There's so much truth in this. It is adorable silly to see the dogs whine and complain about going to the vet, but always resentfully go there in the end, only to end up enjoying interacting with the doctor.
It is like the word Vet is somehow bound to their primal instincts as "danger!"
Their instinct isn't really wrong, though. The vet usually has that strange smell of antiseptics that just doesn't jive well with natural odors. That, and the potential for meeting others of your own kind that's equally territorial. It's like there are these tough, gritty boxers all lined up in a small room and all it takes is someone accidentally(?) stepping on another one's toes to get a brawl going.
Not nearly as bad as cats, though. Dogs like car trips. Cats LOAAAAATHE trips in the car from the start with the blazing passion of a million hateful suns because they're so territorial that it's traumatic to even make them leave their territory. (To the point that many of the cat's we've had will start getting so upset they start vomiting and having really, REALLY nasty diarrhea simultaneously while in their small cat-carrier... lovely.) That they then get to go to a strange place filled with large, barking dogs only to be put on a big metal table where a lady body-presses them and jams needles in their ass or insists on clipping their nails (which they won't tolerate even at home most of the time) just is the icing on the cake.
I luv you...AhahahaHahahahaWhere are we going today, Commander? ♥TOKITSUKA-We're getting your vaccination shots.AhahahaCommander...Ehehehe