The only reason I’m in pharmacy school and not vet school (my lifelong dream since before K5) is because I finally recognized I couldn’t handle the emotional aspect of vet work. I realized that it’s easy to glorify the best parts, like saving animals, but I can’t save them all. Since that realization didn’t come until senior year of college, I did everything I could to secure a career as a vet, including shadowing and volunteering at a vet’s office, and taking a semester of animal science / dog care + grooming. Dogs have always been a big part of my life, as my household growing up was never without at least one. Since then, I’ve been going to school and haven’t had the time to dedicate caring for one of my own, as I refuse to get one just to keep in a kennel all day. I miss having a dog so much, and will care for yours like my own!