Going to the Doctor

On the way to the vet

Today was JJ's first vet appointment and Rori insisted on going with us. She did fine until the vet said they wanted to keep him for a few hours to do all his tests and start him on his vaccinations. She freaked out about JJ not leaving with us. JJ was well behaved he just didn't want us to weigh him (we did anyways). He stayed still and patiently waited while the vet looked at his teeth and did a physical examination. He was calm while the vet tech checked him over, and even licked both the vet and the tech's hands. He is the calmest dog I have ever taken to the vet's office!
We found out a few things about him from the vet too. JJ is not a pure bred German Sheppard he is a mix breed (with what we may never know without a DNA test). He is most likely 1 1/2 years to 2 years old so he is still young and full of energy. JJ is fully grown, he will always be a medium sized dog (Thank You! We don't need another Beau). He also generally appears healthy the vet will know more after the tests are done but he saw nothing that concerned him. When we go to pick him up we will find out if he has a microchip or not, if not he will be getting one.  The entire time we were there Rori was fascinated with the vet's stethoscope and was asking him all about it. She told everyone who would listen that JJ was her dog and he was healthy. She thinks JJ is gone for ever despite reassuring her that he will be back this afternoon. So I have just given up trying to calm her she'll see soon enough.