Sydney & the Vet

Sydney went to the vet today. She was due for all of her yearly shots and physical. Sydney is better dog one-on-one on a leash and she couldn't have been any better going in. She was a little 'shell-shocked' in the waiting area b/c there was a dog in there just barking and barking and barking. At one point, I had my legs crossed and Sydney laid down so she could lay her head on my foot that is in the air.

After 30 minutes, we got back into the exam rooms. The vet tech took her back to get her nails clipped and start her heartworm exam. When she got back, Sydney went straight for the door to leave but was pretty calm with the vet tech.

Sydney freaked out when the vet came. I don't know if she remembers the white coat or the actually vet. But she got in a corner between the wall, bench seat and me. Sydney just shook the entire time. I had to pull her out of the corner so the vet could do the physical exam by asking Sydney, "Do you wanna go?" She was more than ready every time to get out of there. Sydney jumped so much with the first shot that the needle actually came out and had to be administered again. She weighs 73.6 pounds and the vet said she was a little overweight. (I have one dog overweight and the other dog I can't keep weight on). So we talked over food choices and maybe putting Sydney on a 'diet' dog food. We currently give both Sydney and Addy Purina Pro Plan .

Once we were done, Sydney was ready to head for the exits. She knew where all the 'escape routes' were and proceded to try to break out of the vet's office.