I own and train horses and have just bred my first litter of Great Pyraneese puppies. Down here, in the rural South, we do our own vetting almost all of the time. Unless it involves complicated medical procedures or extremely difficult to diagnose problems. You learn an awful lot about what you can do yourself if you have the right teachers.
I design and produce custom jewelry and sell it and am very fortunate to be doing well at it. I am originally from the Northeast, my background is Law, advertising and political writing.