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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Idiot of the Day - Mr. Jaws with Paws Enforcing Laws
I looked up his license plate frame, “Jaws with paws, enforcing laws”, but I couldn’t even find a website about it. I found a crappy useless webring, but nothing with any real information. I’m assuming it’s training for canine officers, but I can’t be positive. Anyway, Mr. Black Corvette (I’m debating about posting his personalized plate, but maybe won’t, as I don’t want to get the vet’s office in trouble, because his nasty behavior isn’t their fault) was at the office to pick up his elderly German Shepherd (or some type of shepherd). Just standing there, in the super crowded office, he already seem icky and impatient. I think his dog must’ve been boarded, but I don’t know for how long. When he got the dog, he yanked the lame (in the elderly sort of way) dog up by the collar. The dog obviously needed tender loving care to leave the office, but to his/her credit s/he was walking slowly and doing okay. Apparently when the dog got outside and stepped down the curb, it had trouble getting up. Instead of being a prepared pet owner of a large elderly dog and buying a harness to help his dog ‘s hind end get up and assist him/her in walking, he tried to yank her from his/her collar. As we all know, yanking our neck isn’t going to help us walk, especially if we weigh over 90lbs.
So, Mr. Wihiny Black Corvette proceeded to come back into the vet’s office to exclaim, “WhenI brought my dog in, s/he could walk.” So, did he seriously think the vet’s office (who has someone spend every night there) did something to make it so his really elderly dog not be able to walk? They’re one of the most conscientious vet’s office we’ve ever encountered. The front desk staff is always polite and competent, the vet techs always know what they’re doing and our vet is really great. She’s very open-minded to whatever we need to try for our freaky pets, from shots to help our Oranda, Bob, to various medications to attempt to help our German Shepherd deal with the fear of fireworks and thunderstorms. She’s also done several successful surgeries on our pets, so we trust her. Anyway, there is NO way that the vet’s office could possibly be responsible for his dog having trouble walking. In fact, we remember seeing him during a prior visit, yanking his poor old dog into yet a different sports car. He wasn’t at all gentle, and I have so much trouble believing he was ever a Canine Officer, as he doesn’t really seem to care about his dog. I wonder if the police department pays for the dog’s care.
The end result of his snottiness was that he carried his dog back into the vet’s office. I’m sure it was to yell at them for his elderly dog’s inability to walk down the curb outside. I don’t know how he expected to get his big dog into his Corvette—his black Corvette (I have no qualms about him being recognized for his bad behavior, as it’s not the first time we’ve seen it from him). I’m not sure if I’m hoping the dog was put to sleep to ease the misery of living with this man or if they were able to convince him that he needed a harness to help his dog walk. I’m not sure I want to know.
The bonus of the trip was that everyone else in the waiting room (and there were LOTS of people - it was nuts) was very patient and nice. We also saw the most beautiful six month old Mastiff. What a cool looking dog, but he was already huge. He had a super sweet face though. And his owner already had a ramp to help him get into his car. He’s obviously going to be a caring owner for the rest of that dog’s life. It was nice.
Okay, I’m posting the license plate number of the guy - he was a jerk on two separate occasions at the vet’s office, due to absolutely no fault of the offiice. It horrifies me to think that he might be a K-9 officer with LVMPD. Anyway, if you see a black Corvette with the NV plate Linc II, steer clear. Seems like he could be a road rage guy.
To sum this up with nice things - the vet’s office is always a happy place for us, even though it costs us a fortune with all of our pet tests and surgeries. It feels like a home away from home and Dr. Gorman should be very happy with her staff. They’re always polite to us, even when they’re swamped. Oh, and welcome back Julie and Terri. It’s nice to see old employees return. That must say something for the working environment there.
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That guy just sounds like a dick in general and someone who should definitely be avoided at all costs!
If that is how he treats his dog at the vet’s office (and with an audience of pet lovers), it concerns me to think about what he is like with the dog at home. Clearly the dog was in some discomfort if he was having that degree of trouble moving around. The dude should have showed some compassion towards the dog and helped him get over the curb (by investing in a harness) rather than getting ticked that the dog’s condition was an inconvenience and pulling him by the collar.
Hopefully, Mr. “I Am Too Important to Ensure My Dog’s Comfort” will Googlewhack his plate and find this post, thus ensuring some sweet, sweet justice. Speaking of Googlewhacking, I just read your post on Tricia Kean’s cleavage. Funny stuff! It is even funnier that it is the number three hit for her name!
Expat on 06/30 at 08:40 AM
