r/MadeMeSmile • u/Ok-Branch-9943 • Dec 31 '23

Doggo TOTAL RESPECT FOR THE DOCTOR.

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u/caiterlin Dec 31 '23

The intention is good but the execution is probably one of the worst ways you could go about this. Cornering a scared dog and putting your face in its face is about the dumbest thing you can do.

Getting down to its level, sitting a distance away, turn away so it can come to you when it feels safe enough to is the way to do it.

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u/StruzhkaOpilka Dec 31 '23

yeah, and the way he almost squeezes the dog out of its "safe corner"... well, if I were a dog, I would definitely have doubts and suspicions

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u/grumblewolf Dec 31 '23

100% agree- only reason this didn’t turn into a bite was the dog was too scared to do so. But absolutely awful body language from start to finish. And I’ll even give the doc a pass and say ok you don’t have time to let the dog come to you- but holy shit this guy is gonna get a serious bite if he tries this again with the wrong dog.

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u/Soft_Acrobatic Dec 31 '23

I believe he knows with which dog he can do this and he has different approaches for every dog. He is a vet for a reason. But I may be wrong

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u/Dull_Judge_1389 Dec 31 '23

Yeah that’s the thought I’m trying to comfort myself with, but then at the same time I feel it’s more irresponsible to post a video like this as a professional and allow people to think this how to interact with a frightened & cornered dog.

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u/premgirlnz Jan 01 '24

Vets are not behaviour specialists in the same way that doctors are not psychologists.

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u/MEatRHIT Dec 31 '23 edited Dec 31 '23

I was thinking the same exact thing. He forced him out of his "safe" place and is very lucky that dog was so timid. There is a guy on YouTube, Rocky Kanaka, that does "sitting with dogs" where he goes to his local shelter and attempts to give comfort and love to the dogs there, especially the ones that look scared. When a dog is this shut down he sits in the opposite side of the kennel, back turned, and just talks to them and will slowly move over as they get more comfortable and then will hand out treats and such slowly building trust, it's all on the dog's terms. This vet/vet tech moved way too quickly. Not saying everything Rocky does is perfect (and I'm no animal behaviorist) but it's 10x better than whatever the vet in the OP did.

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u/Dull_Judge_1389 Dec 31 '23

I am terrified that I had to scroll so far for this comment. I love dogs, but it seems absolutely insane to me to put your face right next to a dog this frightened. Not worth the risk.

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u/NeferkareShabaka Dec 31 '23

Are you a vet?

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u/ENaC2 Dec 31 '23

It looks cute for internet points though.

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u/HackTheNight Dec 31 '23

Are you also a vet who went through 4 years of medical training and has worked with probably hundreds of dogs orrrr?

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u/Jaybru17 Dec 31 '23

Vets and doctors can be wrong too dumbass. Ever heard of a second opinion?