SCULLY – 16399
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SAFE 12/30/17
Scully
Hello, my name is Scully. My animal id is #16399. I am a desexed female tan dog at the Manhattan Animal Care Center. The shelter thinks I am about 2 years 10 months 1 weeks old.
I came into the shelter as a owner surrender on 18-Dec-2017, with the surrender reason stated as person circumstance- landlord won’t allow.
Let’s get to know each other a bit more…
A volunteer writes: Scully. Without her Mulder? Looking up for UFO’s? Maybe. Miss Scully started off as scared in her kennel, as this isn’t what she knows. She knows her former family of 2 adults, 2 young children and 2 ferrets, her soft bed, a full food bowl (she’s allergic to chicken), and covers to hide under if there’s a thunder storm. Scully is finally persuaded that I’m a friend, and once out, goes potty (we’re told she’s housetrained), shows me nice leash manners, and then off leash in the back joins me on the bench for some petting. Pleasantly plump, she’s been fed with love, her coat clean and groomed. Scully enjoys treats, taking them gently, gives kisses through the fence at a dog in an adjoining pen, and while still a bit anxious at this upheaval in her life, is making friends and coming out of her shell. We’re told she can be shy with strangers at first, and we’re all strangers, so this is a lot for this beautiful girl to deal with. And she’s dealing just fine, figuring it out step by step. I don’t do change well either, so I get Miss Scully and how brave she’s being. Scully is a proven family girl, and even liked licking the ferrets, so let’s get this little girl into a new home so she can once again have a family to love and take care of. A volunteer updates: That’s my girl! Scully saw me approach, her tail starts to wag and she came forward to be leashed. (She licked the ferrets she lived with, I still love that about her!) She’s figured out the routine, knows that people with leashes are friends ready to take her out for a walk and she’s a happy girl. Off leash, some zoomies, some bounces, some tail wags and a big smile; she’s happy to be out to stretch her legs and go potty. She’s such a beautiful dog, she takes my breath away as I watch her scamper through the pen. She’s ready to be part of a loving family again, and all she needs is for you to meet her and say “she’s the one”, and take her home. You’ll want to, trust me.
My medical notes are…
Weight: 66.8 lbs
BARH scan negative female spayed appx 2 yrs 10 months old reported very nervous, resisted handling, growling mild tartar clean eyes, nose redness on left ear reported she had allergies with chicken clean coat overweight BCS 7/9 NOSF
Per Dr1444 sedated with 0.66ml Butorphanol and 0.3ml dexdomitor and 11am cleaned left ear and then instilled Osurnia given 0.3ml antisedan at 11:13am woke up well and went back to kennel 1313
Details on my behavior are…
Scully backed away and attempted to hide when approached. She had a low tense body and drooled with her ears back. She showed whale eye and lay down when I attempted to walk her with s leash. I was not able o pet or collar her.
Basic Information:: Scully is a 2 year old tan and white spayed female large breed dog. She was bought from a breeder when she was 3 months old. She was surrendered because her previous owner is no longer allowed to keep her.
Previously lived with:: 2 Children, 2 adults, 2 ferrets
How is this dog around strangers?: Around strangers Scully is shy for a few minutes. When she plays with adults she ja exuberant and somewhat rough.
How is this dog around children?: Scully lived with a 5 and 6 year old. Around them she was relaxed and playful and exuberant but somewhat rough at play.
How is this dog around other dogs?: Scully lived with a spayed small breed dog for 7 months, with her she was relaxed and playful and somewhat rough at play. When she saw other dogs outside she growled and barked.
How is this dog around cats?: Scully has not interacted with cats. But she did live with 2 female ferrets. She liked to lick them
Resource guarding:: If her food bowl is touched while eating, she kept eating with waggling tail and relaxed body. She isn’t bothered if a treat is taken from her and becomes playful if a toy is taken from her.
Bite history:: Scully has never attempted to bite s person or animal.
Housetrained:: Yes
Energy level/descriptors:: High
Other Notes:: Scully hides under covers during storms or fireworks. Scully isn’t bothered if taken off furniture, held or if an unfamiliar person approached the home. She groans when disturbed while sleeping. She’s afraid of baths when the water run directly on her and may run away, but is ok if a bucket is used. She’s friendly if her coat is brushed or if an unfamiliar person approached her previous owner.
