Harbor Veterinary Services

07/06/2024

06/28/2024

PSA-Please keep your poodle/doodle, husky and any other thick coated breeds out of the tall grasses and check in between their toes daily. The grass seeds are drying and numerous this year and any seed can travel under your dog's skin and cause severe skin issues. It is not just a foxtail issue

06/23/2024

06/10/2024

05/27/2024

Immediate opening for office manager/customer service.
Job duties include answering phone, scheduling appointments, greeting clients and taking payments.
Need good customer service skills, will train the rest.
Please submit a letter of interest and resume to [email protected] or drop off at the office 849 Spring St. #3

05/15/2024

We are Hiring!!!
Come join our team!
Please drop off a resume or email it to [email protected]

05/09/2024

04/22/2024

02/06/2024

Harbor Veterinary Services is looking for a new team member.
Job Description:
• Greeting clients, responding to questions, processing payments, processing incoming + outgoing pets
• Answering phone calls which may involve answering questions, screening service needs + scheduling appointments, handling incoming + outgoing mail & email
• Documenting + maintaining client information, service data + other pertinent information within business software.
Four to five day work week. Receptionist experience helpful. Send resume + letter of interest to [email protected]

01/29/2024

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12/31/2023

11/05/2023

Thousands of animals come through the doors of WSU's Veterinary Teaching Hospital every year for both routine and specialized care, but it is rare when one of those animals is a 400-plus-pound grizzly bear.

11/01/2023

09/25/2023

09/16/2023

08/01/2023

I do have to start this post by saying that your dog doesn't need to meet other dogs.
I know that is controversial for some to hear but very few dogs are truly dog social....many are highly selective.
They may only like their own breed.
They may only like female dogs....small brown dogs...or curly coated dogs.
They have (and are ALLOWED) their own social preference....just as we have our own social preferences.

Or they may just dislike any other dog outside their/your family and friends.

Encouraging dogs to meet a dog walking down the street (even with the best of intentions) can cause some serious issues.

Reactivity and/or aggression.
Injury.
A lessening of the strong bond they may have with you as they can no longer trust your judgement.

So meeting dogs on a walk, just because there is another dog there is something I highly discourage.

However....
There are some circumstances where you may have to introduce dogs. So these are a few tips which have been written about before (separately) in graphics but I have squeezed them together for a clearer reference.

One of the biggest mistakes people make is only concentrating on their own dogs emotional state and not watching the rising stress in the other dog involved....
These cause those "Out of the blue" reactions....

They weren't out of the blue, they were just missed.

🔵Micro meetings are essential.
🔵Parallel walks are a must.
🔵Avoid face to face.
🔵Keep your voices light and happy.
🔵DON'T make a dog sit or lie down.
🔵Tension creates more tension so keep those leads loose.
🔵NEUTRAL territory....not your yard, your house or even your immediate area around your house....go somewhere else.

Biggest tip though (as mentioned) watch the body language of both dogs.....IGNORE the tail wags and watch the whole body and all the little tell tale signs given.

If it doesn't feel right...it likely isn't.
Trust your own intuition.

ALWAYS advocate for your own dog no matter how "friendly" you are told the other dog is.