BRIA – A1087488

Staten Island Center

My name is BRIA. My Animal ID # is A1087488.
I am a spayed female brown and white am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 6 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 08/27/2016 from NY 10301, owner surrender reason stated was BITEANIMAL.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
08/30/2016 Exam Type RE-EXAM – Medical Rating is 2 NC – MINOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 81.4 LBS.

Patient is doing well. No vomiting diarrhea, coughing or sneezing. EENT- NAF Obese Skin- dermatitis MS_ NAF UG- involuted vagina Plan No treatment at this time.

08/27/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
08/27/16 15:42 Basic Information: Bria is a 6 year old spayed female Pit Bull that has no past or current medical issues that the owner is aware of. Owner has had Bria for 4 yr but had to surrender due to biting. Socialization: According to the owner, around strangers, Bria is friendly and plays gently. She has been around owner’s 4 yr old grandson and was always relaxed and respectful with the child. Owner had a cat at home & stated that Bria would like to chase the cat around but never hurt the owner’s cat. Owner did not have a dog in the home but stated that whenever he would walk Bria outside, she would ignore all of the dogs. Bria has bit another small dog 2 years ago and just recently bit for a second time. Behavior: Bria is not bothered by thunderstorms or fireworks. She is not bothered by having her treats, and toys taken away, being pushed off furniture, being given a bath, having her nails trimmed, being disturbed while sleeping or if unfamiliar people would approach a family member. When someone tries to take away her food bowl, Bria will growl. When unfamiliar people would approach owners home, Bria would bark. Owner stated that over the last 2 months, Bria has started growling when someone tries to restrain her or hold her back from going somewhere. For a New Family to Know: Bria is described as friendly, affectionate, confident, mellow and independent with a medium to high activity level. In the home she likes to stay in her favorite spot or explore around the house. Bria has no interest in toys. She was kept indoors only and is house trained. Owner stated that she can hold for hours without having an accident in the home. When Bria was left alone in the home she was well behaved but when she was left alone in the yard, she would bark. She has never been crate trained therefore behavior is unknown. She knows the commands sit, paw and bark. For exercise, owner would take her for slow walks on the leash or jogging. On the leash, she pulls btwn hard and light. Owner has never kept her off leash as she would run away. Behavior during intake: Bria was nervous and lip licking but allowed all handling.

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09/07/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Bria came into our center as an owner surrender after having conflict with a neighbor’s small dog which resulted in a bite that left a mark. According to the owner, around strangers, Bria is friendly and plays gently. She has been around owner’s four year old grandson and was always relaxed and respectful. Owner had a cat at home and stated that Bria would like to chase the cat around but never hurt the cat. Bria had bitten another small dog two years ago and just recently bit for a second time. Owner reports Bria will growl if someone tries to take away her food bowl, has recently started growling if she is held back from going somewhere of interest, not bothered if anyone touches Toys or Treats. Owner reports Bria is housetrained and well behaved when home alone. She reportedly knows the cues “sit, paw, and bark”. Bria is described as friendly, affectionate, confident, mellow and independent. During intake, Bria was nervous and lip licking but allowed all handling. Bria was uncomfortable upon entering SAFER assessment room, moving slowly, lip licking. Using a slow approach, she allowed all tactile handling. Brian allowed her head to be cupped in assessor’s hands during Look item, lip lick, a bit tense. She was tense but allowed the touch during Sensitivity item. Bria followed at the end of the leash for Tag game, body a bit low, unresponsive to each pass. She did not pull her paw back on both Squeeze attempts, ears and tail neutral. Bria showed minimal interest in Toy, sniffing before turning away. She approached the similarly sized helper dog with a relaxed body, tail at spine level. The Behavior Team feels Bria would do best with an Experienced adopter that does not have young children. It is advised that not reside with any dogs smaller than her, and any similarly sized dogs should have an in depth interaction before considering adoption. Look: 2. Dog’s eyes are averted. Her body a bit tense, lip lick Sensitivity: 2. Dog stands tense and accepts the touch Tag: 1. Follows at end of leash, body a bit low, unresponsive to each pass Squeeze 1 / 2: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. Her eyes are averted and her ears are back. Toy 1. Minimal interest. Dog to dog: 2. Dog approaches helper dog with tail at spine level, relaxed

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
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08/27/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 2 NC – MINOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
Scan negative BARH AMBx4 Nervous,but allowed handling Spayed~4yrs Overweight No fleas seen As per owner: Has grain allergy Small area of dermatitis (inguinal area) Nosf

08/30/2016 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 2 NC – MINOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS,
Patient is doing well. No vomiting diarrhea, coughing or sneezing. EENT- NAF Obese Skin- dermatitis MS_ NAF UG- involuted vagina Plan No treatment at this time.

Generated on Sep 7 2016 6:00PM

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