DUTCHIE – A1064368

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My name is DUTCHIE. My Animal ID # is A1064368.
I am a male black and white am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 1 YEAR

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 02/04/2016 from NY 10468, owner surrender reason stated was BITEANIMAL. I came in with Group/Litter #K16-046871.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
02/20/2016 Exam Type RE-EXAM – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 61.0 LBS.

BARH no sneezing no coughing no nasal discharge notice ok move out from dsi 2/20 sign placed in the cage nosf 02/12/16 15:49 Rounds: Dull, SND A: CIRDC P: Doxy PO SID 10 d 02/04/16 14:58 initial exam microchip scan negative approx 1 year old male intact dog BAR, hydrated, no CIRDC signs clean adult dentition 2 scrotal testes heart and lungs WNL on auscultation BCS 5/9, no lameness or neuro deficits noted, ful haircoat abdomen soft and non-painful no masses palpated

02/04/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
02/04/16 12:13 Dutchie A1064368 is an approx 1 year old APBT. He is being surrendered because of pet conflict. He was bought from a breeder by the owner a year ago. He has not been to the vet and he has no known health issues. Socialization Dutchie is very friendly and outgoing with strangers. He plays exuberanly with children. He loves to play. He lived in a home with a 2, 5, 12, 17 and a 23 year old. the owner said that the children love to play with him and ride him like a pony. They like to pretend they are puppies and chase him around the house. Although he plays well with children, the children do play rough with him at times. The owner also described how the small children in the home pull on his testicles and Dutchie mouths at their hands and low growls. The children pretend they are small puppies and bite his ears and pull his tail. They also play around his food bowl. Dutchie lived in a home with a 7 year old poodle. They got along for most of the time but due to multiple conflicts, on 2/4/2016 Dutchie killed the poodle. When the owner began to feed both of the dogs, when Taco approached the food bowl, Dutchie grabbed the poodle and did not let go. Unfortunanely, the poodle passed away from the injuries.The owner also recalled a time when she walked him and he lunged at a strangers poodle in the street. He has not been around cats. Behavior Dutchie was barely walked. The owner said that he uses the bathtub as the bathroom.Sometimes a family member comes by at night and walks him but its only for 5 minutes at a time. He was mostly kept in the bathroom apart from the other dog and when company comes over. Dutchie was bathed by the 12 year old daughter. He tolerates bathing and brushing. The owners son said that when Dutchie is eating and he approaches, Dutchie stops and tenses his body and walks away. For a new family to know Dutchie is described as very friendly and affectionate. He loves to play with children and with his toys. He follows the family around the house. He slept in the bed with the children and cuddled with them. He was fed pedigree dry food. Behavior during intake Dutchie was friendly upon intake. He had a loose body and a wagging tail. He sat for photographs. When to told to sit by his owner in a strong voice, he cowered down and had a low body. When we told him that it was ok, he began to wagg his tail again. He was then walked to the back and transferred into a kennel.

02/18/2016 WEB MEMO
A volunteer writes: Hey hey hey there! My name is Dutchie and I am a puppy! Do you like puppies? Do you maybe wanna be friends? Please say you do! I LOVE people and toys and going for walks and all sorts of fun stuff and I’m a good boy, I really really am. I used to live in the bathroom of a house with a whole lot of people in it, toddlers and kids and some adults too, and all I wanted was to be close to them and play and hug and kiss and to be the best me I could be. The littlest people played with me and I liked this as long as they were not too rough. I loved my kids so I let them brush me and bathe me and at night we all cuddled up together in bed. That was always my favorite part of the day, no more lonely bathroom and no more rough stuff! I didn’t get to leave the house a lot so going out for a walk was a treat and I’m actually pretty good on leash, if I do say so myself. When we pass other big dogs I say hello with seemingly happy tail wags and even if they bark at me I am not phased, but sometimes when I see certain little dogs I get a bit upset, I don’t know why. Maybe you can teach me how to manage that better? I take care of my business outside when I can, but because I was kept in the bathroom that’s where I’m used to ‘going’ so my new family (maybe your family?) will need to help me brush up on my house training skills. I enjoy fetching balls and playing tug-o-war and I know how to sit politely and wait for a throw and have not shown signs of gurading my toys. Folks around here say I’m a real team player! And did I mention I can’t get enough of hugs and kisses? Now that you know all the things that make me such a good family pet, I have to tell you about The Bad Thing. The people I lived with before bought me from someone called a ‘breeder’ and we’re not sure if my Mom had time to teach me how to share and that might be one reason why I do guard my food. Sometimes I just make noises and sometimes I back them up with action too, I know I shouldn’t but no one ever gave me any idea how to stop so I just keep on doing it. I didn’t mention this before because I really wanted you to like me and when people hear about The Bad Thing they start to look at me differently, like I’m not a good boy after all. But I promise you, I am.

