BUNNY – A1046437

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BUNNY – A1046437

SPAYED FEMALE, BLACK, LABRADOR RETR / AM PIT BULL TER, 9 mos
FOSTER – Reason FOSTER END
Intake condition EXAM REQ Intake Date 09/24/2015, From NY 11201, DueOut Date 09/26/2015,

Medical Behavior Evaluation No Initial Behavior
Medical Summary No Initial Exam

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BUNNY – A1046437

FEMALE, BLACK, LABRADOR RETR / AM PIT BULL TER, 7 mos
OWNER SUR – EVALUATE, NO HOLD Reason NYCHA BAN
Intake condition EXAM REQ Intake Date 08/02/2015, From NY 10453, DueOut Date 08/02/2015,

Medical Behavior Evaluation No Initial Behavior
Medical Summary No Initial Exam

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OWNER PROFILE:

Basic information

Bunny is an approximately 7 month old Labrador retriever. She was given to the owner as a gift because her sister could not keep her. Bunny is being surrendered because the owner did not know that she was not allowed to have pets in the home either. Bunny has not been seen by a vet and has no known health issues.

Socialization

Around strangers, Bunny is friendly and outgoing. She plays exuberantly with adults and loves being around children. She plays gently with children. She plays well with other dogs and cats. She has not bitten anyone or any other animal.

Behavior

Bunny is walked three times a day. She rarely has accidents in the home but when she does, its usually in the hallway. She does not use wee wee pads. The owner says that she is not bothered by thunderstorms or fireworks. Bunny loves water and baths. She is brushed daily. Her reaction to nail trimming is unknown. She is not bothered when you take her food bowl, toys or treats away.

For a new family to know

The owner describes Bunny as friendly, affectionate, confident, playful, and excitable. She has a high activity level. At home, she likes to follow the owner around and loves to sleep in the room with her. She has lots of toys and her favorite are squeaky ones. She was being fed eukanuba. She is not crate trained, but instead the owner will leave her in the bathroom. She knows how to sit and stay. The owner says that she is very smart and learns commands rather quickly. She pulls lightly on the leash, but its mostly from excitement. She has not been off leash.

Behavior during intake

Bunny was very friendly. She barked and went into a play bow when she was shown treats. She licked my hand as I collared her. She sat patiently for her photos. She allowed all handling.-scanning(-). She allowed petting and was very excited to be around staff members.

FOSTER FEEDBACK:

Foster Behavior

What is the name and  A# of your foster dog? Bunny

How long have you fostered this dog? 5 weeks

How many people are in your household? ____Adults ___ Teenagers ____Children (please list ages) 2 adults

Is your dog house trained? Yes

If he/she had any accidents in the house, please give details. When she is not getting what she wants, which can be to go outside NOW, play etc. she sometimes pees. But she doesn’t go in crate ever.

How long do you usually leave your dog alone each day?

Occasionally for a few hours, one time for about 5-6 hours. Unless someone has a lot of time to really walk and og run with her for at least 2 hours in morning and evening, I wouldn’t recommend a home where she needs to be crated all day, at least until puppy stage is over.

Where is your dog kept when alone (crate, in bedroom, loose in house)? Crate. She will destroy things.

Did you foster dog live with other dogs? Yes, for a few days with 6 week old puppies. She was sweet with them, but would guard them from me and bite at me when I held them.

How does your foster dog behave around other dogs(plays, ignores, growls, etc)? Details about body language are greatly appreciated (ex. Body tense, baring teeth, play bows, soft squinty eyes, tail tucked, etc.)

She is EXCELLENT with other dogs. Curious, friendly, playful, never aggressive, interested but not obsessed. She always play bows to great.

Was your cat introduced to any other cats while he/she was with you? If so, can you describe that experience?

How does your foster dog behave around strangers (friendly, ignores, barks, ect)?

Very friendly, happy to meet new people. Occasionally jumps up but mostly only does that with people she already knows when they return and she is excited.

How does your foster dog behave around children? Very sweet and gentle

Does your foster dog know any commands? Sit, lie down, Stay (sort of)

How does your foster dog behave on leash (pulls, excited, calm, afraid, barks at other dogs, cat, people)?

Pulls alot. Good with other dogs, just wants to say hi but can be easily led away. She need more leash training, but is definitely trainable, I started doing so with treats. It will be maybe a bit time consuming for a week but I bet that is all it takes. Also when she gets enough exercise she doesn’t pull nearly as much.

Does your foster dog have any behavior problems that you are aware of?

Yes. She has a lot of isolation anxiety, really can’t be alone, barks for a long time when she is first crated but then calms down, and she can just spazz out, it might be attention seeking or it might be something worse, but she will seemingly out of nowhere start lunging towards me, barking and biting at me. She is an amazing sweetheart 70 percent of the time, but really crazy and difficult this 30 percent of time.

What type of home do you think would best suit your foster dog?

Not a first time dog owner, or who hasn’t experienced dogs at this age. Any home with the time for training, I think she can have these behavior issues trained away for sure. So if they have the time and do not have a demanding job the next 3-6 months that would be very good, I don’t think it would work out with someone who leaves her alone during the day because she will start to act out pretty soon ithout enough exercise. So someone with a lot of time for the next 3 months, or who can afford to put her in a doggy day care, training, walkers etc.

