PEPPER – A1084145

 

Brooklyn Center

My name is PEPPER. My Animal ID # is A1084145.
I am a female tan and white am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 7 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 08/04/2016 from NY 11236, owner surrender reason stated was PERS PROB.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
08/16/2016 Exam Type CAGE EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 42.4 LBS.

VET CHECK – MONITOR FOR VOMIT/CIRDC BAR. ATTENTION SEEKING. SNEEZING WITH MILD MUCOID NASAL DISCHARGE A: CIRDC P: REC DOXYCYCLINE 250MG PO Q24 X 10 DAYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC EXCELLENT PROGNOSIS

08/04/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
08/04/16 17:01 Pepper is a seven year old tan and white American Pitbull terrier. She was surrendered by her owner due to pets conflict. She was with her owner for a year. She was given to owner by a family friend. She is described as friendly and outgoing around strangers and will engage in gentle play. She has lived with two adults and children ages two and six. Around the children she is described as relaxed and will engage in gentle play. She lived with her children and is described as relaxed and affectionate. Owner stated Pepper had an alteraction with the female dog in the home and would fight and had to be seperated. She has been around cats and is described as aggressive and will bark and lunge at cats. She has never bitten a person. Pepper is not bothered when her food is touched while eating or when a treat or toy is taken away. She does not mind when she is held or given a bath. She likes to be brushed or when her nails are trimmed. She is not bothered when her home is approached or her family memeber. Pepper likes to play fetch and likes to play with balls and rope. She has been kept mostly indoors and is mostly housetrained. She is walked twice a day and is used to leashed short walks. She will pull very hard on leash. She sleeps in her crate and is well behaved when left alone. She eats dry food Pedigree brand and is fed twice a day. Her favorite treats are rawhide and she knows the commands sit, come stay and down. Upon intake Pepper was relaxed and allowed all handling. Counselor was able to collar, scan (positive) and photograph.

08/15/2016 WEB MEMO
A volunteer writes: You know how in Italian restaurants the servers often come out with fresh ground pepper and you have to tell them when you’ve had enough? Well, if they were instead giving out Pepper the dog I don’t think you’d ever tell them “when” — what a DOLL! She solicits attention from her cage by propping her paws up (and showing off that mommy figure!) and making incredibly soft eye contact. She pulls some on the leash, but is super wiggly and not at all disconnected. She has previously lived with children, is said to be well behaved when left alone, and is used to sleeping in her crate. She has the cutest bat ears and they are always tuned in to adventure! Pepper loves to play with toys and is a super star when it comes to commands (she loves her treats). She’ll eagerly sit, give me her paw and lie down. The latter quickly turns into a cuddle fest as she rolls over, presses her head into my legs, and shimmies around for belly rubs….sweet, sweet, sweet!! She is one of those dogs that makes you feel like you are the best person in the world…and it’s hard to get enough of that! Please come get your serving of Pepper at Brooklyn ACC.

08/08/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Pepper came to the care center as an owner surrender on 8/4/2016. Owner reported that she lived with children ages two and six and was relaxed and gentle with them. It is reported that she fought with the other female dog in the home and that she will bark and lunge at cats. Owner stated that Pepper is not bothered when her food is touched while eating or when a treat or toy is taken away. It is also reported that she likes to play fetch and to play with balls and rope toys, and knows the cues sit, come, stay, and down. She reportedly sleeps in her crate at night, well behaved when left home alone. Upon intake, Pepper was relaxed and allowed all handling. She was friendly upon entering SAFER assessment room. Pepper allowed her head to be cupped in assessor’s hands, relaxed. She leaned into assessor during Sensitivity item, eyes soft and squinty, ears and tail neutral. Pepper was distracted and unresponsive to each pass of Tag game, focused on exit. She did not pull her paw back on both Squeeze items. Pepper kept a firm grip on Toy, body a bit stiff, required a treat in order to relinquish. When off leash with a male dog at the Care Center, Pepper greets him displaying soft body language. She spends most of her time exploring the pen and will offer a soft correction when he continually greets her. Due to her potential for possible possessiveness, the Behavior Team feels Pepper would do best with an Experienced adopter that does not have young children. Any other resident dogs should have an in depth interaction before considering adoption. Look: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted. Her ears are back, her tail is down, and she has a relaxed body posture. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity: 1. Dog leans into the Assessor, eyes soft or squinty, soft and loose body, open mouth. Tag: 2. Dog is not fearful, but is unresponsive to the Assessor, focused on stimuli other than the Assessor. Squeeze 1 / 2: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. Her eyes are averted and her ears are relaxed Toy 2. Dog keeps a firm grip, body a bit stiff, required treat to relinquish Dog-dog: When off leash with a male dog at the Care Center, Pepper greets him displaying soft body language. She spends most of her time exploring the pen and will offer a soft correction when he continually greets her.

08/05/2016 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
According to Pepper’s previous owner, Pepper had an altercation with the female dog in the home and would fight and had to be separated. Pepper displays soft body language when off leash with male and female dogs. She mostly keeps to herself as she explores the pen. She offers soft correction for males that attempt to mount her and may try and mount a female dog. The Behavior Department recommends a through dog-dog interaction be conducted with any potential adopter’s dog to ensure compatibility. 8/5: When off leash with a male dog at the Care Center, Pepper greets him displaying soft body language. She spends most of her time exploring the pen and will offer a soft correction when he continually greets her. 8/9: Pepper greets the male dog and mostly keeps to herself as she wanders in the pen. She softly corrects his attempts to mount her with soft air snaps and spinning her body away from him. 8/11: Today, Pepper met a female. She greeted the other dog at the gate with a soft body. Once in the pen, she exchanged a long sniff; focusing on the female’s genitalia area. She wanders the pen before reproaching the other dog and then air humping.

08/04/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 2 NC – MINOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
Scan positive — 985112004808394 Female, ~7yrs Worned teeth, Lactating,mammary gland engorged with milk Skinny dry coat BAR

08/16/2016 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS ,
VET CHECK – MONITOR FOR VOMIT/CIRDC BAR. ATTENTION SEEKING. SNEEZING WITH MILD MUCOID NASAL DISCHARGE A: CIRDC P: REC DOXYCYCLINE 250MG PO Q24 X 10 DAYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC EXCELLENT PROGNOSIS

 

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