BILBO DOGGINS – 19402
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Bilbo Doggins
Hello, my name is Bilbo Doggins. My animal id is #19402. I am a male chocolate dog at the Manhattan Animal Care Center. The shelter thinks I am about 3 years old.
I came into the shelter as a stray on 28-Jan-2018.
Bilbo Doggins is at risk for behavior reasons. Bilbo Doggins has a low threshold for arousal, potentially tipping towards aggression, and also shows signs of resource guarding. For these reasons, we are seeking placement only with a New Hope partner who can further assess these behaviors. Medically, we have no concerns for Bilbo Doggins, who presents as a healthy dog.
Let’s get to know each other a bit more…
A volunteer writes: Bilbo Doggins is ready to go on an adventure. The more epic, the better! He’ll tag along wherever you want to roam, and is always so happy to make new friends, both human and canine, indoors or out. Socializing, long walks and lingering sniff sessions are what this hunky hero lives for, and while he does pull enthusiastically on leash, he also responds well to correction and trundles along happily in a harness, immediately taking care of all his business once we hit the street. He greets passing dogs of any size with relaxed manners and has enjoyed his playdates with four-legged lady friends in the yard, too. Bilbo’s super chill when off leash, and apart from a few short breaks to play, he’s content to wander around the yard exploring with his nose, and even licks a few patches of ice just to see what they taste like. Toys of all kinds (but especially plush) are his other great love. He’ll sit on command to wait for my throw, run to fetch, then walk around with his prize in his mouth, dropping it when he spots something more exciting so I can pick up and toss again. Posing indoors is not Bilbo’s thing, yet despite vocal protests, he never turns his frustration on the photographer and really does try his best to sit still and look pretty, succeeding brilliantly on the second task, if not the first! In his den, he’s tail-waggingly thrilled when visitors stop by, and content to indulge in gentle, blissed-out chew sessions with his toys the rest of the time. If you’re having a bad day, I guarantee the sight of a sleepy-eyed Bilbo lounging on his bed while munching a plushie in slow motion is sure to bring a smile back to your face. If your family is all grown up, dog-savvy, outdoorsy and able to provide this happy chappy with the space, toys and exercise he needs (doggie siblings are a bonus!), then Bilbo’s ready to embark on the journey home as soon as you are. Ask for him by name at our Manhattan Care Center and get set for the adventure of a lifetime!
My medical notes are…
Weight: 56.2 lbs
30/01/2018
[DVM Intake] DVM Intake Exam Estimated age:2-3y Microchip noted on Intake?n Microchip Number (If Applicable): History :stray Subjective: Observed Behavior -playful, rolls over exposing belly, wags Evidence of Cruelty seen -n Evidence of Trauma seen -n Objective T = P =60 R =panting BCS 5/9 EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal or ocular discharge noted Oral Exam:mild staining PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupnic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G:intact male MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat CNS: Mentation appropriate – no signs of neurologic abnormalities Assessment: healthy Prognosis:excellent Plan:neuter SURGERY: Okay for surgery
Details on my behavior are…
Behavior Condition: 1. Green
Date of intake:: 1/28/2018
Spay/Neuter status:: No
Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray
Other Notes:: When police officers attempted to leash Bilbo Doggins, he was barking and growling. After this, he allowed handling.
Date of assessment:: 1/30/2018
Look:: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted, with tail wagging and ears back. Allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands.
Sensitivity:: 1. Dog leans into the Assessor, eyes soft or squinty, soft and loose body, open mouth.
Tag:: 4. Dog stands his/her ground while not cornered and barks at the Assessor with ears forward, body stiff, mouth closed and lips pursed when not barking.
Toy:: 4. Dog freezes and/or growls.
Summary:: Bilbo Doggins approached the assessor in the assessment room with a soft, loose body. During tag, he became over aroused and began grabbing the leash and jumping up high. He was taken out of the room and dropped the leash, and upon re entering the room began to bark at the assistant with a tense body. He was again walked out of the room, and upon returning to the room began to grab the leash again and would not relinquish it, so he was tethered to the wall, where he began to bark at the assessor with a tense body. When an attempt was made to untether him from the wall, he started to grab the leash and bark at the assessor, so the the rest of the handling portion of the assessment was not conducted. When in possession of a toy, he hovered over it and growled when the assess-a-hand touched it.
