This experiment was performed with my canine at our hometown a veterinarian clinic. The participants are the canine’s owner, the veterinarian, a veterinarian assistant, other animals in the vet, and the canine.
Materials
Small cage
Plastic rope leash
Nail clippers
Heartworm shot
Procedure
The canine was escorted out of motor vehicle and brought inside the clinic with a loose leash. Once inside the veterinarian clinic, to ensure the canine would not get loose, a veterinarian assistant approaches the visiting canine and applies a tighter leash plastic rope leash provided by the clinic. Furthermore, the canine is separated from owner and escorted to a room with small cages, closely encountering multiple other cages with other canines inside. The separate rooms containing the canines in cages are filled with sounds of loud growling, barking, and canines in pain. Once it is my canine’s turn in the examination room, she is …show more content…
However, once the canine is inside and connected with an unfamiliar leash and vet assistant, it begins to show distress from being separated and trying to return back to its owner. When the canine was escorted to the small cage, the assistant struggled to get her inside, resulting from the noises of distress of unfamiliar animals. On the other hand, when the canine was taken to the secluded examination room, it began to show signs of being relaxed by immediately laying down. When the tools for the canine’s examination entered the room along with the vet and the vet’s assistant, the canine remained calm. Consequently, it was not until the assistant for the shot did hold down the canine forcefully, when the dog showed signs of fear and anxiety. Furthermore, the dog became more distressed from pain when the quick was cut on the back left foot. The owner’s presence does not seem to help the canine in distress, until they completely exit the veterinarian