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our vet recently switched from independent to corporate and now it's crazy, we see a different vet every visit, they all act like they've never seen him before, it's expensive, it's just not great.
go someplace not corporate (i.e. not owned by Banfield, primarily), in your area (so you can get there fast if there is an emergency--Dove Lewis is for real serious emergencies but is expensive and far from you. The only upshot of our vet is we can walk there)), that has lots of good reviews online. I also advise you to go in for a checkup and feel out the vibe before you commit in your mind--try out more than one place!
You might call a doggie daycare place in your neighborhood and see who they recommend--they usually have partnerships with nearby vets and so maybe that would be a good place to start. But I mostly recommend just reading tons of reviews. You'll get a feel QUICK for whether a place is warm and friendly and actually cares about animals or not.
I also have used Laurelhurst Veterinary Hospital on Sandy - good experience all around.
Excited for you!
also so excited to meet the li'l lady!!!!!!
Will it be any of these?
????????
DOG OWNERSHIP IS A SLIPPERY SLOPE
is that even real?
NONE OF THOSE! Part doberman, part smooth coat border collie (probably with the white chest and paws).
Pics with her foster mom in CA, driving to Eugene to get her now.
Gertrude
Snazz
Shakira
mika (japanese for beautiful smell, pronounced meeka)
cricket
io (except they need consonants apparently)
She looks strong and like a pharaoh.
Pet Samaritan on Burnside has been decent. Also went to Laurelhurst Vet Hospital on Sandy, which seemed about the same. This was for a cat, but I assume it's a similar experience for dogs. They're around the same distance from your place (close).
the video is from a breeder up in Newfoundland.
"Io" has no consonants, also sounds too much like "NO"
Don't give any hard O sound names
She is amazing. Those ears! Get outta town
Looks a lot like another snoopy I could name, I wonder if Doberman is the secret to his weird look? Does she have a curled piggy tail too? Lets get these two together, lets go out to thousand acres and let them flop in the river!!!!!!!!! ASAP
Her tail is expressive, but not too curly, but def has some snoopy in her little face and long leggy body. You will love her! Mike will be chilling with her at home all day while I attend a wedding, pop-ins encouraged! Then I will be dragging her all over town this week. We need to find out where she is with vaccines then get her seriously socializing.
FUN
Since this is a Vets-Pets thread I'll throw in a plug for Animal Medical Clinic downtown near where 405 passes PSU at 14th and Columbia. They do a lot of local work with shelters, handle everything big and small, and have a groomer built-in. Hoover has had two major surgeries (leg ligaments blown out) and still LOVES going there because everyone treats him like he is their own dog. So weird to see him perk up when we pull into the lot like we're at the dog park. "Are you getting surgery? Are you? Are you getting operated on? OH YES YOU ARE! OH YES YOU ARE BIG DOG!"
And yes, stay far, far away from The Banfield for vet care. Although some of the groomers/trimmers that work in individual shops can be very good-- one was able to cut Hoovers nails without him acting like they were slowly sawing off his limbs, which was a first. (Silver lining to the operation tomorrow is that at least his nails can be trimmed w/o traumatizing him.)
Which reminds me of a puppy tip I wished I learned earlier: mess with their teeth, paws, ears, tail, etc constantly. Go through play acting drills of cutting their nails and putting stuff in their ears, then lots of treats, so that when the time comes they are not freaked out.