Students in Mandi Neal’s Small Animal Management class have been having some real hands-on experience recently while learning to groom and care for animals using Neal’s dog as well as principal Tracy Gleghorn’s dogs. Gleghorn’s dog Boomer was treated to a spa-day-like experience last week, where the class gave him a bath and haircut.

“I learned the proper way to trim and bathe a dog,” sophomore Brandon Brown said. “At first, I really didn’t know what I was doing. By the end of class, though, I was pretty good at it.”

The Veterinary Assistant class got in on the work, as well, and were able to watch Dr. Russell Jonas demonstrate how to properly administer a rabies vaccination.

“Being able to do something hands-on with animals was great,” junior Ally Patterson said. “I’d much rather be doing actual work instead of just writing things on a paper.”