Olympians and their Pets: Jessie Vetter - Women's Hockey

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Pets: A yellow Labrador

Q: Does your dog train with you?

My dog is getting older in age but when he was young he loved to get in the way of my younger brother and I playing soccer and ended up being a pretty good soccer goalie. I still try and kick the soccer ball around with him in the backyard but he doesn't move like he used to.

Q: Does your dog travel with you?

My dog is too big to travel on competitions with me and for the most part he just stays at my parents place.

Q: Where did you get your dog?

We bought him from a nice family very close to our home.

Check out other Olympians that love their pets:

• Daron Rhalves - Freestyle Skiing
• Debbie McCormick - Women's Curling
• Ellery Hollingsworth - Snowboarding
• Erin Hamlin - Women's Luge
• Kikkan Randall - Cross Country Skiing
• Lindsey Jacobellis - Snowboarding
• Mirai Nagasu - Figure Skating
• Pat Deneen - Freestyle Skiing
• Steve "The Fish" Fisher - Snowboarding
• Elena Hight - Snowboarding
• Jen Rodriguez - Women's Speed Skating
• Jeret "Speedy" Peterson - Aerial Skiing
• Jessie Vetter - Women's Hockey
• Johnny Spillane - Nordic Combined Skiing
• Katie Uhlaender - Skeleton Racing
• Lowell Bailey - Biathlon
• Hannah Kearney - Mogul Skiing