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Uriel, a bulldog and pitbull mix owned by Heather Marchant of Reading, sniffs Rosita, a Chihuahua owned by Carla Mohan of Staten Island, N.Y. at the fifth annual Pittie Palooza dog-friendly wine festival at Maiolatesi Wine Cellars in Scott Twp. on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2021.

 CHRISTOPHER DOLAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

A trip to the veterinarian can be a truly traumatic experience for your pet and, by proxy, you. We know they’re safe, but our animals don’t. Since we can’t tell them what we’re doing with our words, we must tell them that they’re safe by our actions. This means we need to be vigilant about if, when and how we use force or restraint on a pet.