PUMA – A1054357

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Manhattan Center

My name is PUMA. My Animal ID # is A1054357.
I am a spayed female brown and white pit bull mix. The shelter thinks I am about 5 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 01/31/2016 from NY 10465, owner surrender reason stated was MOVE2PRIVA.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
02/01/2016 Exam Type POST ADOPTION – Medical Rating is 2 NC – MINOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 69.0 LBS.

scan positive 985112003291323 BARH nervous, tense, resisted handling mild tartar overweight spayed clean EEN clean coat NOSF

01/31/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
01/31/16 11:04 Basic Information: Puma is a 5 year old spayed Pit Bull. She was purchased from a breeder when she was 4 months old. She was surrendered because her previous owners are moving to a new home and having a baby. Socialization: Around strangers Puma initially will bark and growl but after she smells the stranger she becomes friendly. When she plays with adults she is exuberant and somewhat rough. She has not been around other dogs or children. Behavior: Puma has bitten a person once before, in October 2015 and the bite did puncture skin. During fireworks/storms Puma isn’t bothered. Her previous owners have never attempted to touch her food bowl while she was eating. She isn’t bothered if a treat is taken from her. She is playful if a toy is taken from her. She is friendly if she is given a bath. Her previous owner never attempted to trim her nails or brush her coat. She isn’t bothered if is held. She’s friendly if an unfamiliar person approached her previous home or owner. She isn’t bothered if she is disturbed while sleeping. For a New Family to Know: Puma is described as friendly, affectionate, playful, confident, pushy, excitable, and anxious. She has a high activity level. The two things her previous owner liked most about her were; she’s affectionate and protective. Her previous owner feels she would do best in an experienced single person home with a yard. When her previous owner was home Puma would tend to follow her around. She likes to play with balls, chew toys, bones and Kong’s. Her favorite game is fetch. She was kept indoors only. She is house trained and rarely has accidents. She is well-behaved when left alone indoors. For exercise she went on slow walks on leash 3 times a day and went into the yard twice daily. On leash she pulls lightly. The commands she knows are, sit, stay, no and be nice. Behavior during intake: Puma was collar by her owners. She allowed me to pet her. When a male employee approached her she barked and backed up and stood in front of my legs. When another staff member attempted to pet her she turned her head and looked back at them until they moved their hand. But she allowed me to pet her afterward. She came when called and sat on command.

02/03/2016 WEB MEMO
A volunteer writes: Her thousand watt smile could light up the gloomiest day and to see Puma toss a toy around you’d never guess that behind that carefree face is a sensitive girl mourning the loss of the only family she’s ever known. It’s no fun being left behind after 5 years of loyalty and even less so when large groups of people make you anxious and you’ve never interacted with other dogs. What a strange and frightening new world Puma must feel she’s landed in. Yet true to her former owner’s description, once she warms up to a new friend this little bear is friendly, playful, confident and excitable, eager to engage in a game of fetch or tug-o-war and gently accepting of petting. Out in the yard Puma paces anxiously at first, checking the entire fence line and both gates for an escape but when I offer a prized squeaky toy I’m suddenly the center of attention! She demonstrates her ‘sit’ very nicely, fetches the toy promptly and has no problem being loved on as she chews away. We’re told she’s well-behaved when left home alone, knows additional commands for ‘stay’ and ‘let go’ and doesn’t object to giving up a bone as long as she’s asked politely. Seemingly house trained and a good leash walker too, Puma meanders quietly down the street with her nose to the ground and pulls only when she spots a passing dog. Having never had a chance to make four-legged friends before, her canine greetings can be quite rude and she’ll need guidance from her forever family when it comes to toning down her excitement around other dogs. Puma would love to find a family just like herself, quietly affectionate yet active and outdoorsy too. Visit with her at our Manhattan Care Center and give this little girl lost a reason to keep on smiling.

02/03/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Puma walks calmly on leash. She looks friendly, wagging tail, soft body but doesn’t like touch around her neck she flinch and raised her lips during the look. The behavior team decided to skip the handling part of the assessment for safety reasons. During the resources Puma took the toy away, body language was stiff. She approaches helper dog, body is tense, ears erect and high tail wag. Puma was surrender to us. According to her previous owner Puma around strangers initially will bark and growl but after she smells the stranger she becomes friendly. When she plays with adults she is exuberant and somewhat rough. She has not been around other dogs or children. Her previous owners have never attempted to touch her food bowl while she was eating. She isn’t bothered if a treat is taken from her. She is playful if a toy is taken from her. The owner stated that Puma has bitten a person once before, in October 2015 and the bite did puncture skin.” Due to Puma behavior at the shelter and her bite history the behavior department feels that he would do best if placed with a New Hope partner who can follow up on this behavior in a more stable environment and can provide any necessary behavior modification before placement into a permanent home. Look: 4. Flinch and raised her lips. Toy 3. Dog takes away, keeps a firm hold. Her body is stiff. Dog-dog: 3. Dog approaches the helper dog with his tail high, stiff body, head tall, and ears erect. Helper:A1064020

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary

02/01/2016 POST ADOPTION PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 2 NC – MINOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
scan positive 985112003291323 BARH nervous, tense, resisted handling mild tartar overweight spayed clean EEN clean coat NOSF

10/19/2015 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS ,
10/19/15 11:19 coughing noted on rounds rx doxy 350mg sid x 10d 10/15/15 pt barh barking and growling hematuria spotting in cage, also urinated blood clots on walk A: severe hematuria r/o UTI, stones, neoplasia, coagulopathy P:trial clavamox. INI pt needs workup for PT/PTT, AUS, xray.

Generated on Feb 3 2016 6:00PM

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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.

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