She slammed the door and stalked into the
living room, where both her brother and his dog were sprawled out like the
dead.
"I need to talk to you,
Casanova."
"Don't yell." Flynn remained on
the sofa. On the floor beside him Moe whimpered. "Moe needed his shots.
We've both been traumatized. Go away. Come back tomorrow."
Key of Light
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U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Veronica Pierce, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Heart rate responses in dogs vary across a
standard physical examination
The results suggest that undergoing a
simulated physical examination, even in a mock veterinary setting, can be a
stressful experience for dogs.
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“You know,” Fiona panted, using her own body to hold Newman’s down, “this dog would walk through fire for me. Through fire over broken glass while meteors rained out of the sky. But I can’t get him to just hold the hell still for a routine exam. And he knew. The minute I called them to get in the car, he knew. How many times do I put them in the car for work, for play, for whatever? How does he know? I had to get the others in first - they’re more easily fooled. Then drag him. It’s humiliating,” she said to Newman. “For both of us.”
The Search