Trust me, I'm (going to be) a Vet

My dog needs a wash-quite badly actually. This reminds me, in the holidays i entered a series of competitions in a free pet magazine, Buddy. They had a few prizes up for grabs and to enter, you had to email a code, your details and if relevant, the size of your pet. The logical thing was that if you had a dog, youd enter for the doggy prizes and so forth for a cat. Being the uni student i am, i entered every single category which invovled me sending about 20 emails cutting and pasting details but changing codes. In the end i won one of them. I won a free dog wash, hurrah! The last time i washed my dog, i:
+couldnt get my back out of the "leaning-over" position for 10 minutes
+get soaking wet
+get excessive amounts of dog hair all over me to the point i have hives (yes theres that much)
Nonetheless, the dogwashing service doesnt service my area so they decided to send me a hamper to the same value:The contents included:
+Lots of shredded paper
+The maroon bucket
+Dog deoderant
+Calcium treats
+A sample of the "pork liver treats"
+A gift voucher for a free dog wash that doesnt service my area, hence defeating the whole purpose of the hamper
+Two (obviuosly cheap) squeaky toys-my dog ripped it to bits within an hour
+Two sample packets of geriatric dog food
+Two sample packets of hairball control cat food

I sound a bit too unappreciative of the goods? Sarcasm too much for you? Actually, i appreciated the feeling of winnning-it should happen more often, except this time, i want to win taronga zoo.

Uni has just started and the work is quite overwhelming. This semester will result in a decrease amount of 'animal' pracwork thus decreasing the overall post number. On top of this, I've decided to take a temporary leave from the Zoo until things ease a bit (who knows when it will). I have taken up a temporary job as a kennel hand/nurse closer to home that saves me alot of time (and money!). Of course, the camera will follow as much as it can but i cant guarantee it making an appearance often. I've been off call for WIRES for about a month (but am back on now) because i didnt have a car accessible as transport. One of the members was called out to this. Its quite self-explanatory