BERNIE – A1051909

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Brooklyn Center

My name is BERNIE. My Animal ID # is A1051909.
I am a male black and brown beagle. The shelter thinks I am about 13 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 09/18/2015 from NY 11207, owner surrender reason stated was PERS PROB.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
09/23/2015 Exam Type OBSERVATION – Medical Rating is 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NH ONLY, Weight 33.0 LBS.

S/O: BAR. bloody diarrhea noticed by ACO A: Likely due to food change, stress, or parasites P: Start Panacur and metronidazole

09/18/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
09/18/15 18:04 Bernie is a 13 yrs. old black brown and white beagle who was surrendered at ACC today. Bernie is not neutered and appears healthy but he will undergo a full physical health exam. Bernie is described as being friendly and happy. Bernie has been socialized with children cats and dogs. When he is around children cats and dogs he is respectful relaxed and tolerant. When he is interacting with them he is gentle well behaved and affectionate. He is an indoor and outdoor dog who is house trained. He is well behaved when he is both in and outdoors. He is described as being playful confident excitable affectionate mellow independent and friendly. Bernie is not bothered when anyone places their hands by his food or when his toys or treats are taken away from him. He is not bothered when he is pushed off of the furniture disturbed from his sleep or being held or restrained. He is not bothered when he is given a bath or having his fur brushed. He has never had his nails trimmed by his owner. He will bark and growl when a stranger approaches his home or a family member. He is not bothered by loud noises of any kind. Bernie likes to go for fast paced walks and he is never walked off of his leash. He will use the bathroom on cement or grass or in his backyard. He knows the commands sit come and stay. He does not play with toys but he is an alert dog. He eats Pedrigree dry and wet food twice a day and he likes to have dog cookies. He will follow his owner around the house and will stay in the same room with them. He likes to stay outside and he will sleep on his dog bed or the floor in the house. During the Intake process Bernie was calm and well behaved. He interacted with people he came into contact with allowing them to pet him and he would sniff and lick people he came into contact with. He allowed himself to be collared and photographed with minimal effort. Bernie also allowed himself to be walked and led away by staff members with no incident.

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09/22/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Bernie previously lived with 1 adult and has been socialized with children, cats and dogs. The owner stated When Bernie is around children, cats and dogs he is respectful, relaxed, gentle, affectionate, tolerant and well behaved. The owner mentioned Bernie is house broken and well behaved when home alone. The owner describes Bernie as being playful, confident, excitable, affectionate, mellow, independent and friendly. At intake Bernie was calm and relaxed, he allowed all handling. During SAFER Bernie came into the assessment room calm and relaxed, he was social towards the assessor, allowed all handling items to be conducted without issue. Bernie was relaxed during the tag interaction, and during the resources portion of the assessment Bernie bit the assess-a-hand on food item when applying pressure towards his cheek, toy and rawhide items his displayed no interest. 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: 1. Dog holds gaze with soft eyes, soft body. He allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Dog holds gaze for three full seconds. Sensitivity: 1. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, and his tail is in neutral position with relaxed body posture. Dog’s mouth is likely closed for at least a portion of the assessment item. Tag: 1. Follows at end of leash, body soft. Squeeze 1: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. His eyes are averted and his ears are relaxed. Squeeze 2: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. His eyes are averted and his ears are relaxed. Food: 5. Dog tries to bite. Toy 1: No interest. Rawhide: 1. No interest. Dog-to-dog: When off leash with other dogs, Bernie greets well and continues to approach other dogs to sniff. He will offer correction when mounted.

09/19/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with other dogs, Bernie is social and greets other dogs politely. He will offer correction for mounting. 9/20 update: Bernie greets well and continues to approach other dogs to sniff. He will offer correction when mounted. 9/23 update: Bernie will mount both males and females but responds well to correction. 9/24 update: Bernie greets well but may become sexually motivated with some dogs.

09/18/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
scan negative intact male weight: 33lbs cloudy occular lens clean ears clean coat possible dental dz nails down to kwick overall body condition is good sweet boy – easy to handle BARH NOSF

09/19/2015 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS,
VET CHECK – GERIATRIC BARH. ACTIVE AND ATTENTION SEEKING. ALLOWED ALL HANDLING. BCS 6/9 MODERATE DENTAL TARTAR/MILD GINGIVITIS, EARLY NUCLEAR SCLEROSIS OU, NO OCULAR OR NASAL DISCHARGE, EARS WNL NORMAL THORACIC AUSCULTATION; NORMAL ABDOMINAL PALPATION INTEG WNL; AMBULATORY X 4 MALE A: GERIATRIC P: REC FULL GERIATRIC WORK UP WITH PLACEMENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC GOOD PROGNOSIS

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