JOSH – A1053254

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My name is JOSH. My Animal ID # is A1053254.
I am a neutered male brown and white american staff mix. The shelter thinks I am about 7 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 09/30/2015 from NY 10009, owner surrender reason stated was INAD FACIL.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
10/02/2015 Exam Type OBSERVATION – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 70.0 LBS.

no vomit or diarrhea seen in cage, mild appetite seen

09/30/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
09/30/15 14:10HRS Josh is a neutered 7 year old American Staffordshire that was cared for by his owner for past 7 years. He is being surrendered due to his owner not having the space to care for him. SOCIAL LIFE & PERSONALITY Josh is described as very active, playful and affectionate. Josh lived with three adults in the home but interacted with a 9 year old child. He allows petting and will jump onto and lick the person he is playing with. When Josh notices other dogs while looking out the window of his owner home, he would bark at the other dog. While being walked, Josh would pull towards other dogs to approach them. H BEHAVIOR Josh is accustomed to being bathed at least 1x a week. He will bark at the sound of the door bell ringing but greets visitors with a soft body and attempts to lick them and play. He is well behaved when left alone and allowed access to the whole house. FOR A NEW FAMILY TO KNOW Josh knows the commands “sit” and “paw.” He likes playing with stuffed chew toys and games like tug and fetch. Josh becomes nervous when he hears fireworks or thunder. He will run back and forth in the home. He is accustomed to eating wet and dry dog food. He likes to sleep in bed with his owner snuggled under the bed covers. DURING INTAKE Josh body remained soft with his tail wagging when he was approached. When he was petted he would jump onto the Admissions Counselor and lick at the counselors hands, arms and face. He listened when he was told to sit. He did growl when the microchip scanner wand was placed introduced to him. He was allowed to sniff it but growled at it. He was able to be collared and photographed without issue.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

10/02/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Josh was barking and charging at the gate but once is removed from his kennel he pulls a bit on the leash. Josh became stiff during the sensitivity part of the assessment He pull his lips up vertically to display his front teeth while also wrinkling the top of his muzzle. The behavior team decided to place him back in his kennel he was difficult to handle. During the resources he was not interest in the food, toys or rawhide. Josh approaches helper dog, body is tense, ears erect and high tail wag, he giving a direct stare and pulled his lips over his teeth. Josh was surrender to us. According to his previous owner Josh is very active, playful and affectionate. Josh lived with three adults in the home but interacted with a 9 year old child. He allows petting and will jump onto and lick the person he is playing with. When Josh notices other dogs while looking out the window of his owner home, he would bark at the other dog. While being walked, Josh would pull towards other dogs to approach them”. The behavior department feels that he would do best if placed with a New Hope partner who can follow up on this behavior in a more stable environment and can provide any necessary behavior modification before placement into a permanent home. Look: 2. Dog’s eyes are averted. His body posture is fearful; his tail is low and not moving. He allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity: 5. Dog repeatedly turns toward the Assessor’s hand with a very fast head movement. His body is stiff and pulls his lips up vertically to display his front teeth Food: 1. No interest. Toy 1: No interest. Rawhide: 1. No interest. Dog-dog: 4. Dog approaches the helper dog with his tail high, stiff body, head tall, ears erect and pulled his lips over his teeth. . Helper:A1052547

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary

10/01/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
BARH scan negative mild tartar neutered reported probably eaten foreign body and brownish liquid feces no vomiting or diarrhea seen NOSF

10/01/2015 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 1 – NORMAL ,
10/01/15 15:12 S/O: foreign body suspect due to report of eating something unsual and diarrhea per previous owner. no reports of vomiting or diarrhea since admission to shelter. also reported to be eating well. growling and lunging at the cage, did not attempt full exam – very BAR, energetic. A: possible foreign body P: tech check for vomiting and diarrhea and appetite check save fecal sample and run parvo snap test start metronidazole PO BID x 7 days start panacur PO SID x 5 da

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