CHANCE – A1098145

Manhattan Center

My name is CHANCE. My Animal ID # is A1098145.
I am a male cream shih tzu and poodle min mix. The shelter thinks I am about 6 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 11/28/2016 from NY 10029, owner surrender reason stated was MOVE2NYCHA.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
11/29/2016 Exam Type INITIAL – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 20.0 LBS.

BARH scan negative male intact nervous, resisted handling, tried to bite mod tartar slightly dirty coat limited PE NOSF

11/28/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
11/28/16 18:44 Basic information Chance is a 6 year old shitzu mixed with poodle who is unaltered male. He is being surrendered due to Owner moving and unable to keep him. There are no injuries or health problems owner is aware of. socialization Around strangers he is shy for a few minutes but warms up after a while.he lived with a newborn and a 7 year old. he plays exuberant with both children and adults. he has not lived with other dogs or spent time with in dog parks. He lived with a 3 year old cat and was relaxed with the cat. There is no bite history of a person or animal. Behavior Client stated that there is no behavior issues. He isnt bothered with storms or fireworks. He growld and barks if you touch his food bowl while he is eating. Takin abone is unkown. Taking a toy away he growls. he barks when he isbeing restraint. He is friendly with dog baths. Brushing of coat is unkown and trimmming of nails is unkown. He barks with unfamilar approaches. for the new family to know Client stated he is friendly, playful, and excitable. his activity level is highand and loves playing with bones. He plays tug and was kept mostly indoors. he eats dry food. He is very house trained and rarely has accidents. He has bnot been crate trained or access to yard. He knows sit and down. he likes long leash walks and pulls very hard on leash. Owner has never had him off leash Behavior upon intake during intake chance snapped and gorwled when counselor went to collar. Counselor could not collar.

WEB MEMO
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11/30/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
KNOWN HISTORY: Unaltered, Owner surrender Previously lived with: Adults/newborn/7 year old child Behavior toward children: Playful Behavior toward dogs: Unknown Behavior toward cats: Relaxed FG/RG: Growls or barks when food bowl is touched while eating and also growls when taking toy away Bite history: None reported Housetrained: Yes Energy level/descriptors: Chance is described as friendly, playful, and excitable. his activity level is high Other notes: SAFER ASSESSMENT: 11/30/2016 Chance tried to bite during collaring, no tactile portions of assessment were conducted. Toy: 1. No interest. Summary: Chance is not an appropriate candidate for a SAFER assessment at this time due to the defensive behavior displayed. PLAYGROUP: Summary MEDICAL BEHAVIOR: 11/29/16 During initial exam Chance was nervous, resisted handling and tried to bite. ENERGY LEVEL: RECOMMENDATIONS: New Hope Only _X_Place with a New Hope partner (Due to the warning signs Chance has demonstrated in the care center, along with his discomfort with handling, we recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can further investigate these behaviors before placement into a permanent home. We recommend only force-free training as training with aversives or force increases the likelihood of future aggression.) Potential challenges: _X_Fearful/potential for defensive aggression _X_Resource guarding

11/29/2016 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
11/29: Chance greets dogs through the fence with a loose body and wagging tail. 11/30: When introduced off leash to other dogs in the care center, Chance approaches and greats with a soft body and wagging tail. Chance briefly hops along when solicited by a playful dog.

11/29/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
BARH scan negative male intact nervous, resisted handling, tried to bite mod tartar slightly dirty coat limited PE NOSF

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