BAM – A1095805

Brooklyn Center

My name is BAM. My Animal ID # is A1095805.
I am a male tan and white am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 3 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 11/03/2016 from NY 10301, owner surrender reason stated was PERS PROB.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
11/06/2016 Exam Type BEHAVIORPART2 – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is EXPNOCHILD, Weight 58.4 LBS.

IN SHELTER BEHAVIOR: 11/9/16: When handling Bam in the Care Center, he becomes easily over aroused by the environment and has the propensity to become mouthy, redirecting onto the handlers. His initially mouthyness is soft but increases in hardness when his arousal level increases. Due to safety concerns for staff and volunteers, Bam is not an appropriate candidate for the adoption room and placement should be sought as soon as possible. RECOMMENDATIONS: Experience _X_No children (under 13)(See known history/potential challenges) Potential challenges: _X_Mouthiness/Poor bite inhibition (Decreasing the force of the mouth as well as the frequency of mouthing, in this order is recommended by using force-free, reward based training as well to reinforce a soft appropriate mouth and redirect hard inappropriate mouthing onto toys.) _X_Resource guarding (We cannot be certain whether any guarding or possessive behavior may appear in a home environment, but we recommend adopters comfortable with safe management and modification of guarding behavior in case it does.)

11/03/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
11/03/16 20:00 Bam is a tan and white American pit Bull that is 3 years old. Bam was a gift from the previous owner. The owner is surrendering Bam due to behavior issues. Bam has no known illness. Bam greet stranger by jumping and sniffing them excitably. Sometimes he becomes over stimulated and becomes mouth. He has never lived with small children or teenagers. Bam has lived with one adult in the house. He is high energy and playful. Bam has never lived with dog or cats. But on walks he noticed other dog or cats he tries pulls on the leash, lunges and growls. Bam is mouthy and sometimes plays rough. He pulls on the leash and can be reactive towards other animals. However he knows the commands sit, stay, come and give me paw. He is fine having his food bowl touched while eating. But he growls and bares teeth when removing toys or bones from his mouth. Bam struggle away when having his nails trimmed or being restrained. He spends 10 hours in his cage while the owner is at work. He is fearful or going into a cage and struggles going in. He has never had a bite history. Bam is described as high energy, playful and pushy. He loves to jump and greet people. He enjoys playing with stuffed toys, balls and ropes. He does not like Peanut butter flavor treats or stuffed kongs. Bam enjoys a diet of dry food twice or three times a day. His favorite activity is to run in the park and long walks. Bam during intake was excitable and playful. But he was fearful when being collard or scanned.

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11/06/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPNOCHILD
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
KNOWN HISTORY: Intact, Owner surrender Previously lived with: 1 adult Behavior toward children: Unknown Behavior toward dogs: Pulls on the leash, lunges and growls. Behavior toward cats: Pulls on the leash, lunges and growls. FG/RG: Growls and bare teeth when toys or bones are removed from his mouth. Bite history: None reported Housetrained: Unknown Energy level/descriptors: Bam displays a high activity level in the house-hold. Other notes: SAFER ASSESSMENT: 11/5/16 Look: 2. Dog pulls out of Assessor’s hands each time without settling during three repetitions. Sensitivity: 1. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, and his tail is in neutral position with relaxed body posture. Dog’s mouth is likely closed for at least a portion of the assessment item. Tag: 1. Follows at end of leash, body soft but a bit distracted. Squeeze 1:1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Squeeze 2: 2. Dog quickly pulls back his paw. Toy: 1. Minimal interest in Toy, dog smells, then turns away. Summary: Bam displayed no concern during his behavior assessment. PLAYGROUP: According to Bam’s previous owner, Bam has never lived with dog. When off leash with dogs at the Care Center, Bam rushes towards the gate, displaying high energy when greeting a novel female dog. He is whining and displaying loose and wiggly body language. When the handler interrupts to attempt to decrease his energy, he redirected on the handler and began to mouth him, biting harder as he became more aroused. A muzzle was placed on him for safety. Once in the pen, he greets the female dog with a loose, wiggly body and displays bouncy body language. He became preoccupied with trying to remove the muzzle and the session is ended. MEDICAL BEHAVIOR: 11/05/16 During his initial medical examination, Bam appeared tense and attempted to snap towards the handler. ENERGY LEVEL: Bam displays a high activity level in the care center.

IN SHELTER BEHAVIOR: 11/9/16: When handling Bam in the Care Center, he becomes easily over aroused by the environment and has the propensity to become mouthy, redirecting onto the handlers. His initially mouthyness is soft but increases in hardness when his arousal level increases. Due to safety concerns for staff and volunteers, Bam is not an appropriate candidate for the adoption room and placement should be sought as soon as possible. RECOMMENDATIONS: Experience _X_No children (under 13)(See known history/potential challenges) Potential challenges: _X_Mouthiness/Poor bite inhibition (Decreasing the force of the mouth as well as the frequency of mouthing, in this order is recommended by using force-free, reward based training as well to reinforce a soft appropriate mouth and redirect hard inappropriate mouthing onto toys.) _X_Resource guarding (We cannot be certain whether any guarding or possessive behavior may appear in a home environment, but we recommend adopters comfortable with safe management and modification of guarding behavior in case it does.)

11/04/2016 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
According to Bam’s previous owner, Bam has never lived with dog. 11/4: When off leash with dogs at the Care Center, Bam rushes towards the gate, displaying high energy when greeting a novel female dog. He is whining and displaying loose and wiggly body language. When the handler interrupts to attempt to decrease his energy, he redirected on the handler and began to mouth him, biting harder as he became more aroused. A muzzle was placed on him for safety. Once in the pen, he greets the female dog with a loose, wiggly body and displays bouncy body language. He became preoccupied with trying to remove the muzzle and the session is ended. 11/9: When greeting a playful female dog, Bam displays high energy, barking and rushing at the gate, slamming into it. He body is loose and wiggly and he offers play bows. Once in the pen, Bam displays sexually motivated behavior, persistently licking the female’s genital area and attempting to mount. He persists after the handler interrupts and the female dog offers soft corrections. He becomes frustrated and begins to low growl. He responds briefly to a stronger interrupter by the handlers but continues to display his hyper-motivated, mounting behavior.

11/04/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Scanned negative BARH-tense and have a hx of attempting to bite Intact male 3 yrs old Eyes, ears and nose- clear Teeth- mild staining No parasites or fleas seen Ambx4 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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