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Classic veterinary handling relied on "restraint"—holding an animal down to get the job done. From a behavioral standpoint, restraint is a trauma event. It triggers the sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight), floods the bloodstream with cortisol and adrenaline, and creates a conditioned fear response. The next time that dog sees the clinic door, its heart rate spikes before a hand is even laid on it. Behavioral science reveals that what looks like a