Interspecies Communication is as odd a concept to people as learning to speak German is to dogs and cats. Consider how dogs and cats must feel when they’re taken to the veterinarian for a check up. People compare it to an annual physical, not a frightening experience but people are tended to by other people who use the same vocabulary as they do. A dog or cat, however, speaks, well, dog or cat. Even though they are conditioned to read and react to people’s body language and respond to training cues they only get a small percentage of what’s really going on. Just waiting their turn in the reception area is enough to set their energy antennae to high. Those candidates are sending out signals that this place pokes, prods and even sticks! Who wouldn’t be tentative to trust the attendees’ good intentions when faced with an obvious communication gap. If the staff considered learning more about Interspecies Communication and how learning ‘how to’ communicate with animals they could improve their doctor-patient relationship. Perhaps a visit to the vet’s office and the overall healing of animals would be less stressful and more trustful.