FAITH AKA RUTHIE – A0881430 (alt # A1069311)

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My name is FAITH. My Animal ID # is A0881430.
I am a spayed female red and white am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 6 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a SEIZED on 04/03/2016 from NY 10466, owner surrender reason stated was BITEPEOPLE. I came in with Group/Litter #K16-052405.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
04/11/2016 Exam Type CAGE EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 64.0 LBS.

04/11/16 14:22 BARH facial wounds appear to be healing nicely–no obvious edema A: bite wounds healing well P: continue current course of abx 04/06/16 12:47 supericial wound–laceration on right cheek, smaller pucture wounds on muzzle and ventral muzzle. cleaned with peroxide scared but allowed all handling no drain needed etc recheck 5 days good prognosis 04/05/16 16:56 Rounds: appears to be healing well CWCTP 04/04/16 18:10 bite wound scabbed and crusted on R side of face… no obvious signs of abscess P: start on clavamox po BID x14d, rimdayl SID, VC tomorrow with handler

04/06/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
04/06/16 15:38 BASIC INFO Faith is a 6 year old spayed APBT mix. Her owner adopted her from ACC when she was 1 year old. She had to surrender her and Whitey because an ill family member moved in with her. SOCIALIZATION Faith lived with 4 children ages 0-10 and was relaxed, playful, and tolerant with them. She plays gently with people. She lived with an adult male dog (Whitey). They were relaxed, playful, affectionate, and played somewhat rough with each other. They slept next to each other. Once, when separated, they stopped eating and drinking. Whitey growls when Faith approaches his food/treat/toy, and often steals her food, and Faith walks away and allows him to have the resource. When his paw was injured, she would stay with him and lick his paw. Faith hadn’t bit anyone before 4/3, when she bit her owner, Whitey, and a police officer during stressful altercations. BEHAVIOR Faith doesn’t mind storms. She doesn’t mind when someone takes her food/treat/toy, moves her off furniture, holds/restrains her, or wakes her up. She loves being brushed but is nervous during baths. When strangers came over, she was kept separate from them until she stopped barking (because this usually startled strangers). Once they sat down, she would approach them, sniff them, take treats from them, and be friendly with them (e.g. roll over for belly rubs). She barks at strangers who approach her owner outside. FOR A NEW FAMILY TO KNOW Faith’s family describes her as friendly, affectionate, mellow, and low energy. She follows her family around and wiggles in place until someone pets her and then wiggles while being pet, and also lies down to rest at their feet. She chews bones. She lived inside and slept on a dog bed. She ate dry Pedigree food and people food including pancakes, bacon, and eggs for breakfast; salad; and herbal tea when it’s cold outside. She’s housetrained, doesn’t have accidents, and potties anywhere outside. She’s well-behaved while left alone inside. While alone in the yard with a 5′ chain-link fence, she sits and waits by the door. She sits and lies down when asked. She went for slow walks and pulled on her leash. She went to the yard to go potty and would come straight inside to be with her family afterwards. INTAKE Faith allowed handling during intake.

11/10/2010 WEB MEMO
Ruthie arrived at our shelter on November 3rd, having been found tied to a gate. How could anyone do such a thing to such a beautiful dog? She’s a 45-pound pit-bull mix with a soft caramel-and-white coat and with a face made irresistible by a patch over one eye, a spot smack in the middle of her forehead, a dab of pink on her nose, and adorable soft ears. She was given an excellent behavior rating of “mild,”. When I met her, she was sitting demurely in her cage, but no sooner did she spot my leash and realize we were going out than she sprang to life and showed me how active a girl she really can be. Ruthie is high-energy but then, she?s only a year old. We went to the park nearby. At first, I must admit, she pulled, and she is strong, but after a block or so, she became easier to control. In the park, she tugged, out of sheer enthusiasm, to see this and sniff at that, but was definitely manageable. She was friendly to other dogs and responsive to people who stopped to admire her. When I sat on a bench and invited her to jump up beside me for some hugs, she enjoyed being touched and rubbed, but after a couple of minutes she wanted to be active again. My guess is that her history doesn’t include much affection, but I’d bet that in a new home where there’s a regimen of hugs and kisses, she?d quickly adjust. Ruthie is VERY train-able: She’s young, she’ll give you her attention, and I believe that like most dogs, she wants to please. With training and lots of love, she will make a WONDERFUL companion and pet for many years. Come meet her and see for yourself how appealing and special she is!!!

04/15/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Faith walks calmly on leash. She was shy but friendly during the assessment – low body, but trying to stay close. Faith was shy during handling with a fearful body language. She was a bit fearful and submissive while playing tag but was unresponsive to the touch. Faith was easy to handle when chewing on toy. Faith was relaxed when approaching a friendly dog, but was not playful. Faith was surrender to us. Her previous owner described her as friendly, affectionate, mellow, and low energy. Faith lived with 4 children ages 0-10 and was relaxed, playful, and tolerant with them. She plays gently with people. She lived with an adult male dog (Mighty A0845053). They were relaxed, playful, affectionate, and played somewhat rough with each other. The behavior department feels that she may do best with an experienced adopter who can follow up on this behavior in a more stable environment. Faith is somewhat fearful and needs time to warm up to the handler. We also recommend a home without young children; older children can be considered pending interaction. Look: 2. Dog pulls out of Assessor’s hands each time without settling during three repetitions. Sensitivity: 2. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, her eyes are averted, shy body language , mouth closed, lip long, ears likely back, may lip lick. Tag: 2. Dog is fearful, but is unresponsive to the Assessor, and approaches the Assessor at the end of the game (may need coaxing to approach.) she is focused on stimuli other than the Assessor. Squeeze 1: 1. Dog gently pulls back her paw. Squeeze 2: 1. Dog gently pulls back her paw. Toy 1. Dog settles down close to chew, will relinquish toy to you. Dog – dog 1. Dog approaches the helper, soft body, tail neutral, but not playful. Helper:A1070170

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
No Group Behavior Summary

04/03/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
BARH scan pos#985121008510909 very nervous, tense, resisted handling fight with A1069312 bite wound on rt side of face wound cleaned with novalson mild tartar female – spayed NOSF

04/11/2016 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS,
04/11/16 14:22 BARH facial wounds appear to be healing nicely–no obvious edema A: bite wounds healing well P: continue current course of abx 04/06/16 12:47 supericial wound–laceration on right cheek, smaller pucture wounds on muzzle and ventral muzzle. cleaned with peroxide scared but allowed all handling no drain needed etc recheck 5 days good prognosis 04/05/16 16:56 Rounds: appears to be healing well CWCTP 04/04/16 18:10 bite wound scabbed and crusted on R side of face… no obvious signs of abscess P: start on clavamox po BID x14d, rimdayl SID, VC tomorrow with handler

Generated on Apr 16 2016 6:00PM

CAME IN WITH : MIGHTY aka WHITEY – A1069312   http://nycdogs.urgentpodr.org/whitey-a1069312/

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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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