DUQUE – A1053518

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DUQUE – A1053518

***SAFER : EXPERIENCED HOME***

NEUTERED MALE, WHITE / TAN, SHIH TZU MIX, 12 yrs
OWNER SUR – EVALUATE, NO HOLD Reason NO TIME
Intake condition EXAM REQ Intake Date 10/03/2015, From NY 11375, DueOut Date 10/03/2015,

Medical Behavior Evaluation GREEN
Medical Summary Scan negative M; 12 YO; 12.6 LB Allowed all handling; calm and freindly Geriatric D/c and redness left eye Schirmer Test Performed: 12 KCS confirmed by 1173 Presc Optimmune BID x 2 wks Geriatric exam – otherwise Geriatric Healthy per 1173 BARH NOSF
Weight 12.6

MEDICAL: RE-EAM

S/O: Vomit and large amounts of diarrhea noted in kennel during rounds; A: Stress, vs food change

BASIC INFORMATION: Duque is a 12 yr old neutered, white/tan Shih Tzu mix. Duque was given to the owner as a gift. Owner has owned Duque for 6 months & is surrendering to ACC due to no longer having enough time to care for him. Duque has no known health issues.

SOCIALIZATION: Duque is friendly & relaxed towards strangers, he allows strangers to pet him & get close. Duque has not resided with children but has been exposed to children ages, 2-5 & has been respectful & playful towards them. Duque is also friendly towards the adults that reside with him. Duque has not resided with other animals & when is exposed to other dogs in the park he is respectful towards them. He has not bitten or scartched anyone or another animals within the last 10 days.

BEHAVIOR: Duque allows grooming & trimming of his nails. HE does not become aggressive when someone approaches his food bowl. He allows you to take anything from his mouth without becoming aggressive. Duque is well behaved in the home & rarely parks when he is home.

FOR A NEW FAMILY TO KNOW: Duque is best described as a playful, affectionate & friendly dog. Duque enjoys long walks in the park. uque loves to be petted & plays fetch with his favorite ball. Duque loves chasing tennis balls. Duque enjoys eating dry food from brand. Pedgree. He is not crate trained & roams the home frrely. Duque walks very nicely next to the owner. Duque has been kept mostly indoors.

BEHVAIOR UPON INTAKE: Upon intake Duque appeares relaxed & playful, once the counselor attempted to approach the dog, he begab to bsck off, once the counselor approached him carefully He began to tolerate handling.

SAFER: EXPERIENCED HOME

Duque previously lived with 1 adult and has been exposed to children ages 2-5 years old. The owner stated Duque is respectful and playful towards them. The owner mentioned Duque is well behaved when home alone. The owner describes Duque as playful, affectionate and friendly.

At intake it was reported Duque was relaxed and playful, he allowed all handling with a slow approach. During SAFER Duque came into the assessment room calm and quiet, he was not interested with the assessor, allowed all handling items to be conducted without issue. Duque was relaxed during the tag interaction, and during the resources portion of the assessment Duque was easy to handle when engaged with the items. Duque has been showing fearful behavior. We cannot be certain if behavior may be suppressed as a result of the shelter environment. Please note that behavior may change when Duque is more comfortable and settled in a home environment.  In addition, we recommend that introductions are done slowly, and Duque be given the opportunity to interact at his own pace, so the behavior department feels he can be suitable for an experience adopter.

Look: 2. Dog’s eyes are averted. His body posture is stiff and fearful; his tail is low and not moving. He allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands.

Sensitivity: 2. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, his tail is between his legs, body tense, mouth closed.

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 2:2. Dog quickly pulls back his paw.

Food: 1. No interest.

Toy 1: No interest.

Rawhide: 1. No interest.

 

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