One of the many things that irritates vet clinic staff is ignorant breeders. That is the top of the list, even above complete ignorance itself. However, on Friday we met the honorary place holder of Moron of the Decade for our clients. A woman came in with her dog that had given birth to one puppy two days before, had a still born the day before she came in, and ended up diagnosed with a retained puppy. The remedy? An emergency c-section/spay surgery. Now, what makes this so rich is that the woman was a single mother, had no spare money, and was actively breeding dogs, having nine of them at home, saying she had started a breed four years prior. I imagine she thought she was going to get rich off of this - which is a VERY common misconception; folks, I'm going to say it here and now: breeding dogs is NOT a way to make money - so she kept our staff waiting for forty-five minutes while she dealt with the grief of not being able to breed this poor dog. During the surgery the woman sat in the lobby while I played receptionist and prepared files for the next day and closed down that portion of the clinic for the night. I make it a habit to be considerate and try to make nice conversation for waiting clients, but this makes me almost reconsider:
Me: So, what breed are these guys?
Client: They're Native American Village Dogs. They're a combination of breeds native to North America, like husky, malamute, German shepherd....
*facepalm*
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