COBRA – A1054125

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Manhattan Center 

My name is COBRA. My Animal ID # is A1054125.
I am a male br brindle am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 3 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 10/08/2015 from NY 10453, owner surrender reason stated was TOO MANY P.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
10/16/2015 Exam Type RE-EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 45.0 LBS.

10/16/15 12:39 lethargy SND A: CIRDC P: Doxy PO BID 10 d ———————————————— 10/09/15 18:02 cage nose – wiped clean , dry and aplied dermagel 10/08/15 17:45 after intake exam had copious yellow diarrhea rx metronidazole 500mg sid x 7 d scanned neg 3 year old (reported) intact male s/o: BAR cooperative during exam clean teeth, clean ears ideal bcs a: healthy p: applied activyl dewormer to be given in food

10/08/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
10/08/15 12:46 BASIC INFO Cobra’s family got Cobra from a breeder when he was a puppy 3.5 years ago. They surrendered him because they have too many pets. SOCIALIZATION Cobra is friendly/outgoing with new people. He lived with 2 children ages 6-12 and is relaxed, playful, and tolerant with them. He plays exuberantly with adults and children. He lived with 2 large female dogs and is relaxed, playful, tolerant, affectionate, and plays exuberantly with them as well as dogs he meets outside on walks and at the park. He lived with a cat and was respectful of him. He’s never bit anyone. BEHAVIOR Cobra doesn’t mind storms. He growls when his owner tries to take his food but doesn’t mind if he takes his treat or toy. He doesn’t mind when someone moves him off furniture, holds/restrains him, wakes him up, or brushes him. He loves baths and is friendly with strangers who approach his home/family. FOR A NEW FAMILY TO KNOW Cobra’s family describes him as friendly, affectionate, playful, confident, excitable, and high energy. He follows his family around. He likes to play chase and chew toys. He lived inside and slept on his owner’s bed. He ate dry Purina food and got chicken and rice as treats. He’s housetrained, doesn’t have accidents, and potties on cement. He’s well-behaved when home alone in the house and in yards with different fences. He knows sit, right paw, and left paw and learns new tricks quickly. He went on slow and brisk walks and played off-leash at parks and dog parks. He pulls on his leash when he sees other dogs. Off leash, he wanders but comes when called. INTAKE Cobra had a low body and tail and wide eyes during intake and handling-scan (-), collar, petting, positioning for pictures. His ears usually pointed back. His tail occasionally wagged and his ears occasionally perked up while we talked to him. He approached us, sat next to us, and sniffed out hands, but was tense and shivering slightly. He was easy to encourage to walk into his kennel.

10/14/2015 WEB MEMO
A volunteer writes: Look deep, deep into my eyes… you feel the urge to pet me… to give me toys… to take me home and love me forever… yes? While those hypnotic near-black eyes and the elegant lines of his face truly do resemble the ‘King of Snakes’, our Cobra is about a thousand times cuddlier than his namesake, and if we were going by character rather than looks, this bouncy boy should probably be called Rabbit! Cobra is an energetic guy and he just loves to get outside, pulling strongly on leash at first before slowing to a brisk exploratory pace and taking care of all his business promptly once we hit the street. Everything he sees is reason for enthusiasm, and he’s anxious to check out all the sights, scents and sounds of the park in fall. What’s that pile of leaves over there? Do those kids want me to join their game? OMG, is that another dog?!! He’s so excited that when I tether him to snap a couple of pictures he literally leaps 5 feet in the air to land, exactly like a trained gymnast, atop a nearby wall! Cobra is very much used to socializing with both two and four-legged friends and comes to us directly from the only family he’s ever known, a full house that included two young children (aged 6 and 12), two large female dogs and even a cat! We’re told he got along wonderfully with all and would be relaxed and playful with the kids, affectionate and exuberant around his doggie sisters and respectful with kitty too. He’s used to visiting off-leash dog parks, is well-behaved when left alone at home or in the yard, knows commands for sit and shaking both his right and left paws and is a quick learner when it comes to mastering new tricks. Even his Care Center behavior evaluation agrees, Cobra is a good boy with no handling issues (other than some timidity at first), gentle manners and zero possessiveness over his things. In other words, he’s a star just waiting for his chance to shine! And did I mention he loves belly rubs? You haven’t seen true joy until you’ve witnessed Cobra wiggling his back this way and that on the grass as you massage his soft white tummy–pure ecstasy! Visit our Manhattan Care Center today and fall under Cobra’s sweet spell, this family dog would love to belong to a family once more.

10/10/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Cobra pulls a bit on the leash. He was shy and nervous and trembled during handling, but had soft body language. Cobra had a low body position during the tag test, but followed the assessor at the end of the leash. He did not resist being handled while eating, and was easily pushed out of the food bowl. Cobra was not interested in toys or rawhide. The behavior department feels that he may do best with an experienced adopter. Cobra is somewhat fearful and needs time to warm up to the handler. Cobra has been showing fearful behavior and avoids interaction in the care center. We cannot be certain if behavior may be suppressed as a result of the shelter environment. Please note that behavior may change when Cobra is more comfortable and settled in a home environment. Look: 2. Dog pulls out of Assessor’s hands each time without settling during three repetitions. Sensitivity: 2. Dog accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, shy body language, mouth closed, lip long, ears likely back, may lip lick. Tag: 1. Follows at end of leash, body low and a bit fearful. Squeeze 1: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Squeeze 2: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Food: 1. Dog lifts head and ceases eating when you reach to pull the bowl away Toy 1. No interest. Rawhide 1. No interest.

10/15/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with dogs, Cobra is a bit stiff when greeting. He opens up and is vocal while soliciting play. 10/15 update: Cobra is vocal when attempting to solicit with another dog. He takes correction for being forward when greeting.

10/08/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
scanned neg 3 year old (reported) intact male s/o: BAR cooperative during exam clean teeth, clean ears ideal bcs a: healthy p: applied activyl dewormer to be given in food

10/16/2015 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS ,
10/16/15 12:39 lethargy SND A: CIRDC P: Doxy PO BID 10 d ———————————————— 10/09/15 18:02 cage nose – wiped clean , dry and aplied dermagel 10/08/15 17:45 after intake exam had copious yellow diarrhea rx metronidazole 500mg sid x 7 d scanned neg 3 year old (reported) intact male s/o: BAR cooperative during exam clean teeth, clean ears ideal bcs a: healthy p: applied activyl dewormer to be given in food

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