ZIPPY – A1095219

Manhattan Center

My name is ZIPPY. My Animal ID # is A1095219.
I am a male tan yorkshire terr mix. The shelter thinks I am about 8 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a STRAY on 10/30/2016 from NY 11420, owner surrender reason stated was STRAY.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
10/30/2016 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 21.4 LBS.

No Final Exam

10/30/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
10/30/16 08:23 Dog was scared entering shelter. But warmed up during intake.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

11/02/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
KNOWN HISTORY: N/A Unaltered, Stray SAFER ASSESSMENT: 11/1/2016 Look: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted. His ears are back, his tail is down, and he has a relaxed body posture. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity: 2. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, his tail is between his legs, body a bit tense, mouth closed, tail down Tag: 2. Dog is not fearful, but is unresponsive to the Assessor. He is focused on stimuli other than the Assessor. Squeeze 1 / 2: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. His eyes are averted and his ears are back. Toy: 1. Minimal interest in Toy, dog may smell and/or lick, then turns away. Summary: Zippy displayed no concern during his behavior assessment. PLAYGROUP: When introduced off leash to other dogs in the care center, Zippy greets other dogs, then wanders to himself. MEDICAL BEHAVIOR: 10/30/2016 During his initial medical examination, Zippy was tense though tolerated handling but head flipped upon certain portions of the assessment. ENERGY LEVEL: RECOMMENDATIONS: Experience (Suitable for an adopter with a previous amount of dog experience) _X_No young children (under 5) (See potential challenges) Potential challenges: _X_Fearful/potential for defensive aggression (Though human social, Zippy has been observed to display some handling sensitivity and will display appropriate warning signals when uncomfortable. Force-free, reward based training is advised.)

11/01/2016 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
11/1: When introduced off leash to other dogs in the care center, Zippy greets other dogs, then wanders to himself. 11/4: Zippy engages in a bit of play with a larger dog but offers correction when play becomes rough. 11/5: Zippy engages in play with larger dogs and then persistenly mounts a female despite correction.

10/30/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
Microchip: negative Sex: intact male Age: appx 8y Mentation: BARH Eyes: slight n.scler Ears: clean Nose: no d/c but sneezed on occ. Teeth: severe tartar and worn teeth, hard to tell if canines are missing or worn to gingiva as dog would growl and jerk head on oral exam If abnormal BCS: WNL Skin: WNL Hair Coat: unkempt but WNL Declawed: N/A Any injuries: no Behavior: allows handling, tense, does not appreciate oral exam Medication: N/A, preventatives given

No RE-EXAM or CAGE-EXAM found
– Normal,
No detailed description for a visit type RE-EXAM or CAGE-EXAM found!

Generated on Nov 7 2016 6:00PM

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