RIO – A1092554

Manhattan Center

My name is RIO. My Animal ID # is A1092554.
I am a male br brindle pit bull mix. The shelter thinks I am about 2 YEARS

I came in the shelter as a STRAY on 10/06/2016 from NY 10458, owner surrender reason stated was STRAY.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
10/07/2016 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 44.0 LBS.

No Final Exam

10/06/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
10/06/16 16:55 Finder stated that Rio allowed him to approach and untie him. Rio did not allow councilor to scan, when attempted he snapped at councilor. When councilor attempted to remove collar he snapped again, when councilor attempted to remove Rio from cage for medical, he would not allow and lunged at councilor once cage door was opned. He does not allow handling.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

10/10/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
KNOWN HISTORY: N/A In-tact, Stray Other notes: Finder found tied to a fence, Rio allowed Finder to approach and untie him. Rio did not allow counselor to scan, when attempted he snapped at councilor. When councilor attempted to remove collar he snapped again, when counselor attempted to remove Rio from cage for medical, he would not allow and lunged at counselor once cage door was opened. SAFER ASSESSMENT: 10/10/2016 Rio is not an appropriate candidate for a SAFER assessment at this time due to being shut down; he is unable to be safety removed from his kennel; Rio displays no social behavior, actively avoids interaction, and displays all appropriate warning signals. PLAYGROUP: Summary MEDICAL BEHAVIOR: 10/6/2016 Rio was difficult to remove from his kennel for his initial medical examination; lunging/growling at the kennel bars. Once removed from his kennel, he appeared shut down on leash though tolerated very minimal handling during his exam. ENERGY LEVEL: RECOMMENDATIONS: New Hope Only _X_No children (under 13) _X_Place with a New Hope partner (Rio has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has allowed only minimal handling since intake and is now shut down in shelter. Due to this behavior, Rio is not a candidate for a SAFER assessment at this time. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home.) Potential challenges: _X_Fearful/potential for defensive aggression (Rio has solely displayed fearful behavior in shelter, he displays no social behavior towards handlers and attempts to increase distance/avoid. Because he is so uncomfortable, Rio does not tolerate any form of human-touch and has snapped upon direct contact.)

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
No Group Behavior Summary

10/06/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Microchip: negative Sex: intact male Age: appx 3y Mentation: BARH Eyes: clear Ears: clean external pinnae Nose: no d/c Teeth: minimal staining If abnormal BCS: WNL Skin: WNL Hair Coat: WNL Declawed: N/A Any injuries: no Behavior: fractious (possibly cage reactive) on transport, had to use double lead to walk out to kennel, squeeze gate for safety, lunging and growling when approached but shut down once on lead Medication: N/A, preventatives given

No RE-EXAM or CAGE-EXAM found

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