BEN SAVAGE – A1065841

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My name is BEN SAVAGE. My Animal ID # is A1065841.
I am a male br brindle and white am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 10 MONTHS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 02/23/2016 from NY 11212, owner surrender reason stated was PERS PROB.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
02/23/2016 Exam Type INITIAL – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 47.7 LBS.

Scan negative Male Intact 10 mos Limited exam due to temperment EEN: clear Teeth: white BCS: 2/5 Skin/Coat: NSF Applied 4 cc Activyl intrascapular Gave 4.7 cc Pyrantel in food Dog is fearful of touch and people. wanted to get away from people

02/23/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
02/23/16 14:21 Basic information: Ben Savage is a 10 month old American Pit Bull Terrier who likes to be covered in a blanket and likes running in mud. Socialization: Around strangers Ben Savage is shy for a few minutes and then warms up and becomes exuberant toward adults. Ben Savage has been around children 3 to 7 years old and around them is playful and exuberant. Ben Savage has been around on other American pit bull terrier and was shy and nervous around that dog and doesn’t play. Around cats Ben Savage is relaxed. Ben Savage has never bitten another person or animal. Behavior: Ben Savage gets nervous when he hears any loud sound and will begin to cry and whine. Ben Savage will growl if someone touches his food or bowl while he is eating. Ben Savage is friendly when someone takes a treat away or takes a toy or other objects away. Ben Savage is also friendly when someone pushes or pulls him off of the furnitureor brushes his coat. Ben Savage isn’t bothered by anyone giving him a bath or if an unfamiliar person approaches his family or home. Its is unknown how Ben Savage will react to having his nails trimmed. Ben Savage will growl if someone restrains or holds him. For a New Family to Know: Ben Savage is described as: affectionate, playful, shy, pushy, excitable and anxious with a very high activity level. When at home Ben Savage will follow around his owner and lieks toplay with balls, bones and squeaky toys. Ben Savage likes to play fetch and tug. Ben Savage has been kept indoors and outdoors. Ben Savage was fed Pedigree or Beniful 3 times a day. Ben Savage is house trained and also uses wee wee pads. When left alone in a yard Ben Savage will dig and bury his toys. Ben Savage knows the commands sit, stop and lay down. for exercise Ben Savage will go for walks twice a day. Ben Savage will pull lightly on the leash during walks. Intake behavior: Ben Savage was very cautious during his intake and was afraid of the backdrop for photos and would growl every now and then. Ben Savage allowed staff to scan for a microchip and take pictures with no signs of aggression.

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02/26/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Ben Savage came to us as an owner surrender as the owner’s mother is afraid of him. According to the owner Ben is initially shy of meeting new people, but warms up after a few minutes. Once a bit more comfortable the owner says that Ben becomes exuberant with the strangers and children. The owner states that Ben will also growl if someone touches his food or bowl while eating. Ben has displayed very fearful body language while at the shelter. He entered the behavior room with very fearful body language, and constantly flinched with the slightest of movement. Additionally, when closed to the assessor Ben would at points would have stiff body language, whale eye, and lick lip. He continuously attempted to increase distance from the assessor when the look item was attempted. Due to the amount of stress seen in the behavior room the assessor decided to skip the handling items of the assessment. After the assessor decided to stop the assessment and interact with Ben a bit, Ben seemed to show some interest in interacting with the assessor. Still wary of fast movements, he jumped onto the assessor’s lap and began to lick the assessor’s arms while accepting some petting. The behavior team believes that placement with a rescue is the best option at this time. When attempting to remove Ben Savage from his kennel he expressed extremely fearful body language- he was tucked in a ball, head ducked and looking at the wall. We did not want to force him out of the kennel so we will attempt again tomorrow after he has a little time to adjust. 2/25 update: Ben Savage was much more relaxed today and easy to remove from his kennel. He was anxious when greeting at the gate, pacing and distracted by sounds and movement outside of the pen. Once allowed in the pen he loosened up, interacted with other dogs, tolerated play solicitations and explored the yard.

02/24/2016 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When attempting to remove Ben Savage from his kennel he expressed extremely fearful body language- he was tucked in a ball, head ducked and looking at the wall. We did not want to force him out of the kennel so we will attempt again tomorrow after he has a little time to adjust. 2/25 update: Ben Savage was much more relaxed today and easy to remove from his kennel. He was anxious when greeting at the gate, pacing and distracted by sounds and movement outside of the pen. Once allowed in the pen he loosened up, interacted with other dogs, tolerated play solicitations and explored the yard.

02/23/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Scan negative Male Intact 10 mos Limited exam due to temperment EEN: clear Teeth: white BCS: 2/5 Skin/Coat: NSF Applied 4 cc Activyl intrascapular Gave 4.7 cc Pyrantel in food Dog is fearful of touch and people. wanted to get away from people

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For more information on adopting from the NYC AC&C, or to find a rescue to assist, please read the following: http://urgentpodr.org/adoption-info-and-list-of-rescues.

If you are local to the Tri-State, New England, and the general Northeast United States area, and you are SERIOUS about adopting or fostering one of the animals at NYC ACC, please read our MUST READ section for instructions, or email helpdogs@urgentpodr.org. Our experienced volunteers will do their best to guide you through the process.

* We highly discourage everyone from trusting strangers that send them Facebook messages, offering help, for it has ended in truly tragic events.*

For more info on behavior codes and ratings, please click here: http://information.urgentpodr.org/acc-placement-status-descriptions.

For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please see: http://information.urgentpodr.org/category/frequently-asked-questions/.

You can call (212) 788-4000 for automated instructions.

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