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So those of you that know Guido (have read about him) know that he is a grouch. Well I finally made an appointment with a vet in the area to talk about getting him neutered. I took Macy with me so she could go for a ride too. Of course he barked when he got there. The ladies at our old vet were great with him. They had treats ready and always calmed him down. Not with this vet. They told me to take him right into the room. He was fine until the tech came in and he started barking. I told her that he is going to bark for a few minutes so he needed some time to calm down. She was obviously nervous, as most people are when they meet Guido.
I was really surprised they didn't have any treats. That always makes him stop barking. She started to ask questions and he wouldn't stop barking. Another tech opened the door and said, I'm going to take him. She can't talk to you when he's like this. She said it kind of rude and I was thinking, you guys have never run into a barking dog before? She asked if he was aggressive, uh yeah he is. Then she asked if he might bite, and I said, he has before.
So then I had to put a muzzle on him, which didn't shock me. But then they took him out of the room and outside for the rest of the appointment. THe doctor said she looked him over and he looks good. I didn't see the exam, so I don't know if she did it or not. I guess he peed and threw up. He has never done that at the vet before. We paid for the "exam" and they met us outside with Guido. My legs were shaking the whole time because I was so unhappy about the visit and how they worked with him.
Not even a minute down the road he threw up all over my back seat. I am so glad I have leather. We got home and he fell asleep right away and then woke up and threw up again. I'm not taking him back there. The techs were too nervous to deal with him and I can't go somewhere that can't handle it. We are working on his problems, but I don't like it when people treat him like a bad dog because he isn't. We are going to try one more vet that is a male this time and he's used to dealing with larger dogs. If that doesn't work, I am making the 3.5 hour drive back home to take him to our old vet that was great with him.
I was really surprised they didn't have any treats. That always makes him stop barking. She started to ask questions and he wouldn't stop barking. Another tech opened the door and said, I'm going to take him. She can't talk to you when he's like this. She said it kind of rude and I was thinking, you guys have never run into a barking dog before? She asked if he was aggressive, uh yeah he is. Then she asked if he might bite, and I said, he has before.
So then I had to put a muzzle on him, which didn't shock me. But then they took him out of the room and outside for the rest of the appointment. THe doctor said she looked him over and he looks good. I didn't see the exam, so I don't know if she did it or not. I guess he peed and threw up. He has never done that at the vet before. We paid for the "exam" and they met us outside with Guido. My legs were shaking the whole time because I was so unhappy about the visit and how they worked with him.
Not even a minute down the road he threw up all over my back seat. I am so glad I have leather. We got home and he fell asleep right away and then woke up and threw up again. I'm not taking him back there. The techs were too nervous to deal with him and I can't go somewhere that can't handle it. We are working on his problems, but I don't like it when people treat him like a bad dog because he isn't. We are going to try one more vet that is a male this time and he's used to dealing with larger dogs. If that doesn't work, I am making the 3.5 hour drive back home to take him to our old vet that was great with him.