Some are funny, but I really eel badly for those dogs that look so frightened. Sometimes they just don’t understand why their person would do this to them. It’s like the saying about how if you get up at night to go to the bathroom and kick your dog in the dark, he thinks you got up just to kick him. They don’t always understand. And that makes their fear even sadder in these cases. The vet will do them good, but they don’t know it. It’s just a “bad” place in their minds. I wish owners wouldn’t laugh when their dogs are scared like this.
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I’m fortunate, my Ellie’s doggy docs spoil her as much as we do.
The vet and her techs are so good at making the animals they work with feel comfortable.
Having some really tasty treats on hand might help inspire some of them.
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My dog, Golden, Jessy, was reluctant when going to the vet, but really bad when to get a wash at the groomers, that was really a battle. They put him a grate with a big fan to dry him, and that procedure was his nightmare. We were attached at the hip, and I do miss him.
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My guy likes going because he gets to see other dogs and he hasn’t had some negative experience there yet.
Last visit he had to poop and was very anxious, and when he couldn’t hold it any longer, let it go. We were in the examination room waiting for doc to come back. He thought he was going to get in trouble, but got no reprimands for it, so bad experience avoided!
He’s a fairly big guy, 113 lbs, so it’s the other pooches that may experience trauma when he wants to check them out.
Probably doesn’t help their owners when I refer to smaller dogs as snacks.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I snap at my doctor some times too, especially when he puts on the surgical gloves and say’s “turn n’ drop ’em”
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It depends on the people at the vet’s office. At ours, there is one employee ALL dogs hate. She’s a bitch (lol) but tries to hide it. Kind of a snotty, uptight person, and the dogs sense it. So my dogs love everyone at the office except her. lol. Luckily, she isn’t around much but I really don’t know why they hired her in the first place knowing nervous dogs will probably clamp on to her arm so she leaves them alone. LOL.
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One of my Bearded Collies hated the vet. When we entered the little
room where he would be examined, he would hide under a little bench that went all around the room. Problem was, he was too big and his rear end always stuck out for the thermometer to enter. Then he cried like a big baby until he was offered a doggie treat. As soon as the door opened he was his usual silly self again. It was all drama.
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I still almost cry when I remember how my big old lovable cat looked at me when I had to have him put to sleep. One of the worst days of my life.
Some are funny, but I really eel badly for those dogs that look so frightened. Sometimes they just don’t understand why their person would do this to them. It’s like the saying about how if you get up at night to go to the bathroom and kick your dog in the dark, he thinks you got up just to kick him. They don’t always understand. And that makes their fear even sadder in these cases. The vet will do them good, but they don’t know it. It’s just a “bad” place in their minds. I wish owners wouldn’t laugh when their dogs are scared like this.
I’m fortunate, my Ellie’s doggy docs spoil her as much as we do.
The vet and her techs are so good at making the animals they work with feel comfortable.
Having some really tasty treats on hand might help inspire some of them.
My dog, Golden, Jessy, was reluctant when going to the vet, but really bad when to get a wash at the groomers, that was really a battle. They put him a grate with a big fan to dry him, and that procedure was his nightmare. We were attached at the hip, and I do miss him.
My guy likes going because he gets to see other dogs and he hasn’t had some negative experience there yet.
Last visit he had to poop and was very anxious, and when he couldn’t hold it any longer, let it go. We were in the examination room waiting for doc to come back. He thought he was going to get in trouble, but got no reprimands for it, so bad experience avoided!
He’s a fairly big guy, 113 lbs, so it’s the other pooches that may experience trauma when he wants to check them out.
Probably doesn’t help their owners when I refer to smaller dogs as snacks.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I snap at my doctor some times too, especially when he puts on the surgical gloves and say’s “turn n’ drop ’em”
It depends on the people at the vet’s office. At ours, there is one employee ALL dogs hate. She’s a bitch (lol) but tries to hide it. Kind of a snotty, uptight person, and the dogs sense it. So my dogs love everyone at the office except her. lol. Luckily, she isn’t around much but I really don’t know why they hired her in the first place knowing nervous dogs will probably clamp on to her arm so she leaves them alone. LOL.
One of my Bearded Collies hated the vet. When we entered the little
room where he would be examined, he would hide under a little bench that went all around the room. Problem was, he was too big and his rear end always stuck out for the thermometer to enter. Then he cried like a big baby until he was offered a doggie treat. As soon as the door opened he was his usual silly self again. It was all drama.
I still almost cry when I remember how my big old lovable cat looked at me when I had to have him put to sleep. One of the worst days of my life.