NANA aka NENA aka CHINA – A1010487 (ALT ID A1053392)

NANA aka NENA aka CHINA – A1010487 (ALT ID  A1053392)

***RETURNED 07/26/16**GREETER DOG**EXPERIENCED ADOPTER***

SPAYED FEMALE, BROWN / WHITE, AM PIT BULL TER MIX, 6 yrs OWNER SUR – EVALUATE, HOLD FOR COURTESY Reason PERS PROB Intake condition EXAM REQ Intake Date 07/26/2016, From NY 11212, DueOut Date 07/26/2016

Medical Behavior Evaluation GREEN
Medical Summary Scanned positive- 985112005664193 BARH- tolerated all handling; friendly and sociable Spayed female Approx 6 yrs old Eyes, ears and nose- clean Teeth- moderate staining No parasites or fleas seen Overweight Ambx4 NOSF
Weight 74.0

A staff member writes: There is obviously “more” of Nana to love, but there are also many, many things to love about her! Here are some of them. How her bright eyes sometimes look like those stick-on googly eyes and her head looks too small for her body. How she does everything with a wiggle that travels well beyond her hips How she seems housebroken and walks oh-so-nicely on leash. How she is chubby, but also seems to have a distinguished palate; she often snubs my treats, but will “sit” for free. How she nuzzles my hands when I stop petting her. How when I throw a tennis ball for her she is excited and tries to bat at it with her paws but clumsily misses and sort of lands on it with her chest, recovers, and then ditches it to come hang out with me. How she greets everyone we pass, person or dog, with friendliness. How talking to her sets her tail wagging in circles and calling her over puts her face at risk for being hit by it. How she’ll prop her paws on my shoulders when I kneel down, smother my face with kisses, and briefly dance with me when I stand up. How even though she is a dog so awesome she should have her own theme song, she remains modest. How she is able to curl up and nap in her cage despite having noisy neighbors. And how she looks at me when I tell her, soon, someone will take her home, learn all the things I don’t know about her…and love her! Please come meet sweet Nana at Brooklyn ACC!

A volunteer updates: Nana is back and her head to body ratio is more ridiculous than ever….and SHE is more ridiculous than ever! She makes hilarious faces, sometimes takes a couple of attempts to hoist herself up on the bench, plays with toys in the most endearing way, and thinks my lap is the ideal location to get beached and demand belly rubs. She has previously lived with children and has even been used to greet new dogs in our playgroups. She is super affectionate, very playful, and couldn’t possibly be anymore charming. Where did this girl come from, and more importantly, why isn’t she on someone’s couch?! The day you come to meet her at Brooklyn ACC will be the best day of your life — she is a TREASURE.

BASIC INFORMATION

Nana is a 5 year old American Pit-Bull mix. She was given as a gift from a family member when she was a puppy. Nana doesn’t have any recent health issues or concerns. Owner surrenders Nana due to personal problems.

SOCIALIZATION

Nana is used to living with two adults and children ages 3 and 8 years old. Owner stated Nana is friendly and outgoing towards strangers or with new people she meets. She is playful towards the children she been around and relaxed. Nina only lived with another Pit-bull that was a male; owner stated Nana was playful and respectful towards him. Nana has never been around cats. Nana was mostly indoors and activity level is high. Owner describes Nana as friendly, affectionate, playful, confident and excitable.

BEHAVIOR

Nana has never bitten or scratched any other animal or human. She’s afraid of fireworks and will start to shake and run away. Nana will growl if anyone she doesn’t know attempt to touch her food bowl while eating. She prefers to eat out of owner’s hand and children hand owner stated. She is friendly when someone takes toys or treats away from her mouth. She was never disturbed while sleeping but whines in her sleep. She likes to take baths and be brushed. She will bark if unfamiliar people approach the house or family member.

FOR A NEW FAMILY TO KNOW

Nana is very house trained and never used the bathroom indoors. She goes for slow walks on a leash twice a day but pulls lightly. She likes to follow owner around the house or be in the same room as owner. She likes to run and play fetch as well. She knows commands such as sit, down, relax and give paw. Nana is accustomed to eating stew chicken and liver. Nana will do best in a home with being the only dog.

BEHAVIOR DURING INTAKE

Upon intake Nana was calm and relaxed. She wagged her tail while being handled. She scanned positive for a microchip and was mostly quiet during intake.

SAFER:

Nana lived previously with two adults, two children (aged 3 and 8 years), and a male pit mix. She is noted to be friendly and outgoing with strangers, playful with children, and playful with the other dog. She has not been exposed to cats. She is described as friendly, affectionate, playful, confident, and excitable, with a high activity level. Her previous owner notes no guarding of toys or treats, but she may growl if a stranger tries to touch her food bowl while eating.

