Finished My First Year of Vet School!

It seems like it has been so much longer than 9 months since I started vet school in September!  I can't believe the amazing friendships that I've made and the fun times that we have had together!  Even if it was just studying together (which is what most of our time was spent doing), I have loved every minute of this year.

So many memories, good and bad (mostly good though :-)).  Orientation, and our pre-orientation gatherings where we all met for the first time.  Grey's and fro-yo nights.  Late night and weekend studying in the anatomy lab.  Late night studying delirium in general.  Oh yeah, and some more studying.  Halloween party.  Disneyland.  Equine dental wet-lab.  Equine Medicine Club rounds (my favorite part of vet school!).  Kobe's death :( .  Getting Levi.  Thanks friends and family for helping me survive all of this.


And now...SUMMER-TIME!!!!!

I can't wait to relax in the pool, take Levi for adventures, and ride Cisco and Gypsy.

Our First Walk

Today Levi and I went for our first walk together.  We have to stick to sidewalks for now since he doesn't have all his vaccines, but in a couple months he will be able to run and play in the grass too.  He was so good, and trotted right next to me almost the whole time.  Occasionally he would get distracted and stop to smell a plant or try to pick up some foreign object on the sidewalk, but for the most part he did excellent.  To make things even better, he is now sleeping peacefully rather than bouncing off the walls.

He was so excited to venture somewhere other than the house or backyard. 

And afterwards... a happy puppy...

followed by a tired puppy!

Warm Weather

A hot puppy is a very cranky puppy.  : (

Week 2

This weekend Levi got to meet a lot of new people and even a few dogs.  Some friends were having a bbq at a local park on Sunday so I took Levi so everyone could meet him.  He couldn't play in the grass since he doesn't have all of his vaccines yet but he got to be passed around between lots of people.  He was exhausted afterward and slept very peacefully. :-)

Life with Levi is getting much easier and more fun.  He is doing so much better with potty training, and even though he's had a couple accidents, he now at least understands that he is supposed to go to the bathroom when I take him outside to his potty spot.  That makes life so much less frustrating!  At the beginning he just wanted to eat everything that was outside - leaves, bark, twigs, etc.  He has quieted down a lot too thankfully.  That was one of the hardest things for me because Kobe was so quiet so I wasn't used to whining and barking.  Levi is starting to get more used to being left alone in the ex-pens either outside or in the house.  He still whines occasionally, but it is a major improvement on a few days ago when he would constantly whine and bark.  He is starting to get a little bit more mischievous though which I can tell is going to be really trying on my patience.  He is definitely going to be a handful of a puppy, but hopefully I can help him become a good dog.  It will be nice to have the summer off from school so I can get him out of the house and do more activities to wear him out.

I like him when he is like this!