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Why are these dogs so out of control and crazy ?
I had to take Beckie to the vet today to have her anal glands emptied. When we entered the clinic, well, even before entering, we could hear loud barking. Very loud.
When we entered, I saw those two gigantic doodles, handled by the same woman (they were basically dragging her around), jumping up, pulling ahead and frantically barking at a miniature poodle puppy. They were almost blocking the entrance and the barking was so loud my ears were ringing and my head hurting.
Poor Beckie was trembling in fear so I picked her up and kept her away from the two monsters. This went on until the vet tech called them for their appointment, 10 minutes later.
The puppy owner, not very knowledgeable, asked if they were nice dogs and the woman said «*yes, they were. They just wanted to play*»... So the puppy owner got closer to the dogs, but fortunately when she saw the dogs barking in more frenzy and the owner almost losing her grip on the leashes, she backed away. When they were gone, I tried to explain to her that even if people say their dogs are friendly, the risk of a big dog (they were 70-80 pounds) stepping on the puppy is very real and this could result in serious injuries, so she should keep her puppy away.
Then she let her puppy come near Beckie, but the 5 1/2 months old puppy had no manners and Beckie was trying to teach him how to behave, which scared the woman. I tried to explain, again, that Beckie was just teaching him and that she wouldn’t hurt him but she took the puppy away and missed a great learning opportunity for him. Oh well, at least I tried. I feel sorry for this woman, she seems to be making every mistake in the book with her puppy...
After all the chaos, and Beckie feeling the relief of having her glands emptied, we walked to the pet store near by to get well deserved fresh air !
I had to take Beckie to the vet today to have her anal glands emptied. When we entered the clinic, well, even before entering, we could hear loud barking. Very loud.
When we entered, I saw those two gigantic doodles, handled by the same woman (they were basically dragging her around), jumping up, pulling ahead and frantically barking at a miniature poodle puppy. They were almost blocking the entrance and the barking was so loud my ears were ringing and my head hurting.
Poor Beckie was trembling in fear so I picked her up and kept her away from the two monsters. This went on until the vet tech called them for their appointment, 10 minutes later.
The puppy owner, not very knowledgeable, asked if they were nice dogs and the woman said «*yes, they were. They just wanted to play*»... So the puppy owner got closer to the dogs, but fortunately when she saw the dogs barking in more frenzy and the owner almost losing her grip on the leashes, she backed away. When they were gone, I tried to explain to her that even if people say their dogs are friendly, the risk of a big dog (they were 70-80 pounds) stepping on the puppy is very real and this could result in serious injuries, so she should keep her puppy away.
Then she let her puppy come near Beckie, but the 5 1/2 months old puppy had no manners and Beckie was trying to teach him how to behave, which scared the woman. I tried to explain, again, that Beckie was just teaching him and that she wouldn’t hurt him but she took the puppy away and missed a great learning opportunity for him. Oh well, at least I tried. I feel sorry for this woman, she seems to be making every mistake in the book with her puppy...
After all the chaos, and Beckie feeling the relief of having her glands emptied, we walked to the pet store near by to get well deserved fresh air !