My dream for her would be a house with a big backyard.

Does your foster dog have any cute or endearing habits that would make people want to meet him/her?

SO many! She is the kindest, most loving, loyal little sweet pea. She is gorgeous for sure, with a super shiny beautiful coat, and at the same time she is also goofy and loves to roll around on her back and get belly rubs. She loves to cuddle, or just sit by your feet while you do your thing, she’ll follow you anywhere and everywhere and is curious and smart. She will go to bed when you go to bed, and wake up when you wake up, and is slow and lazy in the mornings which I love. She needs a ton of exercise and activity though once she gets going. But all in all this is a wonderful little lady who will be an amazing companion to the right person or family. And if you love playing fetch and throwing balls she is the dog for you, she is also so incredibly well behaved with other dogs, always friendly and sweet and asks to play politely bowing down and waiting.

Is there anything else you’d like to tell us about your foster dog? She is impossible not to fall in love with, but she is a lot of work so I just really hope she can find the right home with the time for her that won’t give up on her when the crazy comes out.

At the dog park she seems confident and happy and sometimes engages with other dogs, and can hold her own with any aggressive ones, have a blast with some, but mostly she wants to play catch. She still hasn’t learned to drop the ball, so you can use other balls and switch, shell always run and come back, but if you run out of balls then the game is pretty much over, its pretty risky to try to take it out of her mouth she’ll mostly end up biting your hand, and sometimes she will just spend the whole time knawing at a ball until its destroyed instead of running. Other times she wants you to keep throwing it but cant part with it, and gets too worked up, jumping up and pawing at you with the ball in her mouth.

She is potty trained, just the occasional accident when she is stressed out.

So she still needs leash skills, drop/play skills, and training for the nipping/barking. She also needs to be better with being alone. I don’t think her previous owner trained her to anything but sit.

PLAYGROUP BEHAVIOR:

Bunny is social and engages in rough play when interacting with other dogs. She can be mouthy and pushy when playing. Based on her behavior in playgroup, the Behavior Department recommends that Bunny can go to a home with both male and female dogs. She can be mouthy and exuberant while playing so we recommend she be placed with tolerant, highly playful dogs.

When off leash with other dogs Bunny is initially anxious and will run away when the helper dog approaches her. She eventually becomes more comfortable and will briefly sniff the helper dog before walking away.

8/6 update: Bunny is still anxious but is becoming more social and will greet the other dog politely.

8/7 update: Bunny engages in running play when solicited.

9/25 update: Bunny is social and playful, engaging in rough play with both males and females. She is mouthy when soliciting play.

9/30 update: Bunny is social and engages in running play with playful males and females. She may get vocal and a bit pushy when playing.

10/1 update: Bunny continues to exhibit these behaviors when off leash with other dogs.

10/2, 10/3 update: Bunny is social and engages in rough, running play with other playful dogs.

SAFER: EXPERIENCED HOME

Bunny pulls a bit on the leash. She was excited but very interested in interacting with handler during assessment – jumped up. Bunny was excited during some of the handling items, but had soft body language. She was distracted, focused on objects in the room rather than the handler during the tag test. Bunny did not resist being handled while eating, and was easily pushed out of the food bowl.  She took the toy and the rawhide with a soft body language. Bunny approaches the helper dog with tail at spine level, body not stiff, ears relaxed, lip long.

Bunny was surrender to us. According to her previous owner around strangers, Bunny is friendly and outgoing. She plays exuberantly with adults and loves being around children. She plays gently with children. She plays well with other dogs and cats. The owner describes Bunny as friendly, affectionate, confident, playful, and excitable. She has a high activity level”. Bunny is an active dog he need a significant amount of exercise and mental stimulation. The behavior department feels that she can go to an experienced home.

Look: 3. Dog jumps on the Assessor, consistently rubs her shoulder on the Assessor, and will not allow Assessor to conduct the assessment.

Sensitivity: 2. Dog displays high energy and movement, but it is directed toward getting closer to the Assessor. Her body is soft, likely panting, may jump up between attempts to lick Assessor.

Tag: 2. Dog is not fearful, but is unresponsive to the Assessor, and approaches the Assessor at the end of the game (may need coaxing to approach.) She is focused on stimuli other than the Assessor.

Squeeze 1:  1. Dog gently pulls back her paw.

Squeeze2:  1. Dog gently  pulls back her paw.

Food:  1. Dog calmly allows the food to be moved, follows the dish, but does not interfere with the dish’s movement. Dog’s body is soft and loose, eyes soft, tail neutral. She lifts her head when hand is pushed against his cheek.

Toy: 1. Dog settles close, keeps a firm grip and is loose and wiggly. He does not place her body between you and the toy.

Rawhide: 1. Dog settles close, keeps a firm grip and is loose and wiggly. She does not place her body between you and the rawhide.

Dog-dog: 2. Dog approaches helper dog with tail at spine level, body not stiff, ears relaxed, lip long or neutral.

Helper: A1045653

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