Nana has been social and easy to handle since intake. She was social and affectionate with the assessor, though did show some potential for rapid arousal when playing; she showed no aggression or warnings of aggression but frequently jumped on the assessor when she was sitting and when excited air-snapped near the assessor’s face. This did not appear to be a warning but rather a play or excitement behavior, but it should be noted so as not to startle her future family. When this behavior begins Nana should be given time to deescalate.

She allowed all handling items without issue, readily engaging with the assessor. She took the toy away and held onto it firmly, body loose and wiggly. After three attempts to remove the toy the assessor knelt down and Nana watched her for a few moments, then brought the toy over to her. We recommend teaching “drop” and always trading Nana for another toy, treat, etc. whenever something is taken away from her. She should be left alone while eating. Though we saw no red flag behavior on the SAFER aggression assessment, the previous owner reports possible growling over the food bowl. Should this behavior be noticed in a future home, more information of food guarding and modification steps can be found asaspcapro.org.

We recommend an experienced adopter for Nana, prepared to safely manage any arousal or resource guarding issues that may manifest in the future.

Nana is a playgroup social greeter dog.

Look: 1. Dog jumps up to lick the Assessor’s face with tail wagging, ears back and eyes averted.

Sensitivity: 1. Dog leans into the Assessor, eyes soft or squinty, soft and loose body, open mouth.

Tag: 1. Dog indicates play with huffing, soft ‘popping’ of the body, etc.

Squeeze 1: 1. Dog gently pulls back her paw.

Squeeze 2: 2. Dog quickly pulls back.

Toy: 2. Dog takes toy away, keeps a firm hold. Her body is between you and the toy, and she is loose and wiggly. No growling or stiffness.

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RTO 10/24/15

***RETURNED 10/01/15***

FEMALE, TAN / WHITE, PIT BULL, 5 yrs
SEIZED – ONHOLDHERE, HOLD FOR RTO Reason OWN EVICT
Intake condition UNSPECIFIE Intake Date 10/01/2015, From NY 11212, DueOut Date 10/04/2015, I came in with Group/Litter #K15-034359.

Medical Behavior Evaluation GREEN
Medical Summary Scan positive – 985112005664193 S; 5 YO; 75.8 LB Extremely sweet and easy to handle Overweight EEN Clear BARH
Weight 75.8

CAME IN WITH: TRAPY aka SCRAPPY aka CHEEKS – A1010488 (ALT ID A1053393)  http://urgentpodr.org/dogarchives/trapy-a1053393/

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RTO – 08/17/14

NANA aka CHINA – A1010487

FEMALE, BROWN / WHITE, PIT BULL MIX, 3 yrs
SEIZED – ONHOLDHERE, HOLD FOR ARRESTED Reason OWN ARREST
Intake condition EXAM REQ Intake Date 08/14/2014, From NY 11208, DueOut Date 08/21/2014, I came in with Group/Litter #K14-190131.

Medical Behavior Evaluation GREEN
Medical Summary scan negative female, ~3yrs old overweight- BCS: 4 clear eyes clean ears and coat applied activyl for flea prevention allowed all handling for exma with friendly behavior barh nosf
Weight 72.4

OCTOBER 2015

A volunteer writes:  There is obviously “more” of Nana to love, but there are also many, many things to love about her!  Here are some of them.  How her bright eyes sometimes look like those stick-on googly eyes and her head looks too small for her body.  How she does everything with a wiggle that travels well beyond her hips   How she seems housebroken and walks oh-so-nicely on leash. How she is chubby, but also seems to have a distinguished palate; she often snubs my treats, but will “sit” for free.  How she nuzzles my hands when I stop petting her.  How when I throw a tennis ball for her she is excited and tries to bat at it with her paws but clumsily misses and sort of lands on it with her chest, recovers, and then ditches it to come hang out with me.  How she greets everyone we pass, person or dog, with friendliness.  How talking to her sets her tail wagging in circles and calling her over puts her face at risk for being hit by it.  How she’ll prop her paws on my shoulders when I kneel down, smother my face with kisses, and briefly dance with me when I stand up.   How even though she is a dog so awesome she should have her own theme song, she remains modest.  How she is able to curl up and nap in her cage despite having noisy neighbors.  And how she looks at me when I tell her, soon, someone will take her home, learn all the things I don’t know about her…and love her!  Please come meet sweet Nana at Brooklyn ACC!

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