GINGER – A1048307

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Brooklyn Center 

**DOH HOLD DUE TO INCIDENT IN SHELTER RELEASED 10/13/15**

My name is GINGER. My Animal ID # is A1048307.
I am a spayed female br brindle and white pit bull mix. The shelter thinks I am about 10 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 08/18/2015 from NY 11225, owner surrender reason stated was MOVE2PRIVA.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
09/16/2015 Exam Type RESOLUTION – Medical Rating is 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 77.0 LBS.

VC: DAY 7 DOXY BAR, NO VDCS, NO NASAL D/C, NO COUGH OBSERVED CIRDC RESOLVED OK TO MOVE OUT OF ISO CONTINUE TO MONITOR

08/18/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
08/18/15 15:18 Basic Information: Ginger is a 10 year old altered female pit-bull. Owner stated she had Ginger since she was 10 years old. Owner surrenders Ginger due to living situation. Social Life and Personality: Ginger lived with two adults and been around children ages 6 years old. Owner stated Ginger is relaxed and respectful towards everyone in the household. Owner stated she doesn’t trust Ginger around children she can be timid at times. Owner stated Ginger is aggressive towards other dogs and cats. She will lunge, bark and growl at other dogs. Owner stated she won’t do best in a home with other animals. Ginger is mostly indoors and activity level is to a medium. Owner describes Ginger as anxious and mellow. Behavior Issues: Ginger has bitten a human and another animal but not in the past 10 days. Owner stated Ginger bite another dog 2 years ago when the other dog came close to Ginger face. Ginger bite owner son when he was giving her a hug. Owner stated Ginger doesn’t like anyone yelling, hugs or dancing with owner. She is afraid of loud noises and afraid of storms. She doesn’t resource guards her food, toys or treats. She isn’t bothered by taking a bath or being brushed. She barks when unfamiliar approaches the house or family member. For a New Family to Know: Ginger is trained to use the bathroom outdoors and goes for walks twice a day. She knows commands such as sit, go inside, and stop. She likes to only play with water bottles and plastic. Ginger is well behaved when home alone and follow owner around the house when she is home. She eats dry food twice a day and likes bacon strips for treats. Owner stated Ginger only likes to eat French fries with ketchup on it. Intake Behavior: Upon intake Ginger was nervous and tense. She scanned negative for a microchip and allowed all handling when approached slowly.

09/07/2015 WEB MEMO
A volunteer writes: Ginger is my favorite company! She is plump, a perfect mature age, and has the most precious underbite that will make you want to kiss every last one of her little bottom teeth. When I first met her she was shy and unsure about me, but was easily won over with treats. She is very food motivated and after I asked her to “sit” she quickly let me know that she also knows “paw.” Now I don’t even have to wine and dine her; she solicits attention from her cage, wags her tail almost the entire time we’re together, and is very cuddly. She’ll prop her paws in my lap, let me pet her all over, and even gently lick my face! She seems very housebroken, walks nicely on leash, and is reported to be well behaved when home alone. Though she warms up easily to new people, Ginger can still get startled easily. When we’ve passed people in the hallway shaking out a new garbage bag to place in the bin, or stretching out blankets to fold, she stops in her tracks and needs to be baby talked through it. She is a sensitive gal and speaks with her wide set eyes. Not surprisingly, her previous owner reports that she dislikes yelling and is scared of thunderstorms. But they also shared some of her charming quirks – that a water bottle is her toy of choice and that she only likes to eat french fries if they’re dipped in ketchup…HOW ENDEARING! She does not seem well socialized with other dogs, but has been very easy to distract whenever we’ve encountered others, and if you’re in a position to have only one pet I assure you Ginger leaves nothing to be desired. She is incredibly sweet and unassuming, and seems like she’ll build such a strong bond with her person! Could that be you? Please come meet her at Brooklyn ACC – you’ll make her day!

08/21/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPNOCHILD
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Ginger previously lived with two adults and been around children ages 6 years old. The owner stated Ginger is relaxed and respectful towards everyone in the household. The owner mentioned she doesn’t trust Ginger around children she can be timid at times. The owner also stated Ginger is reactive towards other dogs and cats, she will lunge, bark and growl at other dogs and she has a medium activity level. The owner describes Ginger as anxious and mellow. She has previously bitten a human and another animal. The owner reported that Ginger bit the owners son when he was giving her a hug, she is also house trained, and well behaved when home alone. At intake Ginger was nervous and tens, but she allowed all handling with a slow approach. During SAFER Ginger came into the assessment room shy and timid, she was not attention seeking towards the assessor, she allowed all handling items to be conducted without issue. Ginger was relaxed during the tag interaction, and during the resources portion of the assessment Ginger was easy to handle when engaged with the items. Due to Ginger previous bite history with a child and behavior concerns with other dogs and cats, the behavior department feels its best she can go home to an experience adopter with no children and no other animals in the household. Look: 2. Dog’s eyes are averted. Her body posture is stiff and fearful; her tail is low and not moving. She allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity: 2. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, her eyes are averted, her tail is between her 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. Her eyes are averted and her ears are back. Squeeze 2: 2. Dog quickly pulls back. Food: 1. Dog lifts head and ceases eating when you reach to pull the bowl away or push her out. Toy: 1. No interest. Rawhide: 1. No interest.

08/20/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
Ginger approaches the gate and begins to growl and lunge at the helper dog, so she is muzzled. She allows brief greeting but maintains a fearful body language. Once the helper dog walks away she exhibits offensive behavior by jumping on him and growling. She will stop once handlers offer correction. 8/28 update: Due to her previous interaction Ginger is again muzzled. She greets with a stiff body but then offers a play bow. Once introduced she allows greeting and has a looser body but is conflicted and lacks appropriate social skills. She will run up to the other dog and muzzle punch and push her body into him then walk away. She is interested when the helper dog solicits play but does not engage.

08/19/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
scan positive: 985121004752322 spayed female weight: 77lbs slightly cloudy occular lens clean ears clean coat possible dental disease nails down to kwick sore on her elbow very dry nose overall body condition is good very nervous BARH NOSF

09/09/2015 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS ,
S/O: Dog is BAR, serous nasal discharge, coughing A: CIRDC P: Move to Iso and start on doxy

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