OK, I just took an inventory of what I've done veterinary-wise in the past week.

• I yanked porcupine quills from two dogs (not mine, thankfully).
• Whelped a litter of my puppies naturally.
• Took my first x-ray.  (Well, I held Dove's front end and cooed to her while stepping on the trigger.  Amanda set everything up, and I'd done the holding and cooing part before.)
• Watched a large dog spay.  (Hint, get it done young, before they are anywhere near 40 pounds.  It's a lot less surgery and lower odds of complications.)  This would have not been possible for me to watch a year ago; I'd have gotten sick.
• Docked and Dew Clawed six puppies.
• Helped deliver a litter via Emergency C-Section.  Three of eight surviving pups were revived by me and two of those seemed like goners.  A little luck and a little skill.  More in a separate blog entry. 
• Correctly diagnosed a broken jaw in a puppy. Hand fed that pup for two days, then had to put him down.

I'm "on call" for the next c-section.  Made the "A-Team."

It's been a roller-coaster week and my knowledge and understanding has increased dramatically.