MAXIMUS – A1041430

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My name is MAXIMUS. My Animal ID # is A1041430.
I am a male brown and white staffordshire mix. The shelter thinks I am about 3 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 06/25/2015 from NY 10001, owner surrender reason stated was TOO STRONG.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
06/26/2015 Exam Type INITIAL – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 47.4 LBS.

Negative MC Intact male BARH Good teeth, minimal staining Negative fleas/earmites (Activyl) Might have been muzzled at some point in time from hair pattern on muzzle (some slight abraison) NOSF Showed fear for scanner but otherwise green behavior

06/25/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
06/25/15 10:49 BASIC INFO: Maximus A1041430 is an approximately 3 year old American Staffordshire Terrier. He was purchased off of Craigslist. The Family Owned him for 2 years, and the reason that they are surrendering him is because he is too strong for the 4 children in the home and the Adult owner. He does not have any health concerns, and was last seen by a Veterinarian 5 months ago. (No paperwork provided). SOCIALIZATION: Maximus is very friendly and outgoing around strangers. He has lived with four children, ages 2, 3, 10, and 17. He is hyperactive and tends to knock the toddlers down when he plays with them. He plays exuberantly with adults. He has never lived with another dog or with a cat. he has never bitten or scratched an animal or human. BEHAVIOR: If left alone in the home, he would chew on the sofa. During storms or loud noises he barks. He is not bothered if someone touches his food, water bowl or toy. Maximus also is not bothered if you give him a bath or brush his coat. He does bark if an unfamiliar person approaches the Family or home. FOR A NEW FAMILY TO KNOW: The best ways to describe Maximus is by saying that he is friendly, affectionate, playful. He is very excitable and can be pushy at times. He has a very high activity level. Owner’s favorite thing about Max are his good looks. Maximus favorite activities are to play and run. When home, he follows you around. He enjoys playing with squeaky toys. He loves to play the game chase. He was kept mainly indoors and he sleeps in a crate. He was fed both wet (Pedigree) and dry food (Beneful) a bowls worth, twice a day. max is mostly house trained but will have accidents a few times a week if not walked on time. He usually potties on grass outside and on a wee wee pad in the home. When left alone he does destroy household items. He is crate trained and does well in it up to 4 hours. He listens to the command Sit, Come and Down. For exercise the Owner would take Max on brisk walks on the leash. Off leash he would wander and return when called. BEHAVIOR DURING INTAKE: Maximus was very friendly and sweet upon intake and allowed all handling and placing into kennel easily.

WEB MEMO
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06/27/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPNOCHILD
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Maximus pulls hard on the leash. He was excited but very interested in interacting with handler during assessment – jumped up. Maximus was excited during some of the handling items, but had soft body language. He did a lot of jumping up, body checking and played tug-of-war with the leash during tag interaction. Maximus ate faster, was stiff and very difficult to push out of the food bowl, but did not growl, snap or bite. He took the toy with a soft body language. He showed some concerning behavior during the rawhide tests -growling, but did not escalate to a snap or bite to the assess-a-hand. Maximus rushed in quickly during the dog-dog test, but showed no aggression. Maximus was surrender to us. According to his previous owner Maximus is very friendly and outgoing around strangers. He has lived with four children, ages 2, 3, 10, and 17. He is hyperactive and tends to knock the toddlers down when he plays with them. He plays exuberantly with adults. He has never lived with another dog or with a cat”. Maximus is an active dog he need a significant amount of exercise and mental stimulation. He may require positive reinforcement behavior modification for possible food guarding behavior In addition to food behavior modification protocol we recommend teaching Maximus “Drop It” and trade-up games. The behavior department feels that he can go to an experienced home without children. Look: 3. Dog jumps on the Assessor, consistently rubs his shoulder on the Assessor, and will not allow Assessor to conduct the assessment. Sensitivity: 2. Dog displays high energy and movement, but it is directed toward getting closer to the Assessor. His body is soft, likely panting, may jump up between attempts to lick Assessor. Tag: 3. Dog responds with his tail high, ears forward, mouth likely closed for at least half of the assessment item, body stiff and body checks the Assessor. Dog is often focused on other stimuli in the room. Squeeze 1: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Squeeze2: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Food: 3. Dog gulps food, begins to eat faster and with bigger bites, body stiff. He does not lift head when hand is applied to cheek. Toy: 1. Dog settles close, keeps a firm grip and is loose and wiggly. He does not place his body between you and the toy. Rawhide: 4. Dog freezes Dog – dog 2. Dog approaches the helper dog by rushing in with his tail at spine level, body not stiff, ears relaxed, and lip long Helper: A1041251

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
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06/26/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Negative MC Intact male BARH Good teeth, minimal staining Negative fleas/earmites (Activyl) Might have been muzzled at some point in time from hair pattern on muzzle (some slight abraison) NOSF Showed fear for scanner but otherwise green behavior

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

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