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By Fran Jewell<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Uh-oh. I have to go out. Everyone is asleep. My insides hurt. Maybe if I drink some water I will feel better.<\/p>\n \u201cOH NO!! I couldn\u2019t hold it any longer! And, again!! Jeez, I am really going to get in trouble when they wake up.<\/p>\n \u201cNow something is happening in my mouth! It tastes horrible! Now it\u2019s on the floor!<\/p>\n \u201cI wish someone would get up and help me, but then I don\u2019t want them to get up because they will be mad.<\/p>\n \u201cHere my mom comes! I\u2019d better hide. But, OH NO! I have to go again! Oh good, she opened the back door. I am trying to hurry to the weeds, but can\u2019t make it.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I am just going to sit on the back step now. It feels better out here. At least I don\u2019t have to smell the poop and stuff that came out of my mouth.<\/p>\n \u201cNow we are going in the car. I wonder where? OH NO! It\u2019s to the vet! I REALLY don\u2019t want to go in there! They put my leash on so I have to go. I can\u2019t even hide in the car.<\/p>\n \u201cThe door is opening and there is a big dog staring right at me, wagging his tail madly! I don\u2019t feel like playing, dog!<\/p>\n \u201cOh jeez, he jumped on me. I feel horrible. Now he is grabbing my ear. Doesn\u2019t he understand I am sick? I don\u2019t want to play! He jumps on me again! His owner is standing there, on his phone! Please call your dog!!! I don\u2019t feel good!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cARRRRR ROOFFF!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLEAVE ME ALONE, you dumb dog! I DON\u2019T FEEL GOOD!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe just wants to say \u2018hello\u2019 to your dog. Why is your dog so mean? You should have your dog in a muzzle,\u201d the big dog\u2019s owner screams at my mom.<\/p>\n My mom replies, \u201cThis is a vet\u2019s office, where sick dogs come. It is not a dog park or social club. Your dog was an obnoxious greeter and you were not considerate of my dog being sick. Instead, your phone was more important than making sure your own dog was safe.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou tell them, Mom! I feel horrible!\u201d<\/p>\n Every day, dogs go to the vet because they are sick. And every day, loose dogs off leash ascend upon them, forcing them to resort to growling and nipping to protect themselves. When you take your dog to the vet, even if it is for daycare, remember that other dogs are there because they are sick, and are not there to play. Be kind. Be thoughtful. And, most of all, help your dog learn to respect other dogs.<\/p>\n Fran Jewell is an Idaho Press Club award-winning columnist, IAABC-certified dog behavior consultant, NADOI-certified instructor #1096 and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC, in Sun Valley. For more information, visit www.positivepuppy.com or call (208) 578-1565.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Fran Jewell Uh-oh. I have to go out. Everyone is asleep. My insides hurt. Maybe if I drink some water I will feel better. \u201cOH NO!! I couldn\u2019t hold it any longer! And, again!! Jeez, I am really going to get in trouble when they wake up. \u201cNow something is happening in my mouth! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9048","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-commentary","7":"category-no-bones-about-it"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9048\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}