BIGGIE – A1099474
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SAFE 12/18/16
Manhattan Center
My name is BIGGIE. My Animal ID # is A1099474.
I am a male black and red rottweiler. The shelter thinks I am about 2 YEARS
I came in the shelter as a STRAY on 12/12/2016 from NY 10473, owner surrender reason stated was STRAY.
MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
12/12/2016 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 140.0 LBS.
No Final Exam
12/12/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
12/12/16 16:35 BASIC INFO Biggie is an adult male Rottweiler. His finder was jogging at the park 2 days in a row when he found Biggie. Biggie approached and ran with him. Biggie’s finder cared for him for 1 week and had to surrender him due to pet conflict. SOCIALIZATION Biggie is friendly/outgoing with new people. He lived with 3 children ages 2, 4, and 8 and was relaxed, playful, and tolerant with them. He plays somewhat rough with adults, jumping up on them. He plays gently with children, rolling over and lying next to them. He saw a dog in the lobby and they lunged, barked, and growled at each other. He hasn’t bit anyone since his finder has found him. BEHAVIOR Biggie doesn’t mind storms. He didn’t mind when his finder touched his food bowl, took his toy, moved him off furniture, held/restrains him, woke him up, or bathed him. He enjoyed bring brushed. He was friendly with strangers who entered his home. On walks, he ignored most people he past but barked at one elderly man. FOR A NEW FAMILY TO KNOW Biggie’s family describes him as friendly, affectionate, playful, and high energy. He follows them around and loves to play fetch with balls. He lived inside and slept in his finder’s bed. He ate dry Pedigree food. He’s housetrained didn’t have any accidents inside, and pottied outside in grass. He’s well-behaved while home alone. He sits when asked and the children taught him to give paw. He went for brisk walks and pulled on his leash. INTAKE Biggie sometimes had a soft body and wagging tail while he approached me, sniffed me, and took treats gently. After his owner left, he pulled towards the door, whined, and moved around a lot; he was tense and wasn’t wagging his tail. When he saw people through the window, he would freeze, stare hard for a few seconds, and suddenly begin lunging, barking, and growling. He sometimes ate treats I tossed him and sometimes was distracted.
WEB MEMO
No Web Memo
12/16/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
KNOWN HISTORY: Information from finder (stayed in home for 1 week) Unaltered, Stray Previously lived with: Adults/children (ages 2,4, 8) Behavior toward children: Relaxed, playful, tolerant Behavior toward dogs: Lunges, barks, growls Behavior toward cats: Unknown FG/RG: Unknown Bite history: None reported Housetrained: Yes Energy level/descriptors: Other notes: During intake, Biggie’s behavior was inconsistent; at times appeared soft and other times appeared distracted. When he saw people through the window, Biggie would freeze, stare hard for a few seconds, and suddenly begin lunging, barking, and growling. SAFER ASSESSMENT: 12/14/16 Summary: Biggie has remained challenging and difficult to manage during his stay at our care centers. Upon approach his kennel, at times Biggie is stiff bodied, hard barking and whale-eying and will attempt to lunge forward towards the kennel bars and other times he has been observed to display neutral body language. Biggie watches and tracks the humans around him carefully at all times when removed from his kennel at times will attempt to seek affection though has been observed to quickly become uncomfortable, escalating to a growl/hard stare. Due to the behaviors observed, and out of concern for his stress level, we do not feel it is appropriate to perform a handling assessment at this time. PLAYGROUP: 12/15: When greeting other dogs through a barrier Biggie sniffs with a loose body and wagging tail; he will whine for the duration of the greeting. MEDICAL BEHAVIOR: 12/12/16 During his initial medical examination, Biggie bared teeth and growled upon handling. (Limited handling done) RECOMMENDATIONS: New Hope Only _X_No children (under 13) _X_Place with a New Hope partner Potential challenges: _X_Fearful/potential for defensive aggression _X_On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration
12/15/2016 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
12/15: When greeting other dogs through a barrier Biggie sniffs with a loose body and wagging tail; he will whine for the duration of the greeting. His owner does not report any interactions with other dogs but did state that while in the lobby of the care center (on-leash) he lunged, barked and growled at it. The behavior department recommends not placing Biggie into a home with other dogs at this time until his behaviors can be followed up on.
12/12/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
SCAN NEGATIVE BRIGHT ALERT RESPONSIVE HYDRATED PHYSICAL EXAM- LIMITED PE GROWLING, SHOWING TEETH INTACT MALE. MILD DENTAL TARTAR. AMB X 4 APPLIED ACTIVYL. 7 CC PYRANTEL WITH FOOD NOSF
No RE-EXAM or CAGE-EXAM found
– Normal,
No detailed description for a visit type RE-EXAM or CAGE-EXAM found!
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