BENJI – A1059694

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My name is BENJI. My Animal ID # is A1059694.
I am a neutered male cream chihuahua sh and shih tzu mix. The shelter thinks I am about 5 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 12/05/2015 from NY 11226, owner surrender reason stated was LLORDPRIVA.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
12/11/2015 Exam Type PRE/POST S/N – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NH ONLY, Weight 6.4 LBS.

Pre-surgical exam, anesthesia, and surgery performed by ASPCA. Green linear tattoo placed on ventral abdomen.

12/05/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
12/05/15 14:27 Basic Information: Benji is a five year old male cream chihuahua and shih tzu mix. He was surrendered by his owner due to him moving into a home that doesn’t allow pets. He was with his owner since he was a puppy and is described as playful, affectionate and independent. Personality: Benji has lived with three adults and two children, around children he is described as relaxed and playful and plays exuberantly. He has not been around other dos or cats. Benji is mostly housetrained but has accidents in the home daily. He has been kept only indoors and is described as having a high activity level. Behavior: Benji often urinates and defecates indoors, owner used pee pads in the home. When his food is touched while eating Benji will growl his body tense, tail tucked and hair is raised. When a treat or toy is taken away he will jump up and attempt to retrieve the item. Benji struggles and attempts to flee when bathed; owner took him to get professionally groomed. Benji does not like to be held and will struggle and growl. When someone comes to the home he will bark and retreat when they get closer. For a new family to know: Benji knows the commands sit and stop. He is used to long leashed walks twice a day, he will usually go to the bathroom on grass and cement. Benji likes balls, stuffed toys and playing fetch. When home he tends to follow his owner around the home. When home he is well behaved and owner stated he likes to watch tv. During loud noises like storms or fireworks he will hide. Benji eats dry food Wellness brand and is fed twice a day. His favorite treats are crackers, cheese, and vienna sausages. He sleeps on his pillow on the floor. Upon intake Benji was tense and had a hard body, he growled and showed his teeth when counselor attempted to collar. Counselor was not able to collar, was able to scan (negative) and photograph.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

12/10/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Benji previously lived with 3 adults and 2 children. The owner stated when Benji is around children he is described to be relaxed and playful and plays exuberantly. The owner mentioned Benji is mostly housetrained but has accidents in the home daily he will use the wee-wee pads, has a high activity level and well behaved when home alone. It was reported by the owner when Benji food is touched while eating he will growl with his tail tucked and hair will raise with tense body language, Benji also does not like to be held and will struggle and give a growl. At intake it was reported Benji was tense he growled and bared his teeth towards the counselor, he allowed limited handling. During SAFER Benji came into the assessment room nervous and tense, this behavior was maintained when entering the behavior assessment room. Not all handling items were able to be conducted as Benji growled and tried to bite the assessor on look item. He displayed no interest in any of the resource items during this portion of the assessment. In light of this behavior we feel that placement with a rescue who can provide positive reinforcement-based behavior modification is the best option at this time. Look: 5. Dog growls and tries to bite. Toy 1: No interest. Dog-dog: When off leash with other dogs, Benji greets politely and engages in brief bouts of gentle play. He may becomes sexually motivated with some dogs.

12/08/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with other dogs, Benji greets politely and is a bit sexually motivated but takes correction well. 12/9 update: Benji greets politely and engages in brief bouts of gentle play. He may becomes sexually motivated with some dogs.

12/05/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Scanned negative BARH – leaped at handler, tried to bite, growled and chewed at leash – netted for exam. M~ 5 years Ears, eyes, nose, mouth/teeth clear (teeth mildly stained) Coat clean, mild thinning of hair across torso and face. No flea dirt or parasites observed Nails long – unable to trim due to temperament NOSF Unable to collar due to temperament.

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