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Dog Who Is Afraid Of The Vet Meets Her Newest Vet, And It’s Someone She Never Expected

A dog is going viral for meeting her hooman “sister” at the vet office, only to find out she is now her vet!

Like a lot of dogs, Cricket isn’t very fond of going to the vet office. However, she got the bamboozle of her life when her owner, TikTok user, Bob Kuykendall (@realtorbobk), brought her to the vet to meet her hooman sister – as her vet.

In the TikTok video, Cricket seems to be confused by what was happening. Her hooman sister, Maddie, was down the hall of the vet office, and she does not understand why!

Cricket slowly approaches her sister with a wagging tail, but hesitated and ran back to her dad. However, when Maddie approached the reluctant pooch, the sweet pup started relaxing and wagging his tail.

“Cricket the pitty wants to be afraid of the vet, but the vet is family… and then BAM, fecal test and three injections. Dog needs therapy,” Kuykendall wrote in the video’s caption.

Kuykendall talks about the encounter and more about Cricket with The Dodo.

He said that Cricket is like a social butterfly that loves going places and meeting people.

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Cricket the pitty wants to be afraid of the vet, but the vet is family…and then BAM, fecal test and three injections. Dog needs therapy.

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“She is submissive to everything! Even cats and chickens. When we trail walk, if we pass someone and they avoid her or don’t pet her, she stands and stares and whines, wondering why they didn’t pet her. She really could be a poster dog for pits,” Kuykendall shares.

However, if there is one thing Cricket is not fond of, it’s the vet office – because it makes her a little nervous.

Kuykendall reveals that while Cricket has spent a lot of time at the vet when she was a puppy after breaking her leg, she doesn’t have fond memories of that place.

“My daughter just became a veterinarian this year, so it was our first visit to her,” Kuykendall tells The Dodo.

“I don’t know if her perception has totally changed,” Kuykendall said. “It’ll be an ongoing thing, but I bet she’ll look around for my daughter in the future for some comfort.”

The video of the sisters’ encounter at the vet has garnered almost 100,000 likes and over 600,000 views.

TikTok users are feeling Cricket’s betrayal of her sister going over to ‘the bad side’.

One user wrote, “the betrayal 😂😂 he knows this place is not good but the human is.”

“This is the equivalent of your mom being the school nurse when you want to get out of class,” another wrote.

Well, we hope Cricket will be less nervous at the vet office now that she has her hooman sister as her vet!

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2024 National Dog Show Winner Makes History As First Pug To Win “Best In Show”

A small dog wins big at the annual Thanksgiving Day dog competition after it becomes the first Pug in history to win the coveted ‘Best In Show’ title.

Vito the Pug makes history at this year’s National Dog Show as this is the first time in two decades that a Pug has bagged the ‘Best In Show’ title, according to NBC News.

Furthermore, NBC News reports that Vito is the No. 1 Pug in all show systems and was also the winner for the Toy Group category.

Contestants for the National Dog Show were judged based on their overall appearance temperament, and structure, according to their breeds’ official standards.

And Vito came out on top despite being up against a top-ranked Welsh terrier, a giant schnauzer, a Clumber spaniel, a Lhasa apso, a Berger Picard and an Ibizan hound.

Best-in-show judge George Milutinovich described Vito as “Compact, features, movement — everything a pug should be.”

Vito’s co-owner, Carolyn Koch of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, said she’s proud of Vito and called Pugs “her breed”.

Vito’s handler, Michael Scott of Chesapeake City, Maryland, said that he was optimistic of the pooch’s chances of winning.

“I always hope to get a really good look [from the judge]. … Vito has a beautiful head and expression. Great outline,” he said.

And for bagging the coveted title, Vito won Koch and co-owners Joy Barbieri and Rebecca Movall of Stanfordville, New York, a $2,000 cash prize, as per NBC News.

Vito is no stranger to winning. As a matter of fact, he has 25 best-in-shows under his belt, even though he’s only two-and-a-half years old!

NBC News reports that Vito also claimed best of breed at this year’s Westminster Dog Show in New York City and best of breed at the AKC National Show last year.

The National Dog Show is an annual dog show competition hosted by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia and is broadcasted during Thanksgiving Day by NBC.

This year, the dog show competition was held on Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17.

About 2,000 dogs representing 205 breeds, including the newest AKC-recognized dog breed Lancashire Heeler, gathered on stage at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

Furthermore, this year’s Best in Breed winners include:

  • Herding: Rupert (Berger Picard)
  • Working: Monty (Giant Schnauzer)
  • Toy: Vito (Pug)
  • Sporting: Houston (Clumber Spaniel)
  • Hound: The Zit (Ibizan Hound)
  • Terrier: Verde (Welsh Terrier)
  • Non-sporting: JJ (Lhasa Apso)
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Singer-Songwriter Billie Eilish Visits Animal Rescue Ahead Of Denver Concerts

Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish spent a day in an animal rescue ahead of her “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour” shows in Denver.

Brighter Days Dog Rescue, a Boulder-based non-profit animal rescue, revealed the singer-songwriter’s surprise visit on Tuesday, November 20.

“Today our pups got to spend the day showered with love from Billie Eilish and her wonderful team,” the animal rescue wrote.

The animal rescue also shared that they all needed the surprise visit after a tough week of losing a dog and having another one hospitalized.

“It’s so great to see an artist with such a large platform use it for good and to help the animals and the world. Keep up the good work,” the animal rescue added.

During her visit, Eilish also met a rescued pony, named Samson, from the Broken Shovels Farm Sanctuary.

“We had a beautiful afternoon with @billieeilish and her tour family, alongside @brighterdays_rescue and the world’s sweetest puppies and kittens, who were snuggled to their heart’s content by both a perfomer and a true animal advocate,” the Broken Shovels Farm Sanctuary wrote in an Instagram post.

Eilish visited the animal rescue ahead of her “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour” shows at the Ball Arena in Denver.

And her surprise visit was met with positive comments from online users and fans alike. One Facebook user wrote, “I love this woman. Thank you Billie! for using your platform and such a wonderful way.”

“That is awesome! Way to spread the word and the love for these animals,” another one wrote.

Bilie Eilish is a known vegan and animal advocate. She has always used her huge platform to speak out against animal cruelty.

She has spoken out against animal agriculture and has publicly supported political bills that benefitted animals, such as the Healthy Future Students and Earth Act.

For her advocacies, she was even named PETA’s Person Of The Year in 2021.