BLESSING – A1044278

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Manhattan Center

My name is BLESSING. My Animal ID # is A1044278.
I am a female white and gray border terrier. The shelter thinks I am about 3 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 07/16/2015 from NY 10459, owner surrender reason stated was NO TIME.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
07/16/2015 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 37.0 LBS.

No Final Exam

07/16/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
07/16/15 17:45 BASIC INFO Blessing’s family bought her from a friend 3 years ago when she was a puppy. They surrendered her due to lack of time. SOCIALIZATION Blessing is friendly with some strangers and shy with others. She spent time with children and is relaxed, playful, and tolerant with them. She plays exuberantly with people. She’s relaxed around and sniffs dogs she meets outside. She’s never bit anyone. BEHAVIOR Blessing sometimes barks when she hears noises in the hall. She doesn’t mind storms but is afraid of mops and brooms. She barks when strangers approach her home/family for a few minutes and then becomes friendly. She doesn’t mind when someone takes her food/treat/toy, moves her off furniture, holds/restrains her, wakes her up, bathes her, or brushes her. She had her nails trimmed by a groomer. FOR A NEW FAMILY TO KNOW Blessing’s family describes her as friendly, affectionate, playful, and high energy. She follows her family around. She likes chew toys and playing fetch and chase. Blessing lived inside and slept on a dog bed. She ate dry Blue Buffalo and Science Diet food. She’s housetrained and doesn’t have accidents. She potties outside on grass and on wee wee pads if she’s not walked. She’s well-behaved while home alone. She knows sit, come, down, stay, and leave it. She went for brisk walks and runs and pulled on her leash. INTAKE Blessing barked, lowered her body, and retreated when we approached, so her owner scanned (-), collared, positioned her for pictures, and put her in a kennel. She tolerated all of this but was cowering while her owner scanned her and picked her up and put her in her kennel. Blessing had a low body but huddled close to me when we took her out of her kennel. She allowed us to pick her up and put her in the transport van.

07/18/2015 WEB MEMO
A volunteer writes: Surrendered by the only family she’s ever known as they no longer have the time for her, we’re told that she’s housetrained (check), is relaxed and tolerant with kids, is friendly to some people immediately and others take a bit of time, likes chew toys, playing fetch and chase, is well behaved when left home alone, knows several commands, and is afraid of mops and brooms. We’re all strangers here, and Blessing sits in her kennel wondering where her family went. She’s a pretty little girl with a gorgeous plume tail, a little Mohawk on top of her head (oh, for some hair gel 🙂 ), and is the perfect weight for her size. Scared and shy she wanders around our backyard pen, head up to the sun listening to the birds chirp and maybe for the sound of her people. She investigated the treat I offered, and a plush toy but isn’t quite ready yet to play. Blessing and I made a lot of progress together yesterday so I know she will open up to be the loving, playful and friendly dog described by her former family. Are you ready to welcome this little girl into your home?

07/19/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Blessing came to us as an owner surrender. Owner reports she is friendly with some strangers and shy with others. It is also reported she has spent time with children and is relaxed, playful, and tolerant of them. Owner states she is afraid of mops and brooms. She reportedly is housetrained and will eliminate outside while on walks or inside on wee wee pads. During intake, Blessing barked, lowered her body, and retreated, tolerating the touch but remained constantly cowering. Blessing was nervous to come out of her kennel, avoiding being leashed by ducking and lip raising. She head flipped while collaring for assessment. She was uncomfortable with Look item, snapping at assessor, which moved assessment to resources. She required a moderate amount of pressure to lift her cheek out of the Food dish, but did not aggress. Blessing showed minimal interest in Toy and Rawhide. She did not approach the helper dog and attempted to exit. Due to her extreme discomfort and nervousness, the Behavior Team feels Blessing would do best with a New Hope partner. Look: 5. Dog holds eye contact while remaining motionless with ears forward. Her body is stiff and becomes stiffer as assessment progresses, dog snaps. Food 2. Dog follows the dish with her tail down, body likely a bit stiff. Dog lifts head after a moderate amount of pressure from hand to cheek. Toy 1. Minimal interest. Dog smells, licks and mouths, then walks away. Rawhide 1. Minimal interest. Dog – dog 2. Dog does not approach the helper dog. Turns body to side in relation to other dog, and exits.

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary

07/16/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Dewormed with Pyrantel Flea Treatment= Activyl EyesAre clear Scalera is red Ears are clean Teeth= Intact and white Nose=No discharge Female-Unable to determine if altered or unaltered due to aggression Scan negative for microchip BAR NOSF

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

For more information on adopting from the NYC AC&C, or to find a rescue to assist, please read the following: http://information.urgentpodr.org/adoption-info-and-list-of-rescues/

If you are local to the Tri-State, New England, and the general Northeast United States area, and you are SERIOUS about adopting or fostering one of the animals at NYC ACC, please read our MUST READ section for instructions, or email [email protected]

Our experienced volunteers will do their best to guide you through the process. *We highly discourage everyone from trusting strangers that send them Facebook messages, offering help, for it has ended in truly tragic events.*

For more info on behavior codes and ratings, please read here: http://information.urgentpodr.org/acc-placement-status-descriptions/

For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please see: http://information.urgentpodr.org/frequently-asked-questions/

You can call (212) 788-4000 for automated instructions.

Previous | Next