DOLLAR – A1098532

Manhattan Center

My name is DOLLAR. My Animal ID # is A1098532.
I am a male tan and white am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 5 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 12/03/2016 from NY 10030, owner surrender reason stated was BITEPEOPLE.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
12/14/2016 Exam Type CAGE EXAM – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 61.0 LBS.

12/14/16 14:52 the following note was on the vc list “DROOLING, BREATHING QUICKLY, SLIGHT OPEN MOUTH, LETHARGIC, RETREATED IN BACK OF KENNEL” none of these behaviors was observed s/o: BAR no drooling etc no uri signs approached ccage bars normally, sniffed hand did not remove from cage a: appears healthy p: continue to monitor 12/04 Microchip: negative Sex: intact male Age: reported 5y Mentation: QARH Eyes: clear Ears: clean Nose: no d/c Teeth: mild staining If abnormal BCS: WNL Skin: WNL Hair Coat: WNL Declawed: N/A Any injuries: no Behavior: tense and nervous, shaking in cage, head shy and ducks from handler, avoids eye contact with low body language Medication: N/A, preventatives given

12/03/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
12/03/16 14:20 Basic Information Dollar is a 5 year old male American Pitt Bull Terrier. Owner is surrendering him because he bit his son. Owner adopted him from a friend 5 years ago. Owner stated he has no medical issues and last saw a vet 2 year ago. Socialization Owner stated Dollar is friendly around strangers. He spent time with kids ages 7 and 10. He was affectionate and playful with the kids. He plays in a gentle manner with kids and adults. He has not lived with dogs but when he sees a dog during walks he ignores them. He has never lived or spent time with cats or any other kind of animal. He has never bitten another animal. He has bitten two kids ages 7 and 16 in the last week, both bites broke skin. Both bites took place where food was involved. Behavior Owner stated Dollar has no behavior issues and will bark at thunder. Owner dollar will bark and growl and possibly bite if his food is touched while he is eating or if you try to take anything away that he is chewing on or playing with. Owner stated he does not display this behavior towards him but anyone else who tries to touch his food or take something away from him he will bark and growl. Owner has never trimmed him nails. He will bark if someone knocks on the door and is not bothered if someone approaches his owner. Dollar tolerates all handling from owner. For a New Family to Know Dollar is described as friendly, affectionate, and playful with a very high activity level. Owner stated if you ask him to get the leash, Dollar will get it. He will follow his owner around when home. He plays with squeaky and stuffed toys. He likes to play fetch. He was kept mostly indoors and slept in the living room. Owner mostly fed him human food, chicken and rice twice a day. He is house trained and will go potty anywhere outside. He has never been left in a yard or crated. He knows commands, sit, stay, come, give paw, and if you tell him bath time he gets in the bath tub himself. For exercise owner takes him running in the park off the leash. He pulls very hard on a leash and wanders but comes back when called off the leash. Behavior during Intake Dollar tolerated handling but was tense. He would bow his head and give you a side eye. He did not display any signs of aggression.

WEB MEMO
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12/13/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
KNOWN HISTORY: Unaltered, Owner Surrender Previously lived with: Adults, children (ages 7 & 10) Behavior toward children: Affectionate and playful Behavior toward dogs: Ignores dogs he walks by Behavior toward cats: Unknown FG/RG: Will bark, growl, and bite if his food is touched while he is eating or anything is taken from him. Bite history: Has bitten a seven year old child and a sixteen year old. Both incidents took place when the children were trying to take food away from the dog. The bites both broke skin but did not require medical attention. Housetrained: Yes Energy level/descriptors: Friendly, affectionate, and playful with a very high activity level. Other notes: Upon intake Dollar was tense but tolerated handling. SAFER ASSESSMENT: Summary: Dollar was brought into the assessment room. When a handler went to touch him, he growled, lunged, and grabbed her jacket sleeve. The assessment was not conducted. Note that the handler in the room was a familiar caretaker who had walked Dollar several times previously. She was not a complete stranger. MEDICAL BEHAVIOR: 12/4/16 During his initial medical exam Dollar appeared tense and nervous, trembling. ENERGY LEVEL: RECOMMENDATIONS: New Hope Only _X_No children (under 13): Due to Dollar’s bite history with two children, we recommend an adult-only home _X_Place with a New Hope partner: Dollar has a multiple bite history. During his first few days he allowed only brief touch and was fairly aloof. With time he warmed up and allowed petting, and began to solicit attention from his caretakers. However, he has shown a rapid escalation to warning signs and a low threshold for arousal on at least one occasion in the care center, and he immediately escalated to biting at clothing. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide training and behavior modification to investigate these behaviors and address the risk of future bites before placement into a permanent home. We recommend only positive reinforcement, reward-based and force-free training with a qualified and experienced behaviorist for a dog with this bite history. Aversive methods are likely to increase fear level and increase the risk of future aggression. Potential challenges: _X_Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: see notes above _X_Resource guarding: see owner notes. Dollar is reported to escalate to biting over multiple resources

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
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12/04/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Microchip: negative Sex: intact male Age: reported 5y Mentation: QARH Eyes: clear Ears: clean Nose: no d/c Teeth: mild staining If abnormal BCS: WNL Skin: WNL Hair Coat: WNL Declawed: N/A Any injuries: no Behavior: tense and nervous, shaking in cage, head shy and ducks from handler, avoids eye contact with low body language Medication: N/A, preventatives given

12/14/2016 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 1 – NORMAL ,
12/14/16 14:52 the following note was on the vc list “DROOLING, BREATHING QUICKLY, SLIGHT OPEN MOUTH, LETHARGIC, RETREATED IN BACK OF KENNEL” none of these behaviors was observed s/o: BAR no drooling etc no uri signs approached ccage bars normally, sniffed hand did not remove from cage a: appears healthy p: continue to monitor 12/04 Microchip: negative Sex: intact male Age: reported 5y Mentation: QARH Eyes: clear Ears: clean Nose: no d/c Teeth: mild staining If abnormal BCS: WNL Skin: WNL Hair Coat: WNL Declawed: N/A Any injuries: no Behavior: tense and nervous, shaking in cage, head shy and ducks from handler, avoids eye contact with low body language Medication: N/A, preventatives given

Generated on Dec 14 2016 6:00PM

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