Summary:: The behavior department recommends slow introductions between Bilbo Doggins and tolerant female dogs. He has not yet been introduced to a dog of the same sex while in our care. Behavior history around dogs is unknown due to arrival as a stray. In the care center, Bilbo Doggins has engaged in bouts of play with female dogs, at times making attempts to mount them.
Summary (1):: 1/29: When introduced off leash to the female greeter dog, Bilbo Doggins engages in play with the intent to mount. He is easily refocused onto play behaviors.
Summary (2):: 1/31: Bilbo Doggins engages in brief play with intent to mount.
Date of intake:: 1/28/2018
Summary:: Bilbo Doggins was tense but allowed handling.
Date of initial:: 1/29/2018
Summary:: Bilbo Doggins allowed handling but growled while being vaccinated.
ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Bilbo Doggins so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he is a young, enthusiastic, social dog who will need daily mental and physical activity to keep him engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm.
BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: NEW HOPE ONLY
Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable
Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Place with a New Hope partner
Recommendations comments:: No children: Due to Bilbo Doggins’ low threshold for arousal, potentially tipping towards aggression, and his potential for resource guarding, we recommend an adult only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to Bilbo Doggins’ low threshold for arousal, potentially tipping towards aggression, and his potential for resource guarding, we recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home.
Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Low threshold for arousal
Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Bilbo Doggin’s displayed a potential for resource guarding on his assessment when he hovered over the toy and growled. For this reason, we advise against ever removing items from Bilbo Doggin’s possession without safely trading for an item or greater or equal value. Guidance from a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended to aid in safely managing/modifying this behavior in a new home environment. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Bilbo Doggin’s growled and barked at the police officer’s who attempted to leash him. Guidance from a professional trainer/behaviorist is recommended to assess behavior after decompression in a new home environment. Force-free, reward based training is advised when introducing or exposing Bilbo Doggins to new and unfamiliar situations. Low threshold for arousal: Bilbo Doggin’s displayed a low threshold for arousal on his assessment, leash biting during tag and barking intensely at the assistant and assessor. Consultation with a qualified behaviorist/professional trainer is strongly recommended to aid in addressing this issue to prevent further behavioral concerns that may appear in the future if not treated right away. We recommend only force-free, reward based training when introducing or exposing Bilbo Doggins to new and unfamiliar situations.
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Bilbo Doggins is a extreme looker! I love him! He sits on command, greets people n dogs of all sizes, loves toys, happy in a harness, super chill off leash, very social,tail-wagging when visitors stop by , he’s the perfect guy whose been overlooked!! Looks great in his bandanas!! He barked n growled when police officers went to leash him n allowed all handling! what happened in the ACC now slapped w/ Rescue?? Low threshold for arrousal – well after all the good things that were said this is extremely hard to believe! He barked n growled – wow they all do – someone don’t like this male black dog! He HAS NO BITE HISTORY n MADE FRIENDS WITH THE OFFICERS WHO LEASHED HIM- Or the workers need experience because 2 different stories r going on! Please share and SAVE this LOVABLE GUY. READ VOLUNTEER NOTES!! Where’s his video?? 5 days n NO Video! He’s young n needs a loving home!! He has such good qualities! Common Sense if he showed signs of aggression The officer would have been but. I love the officers who brought him in 🙏 No darting
that says it all. They knew he was scared but good!
Please save Bilbo Doggins who is a 3 year old male dog that needs to be rescued from this KILL shelter! He is afraid and alone here and is very sweet!
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Healthy Bilbo Doggins needs a hero! This baby needs someone who sees all the potential in him. He’s handsome, playful and fun!!! Bilbo desperately needs to know what it feels like to be loved! Please make this sweet boy part of your family! Praying and sharing with lots of love and hope. #SaveBilboDoggins 🐾💜🙏🏻
Bilbo Doggins has a cool name! 😎
Bilbo is a three year old dark brown beauty with elfin ears and a penchant for keeping his toys to the point that toys in his crate keep him occupied. He may never had toys in his life before AC.
