PENNY – A1071227

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Staten Island Center

My name is PENNY. My Animal ID # is A1071227.
I am a spayed female brown am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 2 YEARS

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 04/23/2016 from NY 10304, owner surrender reason stated was PERS PROB.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
04/23/2016 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 57.2 LBS.

No Final Exam

04/23/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
04/23/16 15:45 Basic Information: Penny is a 2 year old spayed Pit bull who has had fleas 2 months ago that caused irritation on her skin. As per owner, Penny might have allergies towards Salmon. Socialization: According to the owner, Penny is shy around strangers but once she warms up she is gentle. When Penny lived with owner’s son, he had a young daughter that was best friends with Penny. Penny also lived with another dog at one point and she was relaxed, playful and respectful with the other dog. Owner stated that with cats, Penny is aggressive. Penny has never bit another animal or person. Behavior: Penny is not bothered when someone tries to take her food or treats away or when someone holds/restrains her. When someone tries to take her toys away, she gets playful. She is afraid of having her nails trimmed and when unfamiliar people would approach owners house or yard and will bark then run away/hide. Penny is friendly when owner would brush her coat and when owner would give her a bath and would actually turn around when asked to do so they can wash her other side. For a New Family to Know: Penny is described as friendly, playful. and shy with a high activity level. She knows the following commands: sit, come, stay, go home and go caca. When in the home, Penny loved to follow the owner around and be in the same room as them. When Penny is left alone in the home, she is well behaved now but in the beginning used to destroy papers. She is well behaved when left alone in the yard, but is nervous. Owner stated that Penny loves to play with any types of toys especially balls and will tear her toys apart. Penny also enjoys playing fetch and tug. Penny is crate trained and would go in her crate whenever she wanted to. Owner stated that Penny does pull very hard on the leash. Penny has been walked off leash and she will usually stay right by owners side. When it came to exercise, owner would go running/jogging with her and on off leash walks in a park. Penny was both wet ( Mighty dog) and dry (pedigree) food.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

04/26/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Penny came into our center as an owner surrender on 4/23/2016. It is reported Penny lived with a young child, they were best friends. Owner reports Penny lived with another dog, relaxed, playful, respectful. Penny does not get along with cats according to the owner, though has never bitten another animal or person. Owner reports Penny is shy around strangers but once warmed up she is gentle. She is reportedly not bothered if anyone touches her Food, Toys, Treats. Owner reports Penny is crate trained to go in whenever she wants (door left open). She is used to running/jogging with owner. Penny is described as friendly, playful and knows the commands ‘sit’, ‘come’, ‘stay’, ‘go home’, and ‘go caca’. Penny was uncomfortable upon entering SAFER assessment area, whale eye, growling, tail tucked, would not allow collaring, body tense. Due to this all tactile portions of the assessment were skipped. Penny responded to the Squeak sound of the Toy and appeared interested, slowly approaching, but retreated when assess-a-hand was present. This may be due to environment as owner reports she loves to play with all types of toys, especially balls, may tear toys apart. Owner also reports Penny enjoys playing fetch and tug. She approached the helper dog at an appropriate pace, tail at spine level, not stiff. Penny must be placed with a New Hope partner. She would do best with a very slow approach/slow introduction. She may relax in the company of other dogs. Toy 1. Minimal interest, responds with interest to Squeak sound, but retreats when approached by assess-a-hand Dog – dog 2. Dog approaches helper dog with tail at spine level, body not stiff, ears relaxed, and lip neutral

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary

04/23/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Scan negative BARH AMBx4 Nervous, but allowed handling Spayed~2yrs EENT:WNL No fleas seen Nosf

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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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