DILLINGER – A1038894

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My name is DILLINGER. My Animal ID # is A1038894.
I am a male brown and white staffordshire mix. The shelter thinks I am about 2 YEARS

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 06/05/2015 from NY 11415, owner surrender reason stated was BITEPEOPLE.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
06/17/2015 Exam Type RE-EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is EXPNOCHILD, Weight 68.6 LBS.

KENNEL COUGH NOTED ON VET ROUNDS BAR. ATTENTION SEEKING COUGHING WITH MILD NASAL DISCHARGE REC DOXYCYCLINE 400MG PO Q24 X 10 DAYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC EXCELLENT PROGNOSIS

06/05/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
Basic Information Dillinger is a brown and white male staffy, approximately 3 years old. He cane into AC&C as an owner surrender due to biting the owner’s daughter. The owner has only has Dillinger for 3 months and does not know much about his history prior to receiving him as a gift from a friend. He doesn’t appear to have any health issues and the owner did not take him to the vet during the time they had him. Behavior Dillinger bit the owner’s daughter on June 4th, 2015 after becoming aroused when the victim and her sister were physically fighting. The owner is not sure if Dillinger has bitten anyone before this time. The owner has not observed Dillinger to be aggressive towards others. Dillinger is mostly house trained but will go inside if ignored, as per the owner’s statement, however this is occuring daily. He is fine with having his food or toys touched when given verbal warning beforehand. He struggles when given a bath and the owner reports that they rarely try to handle Dillinger. Dillinger barks when strangers approach the house and growls when males approach the owner. Socialization Dillinger has mostly been around adults and children, and will occassionally cross paths with cats while out in the community. Dillinger is usually hyper when out in the community and around all others. The owner reported that when he sees cats, he barks excessively and attempts to chase them. The owner reported they did not observe Dillinger playing with adults but appears respectful and friendly when playing with the owner’s children. For A New Family to Know Dillinger is a high energy, friendly, and confident dog. He likes to run and go for walks, when not sitting in his favorite spot on a comfy chair in the home. The owner describes Dillinger as very intelligent and thoughtful, as he will often check up on the owner in the middle of the night to make sure they are OK. Dillinger mostly plays with balls and also enjoys games of fetch and chase. He is used to having free access to a yard where he can run around at his leisure, and will usually pull hard on a leash. Dillinger is not crate trained, but is reported to remain behaved when left home alone. He knows the commands of sit, come, stay, and no. Dillinger mostly eats dry food that is left for him to eat when he wants. Dillinger will do well in a home without children and where he can have free space to run as well as sufficient attention for training and exercise.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

06/17/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPNOCHILD
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Helper Dog:A1029129 Dillinger came into the care center as a owner surrender due to a previous bite incident with a 13yr old child after becoming over aroused. The owner stated that Dillinger has a high energy level, and described him as friendly and confident. He lived with adults and children, and he was reported to be respectful and friendly when playing with the children. The owner did mention that Dillinger does not like baths and the owner states they rarely try to handle him. It was also mentioned that Dillinger is fine when touching his food or toys, when given a verbal warning beforehand, and he is mostly house trained. During SAFER Dillinger was sociable, and maintained a relaxed body posture when interacting with the assessor. He allowed all handling items to be conducted without issue, and became easily distracted during the tag interaction. During the resources portion of the assessment Dillinger was easy to handle when engaged with the food, allowing the assessor to easily push him out of the food bowl, and he was not interested in the toys or rawhides. During the dog-dog interaction, Dillinger rushed in quickly towards the helper dog, with his body a bit tense, but did not display any concerning behavior when close. Dillinger appears to be sociable and did not display any concerning behavior during the assessment, but the department feels due to his previous bite incident Dillinger would be best suited for an experienced adopter with no children. Look: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted. His ears are back, his tail is down, and he has a relaxed body posture. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. 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, and a bit distracted. Squeeze 1&2: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. His eyes are averted and his ears are back. 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. He lifts his head when hand is pushed against his cheek. Toy 1: No interest. Rawhide: 1. No interest. Dog-dog: 2. Dog approaches the helper dog, body a bit tense, tail well above spine level, ears forward.

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary

06/08/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 2 NC – MINOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
Scan negative M, ~2yrs Little nervous, tense and timid mild tartar, gingivitis BARH

06/17/2015 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , behavior rating EXPNOCHILD
KENNEL COUGH NOTED ON VET ROUNDS BAR. ATTENTION SEEKING COUGHING WITH MILD NASAL DISCHARGE REC DOXYCYCLINE 400MG PO Q24 X 10 DAYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC EXCELLENT PROGNOSIS

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