Medical Notes: The last time Scully went to the vet was one year ago. She had an ear infection that she received ear drops for and recovered from within a few days. Since then she has had ear irritation and would scratch it. Scully is allergic to chicken.
For a New Family to Know: Scully is described as friendly, shy, affectionate excitable and fearful. The two things her previous owner like most were she cuddles and hugs. When her previous owner was home she would tend to follow her around. She likes playing with balls and squeaky toys. She played tug and was kept indoors. She slept on her owners bed. She ate dry salmon beneful. She is mostly house trained and used wee wee lad. She had accidents a few times a week. She’s well behaved when left indoors alone. She is crate trained and does well for 6-7 hours. She knows the cues sit, come, hugs, kids, and speak. She was walked 1 or 2 times a week. On leash she pulls hard, off leash she would run away.
Behavior Condition: 3. Yellow
Date of intake:: 12/18/2017
Spay/Neuter status:: Yes
Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (In home for 2 years)
Previously lived with:: Adults, children (ages 5 and 6), a small dog, and ferrets
Behavior toward strangers:: Shy
Behavior toward children:: Relaxed and playful, can play somewhat rough
Behavior toward dogs:: Relaxed and playful with the dog she lived with but growled and barked at dogs outside
Behavior toward cats:: Did not interact with cats but liked to lick the ferrets she lived with.
Resource guarding:: None reported
Bite history:: None reported
Housetrained:: Yes
Energy level/descriptors:: Scully is described as friendly, shy, affectionate, excitable, and fearful with a high level of activity.
Date of assessment:: 12/21/2017
Look:: 2. Dog’s eyes are averted, body posture is stiff and fearful, tail is low and not moving. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands.
Sensitivity:: 2. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, eyes are averted, tail is between legs, body stiff, mouth closed, lip long, ears likely back, may lip lick.
Tag:: 2. Dog is fearful but unresponsive when touched. Approaches the Assessor when the game ends. Dog is likely crouching, may have a long lip or lip lick.
Paw squeeze 1:: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. Eyes are averted and ears are relaxed or back.
Paw squeeze 2:: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. Eyes are averted and ears are relaxed or back.
Flank squeeze 1:: Item not conducted
Flank squeeze 2:: Item not conducted
Toy:: 1. Minimal interest in toy, dog may smell or lick, then turns away.
Summary:: Scully cautiously approached the assessor in the assessment room and then attempted to climb into the assessor’s lap, apparently in an attention seeking manner. She appeared fearful in the assessment room and throughout the assessment, having a tense body, tucked tail, and panting, but she allowed all handling.
Summary (1):: 12/19: When introduced off leash to the male greeter dog, Scully is fearful and stays to herself. She urinates when approached. The previous owner of Scully described her behavior as “relaxed” and “playful” around the small dog in the home. The previous owner also reported reactivity to dogs encountered outdoors, barking and growling. The behavior department recommends allowing Scully an initial period to decompress outside of the shelter environment. Future introductions should only be conducted to respectful dogs, at a slow, one on one pace.
Date of intake:: 12/18/2017
Summary:: Scully had a low, tense body. She backed away and hid.
Date of initial:: 12/18/2017
Summary:: Scully was tense, growling, and resisted handling.
ENERGY LEVEL:: Scully’s previous owner described her as having a high level of activity. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct her energy and enthusiasm.
IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: Initially, Scully was fearful in the shelter environment. She allowed minimal touch when interacting with handlers and kept her distance or hid. However, after sufficient time to acclimate, Scully has begun to become social with handlers, choosing to approach them, soliciting attention, and remain near them. Although still fearful at the care center, she has shown great improvements in her interactions with people.
BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: ADULT ONLY HOME
Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable
Recommendations:: No children (under 13)
Recommendations comments:: No children: Due to how uncomfortable Scully is currently with touch and novel stimuli, we feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time.
Potential challenges: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression
Potential challenges comments:: Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: While Scully has shown she will warm up to some handlers, she remains very fearful at the care center. Scully gives clear warnings when she is uncomfortable and does seem to choose to avoid or retreat when given the opportunity, but if prevented from moving away there is a potential to escalate to higher-level warning behaviors and possible fear-based aggression. It is important to move slowly with Scully, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow Scully to initiate interactions with new people. She should never be forced to greet or to interact if she is not comfortable and soliciting attention.
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