E3: We are going to the vet

We do not usually think we need to prepare for a vet visit. It is part of responsible care. Routine. Expected.What often catches us off guard is everything that sits around it.In this episode, we talk about what does not fit into the word “routine”: the hesitation before the door, the shift in behaviour in the waiting room, the moment on the exam table when your dog is no longer participating but enduring. Because a clinic is not just a medical space. It is an environment shaped by memory, handling, and loss of control.Over time, dogs learn these spaces. Restraint, repetition, and predictability begin to shape how they respond. This is not a critique of veterinary care. It is a conversation about what these moments ask of our dogs — and of us.