I got my certification through a "grandfather" program. Since I had been working as a tech for years already when they started licensing in Oklahoma, I just had to go take a test. I guess if I ever wanted to re-certify, i'd just have to take some CE and re-test.

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I got my certification through a "grandfather" program. Since I had been working as a tech for years already when they started licensing in Oklahoma, I just had to go take a test. I guess if I ever wanted to re-certify, i'd just have to take some CE and re-test.

Did they have questions about Youth in Asia? (That cracked me up..... not to mention calling the police on the vet! <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Okay so I'm not crazy...

When I took my boy Rottie to the vet because he had a lump (strained muscle from trying to jump a fence to get at a cat -- silly doggie) we had to put him up on the table. Well he weighs 100lbs and I couldn't do it by myself so the vet tech says he'll help me. I told him to let me get his front and him get the rear because even though Goliath had his muzzle on he is really not overly fond of men (thats a story for another day)and I didnt want this guy at his business end <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />.

I explained all this to the tech and he is all like, "oh yeah sure sure...I bet he's a big ole' baby. So all is well while we hoist him up on the table and then the big dum-dummy tech comes back around me to PAT MY DOG ON THE HEAD!! and say good doggie!! Well, suffice to say that "good doggie" Goliath procedes to get him a mouth full of vet tech (I had taken the muzzle off already because I figured dum-dummy was leaving and Goliath likes the vet which is a woman)He let him go when I said,"DROP IT!" but the tech was all blood and hysterics. He wasn't really torn up but you could tell that he hadn't gotten bitten before.

The vet didn't bat an eyelash though, which was really cool because I was freaked that this dude just got bit. She just looked at the dum-dummy boy and said, "Didn't she tell you to stay away from his face? She just said that, right? She just said, he doesnt care for men and you get all in his face, so what did you expect?" We got Goliath all patched up with no further incident and the vet even apologized to ME for the tech not listening to my directions.

Nobody should know your dog better than you and (IMO)if I tell somebody to stay away or anything else specific about my animal they should pay attention!!! Anything less is just begging for trouble...

BTW-that guy is no longer at my vet's. According to her he got a job at an Auto Parts store. Go Figure.

One of the problems of working with techs is that they don't always know dogs. I worked with one that always talked about how much she knew about dogs.

Young male rottie, just turned 2 in for his OFA hips films. I'm holding the dog and told the other tech to wait a moment while I put a muzzle on the guy. He's holding himself a bit stiff, I'd rather be safe than sorry. She steps in front of him, stamps her feet and yells sit. Dog hard stares at her, stiffens up more but doesn't sit so she stamps and yells again. By that time I've dropped the bundle of muzzles, pop the leash and almost run with him out of the room. I walk him around and fuss over him to get his mind off it and then muzzle him before we go near her again.

Oh yeah- she's a "professional trainer". She said she knew he was safe- rotties are all babies, it's just bad press.

Yeah- I always thought she didn't have much of a clue. After that it was a certainty.

As much as everyone wants to blame an inexperienced young girl for the mishap, I have to lay much of the blame on the owner. She knew her dog was aggressive and should have muzzled it prior to entering the vet’s office. I am tired of hearing people blame others for their lack of personal responsibility.

The staff was informed that the dog was to have NO CONTACT with any other animal...both written and verbal. The incident occurred after the owner left her dog in the possesion of the animal hospital with explicit insructions to AVOID CONTACT with other animals. The dog walker enabled the dogs to have contact with one another despite all of the owners attempts to be responsible, so I respectfully disagree with you. If I leave my dog and tell the staff NO CONTACT after I am gone, that is exactly what that means.

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As much as everyone wants to blame an inexperienced young girl for the mishap, I have to lay much of the blame on the owner. She knew her dog was aggressive and should have muzzled it prior to entering the vet’s office. I am tired of hearing people blame others for their lack of personal responsibility.

Did you actually read the thread? It appeared to me that the posters (correctly, IMO) believed that the blame belonged to a vet who had on the staff, handling incoming animals, an untrained and inexperienced aide who didn't follow explicit instructions.

Connie, I did read the tread, but the blame still falls on the owner of an agressive dog, period.