{"id":10,"date":"2026-10-03T00:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T07:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/five-ways-to-keep-your-dog-calm-at-the-vet\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T00:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T00:07:50","slug":"five-ways-to-keep-your-dog-calm-at-the-vet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/five-ways-to-keep-your-dog-calm-at-the-vet\/","title":{"rendered":"Five ways to keep your dog calm at the vet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lots of dogs feel uneasy at the vet: new smells, other animals and being handled by strangers. These simple steps can make the visit calmer for your dog, for you and for the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Practise handling at home.<\/strong> Gently touch your dog\u2019s paws, ears and mouth, and reward them with a treat.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Visit when nothing happens.<\/strong> Ask if you can pop in for a treat and a fuss from the reception team.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Bring their favourite treats.<\/strong> Small, tasty rewards help your dog link the clinic with good things. Ask first if your dog needs an empty stomach for a test.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Wait somewhere quiet.<\/strong> If the waiting room is busy, ask if you can wait in the car until it is your turn.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Stay calm yourself.<\/strong> Talk in a soft, normal voice. Dogs notice when their owner is tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tell the clinic when you book that your dog is nervous. Your vet can plan a longer appointment and talk to you about other ways to help if your dog finds visits very stressful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small habits before and during the visit can help a nervous dog feel safer at the clinic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions\/37"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-paws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}