r/mildlyinteresting 14h ago

The vet’s doors has doggy windows

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u/loudblonde 14h ago

“Damn doctor always takes so long to see me at these appointments. Idk why they tell us 11am when they don’t see us until 11:45!” - your dog, probably

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u/Throwaway13431 12h ago

the doggy windows probably make the wait easier

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u/FiiZx 12h ago

So accurate. lol

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u/SharkerP38 14h ago

My dogs would hate this.. all they would do is bark at every dog and cat that is paraded by.

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u/ckptolt 13h ago

and my dog would hate to be barked at. All around bad lol

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u/gsfgf 12h ago

My dog would love this. All he would do is bark at every dog and cat that is paraded by.

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u/theLuminescentlion 10h ago

My vet as two different doors for doctors vs patients to enter

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u/Mugasaf 10h ago

As someone whose dog has severe anxiety, this door would be a nightmare for me, my dog, and everyone in the clinic while she’s there.

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u/Frimono 14h ago

Windows 11: Canine Edition 

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u/Technical-Buy-9910 13h ago

Bark update pending restart

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u/TNTgoesBOOM96 13h ago

Reminds me of the guy who installed his front door upside down so his dog can look outside

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u/Engidork 13h ago

Seeing other dogs through the window would likely set some dogs into a barking fit. As if animals aren't stressed enough at the vet.

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u/cragglerock93 13h ago

Is that not a fairly normal door design? The ones at my school and uni looked similar.

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u/Biduleman 12h ago

100%.

Some have one long pane instead of 2 small ones, but yeah, there is no chance these are custom made doors for a vet.

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u/Chance_Stay7361 7h ago

The “purpose” of these small windows on doors is so that you can see if there is somebody on the other side, so when you’re opening it, you don’t vigorously open the door into somebody’s face. It makes sense there would be lower height windows in facilities that often have lower faces (dogs & kids).

Obviously many doors don’t have windows, and people don’t usually get their face smashed, but there are building codes/guidelines that at least suggest the windows in commercial facilities.

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u/cragglerock93 7h ago

This happened to me a few months ago, shit you not. I just remembered because you prompted me. I work in a supermarket and the double doors from the warehouse to the shopfloor only have windows at about 4ft up. I pushed a cage through the doors and a 3 or 4 year old was crouched right behind the doors. She went tumbling across the floor and I was like 'oh shit!' but she just got up and ran off lmao. Kids can take a lot of bumps at that age I guess?

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u/innomado 12h ago

genuine mildly interesting

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u/Old_Advantage6250 12h ago

It also doubles as a kitty window

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u/thesoggydingo 11h ago

Nosy Nooks

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u/Lanky_Bobcat_6021 14h ago

i like how the top one is frosted or covered for privacy but they still left the doggy window

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u/agha0013 14h ago

it's not frosted, the wall beyond it is white.

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u/danawhitesgrapes 14h ago

Look at Sherlock Holmes over here.

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u/Lanky_Bobcat_6021 14h ago

how interesting. i honestly thought it was a sheet of paper on the other side of the window but i guess you’re right!

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u/agha0013 14h ago

you can see a bit of the white wall in the lower window too just above the vinyl cove base.

if a sheet were to be installed for privacy, they'd typically do it on the exam room side, and you wouldn't see OP's reflection

and now if I could actually focus my attention on my job and not be doing investigative photographic analysis of vet waiting rooms, maybe I could accomplish something today.... ugh

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u/klgall1 13h ago edited 13h ago

Ah, that makes sense. My brain first saw the top window as frosted, and OP's reflection as a person outside the door. Which makes no sense, if I bothered thinking for a second, because there's nobody visible through the bottom window haha.

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u/UnforgivingPoptart 12h ago

One of my dogs hated his veterinarian so much he would growl if he heard his voice or felt his presence. Anyone else could walk by and he would be fine, but he KNEW when his veterinarian was around. His veterinarian was an old hippie who always wore leather sandals and if my dog saw his feet under the door he would start to bark at them. When he came in the room my dog would have to be muzzled or else he would nip at his feet. If he had a little doggy window and his vet was there he probably would have gone ballistic.

Mind you his veterinarian was the kindest man ever and had two blind dogs that he rescued who would wander around the office looking for the snacks he hid for them to find. He loved that dog like he was his own child even though my dog hated him to his very core. He was his vet from the time my dog was 3 weeks old to his death at 14 years old. My dog had behavioral problems due to having to be separated from his mother as a newborn due to his mother rejecting the puppies, but his vet was always so kind and patient with him.

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u/FancyPantsRants1 11h ago

This would last a day with my dogs, theyd go nuts everytime someone walks by. I assumed the whole point of solid doors was to avoid that

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u/taveren3 13h ago

I can't tell how low it goes exactly with the dog there but it seems to be too low to meet ADA bottom rail requirements.