CHUCK – A1078839

Manhattan Center

My name is CHUCK. My Animal ID # is A1078839.
I am a neutered male br brindle am pit bull ter. The shelter thinks I am about 1 YEAR 10 MONTHS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 06/25/2016 from NY 10465, owner surrender reason stated was PETS CONFL.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
06/25/2016 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 40.2 LBS.

No Final Exam

06/25/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
06/25/16 18:36 Basic information Chuck was brought in as an owner’s surrender due to pets’ conflict. Owner has had Chuck since he was bred in the home almost two years ago. Owner sys Chuck does not have any injuries or health concerns and was last seen by the vet sometime last year. Socialization & behavior Chuck becomes anxious when around strangers and will sometimes attempt to lunge and bite. Chuck lived with a 12-year old, and owner says he was playful and relaxed with the child. Chuck lived with a neutered beagle. Owner says sometimes he is fine and other times he may attempt to attack randomly. Chuck bit the beagle he lived with in 2015 which resulted in the dog needing stitches. Chuck becomes anxious when hearing loud noises and will sometimes redirect if scared and snap at family. Chuck is friendly and allows owners to touch food while eating. Chuck is fine with possessions being touched, but if he is playing with a toy owners say he will not allow them to take it and may bite. Chuck is fine if removed from furniture and enjoys baths with the hose outside. Chuck does not like nail trim and will constantly pull paws away. Chuck will attempt to lunge if someone unfamiliar approaches home or owner. For a New family to Know Chuck is described as affectionate, playful, and anxious with a mid-high activity level. When home she is following her owners and enjoys stuffed toys. Chuck is fed Pedigree dry food. Owner says chuck is house-trained using the bathroom outdoors and goes on newspaper if he goes in the home. When home alone he whines, and is never left alone in the yard. Chuck understands sit, paw, come and stay. Behavior during Intake Chuck was anxious and stressed during intake. He attempted to lunge at counselor when scanned and during intake at random times. Chuck was muzzled during intake, and collar was applied by owners. No further handling was conducted.

WEB MEMO
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06/28/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Chuck was difficult to remove from his kennel he is extremely fearful and retreat. Chuck is in the back, tail tucked, hunched body. Once he was out of the kennel he still very fearful. Chuck shows his teeth, growl, air snap at the handler and then run away. The behavior team decided to place him back in his kennel he was difficult to handle. Chuck was surrender to us. According to his previous owner he is affectionate, playful, and anxious with a mid-high activity level. Chuck becomes anxious when around strangers and will sometimes attempt to lunge and bite. Chuck lived with a 12-year old, and owner says he was playful and relaxed with the child. Chuck lived with a neutered beagle. Owner says sometimes he is fine and other times he may attempt to bite the beagle randomly. Chuck becomes anxious when hearing loud noises and will sometimes redirect if scared and snap at family. Chuck is friendly and allows owners to touch food while eating. Chuck is fine with possessions being touched, but if he is playing with a toy owners say he will not allow them to take it and may bite”. Due to the behavior demonstrated in the shelter the behavior department believes that Diesel is not an appropriate candidate for SAFER. The behavior department feels that he would do best if placed with a New Hope partner who can follow up on this behavior in a more stable environment and can provide any necessary behavior modification before placement into a permanent home.

06/28/2016 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with other dogs, Chuck greets with a crouched body and tucked tail. He approaches with a low wag and licks the muzzle of the greeter dog. He begins to move away when solicited with play, then offers a correction, after which he escalates to snapping and biting at the other dog. Chuck is unable to de-escalate and intervention from handlers is required to interrupt the incident. Chuck’s previous owner describes that he lived with a neutered male beagle, with whom he is described as ‘randlomly attacking’ but without further detail. Chuck should not be placed into a home with other dogs based on these observations made in the previous home, and while in our care.

06/25/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
scan positive 985112005964052 ears- wnl flea comb negative- treated with acticyl neutered severe tense, aggressive at times during exam- tries lunge and bite

No RE-EXAM or CAGE-EXAM found
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No detailed description for a visit type RE-EXAM or CAGE-EXAM found!

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