We have a new member of our extended family: meet Molokai, our granddaughter’s new dog. She is currently attending Texas A & M vet school and was told to practice on her pet — and if she didn’t have one handy, they had vet school animals up for adoption. Who could have guessed that adopting a pet was a classroom requirement?
Actually she has pets here on “the farm” but most of them object to examinations. Butters doesn’t mind, but corgis are just built wrong (so says our vet who was examining her for a joint injury). So this sweet 6 year old hound has moved in to Mikala’s apartment.
I took a couple of “process” photos of this sketch . . . but once I began painting, I forgot to take any more. Most of the time, I put down an idea lightly in pencil, then begin inking it in — often jotting down some text before moving on to the main sketch.
I worked in the veterinary sector for many years and must admit not ever hearing that trainee vets having to adopt a pet to practise on! However, what a good way of getting animals adopted ☺️
ReplyDeleteMy brother-in-law is a vet, having obtained his degree in Kansas, and he had never heard of such a thing! Texas A & M does things differently — while a pet is not a requirement, it is strongly encouraged. And this is a way to place the dogs the college has on hand.
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