I work for a vet and most of our business consists of "suburban" breeds--miniature schnauzers, Pomeranians, dachshunds, small herds of Chihuahuas, etc. However, no place in Texas is ever thoroghly civilized and we do see a fair number of farm and hunting dogs. One day our surgery roster consisted of one Weimaraner, one dachshund, one beagle, a blue-tick cross, a Walker, and two Catahoulas. Weimaraners aren't hounds but they're noisy and once she got going, everybody else had to join in. We turned out all the lights in the kennels hoping they would fall asleep but it didn't help. The people from the insurance company next door kept calling to complain about the baying. I think our poor surgeon completed two neuters and five spays in record time so we could get get all those dogs out of there.
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