Monday, March 16th
WOW! We had quite the experience today. I knew today I had to get Hannibal's stitches removed, his ears re-posted, and his last set of shots. I called all around Chattanooga and no one wanted to see him because they don't deal with ear docking, they weren't familiar of the type of dog, or they didn't want to touch someone else's work. So, I finally got a doctor that would see him, Dr. Beardon with Shallowford Animal Hospital. So, I took him over there and the first thing the receptionist says is that he is too skinny and she can see his ribs. This boy eats more than most grown dogs, there is no way he is underweight. So, I went over and put him on the scale. He was 41.7 pounds...this is at 16 weeks. I hardly think he is underweight. So, they take me to the room and they tell me to put him on the table and the doctor would be in the room in about 10 minutes. Well, an hour later the doctor finally comes in there, tells me he is unsure of how to post the ears and wants to breeder's phone number. I give him the phone number and he calls and speaks with David and David tells him exactly how to do it and even sent the vet pictures on his phone. At this point I am really freaking out because I don't want some vet who doesn't know what the hell he is doing to even touch my baby. I called the breeder back and he said that it should be okay because he told him how to do it. UGH! I wish I would have listened to my gut feeling and just left. After about 20 more minutes of the vet trying to make posts for his ears he comes in the room and doesn't pet Hannibal or anything to set him at ease. He just starts pulling out stitches. Hannibal cried, and when the vet didn't stop, Hannibal snapped at him. The vet totally freaked out like Hannibal was going to rip his throat out and said he wouldn't touch him unless we sedated him. I said that I didn't want him sedated and there had to be another way. We agreed that I would put a muzzle on him, since at this point the doctor seemed too scared to even look at him. I put a muzzle on him with no problem. The vet proceeds to tell me that this isn't a good situation, puppies don't growl and snap at people, this is something that is bred into the dog, and I should reconsider this whole situation because the vet is scared for me when the dog is older and more aggressive. Keep in mind Hannibal has not shown ANY aggression with me, my friends, family, other animals, or the breeder. At this point I was stressed to the max and almost in tears. The vet tech said "Oh, you named him Hannibal...very fitting", like he is some freaking man eater. After all was said and done, I hauled ass out of that place and called the breeder. The breeders probably think I am some crazy sissy lady that have no clue how to take care of a dog because I call them so much. But this is a new breed for me and he is like my child, so I want to make sure everything I am doing is correct. Vets freak me out anyway because of Louie.
Needless to say Hannibal will NOT go back to that doctor and we are in search of a new doctor. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. This time, Hannibal and I will visit the facility, doctor and staff before we settle on an actual appointment.
WOW! We had quite the experience today. I knew today I had to get Hannibal's stitches removed, his ears re-posted, and his last set of shots. I called all around Chattanooga and no one wanted to see him because they don't deal with ear docking, they weren't familiar of the type of dog, or they didn't want to touch someone else's work. So, I finally got a doctor that would see him, Dr. Beardon with Shallowford Animal Hospital. So, I took him over there and the first thing the receptionist says is that he is too skinny and she can see his ribs. This boy eats more than most grown dogs, there is no way he is underweight. So, I went over and put him on the scale. He was 41.7 pounds...this is at 16 weeks. I hardly think he is underweight. So, they take me to the room and they tell me to put him on the table and the doctor would be in the room in about 10 minutes. Well, an hour later the doctor finally comes in there, tells me he is unsure of how to post the ears and wants to breeder's phone number. I give him the phone number and he calls and speaks with David and David tells him exactly how to do it and even sent the vet pictures on his phone. At this point I am really freaking out because I don't want some vet who doesn't know what the hell he is doing to even touch my baby. I called the breeder back and he said that it should be okay because he told him how to do it. UGH! I wish I would have listened to my gut feeling and just left. After about 20 more minutes of the vet trying to make posts for his ears he comes in the room and doesn't pet Hannibal or anything to set him at ease. He just starts pulling out stitches. Hannibal cried, and when the vet didn't stop, Hannibal snapped at him. The vet totally freaked out like Hannibal was going to rip his throat out and said he wouldn't touch him unless we sedated him. I said that I didn't want him sedated and there had to be another way. We agreed that I would put a muzzle on him, since at this point the doctor seemed too scared to even look at him. I put a muzzle on him with no problem. The vet proceeds to tell me that this isn't a good situation, puppies don't growl and snap at people, this is something that is bred into the dog, and I should reconsider this whole situation because the vet is scared for me when the dog is older and more aggressive. Keep in mind Hannibal has not shown ANY aggression with me, my friends, family, other animals, or the breeder. At this point I was stressed to the max and almost in tears. The vet tech said "Oh, you named him Hannibal...very fitting", like he is some freaking man eater. After all was said and done, I hauled ass out of that place and called the breeder. The breeders probably think I am some crazy sissy lady that have no clue how to take care of a dog because I call them so much. But this is a new breed for me and he is like my child, so I want to make sure everything I am doing is correct. Vets freak me out anyway because of Louie.
Needless to say Hannibal will NOT go back to that doctor and we are in search of a new doctor. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. This time, Hannibal and I will visit the facility, doctor and staff before we settle on an actual appointment.
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