OTTO aka GUARANO – A1066320

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Brooklyn Center

My name is OTTO aka GUARANO  . My Animal ID # is A1066320.
I am a neutered male chocolate labrador retr mix. The shelter thinks I am about 2 YEARS

I came in the shelter as a RETURN on 03/09/2016 from NY 10305, owner surrender reason stated was BITEPEOPLE.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
03/21/2016 Exam Type CAGE EXAM – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 64.0 LBS.

VET CHECK – Day 10 OF DOXY S/O: BARH. ACTIVE. APP ++. NO COUGHING, SNEEZING OR NASAL DISCHARGE A: CIRDC RESOLVED P: OK TO DC treatment for CIRDC.

03/09/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
03/09/16 13:04 Basic Information: Otto is a 2 year old altered Labrador Retr. He was adopted from AC&C 4 days ago. Otto has ear infection and was recently taken to the vet. Owner surrenders Otto due to behavior progressing in the home. Social Life and Personality: Otto lived with two adults and a 13 year old. Otto was only friendly towards female owner and will growl and lunge at her husband and son. Otto will be become tense with alert tail and focus on 13 year old every time he was near female owner. Otto was fearful towards strangers and will growl. He lived with two other dogs a Chihuahua and a Basenji. Owner stated he is relaxed and respectful towards the other dogs. He also lived with 2 cats and owner stated he will only chase after the cat if the cat starts running first. He’s mostly indoors and activity level is moderate Owner describes Otto as independent, fearful, anxious, confident but can be friendly, affectionate and playful towards female owner. Behavior: Otto has bitten a human in the past 10 days, further information in behavior memo. Otto allow owner to touch food while eating and take toys or treats away from his mouth. He was never given a bath or nail trim. Otto barks and growls when unfamiliar people approaching the house or family member. For a New Family to Know: Otto is trained to use the bathroom outdoors on walks and in backyard. He walks slow on a leash and doesn’t pull. He also is well-behaved when left in yard. Otto started crate-training but will stay in a crate for 30 minutes and whine. He likes to follow owner around the house and be in the same room. Owner stated Otto eats dry food called Science Diet twice a day and training treats. Otto sleeps on a rug and knows commands such as sit, come Otto, stay, give paw and no. Owner suggests Otto goes to a home with one owner and no children. Intake Behavior: Upon intake Otto was underneath lobby chairs. He growled at anyone who approached owner. When handler came he was nervous but sniff handler. No handling at this time due to Otto behavior.

03/23/2016 WEB MEMO
A staff memeber writes: Otto is such a charmer with his endearing blue eyes! When he stares at you, you can just tell there is a deep soul behind his pretty eyes. He backs up those eyes with the moves to match! He loves attention, rubbing against your body and demanding more love by putting his paws on your lap. He enjoys being pet all over and playing with tennis balls. Chasing his own tail seems to be a hobby of his, and he catches it every time! This love bug is just waiting for the right person to become his fur-ever friend.

03/22/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPNOCHILD
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
In a home environment briefly, Otto (fka Guarano) showed fearful behavior toward strangers and several of his new family members (all male). He growled, nipped, and scratched on several occasions, and while on a walk lunged at a neighbor (13 years old) and left four punctures on his hip. We have limited information about the context of these bites or about the triggers. All were bite-and-retreat. Otto was corrected for growling and responded poorly to the correction. We advise that dogs should never be disciplined for warning behaviors, and that Otto will likely need a considerable acclimation period to his new home. Other notes from his time in this home environment: with a Chihuahua and a Basenji he was relaxed and respectful, and he chased the cats but did not injure them. He is described as independent, fearful, anxious, confident but can be friendly, affectionate and playful, with a moderate energy level. 3/3 SAFER: Guarano came to us as a stray, so we don’t have any behavior information other than what has been observed while in the shelter. Guarano was a bit nervous when entering the behavior room, but was interested in interacting with the assessor. He allowed the assessor to conduct all tactile assessment items, though had very stiff body language during some of these items. He showed no interest in the toy and approached the helper dog with confident body language, but displayed no aggression. The behavior department believes that Guarano would be best placed with and experienced owner with no children. Look: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted. His ears are back, his tail is down, and he has a relaxed body posture. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity: 3. Dog stands tall and square. His tail perpendicular to spine, mouth closed for the majority of assessment item. Tag: 2. Dog is not fearful, but is unresponsive to the Assessor, and approaches the Assessor at the end of the game (needs coaxing to approach.) He is focused on stimuli other than the Assessor. Squeeze 1: 3. Dog closes mouth, becomes stiff. Flank squeeze 1: 3. Dog closes mouth, begins to purse lips and becomes stiff Flank squeeze 2: 3. Dog closes mouth, begins to purse lips and becomes stiff Toy 1: No interest. Dog-dog: 2. Dog approaches the helper dog, body soft, tail well above spine level, ears forward. Helper: 0980717

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
No Group Behavior Summary

03/09/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Scan positive981020015268552 BARH aMBx4 Very nervous, but allowed handling Neutered~2yrs EENT:WNL No fleas seen Nosf

03/21/2016 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 1 – NORMAL ,
VET CHECK – Day 10 OF DOXY S/O: BARH. ACTIVE. APP ++. NO COUGHING, SNEEZING OR NASAL DISCHARGE A: CIRDC RESOLVED P: OK TO DC treatment for CIRDC.

 

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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.

For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please see: http://information.urgentpodr.org/category/frequently-asked-questions/.

You can call (212) 788-4000 for automated instructions.

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