He enjoys tug, and will be amenable to learning commands like ‘drop’.
Though Bilbo was a tutti-fruitti to the medical staff…☆Observed Behavior -playful, rolls over exposing belly, wags …’☆ and earned a green, Bilbo is rescue due to his dislike of the safer assessor (which appears understandable to me).
Bilbo barked and growled at the police officers but they were able to collar and leash without darting, so they evidently did not consider him a danger and he evidently came to the identical conclusion about them.
Volunteers are non-threatening and Bilbo evidently thoroughly enjoys the physical and mental stimulation they introduce in his life. ☆ ‘etter! He’ll tag along wherever you want to roam, and is always so happy to make new friends, both human and canine, indoors or out. Socializing, long walks and lingering sniff sessions are what this hunky hero lives for, and while he does pull enthusiastically on leash, he also responds well to correction and trundles along happily in a harness, immediately taking care of all his business once we hit the street.’☆ …..notice.? NO LEASH AGGRESSION, OR REACTIVITY! Hmmmmm!
A home for Bilbo! An opportunity to lead a happy, trustful life!
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WHERE US HIS VIDEOS
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Bilbo Doggin’ greatest adventure in life is the search for his forever home, one with a treasure trove of toys, something he never had before AC.. help Bilbo Doggins succeed, adopt or foster sweetheart BILBO DOGGINS.
Where is this boys wonderful videos?
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Please smeone open your heart and home to Bilbo Doggins..ACC will kill this dog today without an adopter /foster.to save him…Not giving this dog a video so people can see for themselves what a nice dog Bilbo is , is a giveaway to their intensions….I have noticed dogs that have high energy, and grab, and won’t let go of their leashes are often destroyed.. ACC will say that dog has a low threashold of arousel “potentially” tipping over to aggression… Potentially, maybe , might, may possibly…These people are not qualified.to make such accusations.They are not certified dog behaviorist.to pass judgement on a dog they only met for a short time……. .. Then you have the Black Dog syndrom….Black dogs are not as adoptable..Ridiculous but true.. Yes I am very afraid for this sweet boy..Read above what Bilbo Doggins volunteer has to say about him..Only nice things, and she has been up close and personal with this boy..Please give Bilbo a chance and adopt him.. If you cannot commit long term, or would like to try him out to see if you are a match, before making a commitment, foster him, and you saved his life..Share and find Bilbo Doggins his special someone..Pledging gets him noticed by the rescue and pays for his care..Without an adopter foster ACC will murder this dog..Don’t rely on pledges alone to save him..The pledges go towards his care when in foster..If there is no foster home to take him in, a rescue will not pull Bilbo to safety…Fostering is free, and it’s temporary, It gives the rescue time to find a forever for Bilbo while in your care..Time he will not get from ACC Contact Help Desk on Rescues who offer free fostering…So please open your home to Bilbo Doggins.. Don’t let ACC murder him today..
Pledge $20 for Bilbo (that I had previously pledged for Ace) – yet another happy, excitable dog unfairly labeled New Hope Only.
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His behavior is green, but yet labeled New Hope. 🤔 He is a cutie with a great smile! Give this boy a chance to be the great dog that he can be. Save smiley, Bilbo! 🐾❤️
I know…all subjective
It sure is!
