If you read my entry titled “Don’t Be Such A Guy,” you will recall I came up with an idea to do a design for girls inspiring to be veterinarians. My sister is actually finishing up her degree in this field (Hi, Ericka!). Today, I finished the design and added it to the items available in the Girls Can’t WHAT? Gift Shop. Here is a little history behind the design…
The pets pictured in the image are all significant. The cat represents my sisters cat, Cassy. Cassy was a stray calico that we adopted in the late eighties. She was a solid-colored calico but due to transparency issues with the white coloring, I made her an all orange color. Cassy went to the tuna juice fountain in kitty heaven in September of 2004.
The German Shepherd is a representation of my sister’s dog, Shep. Shep is a rescue dog that lives out on the farm with my sister, Ericka, and her husband. Shep also travels with Ericka to her school home during the week as she finishes her DVM degree.
The pug in the picture is my dog, Quest. I love pugs and since it’s my drawing, I get to do whatever I want with it. I thought a pug would be a perfect fit. To see an actual picture of Quest, read the entry “All Because of a Spider“. Hope you like it!
PS – It wouldn’t be fair in the animal kingdom if I didn’t mention all of the rest of Ericka’s pets. Let’s see how good my memory is:
Horses: Fancy & Cody
Dogs: Rocky & Shep
Cats: Peabody, Xerox, Ditto, Mary-Kate, Ashley, Laverne, Shirley, Ralphy
Who else did I miss? Did I mention she lives on a farm?
21 comments
gretchen
Thanks – I’m happy you enjoy it. :)
Mostafa
I am from iran,my field is vet and tank from you for this web.
Katie
I really like the design. I really want to be a vet. I looooove animals.
nadia straiter
hello
my future is to be a veterinarian and i would like to know everything about them like what is the best school for me because im in the 9th grade and i attend Northern high and im trying to find the best school avalible
Animal luver (alesha)
ok thanks
Animal luver (alesha)
Dear Gretchen i would greatly like to become a vet when i get outa school but i have a hard time in math but i love animals im only in grade seven. what basic grades do u need to even be considerd???
gretchen
I don’t know what the requirements are, but I will ask my sister. ;)
vanessa
thanx ill try it!!!
gretchen
Hi Vanessa! A good place to start is with a local animal shelter or veterinarians office. See if they need volunteer staff or try to help out at their fundraisers and adoption events.
Also, try local farms… sometimes they need help caring for their animals and you could gain some pretty good hands-on experience there. ;)
lil v
my name is vanessa
lil v
i love animals and i think they should be treaded like people i also want to be in the ASPCA!!! please help!