02/16/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Dutchie walks calmly on leash. He was shy but friendly during the assessment – low body and tail, but trying to stay close. Dutchie had a low body position during the tag test, but followed the assessor at the end of the leash. He was not interested in toys. Dutchie approached other dog with a friendly body language. Dutchie was surrender to us. According to his previous owner Dutchie is very friendly and outgoing with strangers. He plays exuberanly with children. He loves to play. He lived in a home with a 2, 5, 12, 17 and a 23 year old. The owner said that the children love to play with him and ride him like a pony. They like to pretend they are puppies and chase him around the house. Although he plays well with children, the children do play rough with him at times. The owner’s son said that when Dutchie is eating and he approaches, Dutchie is uncomfortable when people and other dogs approach his food bowl. He will gets tense, lunges and bite”. Dutchie has bitten over food in the past, and for that reason we recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide positive reinforcement-based behavior modification to address this guarding behavior and can extensively counsel potential adopters before placement into a permanent home. Look: 2. Dog pulls out of Assessor’s hands each time without settling during three repetitions. Sensitivity: 2. Dog accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, shy body language, mouth closed, lip long, ears likely back, may lip lick. Tag: 1. Follows at end of leash, body soft, or low and a bit fearful. Squeeze 1: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Squeeze 2: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Food. No interest. Toy 1. No interest. Rawhide 1. No interest. Dog-dog: 1. Dog approaches the helper dog in a friendly, loose body language. Helper: A1064086 2/20 update: Due to an incident over a food bowl in which Dutchie bit a small dog, Dutchie should not go to a home with small dogs, cats, or other small pets. The small-breed dog appears to have succumbed to the injuries inflicted.

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
No Group Behavior Summary

02/04/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
02/04/16 14:58 initial exam microchip scan negative approx 1 year old male intact dog BAR, hydrated, no CIRDC signs clean adult dentition 2 scrotal testes heart and lungs WNL on auscultation BCS 5/9, no lameness or neuro deficits noted, ful haircoat abdomen soft and non-painful no masses palpated plan on DOH hold – no rabies vaccine given on intake gave DA2PP vaccine SQ over right front leg gave CIV vaccine SQ over left hind leg gave bordetella vaccine intranasally applied activyl topically gave 6.1 ml pyrantel orally

02/20/2016 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 1 – NORMAL ,
BARH no sneezing no coughing no nasal discharge notice ok move out from dsi 2/20 sign placed in the cage nosf 02/12/16 15:49 Rounds: Dull, SND A: CIRDC P: Doxy PO SID 10 d 02/04/16 14:58 initial exam microchip scan negative approx 1 year old male intact dog BAR, hydrated, no CIRDC signs clean adult dentition 2 scrotal testes heart and lungs WNL on auscultation BCS 5/9, no lameness or neuro deficits noted, ful haircoat abdomen soft and non-painful no masses palpated

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For more information on adopting from the NYC AC&C, or to find a rescue to assist, please read the following: http://urgentpodr.org/adoption-info-and-list-of-rescues.

If you are local to the Tri-State, New England, and the general Northeast United States area, and you are SERIOUS about adopting or fostering one of the animals at NYC ACC, please read our MUST READ section for instructions, or email [email protected]. Our experienced volunteers will do their best to guide you through the process.

* We highly discourage everyone from trusting strangers that send them Facebook messages, offering help, for it has ended in truly tragic events.*

For more info on behavior codes and ratings, please click here: http://information.urgentpodr.org/acc-placement-status-descriptions.

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