Dr. Calland has extensive experience working as a Veterinarian. He began working at the Capilano Pet Hospital in North Vancouver when he was 12 and for 9 years cared for the animals and assisted in medical procedures. After receiving his Bachelor of Science, he got his Teacher’s Certificate and taught science at Simon Fraser University. He was awarded his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Western Collage of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and practiced in his own hospital in West Vancouver for over a decade.  Dr. Calland found his greatest challenge was to know "why" animals become ill and how to prevent that illness and encourages his clients to become more proactive in understanding  their pet’s health and  nutritional needs. He aids the pet owner in learning how to manage their pet’s care with the confidence so that they can become the primary health provider. It’s all about wellness.

Dr Calland travels to the Sunshine Coast on the first Wednesday of each month to see to his patients who are located there. His Vancouver Office hours are from 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 1pm on Saturdays. In addition, Dr. Calland's Veterinary Consulting Service operates as a house-call practice in Vancouver and also offers clients the option to schedule telephone consultations. For more involved diagnostic and surgical procedures and where hospitalization is necessary, Dr. Calland see his clients at The Granville Island Veterinary Hospital at 1635 West 4th Avenue. The complete veterinary services Dr. Calland can provide are: diagnostic and therapeutic services, surgical services, anesthesia, radiology services, electrocardiography services, in house laboratory, pharmacy, dentistry, individualized flea control programs, dietary counseling, behavioural counseling, boarding, bathing and emergency care.

Dr. Calland's philosophy is deeply rooted in natural ways of looking at and dealing with the health of your pet. He believes "we are the result of nature, we are born in nature and we owe our health directly to the bounty that nature provides for us. We and our pets and all living creatures automatically choose the best and most natural way of living. When we introduce unnatural aspects to our diet or our ecology we see a decline of the very thing we hold most dear, our health and that of the animals we love. A sad example of this is the epidemic of obesity that exists today on this continent. If we feed our children fantasy food, think what we are feeding our pets. Years ago dogs and cats lived out a long and healthy life without the intervention of corporations telling us how to look after them. Visits to the Vet were few indeed and usually when there was some external accident. Now with the introduction of chemicals in food, cancers and many other physical problems are surfacing well before they should. I believe that we need to go back to nature and get as close as we can to the natural way of caring for our pets. There is nothing more important than health, but it does not come from medicines, pesticides, or man-made biologicals such as vaccines. Health comes from living a balanced life...living in a loving environment; eating a great variety of fresh, minimally processed foods; breathing clean air; drinking pure water; and exercising. (Good genes also help, of course!) Health requires some effort, a willingness to learn, a trust in nature and respect for nature's laws, and a great deal of patience. I believe that disease comes from imbalanced living. Because of the marvelous adaptability of the life force, it usually takes years of imbalanced living to result in the manifestation of disease. True cures for disease only come about by correcting the imbalances that caused it. I believe that medicine should be avoided as much as possible. Medicine is, however, often necessary when the imbalances in life have been so longstanding as to overwhelm the incredibly complex biological systems that nature designed to maintain a healthful balance. I think it's important to keep in mind that all medical systems are based on evolving theory. Don't necessarily accept what is presented by "experts" nor accept the results of research as being the highest truth.  Modern medicine is almost entirely about disease, so if it's health that you're after for your pet, then it's important to also incorporate an approach that's about health. Most of the so-called alternative approaches do emphasize health and are worth exploring. However, any form of medicine can be dangerous to rely on, because no one type of medical system has complete knowledge and all medical practitioners (like all other human beings) have imbalances affecting their own lives and their ability to tune in to the true needs of their patients. The financial health of a business can sometimes take priority over the physical health of the patient - a fact that's important to keep in mind when allowing someone else to influence the health-care choices you make for your pet."