NUGGET – A1051941

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My name is NUGGET. My Animal ID # is A1051941.
I am a neutered male white and tan chihuahua sh. The shelter thinks I am about 4 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 09/18/2015 from NY 10473, owner surrender reason stated was LLORDPRIVA. I came in with Group/Litter #K15-032670.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
09/19/2015 Exam Type INITIAL – Medical Rating is 1 – NORMAL , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 5.0 LBS.

Negative MC Neutered male BARH Mild staining on teeth Negative fleas/earmites (activyl) Pyrantel given NOSF Aggressive when on truck but nervous and runs away in facility, no aggression

09/18/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
09/18/15 18:09 BASIC INFO Nugget and Alejandro aren’t related, but they’ve grown up together. Their owner got them from a pet store 4.5 years ago. Their family had to surrender them due to landlord and family conflict. SOCIALIZATION Nugget is shy with new people for a few minutes. He’s fearful and retreats from children but has never bit, snapped, growled, etc. He plays exuberantly with adults and doesn’t play with children. Nugget and Alejandro are relaxed, affectionate, tolerant, and play exuberantly together. They’ve never bit anyone. BEHAVIOR Nugget doesn’t mind storms. He’s nervous when someone bathes him or trims his nails and when strangers approach his home/family. He doesn’t mind when someone takes his food/treat/toy, moves him off furniture, holds/restrains him, wakes him up, or brushes him. FOR A NEW FAMILY TO KNOW Nugget’s family describes him as friendly, affectionate, playful, shy, and medium energy. His family loves when he stands on his rear legs and waves his front legs at them. He follows his family everywhere, loves attention, and is a lap dog. He likes stuffed and squeaky toys and played fetch, chase, and tug. He lived inside and slept in his open crate on his bed. He ate dry Beneful dog food mixed with water. He’s partially housetrained and potties on wee-wee pads but also urinates off the pads about daily. He’s otherwise well-behaved when left alone. He was crated when he was younger but doesn’t need to be anymore. He knows come. He went for slow walks and pulled on his leash. INTAKE Nugget was tense and shaking during his intake and handling-picking up, petting, scanning (-), collaring, positioning for pictures, and putting into a kennel. He didn’t vocalize.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

09/22/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Nugget is fearful of the shelter environment he walks with a low and fearful body language. He was uncomfortable with handling he freezes and wrinkles his muzzle to expose his front teeth. We decided to skip the handling part of the assessment for safety reasons. During the resources Nugget was not interested in food, toys or rawhide. He does not approach other dog, turns body to side. Nugget was surrender to us. Nugget’s family describes him as friendly, affectionate, playful, shy, and medium energy. His family loves when he stands on his rear legs and waves his front legs at them. He follows his family everywhere, loves attention, and is a lap dog. He likes stuffed and squeaky toys and played fetch, chase, and tug. He doesn’t mind when someone takes his food, treat or toys. Nugget is shy with new people for a few minutes. He’s fearful and retreats from children but has never bit, snapped, growled, etc. He plays exuberantly with adults and doesn’t play with children”. 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: 5. Dog freezes Food 1: No interest. Toy: 1. No interest. Rawhide: 1. No interest. Dog-dog: 2. Dog does not approach the helper dog. Turns body to side in relation to other dog, or exits. Helper:A1052054

09/22/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with other dogs, Nugget greets briefly then seeks to exit the pen. 9/23 update: Nugget is tolerant of interaction but mostly keeps to himself. 9/24 update: Nugget allows greeting and will appropriately correct when mounted. He is more interested in seeking attention from handlers.

09/19/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Negative MC Neutered male BARH Mild staining on teeth Negative fleas/earmites (activyl) Pyrantel given NOSF Aggressive when on truck but nervous and runs away in facility, no aggression

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

CAME IN WITH: ALEJANDRO – A1051942   (NOT AN URGENT DOG)

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