SAFE 04/11/15 – POLKA – A1031780 – BROOKLYN, NY
Safe 4-11-2015 Brooklyn
** SMILEY BIT OF PUPPY JOY ** Polka is so cute she makes you want to dance, unfortunately she danced right into the hands of the NYCACC as a stray. Tomorrow they have listed her to be destroyed, please stop to smell the roses and learn about puppy Polka. She is special, the NYCACC notes sound like a love fest rather then a intial medical summary. Polka had lovely comments such as ” smiley “, playful, and easy to handle. Polka is a brindle beauty that only weighs thirty four and a half pounds. Please share, pledge, and advocate for Polka, she has charming remarks that show a winning personality. A foster or adopter can get her back on the right track, the NYCACC no place for this puppy. Polka needs her dance card full by noon tomorrow, the deadline will not wait.
My name is POLKA. My Animal ID # is A1031780
I am a female br brindle am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 11 MONTHS old.
I came in the shelter as a STRAY on 03/30/2015 from NY 11207, owner surrender reason stated was STRAY.
MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
04/06/2015 Exam Type CAGE EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is AVERAGE, Weight 34.6 LBS.
BILATERAL MUCOPURULENT NASAL D/C AND DRY HACKING NON-PRODUCTIVE COUGH OTHERWISE BAR, ATTENTION SEEKING, NO V/D, APPETITE WNL MOVE OT ISO DOXYCYCLINE 100MG- 2 TABS SID X 10 DAYS MONITOR AND RC
03/30/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
03/30/15 20:05 Polka is a brindle American Pit Bull Terrier mix aged around 10 months. She came in as a stray and was very loose and wiggly with the staff. She allowed the counselor to scan and collar her.
WEB MEMO
No Web Memo
04/03/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – AVERAGE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Polka came to us as a stray on 3/30/15. Upon intake it was reported that Polka had very loose body language, and allowed all handling. When entering the behavior room Polka showed great interest in interacting with the assessor with soft body language. She was handled easily and allowed the assessor to conduct all of the tactile items of the SAFER without displaying any signs of aggression. She proved a bit difficult to push out of the food bowl, but had soft body language. Polka showed no interest in the toy or rawhide items on this portion of the assessment. Look: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted. Her ears are back, her tail is down, and she has a relaxed body posture. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity: 1. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, her eyes are averted, and her tail is in neutral position with relaxed body posture. Dog’s mouth is closed for a portion of the assessment item. Tag: 2. Dog is not fearful, but is unresponsive to the Assessor, and approaches the Assessor at the end of the game (needs coaxing to approach.) she is focused on stimuli other than the Assessor. Squeeze 1: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. Her eyes are averted and her ears are relaxed. Squeeze 2: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. Her eyes are averted and her ears are relaxed. Food: 2. Dog follows the dish with her tail down, body a bit stiff. Dog lifts head after a bit of pressure from hand to cheek. Toy: 1. No interest. Rawhide: 1. No interest. Dog-Dog: When off leash with other dogs, Polka initially enters the yard with body low and a tucked tail. She expressed interest in interacting with the other dog, but appears a little unsure of play. She will be bouncy and approach the other dog and will dart away in possible interest in chase play
04/01/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with other dogs, Polka initially enters the yard with body low and a tucked tail. She expressed interest in interacting with the other dog, but appears a little unsure of play. She will be bouncy and approach the other dog and will dart away in possible interest in chase play 4/2 Update Polka is eager to play and initiates play with a male dog. She is very good at offer play signals in her intent to engage in play. 4/3 Update Polka is very energetic and playful with both males and females. 4/5 Update Polka engages in a bit of running play with female and is eager to solicit play with other dogs
03/31/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Scanned negative Female ~10mos BARH – “smiley” playful, easy to handle NOSF Activyl Tick Plus applied
04/06/2015 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , behavior rating AVERAGE
BILATERAL MUCOPURULENT NASAL D/C AND DRY HACKING NON-PRODUCTIVE COUGH OTHERWISE BAR, ATTENTION SEEKING, NO V/D, APPETITE WNL MOVE OT ISO DOXYCYCLINE 100MG- 2 TABS SID X 10 DAYS MONITOR AND RC
VIDEO :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyPuwyFq4Ns
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