BENJI – A1062537

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Brooklyn Center 

My name is BENJI. My Animal ID # is A1062537.
I am a male black and white am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 3 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a STRAY on 01/08/2016 from NY 11416, owner surrender reason stated was STRAY.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
01/28/2016 Exam Type CAGE EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is EXPERIENCE, Weight 56.8 LBS.

01/28/16 11:59 S/O: QAR, APP +, serosanguinous mucoid nasal discharge. A: CIRDC P: Move to ISO, start 10d doxycycline

01/08/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
01/08/16 19:50 Benji is a large male American Pit-bull Terrier. While in clients care he has been around children ages 2, 3 and 9 he roamed free around the house. He was provided dry dog food and was walked outdoors to use the bathroom. During intake all handling was allowed from counselor to be scanned (negative), collared and photographed.

01/23/2016 WEB MEMO
Benji has a regal presence that demands the attention of everyone around him. His high energy would be perfect for long play days in to park. Come on down to the Brooklyn care center to see if Benji would make a great addition to your family.

01/13/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Benji came in as a stray, so his past behaviors in a home are unknown. While in the client care Benji has been around children ages 2, 3 and 9 years old. At intake it was reported Benji was friendly and allowed all handling. During SAFER Benji came into the assessment room calm and relaxed, he was friendly and social towards the assessor, allowed all handling items to be conducted without issue. Benji joins the game during the tag interaction, and during the resources portion of the assessment Benji was easy to handle when engaged with the item.When off leash with other dogs, Benji greets with a tense body and assertive posture. Due to his posturing, the handler held onto the leash but kept it loose in order to control him if necessary. Once the gate opened he rushed in directly at the helper dog who had moved away to avoid him. Benji snapped at the back of the helper dog’s neck and attempted to mount however the handler was able to pull him back to the other pen. Benji was not muzzled and tried again due to the sensitivity of today’s helper dog.Due to some concerns on dog to dog interaction the behavior deaprtment feels he can be suitable for an experience adopter and a thorough dog to dog interaction before place into a Permanent home. Look: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted. His ears are back, his tail is down, and he has a relaxed body posture. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity: 1. Dog leans into the Assessor, eyes soft, soft and loose body, open mouth. Tag: 1. Dog assumes play position and joins the game. Or dog indicates play with huffing, soft ‘popping’ of the body, etc. Dog jumps on Assessor once play begins. Squeeze 1: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Squeeze 2: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. His eyes are averted and his ears are relaxed. Toy: 1. Minimal interest in Toy, dog smells, then turns away. Dog-dog: When off leash with other dogs, Benji greets with a tense body and assertive posture. Due to his posturing, the handler held onto the leash but kept it loose in order to control him if necessary. Once the gate opened he rushed in directly at the helper dog who had moved away to avoid him. Benji snapped at the back of the helper dog’s neck and attempted to mount however the handler was able to pull him back to the other pen. Benji was not muzzled and tried again due to the sensitivity of today’s helper dog.

01/12/2016 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with other dogs, Benji greets with a tense body and assertive posture. Due to his posturing, the handler held onto the leash but kept it loose in order to control him if necessary. Once the gate opened he rushed in directly at the helper dog who had moved away to avoid him. Benji snapped at the back of the helper dog’s neck and attempted to mount however the handler was able to pull him back to the other pen. Benji was not muzzled and will be tried again due to the sensitivity of today’s helper dog. He will be re-tried tomorrow. 1/20 update: Benji was muzzled today but was incredibly stressed once it was placed on him and he ended up tearing it off his face and breaking the muzzle. We feel that there is no safe way to assess his off leash behavior with other dogs.

01/09/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Scanned negative BARH – curious, wiggly, allows all handling, food motivated M~ 3 years Ears, eyes, nose, mouth clear Teeth stained, lightly grooved Mildly underweight Coat clean – no flea dirt or parasites noted. Mild alopecia by nose and forehead. NOSF

01/28/2016 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , behavior rating EXPERIENCE
01/28/16 11:59 S/O: QAR, APP +, serosanguinous mucoid nasal discharge. A: CIRDC P: Move to ISO, start 10d doxycycline

Generated on Feb 2 2016 6:00PM

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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 [email protected]. 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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