My dogs are really calm, actually they get really excited to see the vet! 98% of all the animals that walk into the vet clinic are excited to see him! i have only seen 3 animals that didn't like it there, the vet (Dr.Torrance) is really nice and you can tell he really loves the animals, he cares about them. My dog broke a bone in her knee, I don't remember what it's called but anyway he checked her and put a tensor bandage on it and he said that's all he could do for her because of where the break was, then he sent us home. Later that night he called our house just to see how she was doing!