LIONEL – A1040618

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My name is LIONEL. My Animal ID # is A1040618.
I am a neutered male black and brown norfolk terrier and yorkshire terr mix. The shelter thinks I am about 5 YEARS old.

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I came in the shelter as a RETURN on 08/04/2015 from NY 10029, owner surrender reason stated was BITEPEOPLE.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
08/07/2015 Exam Type POST ADOPTION – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 10.8 LBS.

981020013844264 Neutered male RTS No c/s from previous CIRDC NOSF

08/08/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
08/08/15 15:59 Basic Information: Lionel is a 5 year old Norfolk Terrier who was return due personal issues with his previous owner. Hi previous received him from us and has had him for 1 month. The last time he went the vet was one month ago. The two things she liked most about him is that he is playful and friendly. Social Life & Personality: Around children Lionel is respectful; he has been around children the ages of 8, 11 and 12. He doesn’t play with children; owner stated he wasn’t allowed to. Around other dogs Lionel is fearful, he may growl and show teeth and doesn’t play. Lionel is not house-trained, his previous owner stated he will pee on wee wee pads but she wasn’t able to teach him to poop on them. Lionel was kept indoors only. He has a very high activity level and can be described as playful, excitable, affectionate, shy, and friendly. Behavior Issues: Lionel’s previous owner stated that he barks at night when people are coming in and out of the building. He defecates and urinates indoors. Lionel has bitten before, the bite only occurred at night while the owner was sleeping in bed with him. For a New Family to Know: For exercise Lionel went on slow and brisk walks on leash twice a day every day. He likes stuffed toys, squeaky toys and balls. He likes to play fetch and chase. He has never been crate trained. When he uses the bathroom outside he goes on cement. When his previous owner was home he would tend to follow her around and liked to be in the same room. When left alone he has gone to the bathroom indoors and barks/whines. During storms/fireworks Lionel is nervous. He eats wet dog food and sleeps in his owner’s bed.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

08/07/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Lionel was fearful and repeatedly attempted to get away from the handler during the assessment. He was shy and nervous and trembled during handling, with a fearful body language. He becomes extremely frightened during the tag interaction, tail tucked, and trying to exit room. Lionel was not interested in food, toys or rawhide. He was relaxed when approaching a friendly dog, but was not playful. Lionel was not very sociable he was shy and nervous. This dog is somewhat fearful, he is afraid of the shelter environment. He leans so that his center of gravity is over his rear legs to permit a hasty retreat, Lionel might look directly at the source of his fear or he might look away. The muscles of his body and face are tense and rigid. The behavior department feels that he may do best with an experienced adopter. We also recommend a home without young children; older children can be considered pending interaction. Look: 2. Dog pulls out of Assessor’s hands each time without settling during three repetitions. Sensitivity: 2. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, his tail is between his legs, body stiff, mouth closed, lip long, ears likely back, may lip lick. Tag: 3. Dog repeatedly turns quickly away when touched, or repeatedly spins toward the touch, and repeatedly tries to exit, Dog may be crouching ,tail is tucked, mouth closed, body stiff Squeeze 1: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Squeeze 2: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Food: 1. No interest. Toy 1. No interest. Rawhide 1. No interest. Dog – dog 1. Dog approaches the helper, soft body, tail neutral, but not playful. Helper:A1046714

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
No Group Behavior Summary

08/07/2015 POST ADOPTION PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
981020013844264 Neutered male RTS No c/s from previous CIRDC NOSF

No RE-EXAM or CAGE-EXAM found
– Normal,
No detailed description for a visit type RE-EXAM or CAGE-EXAM found!

Generated on Aug 9 2015 6:06PM

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