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I wasn't sure where else this could go, so I put it here. Hope that's 'ight.
My blood pressure must be through the roof. I am LIVID. It's not even that big of a deal in retrospect, but I'm still VERY pissed off about this. I can kind of see where the vet is coming from in this whole ordeal, but it still ticks me off.
The story;
I sent in a foster home application to a small dog rescue nearby a few days ago because as some of you know I was very interested in getting a small dog recently, but decided it was not the best time. So, along with fostering for the Weim rescue, I wanted to foster some small dogs. Frag had a neuter scheduled, so I went ahead and sent the form. Lady emails me from the rescue and asks if he's been neutered yet. I say No, this is the date, call the vet with the number from the application. She does. Emails me back tonight and says that I can't foster because the vet said my German Shepherd would be a bad match for small dogs based on previous aggression. My first thought- WTF!?
Okay, the dog growled at the vet because he was uncomfortable, or now, I'm thinking, in pain from possible hip issues or pano. Does the vet recommend every dog that growls at her in a new situation not be kept with other dogs? I can see her concern- if I were applying to foster or adopt a child I would be a little -little- more okay with it and understanding. How on earth does a scared dog in a completely NEW situation with a woman man-handling him equal past aggression though!?
Upon the first visit there where Frag displayed the behavior, she played 50 questions with us and new Frag's history and life more than our family knows him. She KNEW he went to the dog park weekly, loved little dogs and cats, and was socialized extensively since we got him. She KNEW he had zero guarding issues with food/toys/bones, etc. with people AND dogs. She SAW him get along well with the office cat there and we told her he got along great with our kitten that we brought in for shots.
So why would she tell a rescue that he shouldn't be around other dogs because he's aggressive? She didn't even tell them that it was towards a human, not a dog, and that it was HER because she was poking and proding and he was uncomfortable. She just told them he was aggressive and now they won't even give me a chance to foster.
I know it's not the end of the world because I can always foster with another rescue, but giving Frag a bad reputation really boils my blood. Frag gets along better with small dogs than he does big ones!
Does anyone think that she was in the right doing this? Because I know I certainly don't. She had no right to do that, in my opinion. We will be changing vets and Frag WON'T be going under at her practice.
/rant.
Maybe Frag was right about her. :doh:
My blood pressure must be through the roof. I am LIVID. It's not even that big of a deal in retrospect, but I'm still VERY pissed off about this. I can kind of see where the vet is coming from in this whole ordeal, but it still ticks me off.
The story;
I sent in a foster home application to a small dog rescue nearby a few days ago because as some of you know I was very interested in getting a small dog recently, but decided it was not the best time. So, along with fostering for the Weim rescue, I wanted to foster some small dogs. Frag had a neuter scheduled, so I went ahead and sent the form. Lady emails me from the rescue and asks if he's been neutered yet. I say No, this is the date, call the vet with the number from the application. She does. Emails me back tonight and says that I can't foster because the vet said my German Shepherd would be a bad match for small dogs based on previous aggression. My first thought- WTF!?
Okay, the dog growled at the vet because he was uncomfortable, or now, I'm thinking, in pain from possible hip issues or pano. Does the vet recommend every dog that growls at her in a new situation not be kept with other dogs? I can see her concern- if I were applying to foster or adopt a child I would be a little -little- more okay with it and understanding. How on earth does a scared dog in a completely NEW situation with a woman man-handling him equal past aggression though!?
Upon the first visit there where Frag displayed the behavior, she played 50 questions with us and new Frag's history and life more than our family knows him. She KNEW he went to the dog park weekly, loved little dogs and cats, and was socialized extensively since we got him. She KNEW he had zero guarding issues with food/toys/bones, etc. with people AND dogs. She SAW him get along well with the office cat there and we told her he got along great with our kitten that we brought in for shots.
So why would she tell a rescue that he shouldn't be around other dogs because he's aggressive? She didn't even tell them that it was towards a human, not a dog, and that it was HER because she was poking and proding and he was uncomfortable. She just told them he was aggressive and now they won't even give me a chance to foster.
I know it's not the end of the world because I can always foster with another rescue, but giving Frag a bad reputation really boils my blood. Frag gets along better with small dogs than he does big ones!
Does anyone think that she was in the right doing this? Because I know I certainly don't. She had no right to do that, in my opinion. We will be changing vets and Frag WON'T be going under at her practice.
/rant.
Maybe Frag was right about her. :doh: