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Hey everyone.. something that's been on my mind lately and I'm struggling with how to deal with it.
As I've posted about before, Sam has some leash aggression issues that were brought on by a dog attack last year. We've been working on them since, and are making progress slowly but surely but still have a ways to go.
Needless to say, I'm a bad mama, and have been putting off his annual vet visit mainly because I worry about him spazzing out at the inevitable other dogs in the waiting room area.
I need to get him into the vet for his heartworm test, and also plan to have him neutered early next year when Jeff gets home from deployment so I'd like to have him get a checkup before then of course as well.
Has anyone gone through this with a leash aggressive or generally dog aggressive dog? Have any advice??
Just as background -- Sam is 100% fine and playful with other dogs while off-leash and has no aggression there.. he just goes ballistic when he's on a leash and sees other dogs. Obviously having him off leash in the vet's office is not an option I'm sure.
As I've posted about before, Sam has some leash aggression issues that were brought on by a dog attack last year. We've been working on them since, and are making progress slowly but surely but still have a ways to go.
Needless to say, I'm a bad mama, and have been putting off his annual vet visit mainly because I worry about him spazzing out at the inevitable other dogs in the waiting room area.
I need to get him into the vet for his heartworm test, and also plan to have him neutered early next year when Jeff gets home from deployment so I'd like to have him get a checkup before then of course as well.
Has anyone gone through this with a leash aggressive or generally dog aggressive dog? Have any advice??
Just as background -- Sam is 100% fine and playful with other dogs while off-leash and has no aggression there.. he just goes ballistic when he's on a leash and sees other dogs. Obviously having him off leash in the vet's office is not an option I'm sure.