GINGER – A1048185

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GINGER – A1048185

***SAFER:  EXPERIENCED HOME***

FEMALE, TAN / WHITE, AMERICAN STAFF MIX, 6 mos
STRAY – STRAY WAIT, NO HOLD Reason ABANDON
Intake condition EXAM REQ Intake Date 08/17/2015, From NY 10452, DueOut Date 08/20/2015,

Medical Behavior Evaluation BLUE
Medical Summary BARH scan negative nervous, growling female puppy NOSF
Weight 35.8

A staff member writes:  Meet Ginger! Ginger appears fearful in the shelter environment, but also seems like she has a lot of love to offer.  She will come to the front of her kennel to say hello and briefly engage in a playful bounce or two, but then retreats a little further back to the safety of her bed.  We feel that this pup would benefit from a home where she is allowed to warm up to her new humans at her own pace and get comfortable in her forever home.  Take this pretty girl home and let her show you what a great best friend she can be!

BEHAVIOR—Experienced Home

Ginger is fearful of the shelter environment she walks with a low and fearful body language. She was shy but friendly during the assessment – low body and tail, but trying to stay close. Ginger had a low body position during the tag test, but followed the assessor at the end of the leash.  She was a bit difficult to push out of the food bowl, but had soft body language. Ginger was not interested in toys or rawhide.

The behavior department feels that she may do best with an experienced adopter. Ginger is somewhat fearful and needs time to warm up to the handler. We cannot be certain if behavior may be suppressed as a result of the shelter environment. Please note that behavior may change when Ginger 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, her 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 her paw.

Squeeze 2: 1. Dog gently pulls back her paw.

Food 2. Dog follows the dish with her tail down, body likely a bit stiff. Dog lifts head after a bit of pressure from hand to cheek.

Toy 1. No interest.

Rawhide 1. No interest.

GROUP BEHAVIOR:  When off leash with other dogs, Ginger is initially nervous upon entering the yard.  She is tolerant of being sniffed but will correct pushy behavior from another dog.  She eventually warms up and approaches to sniff a calmer male.8/19 update:  Ginger us initially a bit nervous but warms up and begins to solicit brief bouts of play. She will offer corrections for rough play.

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