To those with more than one dog

[lv4dogs]

2 dogs would be my limit for one person to bring to the vets at one time. That's from personal experience & from observing others (as I work in a vets office). Any more than that & it just gets way to hectic.

[lbaker]

Jenny has taken two at a time several times but the last time they all needed to go (updated rabies shots after the "incident") she and my son Kenneth took all four in at once (new puppy didn't need to go). They said no problem, everyone behaved just fine. They did get "looks" however when the herd of fairly large dogs all walked in together and started greating everyone

[Aspen and Misty]

Nova is such a bad dog (gosh do I love her though!) that it would be impossible for me to take any other dog with her. It was funny with the new vet office we went to before I left I took Konnor first and everybody was amazed. He healed, layed down on the floor and was a perfect gentlmen. He was an amazing example of how dog's should be!

Then Nova had an apointment 2 hours later, I brought her in and shes slipping and slideing all over the floor, howling and pulling and doing circles around me. She was so bad that they instantly cleaned out a room and put us in it! Gosh was I embaressed. LOL.


Ash

[chocolatepuppy]

My dogs as well as my cats go one at a time. Their shot schedules are all at a different time of year anyways.

[Shelteez2]

The shelties go together. It's one of the only times they have collars and leashes on and I just put them on a coupler. I just make them lie down and stay in the waiting room.

[Kfamr]

Simba and Kiara always go together - since they are both due at the same time.

Nala and Mufasa are both due at seperate times, so the both of them will go solo.

[Cincy'sMom]

I have taken all three by myself. The hardest part of that is that Spot does not like the vet's office. He is fine with the vet and the techs and everyone, but he goes stir crazy waiting. I don't know if the smell reminds him of the shelter, or what, but he paces like crazy. I prefer not to take all 3 unless Ralph comes also. I have no issues taking 2 alone.

[captain]

I guess now that we're back to only Two ... ... it won't be so hard to
keep track of 'em ...

Miss ya, Bowz!!

Phred *tears* .....

Pam, I take my two together. Of course Captain is a social butterfly, and Ruby will go wherever he goes ....
They are pretty good together - of course if I get another one, I might have to ask Phred about the 3 way tie thingy!

[shais_mom]

I have only one dog but I've wondered about taking Keegan and a cat - but I just don't think I could. Keegan is too big. Kloe gets carsick and Kylie just doesn't like being in the car. The other thing is I think I would pass out when it came time to pay!

I only have one carrier for the cats so they are separate too.
I guess I look @ it as "alone time" with each one. With the exception of Keegan - its the only time I get to be with each cat alone.
Its the only time that Kloe sits still and tolerates being on my lap. Kylie on the other hand is a social butterfly. Go figure!

[Twisterdog]

I can take all nine of mine ... but I cheat! I have a van equipped with many crates that I pick up and deliver dogs for the grooming shop in. So, all nine of mine go into the dog delivery crates, then come out into the vet's office in pairs ... so I suppose two is the real limit.

[Pam]

Pam, I take my two together. Of course Captain is a social butterfly

That is part of my problem with Bella. She feels the need to sniff everyone hello. I am forever telling her to come back and sit. Ripley pretty much lays on my lap but will stand up in my lap if a dog comes in who is a barker. I think the problem for me would be getting them inside with no tangled leashes and also keeping the leashes untangled as I write the check at the end while they both scope out the newcomers.

Congratulations to you who take two and more! WOW! I am impressed.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

My dogs all go to the vet at different times of the year, so they usually go separately. Sometimes if they need to go in for another reason (like when they had kennel cough), we'll take two at a time without a problem.

[dogzr#1]

We normally take all three dogs at a time. Molly and Astra are so attached that if we leave one, the other will cry until they see each other again. So they go together no matter what. Prince goes with us as well, seeing as he is small. He simply sits in my lap and occasionally barks at a new dog that comes in.

Astra is fairly easy to control, however she howls, or woos rather, at any new dog she sees. Molly listens and calmly lays down on the floor until our turn. Of course, her tail is moving at 100mph this entire time, but she listens, nonetheless!

[cyber-sibes]

It depends on what's being done, but I usually take them in one at a time because their on different shot schedules.