KILEY – 21093
Gone - 2-24-2018 Brooklyn
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GONE 02/24/18
Kiley
Hello, my name is Kiley. My animal id is #21093. I am a desexed female tan dog at the Brooklyn Animal Care Center. The shelter thinks I am about 1 years old.
I came into the shelter as a owner surrender on 19-Feb-2018, with the surrender reason stated as animal behaviour – aggressive towards people.
Due to Kiley’s bite history and her response to handling in the care center, she was placed at risk.
My medical notes are…
19/02/2018
Cage Exam:- Barh Spayed female ~ 1 year Has bit history Ambx4 EENT: wnl Very nervous, body tense, ears flat, difficult to handle. Unable to do exam or vaccines. NSF
Details on my behavior are…
Behavior Condition: 4. Orange
Behavior during intake: Kiley was stress panting from the moment she entered the center. She did not come into the center with a leash and carried in by owner. When attempting to rope, she became additionally distressed, thrashing and jumping up, but did not use her mouth and try to bite the leash at all. Due to behavior, no handling was done.
Basic Information:: Kiley is a 1 year old spayed female that has no previous or current medical issues that the owner is aware of. Owner had Kiley for almost a year but had to surrender due to Kiley biting multiple people in the home.
Previously lived with:: 2 Adults, 3 Children
How is this dog around strangers?: Around strangers Kiley will bark excessively, jump and may even nip.
How is this dog around children?: Owner had 3 children ages 7, 8 and 10 in the home and stated Kiley would sometimes be respectful around the children and other times she would nip them when they would pass by her but would not break skin.
How is this dog around other dogs?: Owner had a medium sized female dog in the home and stated that Kiley would bark and growl at the other animal. Kiley had also bitten the other animal a few months ago.
How is this dog around cats?: Owner did not have a cat in the home so behavior is unknown
Resource guarding:: Kiley is not bothered when someone takes away her food, treats or toys
Bite history:: Kiley has a bite history with the most recent bite being today 2/19/18. Owner stated that today’s bite did not break any skin but did leave a red mark.
Housetrained:: Partially
Energy level/descriptors:: High
For a New Family to Know: Kiley is described as playful, excitable and independent. She had a high activity level and likes to play with all types of toys especially plushy toys. In the home, Kiley liked to follow the owner around from room to room. She was kept mostly indoors and is partially house trained. Kiley would urinate in the home daily. She was fed wet food only brand Science Diet. When left alone in the home, Kiley would destroy household items such as blankets, bite the kitchen chair and table and the heating vent. When left alone in the yard, Kiley would bark. She knows the cues sit, come, down and paw. For exercise, Kiley was let out in the yard. When on leash, Kiley tends to pull very hard. Owner was unable to walk Kiley off leash as she would run away.
Date of intake:: 2/19/2018
Spay/Neuter status:: Yes
Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner surrender (in previous home since puppyhood)
Previously lived with:: 2 adults, 3 children (ages 7, 8 & 10), another dog
Behavior toward strangers:: Barks excessively, jumps, nips
Behavior toward children:: Respectful but sometimes nippy
Behavior toward dogs:: Barked and growled at another dog in the home, has bitten another dog
Behavior toward cats:: Unknown
Resource guarding:: None reported
Bite history:: Multiple bite history of humans and another dog. The most severe report is a bite to the owner’s stomach while owner and dog were in the yard. The owner was putting down a bowl of water, Kiley ran over and bit with no clear warning signs, causing 2 punctures. Kiley has repeatedly nipped the children and other adults in the home; these nips did not break skin but resulted in redness and scratches. She bit her housemate dog on the nose, leaving a scratch.
Housetrained:: Partially
Energy level/descriptors:: Kiley is described as playful, excitable and independent, with a high activity level.
Summary:: Due to Kiley’s bite history and her response to handling in the care center, she is not a candidate for a handling assessment at this time.
Date of intake:: 2/19/2018
Summary:: Highly stressed, panting, panicked on leash, jumping and thrashing.
Date of initial:: 2/19/2018
Summary:: Nervous, tense, unable to handle for full examination
BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: NEW HOPE ONLY
Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable
Recommendations:: No children (under 13)
Recommendations comments:: No children: Kiley has repeatedly nipped the children in her previous home. For her comfort and for the safety of the children, we recommend an adult-only home for Kiley. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to her bite history and her need for behavior modification to learn alternate behaviors to mouthing and nipping, we recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide this behavior modification support before placement into a permanent home. We advise to use only force-free, reward-based training methods for Kiley as more aversive techniques are likely to increase fear and increase the risk of aggression.
Potential challenges: : House soiling,Destructive behavior,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression
Potential challenges comments:: House soiling: Kiley is reported to be only partially housetrained and to urinate in home daily. Kiley will need guidance to learn to eliminate outside. We recommend positive reinforcement, reward-based training only. Accidents should never be punished as this will likely make the problem worse. Destructive behavior: When left alone in her previous home, Kiley would destroy household items such as blankets, bite the kitchen chair and table and the heating vent. Poor impulse control, mouthiness: Kiley has learned to escalate quickly to using her mouth as a means of communication. She will need to learn alternate behaviors and better coping skills for these situations. Multiple bite history/risk of future aggression: Kiley has bitten and nipped repeatedly throughout her life, so this has become a go-to behavior and will need patient, positive guidance to amend.
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