So what's your dog like at the vets?

[jenfer]

Gigi used to be all happy going to the vet. But not any more. I think she has been to the vet too many times within the past 3 weeks or so. Whenever we are going out now, she seems hesistate...probably she is not sure WHERE we are going. She is fine in the waiting room, she wants to say hi to other dogs and when she is in the room she gets nervous. But usually she just sit on my lap and be a good. When it's time to actually have the examination. She wants to stand as far away from the vet as possible. But she still let the vet do whatever she need to do, but she will give me those eyes say "mom, pls take me away from this evil place!". Since we have been so many times, the vet usually baby talk to Gigi a bit first, or hold her a little bit. My poor baby.

[Cincy'sMom]

Sadie loves the vet...can't wait to get in, see everyone, see the vet, give everyone kisses.

Cincy used to like the vet, btu the more she goes, the less she likes it. She is good in the waiting room, but would rahter not go back to the exam room. She is very calm and patient, she just would rather be somewhere else.

Spot hatest he vet. He shakes in the waiting room and climb around the exam room. He can not wait to leave.

They are all very good about letting the vet handle them, give them shots, etc. And they all enjoy the treat at the end

[RobiLee]

Katie is very calm and extremely laid back. Tori is the complete opposite. Very vocal and whiney and we have to hang on to her.

Robin

[teenster3]

Waffles (Eskimo) is so yappy.....even doc rolls his eyes. Wicket (Lhasa) he's a good boy when Waffles isn't around....she gets him all worked up. Wicket is more on the aggressive side though....so he gets ornery at times!

[dappledoxie]

Claire is fine, she is great in her little cage there when I've had to take her to work with me. lol No whinning or nothin... She lets the Dr. do things and takes it great.

Rebel will freeze, at times he worries me, like he might just make a sudden move you know, but he never does. He is just very very still, lol, and very worried looking.

Niki is wild, going all over the place, so happy!


I have lots of stories on dogs and how they like the vet.... lol (Course I work at a vet clinic so I see alot of stuff. )

[KYS]

Sheba shakes terribly in the waiting room.
When we are the private room and the vet comes in,
she is so sweet.
She is very quiet and such a good girl when
she gets examined.

Rocky is terribly.
He wimpers and if he see's another dog, he
growls and gets very upset.
He also does not trust our vet.
Last year, I started putting a muzzle on him to be on the safe side in the waiting room when he is around other dogs.

[tikeyas_mom]

Tikeya always gets soooo afraid. She wont just "walk" into the vets like normal. She can smell the dealth. I always have to carry her into the vets office. And when I finally do get her in there, it is almost near to impossible to weigh her, she is so scared. I have to weigh my self, then weigh my self while holding her, just to see how much she weighs.. lol
It is sad really. She has always hated the vets, with a passion. When she was a pup she would pee everywhere and sit in it. It was so sad, I felt so badly for her... My poor baby. But what can I say, I hate the hospital too.

[pitc9]

Both are okay walking into the lobby, sitting in the waiting room can be a pain. Buddy will jump up on the bench and sit right next to me, and Sierra tries to hide under my legs. Sierra will howl if we've been waiting a long time and Buddy only barks at dogs that bark first. (but then doesn't stop!!)

[catnapper]

Nicki's a royal pain in the you-know-where! I think its because she's so terrified of the car that when she gets out, she's spastic. We once walked to the vets, but the road had no sidewalks in certain areas and the road was a busy narrow street... I should have known that BEFORE we were halfway there!

Anyway, she dances, whines, pants, jumps up, you name it - she's BAD! Inside the little veiwing room, she's a doll... unless the vet-tech wants to rim her nails, then Cujo comes to visit. And she HATES that table that moves up like an elevator. She jumps off the moment it starts moving, so they weigh her on it and then do the exam on the floor.