DIGGY – A1110378

Manhattan Center

My name is DIGGY. My Animal ID # is A1110378.
I am a neutered male tan and white pomeranian mix. The shelter thinks I am about 11 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 04/28/2017 from NY 10455, owner surrender reason stated was ALLERGIES.

05/01/2017 AT RISK MEMO
A1110378 Diggy is At Risk for New Hope Only behavior

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
05/01/2017 Exam Type DVM INTAKE – Medical Rating is 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 17.6 LBS.

05/01/17 12:32 S/O: eating well, energetic appears comfortable in kennel lesion on L lateral shoulder is non exhudative, clean with SSD cream A: demratitis (allergic vs automimmune vs other) P: cwct rehceck skin in 3days

04/28/2017 PET PROFILE MEMO
04/28/17 19:09 Basic Information Diggy is an approximately 11 y male Pomeranian mix. He is being surrendered because of personal Problems. Diggy has skin allergies and is allergic to chicken in food. He was last seen by a vet In December of 2016. Socialization Around strangers, Diggy is friendly around new people. He has not lived with children but gets adults in the home. He has never lived with other dog and when outside he barks and growls at other dogs. The owner has never had cats so the owner does not know how Diggy is around them. The owner states that Diggy has never bite another person or animal before. Behavior Diggy is not bothered when you take his food bowl, treat, or toy away, by thunder storms or fireworks. When an unfamiliar person approaches the home or a family member he approaches them in a friendly manor. Diggy does not mind being bathed but has never had his nails trimmed. For a new family to know The owner describes Diggy as playful, affectionate and friendly with a medium activity level Diggy’s favorite activity is to walk outside with the owner. Around the house, he follows everyone around and prefers to be in the same room as the rest of the family. He has toys and loves to play with Ball toys. He sleeps mostly indoors with on a dog bed on the floor of the bedroom room. Diggy was being fed prescription (medicated food with no chicken wet dog food 4 times a day. Diggy is house trained, and goes to the bathroom on grass outside the house. When left alone Diggy is well behaved in the home. For exercise Diggy is to walks outside twice a day. Behavior during the intake During the intake, Diggy was relaxed with soft body. Diggy allowed to be scanned (negative), photographed, collar and placed the dog in the kennel.

05/01/2017 WEB MEMO

04/30/2017 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
KNOWN HISTORY: Full Profile 4/28/17 Neutered, Owner Surrender Previously lived with: Adults Behavior toward strangers: Friendly Behavior toward children: Unknown Behavior toward dogs: Barks and growls at them Behavior toward cats: Unknown Resource guarding: None reported Bite history: None reported Housetrained: Yes Energy level/descriptors: Diggy is described as playful, affectionate, and friendly with a medium activity level. Other notes: SAFER ASSESSMENT: 4/30/17 Summary: Diggy snapped while he was being collared so the assessment was not conducted. He screams when he is touched, possibly due to his medical condtion. DOG-DOG INTERACTION ASSESSMENT: Summary PLAYGROUP: Summary MEDICAL BEHAVIOR: 4/28/17 During his initial medical exam, Diggy was tense and resisted handling. ENERGY LEVEL: Diggy’s previous owner described him as having a medium level of activity.

RECOMMENDATIONS: New Hope Only _X_No children (under 13): Due to how uncomfortable Diggy is currently with touch and novel stimuli, we feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time. _X_Place with a New Hope partner: Diggy has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has allowed only minimal handling since intake. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can first address his medical needs and then provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home. Potential challenges: _X_Handling/touch sensitivity: Diggy is very sensitive to handling, barking and snapping when touched, possibly due to his medical condition. It is important to be cautious when touching him as we do not know where he may have sensitivities. Positive reinforcement, reward based training should be used to pair touch with good things such as food rewards in order to teach Diggy to be more comfortable with this _X_On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Diggy’s previous owner reported that Diggy will bark and growl at dogs outside. Diggy will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach her to look at you rather than other dogs and novel stimuli that may startle her. We recommend a front clip harness or head halter to help manage this behavior.

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
No Group Behavior Summary

05/01/2017 DVM INTAKE PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
05/01/17 12:32 S/O: eating well, energetic appears comfortable in kennel lesion on L lateral shoulder is non exhudative, clean with SSD cream A: demratitis (allergic vs automimmune vs other) P: cwct rehceck skin in 3days

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

 

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