JACK – A1082133

Staten Island Center

My name is JACK. My Animal ID # is A1082133.
I am a male gray chihuahua sh mix. The shelter thinks I am about 4 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 07/21/2016 from NY 10305, owner surrender reason stated was NEW BABY.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
07/26/2016 Exam Type RE-EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 17.0 LBS.

S- recheck exam for observation of coughing O- BAR, hydrated no nasal or ocular discharge seen moderate dental calc no murmur, regular rhythm lungs clear and eupneic BCS 5/9 Mi, 2 descended testicles A: coughing- R/O infectious vs other P: start doxycycline 75mg PO SID x 10 days, move to isolation

07/21/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
Basic Information: Jack is a 4 year old male Chihuahua mix that has no past or current medical issues that the owner is aware of. Owner has had Jack since the previous owner for 3 years. Socialization: According to the owner, around strangers, Jack barks at first, but can then be friendly/outgoing. Around adults Jack is relaxed, and he plays in a gentle manner. According to the owner, around young children especially babies, Jack barks, snarls, and sometimes goes to bite. Around teenagers Jack plays in a gentle manner. Jack has been living with a small dog and has interacted with other dogs outside of the home. When interacting with other dogs Jack plays in a gentle manner. Jack has never been exposed to cats so behavior around them is unknown. Jack has never bitten a person or another animal. Behavior: Previous owners stated that Jack doesn’t have any behavioral issues but he does get excited and may pee when meeting strangers. Jack is not bothered when any food, or toy is taken from him. Jack is bothered when bones are taken away and snarls. He is bothered by having baths and does growls. The owner has never tired trimming nails, so reaction to this behavior is not known. When someone unfamiliar approaches the home, yard, family member, or owner, Jack does bark and growl. For a New Family to Know: Jack is described as friendly, anxious, and playful with a high activity level. He knows sit, down, come, and stay. When left alone in the home, Jack is well-behaved. When left alone in the yard, Jack is well-behaved, however, he would bark at the owners other dog. Jack’s favorite toys are bones and balls. Jack loves to play fetch. According to the owner, he would do best in a home with a family that doesn’t have very young children or babies. He was kept indoors and outdoors. He was fed purina dry dog food. He rarely has accidents and was not crate trained. For exercise, he enjoyed playing in the yard. The owner would also take Jack to the beach to play off-leash when no strangers or dogs would be around. On the leash, Jack would pull very hard. Jack usually would use the bathroom on the grass or on the side of a garbage can.

WEB MEMO
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07/26/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Jack came into our center as an owner surrender citing he started snarling and barking at the owner’s new baby. It is reported Jack is gentle with teenagers as well as the other resident dog he lived with. Behavior around cats is unknown. Jack is reportedly not bothered when any food or toy is taken from him, but when bones are taken away and snarls. He is bothered by having baths and does growl. When someone unfamiliar approaches the home, yard, family member, or owner, Jack will bark and growl. Jack is described as friendly, anxious, and playful with a high activity level. He knows sit, down, come, and stay. When left alone in the home, Jack is well-behaved. Jack pulled out of assessor’s hands on all three Look attempts. He stood still and accepted the touch during Sensitivity item, mouth closed. Jack spun away from 2nd pass of Tag game, but followed majority of the time and settled easily at end of game. He gently pulled his paw back on both Squeeze attempts. Jack showed no interest in Toy, though this may be due to environment as owner reports Jack’s favorite toys are bones and balls, he loves to play fetch. He approached the helper dog at an appropriate pace, tail at spine level, relaxed. The Behavior Team feels Jack would do best with an Experienced adopter that does not have young children. He will benefit from entering a calm, quiet, structured environment so he can relax and warm up at his own pace. Look: 2. Dog pulls out of Assessor’s hands each time without settling during three repetitions. Sensitivity: 1. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, and his tail is in neutral position with relaxed body posture. Dog’s mouth is closed for at least a portion of the assessment item. Tag 3 . Dog repeatedly turns quickly away when touched, settled easily at end of game.l Squeeze 1 / 2:1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Toy 1: No interest. Dog-dog: 2. Dog approaches helper dog with tail at spine level, body not stiff, ears relaxed, lip neutral.

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
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07/21/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Scan negative BARH AMBx4 Nervous, but allowed handling Male~4yrs EENT:WNL No fleas seen Nosf

07/26/2016 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS ,
S- recheck exam for observation of coughing O- BAR, hydrated no nasal or ocular discharge seen moderate dental calc no murmur, regular rhythm lungs clear and eupneic BCS 5/9 Mi, 2 descended testicles A: coughing- R/O infectious vs other P: start doxycycline 75mg PO SID x 10 days, move to isolation

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