Winter is okay, any cool weather is fine (late fall works, whatever). Controlled round penning is equally as effective as hand walking.

If there was a vet student action figure, no children would buy it, and it would need to come with a warning label about increasing the depression in teenagers. Even the commercials for it would be depressing:
The new vet student action figure from Mattel! It has foldable legs for long periods of sitting and standing! You can watch its hair turn gray before your eyes! Comes complete with 50lb backpack and scoliosis! Happiness not included.

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