Should a vet be able to handle a large breed dog?
Actually it’s not your responsibility to keep him still, it’s theirs. If she can’t do it and you can’t do it then she should have called for assistance, that’s what the vet techs are there for. And YES a vet should be able to handle dogs of all sizes, maybe not single-handed but they should be resourceful and know what to do or who to call in order to be able to thoroughly examine every dog no matter how rambunctious or even aggressive. There is no excuse for trying once and then giving up, I might be a little more understanding if she got bit but just because the puppy was LICKING?? I mean, come on. If it were me I probably wouldn’t take my dog back to a vet who seemed so ill-equipped at controlling him. Add: That is right. When I take my dogs to the vet actually the tech’s first reaction is to call someone else into the room to assist in holding my dog for treatment, but I always tell them that’s not necessary. My dogs are old enough not to be rambunctious and are not aggressive at a
