08/15/2026
And just like that, summer student season has come to an end. ❤️
When I started Cross G, I knew I wanted students to have the opportunity to see what large animal medicine actually looks like — not just ride along and watch, but jump in, get dirty, ask questions, try things, and learn.
And these girls definitely did that.
Over the summer they pregnancy checked cows, worked cattle, bled pigs, helped with emergencies, wrestled assorted farm animals, and spent a LOT of hours riding around in the truck with me. Somewhere in between all of that, they also tackled the never-ending piles of health papers, paperwork, and billing that somehow come with being a veterinarian. 😅
They learned that large animal medicine doesn’t always go according to plan, lunch doesn’t always happen at lunchtime, clean clothes are temporary, paperwork somehow multiplies in the truck, and Georgia summers are HOT. They also learned that sometimes an ice cream stop is absolutely necessary. 😂🍦
But more than anything, I hope they got to see why I love this job.
I couldn’t have asked for a better group for Cross G’s first summer with students. They worked hard, jumped in without being asked, cared about the animals and the people we were helping, laughed through the long and messy days, and made having students with me something I genuinely looked forward to.
To all of my clients who welcomed an extra person (or three 😅) onto your farms, answered their questions, let them learn on your animals, and encouraged them along the way — thank you. You gave them experiences that can’t be recreated in a classroom.
And to my girls — thank you for trusting me to teach you. I hope you learned a lot, I hope you had fun, and I hope at least a little piece of large animal medicine sticks with you wherever you end up. I’m proud of every one of you. ❤️
And now I guess it’s back to solo truck vet med for me… although after how much these girls helped me this summer, I’m honestly not sure I remember how to do this without them anymore. 😂❤️
Thank y’all for one heck of a first summer. ❤️