
behavior in wild canids. He also studied cultural anthropology,
focusing on small indigenous groups scattered across the globe. Dr.
Smith graduated with distinction as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Following graduation he moved to Fort Collins, Colorado to pursue
his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State
University. Dr. Smith started his career working in mixed animal practices in Hawaii and then in Parker, Colorado for about 10 years. In 1995 he started the Animal Clinic of Parker with the help of two employees and has continued to watch it grow into a four veterinarian practice with sixteen employees. His goal has always been to maintain a high quality practice by attracting the best employees and Veterinarians. He has also maintained thirty-minute appointments versus the typical fifteen to twenty minute appointments of most practices. This, he feels, helps to promote better communication and relationships with clients and their animals.
Dr. Smith spends his free time with his wife Deb and their 16-year-old daughter Camille. They have two dogs named Pete and Zori, and a cat named Toby. Bruce enjoys many sports and activities such as skiing on snow and water, surfing, windsurfing, and competitive clay pigeon shooting. He has recently been donating his time and energy to help a non-profit organization (Itgel) working on diseases of reindeer in northern Mongolia. His work involves research on several diseases that affect both the reindeer and the nomadic Tsaatan people who subsist on the reindeer.