ParNone
05-24-2005, 10:14 AM
Hey there!
I took Gull and Murph to the vet last week. Murph of course did great. That boy, he loves going to the vet. Gull got a lil' scared. I don't know why they have to take'em to a back room to give'em their shots. He would do much better if they let me hold him for'em. When the vet came back in the exam room with Gull to finish up, Gull was still scared of her, but I held him for her and was talking calmly to him and by the end, Gull went up and gave her a kiss on the nose.
I understand they probably do that because some owners get overly emotional, but I'm always real calm and easy going about it and I think the dogs feed off of that. When they emailed the vet report on both of'em, Murph's ended with "Thanks for bringing him in. He did GREAT!!!", Gull's ended with just "Thanks". Poor Gull. I don't think they like him as well, because Oz's report was similar to Murph's, where they commented on how friendly and well behaved he was. Heck, they even let Oz spend the afternoon hanging out in the back offices with them.
Anyway, I wanted Gull's day out to end on a high note, so I stopped by Sonic to get him and Murph a hamburger. My Mom use to always stop at Baskin Robbins for ice cream, whenever we went to the doctor as kids. I still have fond memories of that. So figured if it works for kids, it must work for dogs too. :) There's a video (labeled At the Sonic) of Gull and Murph in the car at:
http://www.musicdogvideos.com
And here's a couple of pics I took of the Murph Dog last night
http://nothinbuttdogs.com/murph1.JPG
http://nothinbuttdogs.com/murph2.JPG
http://nothinbuttdogs.com/murph3.JPG
He's doing really good for almost 15. He doesn't hear and see too well, but he is still as happy as can be. Tail always in motion. That's why it's blurry in the first picture, cuz it's a waggin'. :)
Par...
I took Gull and Murph to the vet last week. Murph of course did great. That boy, he loves going to the vet. Gull got a lil' scared. I don't know why they have to take'em to a back room to give'em their shots. He would do much better if they let me hold him for'em. When the vet came back in the exam room with Gull to finish up, Gull was still scared of her, but I held him for her and was talking calmly to him and by the end, Gull went up and gave her a kiss on the nose.
I understand they probably do that because some owners get overly emotional, but I'm always real calm and easy going about it and I think the dogs feed off of that. When they emailed the vet report on both of'em, Murph's ended with "Thanks for bringing him in. He did GREAT!!!", Gull's ended with just "Thanks". Poor Gull. I don't think they like him as well, because Oz's report was similar to Murph's, where they commented on how friendly and well behaved he was. Heck, they even let Oz spend the afternoon hanging out in the back offices with them.
Anyway, I wanted Gull's day out to end on a high note, so I stopped by Sonic to get him and Murph a hamburger. My Mom use to always stop at Baskin Robbins for ice cream, whenever we went to the doctor as kids. I still have fond memories of that. So figured if it works for kids, it must work for dogs too. :) There's a video (labeled At the Sonic) of Gull and Murph in the car at:
http://www.musicdogvideos.com
And here's a couple of pics I took of the Murph Dog last night
http://nothinbuttdogs.com/murph1.JPG
http://nothinbuttdogs.com/murph2.JPG
http://nothinbuttdogs.com/murph3.JPG
He's doing really good for almost 15. He doesn't hear and see too well, but he is still as happy as can be. Tail always in motion. That's why it's blurry in the first picture, cuz it's a waggin'. :)
Par...