My Dog Hates My Vet!: Foiling Fear Before, During & After Vet Visits - Paperback

by Amy Shojai (Author)

HALT THE HOWLS! We want to provide the best care possible for our beloved dogs, but what do you do when Rex turns into a puddle of fear at the vet? Scared dogs visit veterinarians less often because their owners hate to see them upset and afraid of the dog crate, car ride, and stranger handling. MY DOG HATES MY VET! packs prescriptive advice into a short how-to guide that offers step-by-step instructions to help your dogs learn to LOVE the vet, accept the carrier, and tolerate car rides--and get the medical care they need and deserve. This is your definitive guide for foiling canine fear. From one of America's best known pet care authorities, you'll learn: - 7 Reasons Dogs HATE The Vet - 19 Ways to Soothe Fear - Best Carriers & 8 Crate Training Tips - 7 Calming Car Ride Techniques - 5 Ways to Soothe Car Sickness - How to Choose the Best Veterinarian - What are Fear Free Clinics - Ways to Stop Aggression After Vet Visits With a fun conversational tone and easy proven techniques, MY DOG HATES MY VET! helps ensure your loving bond remains strong and intact.

Author Biography

Amy Shojai, CABC is Fear Free Certified and an IAABC certified animal behavior consultant and a nationally known authority on pet care. She is the award-winning author of more than 30 cat and dog books and thousands of articles and columns. She served as the Puppies Expert at Puppies.About.com, and the behavior expert at Cats.About.com, and regularly appears on national radio and television including Animal Planet DOGS 101 and CATS 101. Amy addresses a wide range of fun-to-serious issues in her work, covering training, behavior, health care, and medical topics. She also writes the September Day "Thrillers With Bite" dog viewpoint series featuring a trained Maine Coon cat and German Shepherd service dog. She and her husband live with Magic the German Shepherd, a twenty-one-year-old Siamese "wannabe" Seren, and a delinquent Karma-Kat (the dog's best friend). Amy can be reached at her website at www.shojai.com.