Bilbo Doggins on his greatest adventure…search for home and family! ADOPT OR FOSTER EMAIL [email protected]
BILBO IN GRAVE DANGER! Email immediately to save his precious life!: [email protected]
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Rescues, please step up and save the dogs today! Bilbo dogging and others. I wAtched 2 videos today about what goes on in the shelters not only nycacc, it other states all over the nation. I wAtched them euthaniizing dogs and cats ( one holds the animal while the other technician injects the blue liquid into a shaved area on the leg for dogs and into the stomach area for cats! (Some are placed on a table). After they are gone they lay each dog down next to each other in a li e then someone puts them eac h in a black bag. The cats are piled on top of each other in a tall trash container. They show the people coming in to surrender their pets (like new york).the worker at the front desk comments that they have horrid, terrible excuses. The video shows one woman turning a young dog in because “he should have gotten along with her 2 cats in the two weeks she had the dog! Another woman turned her 2 Siamese cats in because ” they did not match her new house decor anymore!!! I could not believe it! They said there are too many people surrendering their animals to these shelters because they are “irresponsible adopters” . I know what I wrote here is graphic detail, but i try to get more awareness of what is going on (that we don’t see with our own eyes). I want others to know this information too!!
I have never been corrected by urgent though my angry editorial comments on this matter have been deleted, but read the heartstick, AC s method.
Heartstick is not ACC’s method. Here is the NY state euth laws –
Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York 10 NYCRR 80.2(a)(6) and 80.134 Euthanasia Laws: Intracardiac injection without sedation, anesthesia, or comatose is not allowed where animals are under the care of a duly incorporated SPCA, animal shelter, humane society or pound.
Cathy, Thank you for clarifying.
I located and bookmarked and will read later today.
Has an investigation been done to verify the law is followed? The way kill shelters give no time and murder adoptable animals unnecessarily makes me wonder if they care about laws. Sure seems they aren’t held to them but should be.
Very true. NC has laws against using heartstick, but the shelter they shutdown and the tech they penalized had killed 4000 dogs by heartstick by the time they were caught.
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Adopt or foster “a ball! A ball! My kibbles for a ball’ Bilbo Doggins.
Everyone knows what his Valentine wishlist holds…home, family toys!
Where are the other rescues.
Fosters? NYC AACC claims over 800 fosters..500 fosters w dovs, where are other 300?
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I am very surprised ACC gave Bilbo another day, but I guarantee they will not give him anymore chances..Bilbo MUST be adopted or fostered today..Bilbo will be the first to be put to death..Adoption or fostering is the only way Bilbo gets to live..So please open your heart and home to Bilbo and save hs life..If you want to give Bilbo a try before commiting, foster him at no cost to you, and you saved his life..A rescue will not pull Bilbo to safety unless there is a foster home in place to house him..Rescues do not house the dogs..They depend on foster parents to take them into their home temporarily until rescue can find a permenent home for Bilbo..So please someone come forward and save Bilbo Doggins life today.. Don’t let ACC take Bilbo for his last walk to the euthanazia room..Contact Help Desk on New Hope Rescues who offer free fostering..
Not much left to say about Mr. Doggins. He’s received some lovely comments. I will throw in my 2 cents. I think he could be in trouble due to coat color. Black dogs sometimes struggle. Just like black cats, they are overlooked and underadopted. Does the ACC use their many advertising tools to draw attention to the black dog’s plight (to the public, not merely internally)? I haven’t seen it.
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Now the puzzle toy video was CUTE. Dogs and their treats! 🙂
Bilbo Doggins, too cute, he looks like a hobbit dog, too…a menchkin-munchkin!
Adopt or foster Bilbo, a hobbits dreamboat and we all from middle earth have a touch if the hobbit in us!
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Adopt or foster Bilbo Doggins and be prepared for the most wonderful adventure of your life!
I hope is is safe. I really wish they would get rid of that idiotic, unrealistic plastic hand OR stop placing so much value on it. These are lives. Real, breathing, wonderful lives. Too precious to gamble with a plastic hand test as well as the fact that most of these dogs have never had their own special toy…….SO OF COURSE they are going to want to keep it.
Point on…watching kid cudi not knowing which toy to play with first and another pup going to sleep with the toy in his mouth…yup, these babies never had toys before.
Yay Bilbo!
That is why the shelters need to be investigated!!! Euthanasia procedures should be checked out immediately! With the amount of dogs euthanized daily. THEY SHOULD DO IT HUMANELY. Its so hard to see the lists everyday without wondering. If they are humanely euthanizing them!
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Yay!!! Thank you Amsterdog!! Happy life awesome Bilbo Doggins!!! ❤️