SAFE 04/13/15 – SAMANTHA – A0801175 – MANHATTAN, NY

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My name is SAMANTHA. My Animal ID # is A0801175. 

I am a spayed female br brindle and white pit bull mix. The shelter thinks I am about 6 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 04/02/2015 from NY 10039, owner surrender reason stated was OWN ARREST.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
04/08/2015 Exam Type CAGE EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 63.6 LBS.

SND, coughing A: Kennel cough P: Doxy 100 mg 3 tabs po sid x 10 days as per Dr. 0915

04/02/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
04/02/15 14:07 Dog Name: Samantha Reason for surrender: Personal problem with family member Relationship: Owner had Samantha for 6 years but been with family members for several months. People: Samantha use to living with adults but been around children ages 1 and 2 years old. Samantha is relaxed, playful, and usually tolerant. Owner stated Samantha is exuberant around children and will do best in a home with children. Other Animals: Owner stated Samantha is aggressive and fearful around dogs. When she sees a dog her hair stand up and she starts to bark. But once she is familiar with the dog she becomes tolerant. Samantha is the same way with cats. Personality/Habits: Owner stated Samantha is sweet and great with kids. Her activity level is to a medium. She likes to play with balls and squeaky toys. She likes to play tug games with owner with her toys as well. She is friendly when someone touches her food bowl, toys or treats. She afraid of taking baths, having her coat brushed, being restrained and having nails trimmed. Samantha will be tense and becomes very nervous. She isn’t bothered when unfamiliar people approach a family member or the house. Samantha likes to follow owner around the house and is well behaved when home alone. Owner stated Samantha is shy, mellow, and friendly. Training: Samantha is mostly indoors and mostly house trained. She goes for walks twice a day and never uses the bathroom indoors. She goes for slow walks on a leash and if off a leash she stay close by owner side. She knows commands such as sit and stay. Samantha uses to be crate-trained but doesn’t need it now. Feeding: Samantha eats both wet and dry food twice a day. Behavior upon intake: Upon intake Samantha was wagging her tail, wanted to be pet, was loose body and allowed all handling. She scanned positive for a microchip.

04/05/2015 WEB MEMO
A volunteer writes: Samantha is a beefcake of a girl who’s not afraid to speak her mind. Her gift of communication, constant smile, and good nature are qualities that define “family pet”. In fact, Samantha’s former owners say that she would do best in a home with kids as she is sweet and playful with them, though may be overly exuberant at times. Here at the shelter, Samantha is always raring to go. Let me out of this cage she barks buoyantly! Once free, she easily occupies herself on a walk, perhaps channeling a bit of the hound her droopy ears and snout indicate may be part of her heritage. She is a sniffer and spends more time investigating the environment than me. Even when I offer a treat she’d rather stick her nose in the dirt! An active, healthy big girl Samantha is easy to manage on leash, seemingly housetrained, and very approachable. Off leash in the pen she continues her search work until I offer her a chance to play ball. Toss it she barks again! When I do, she bounces in the ball’s direction, grabs it for only a second, and immediately returns for another. (Samantha will need some work on the game of fetch.) As per her former owners, she also enjoys tug and squeaky toys as well, so Samantha is very easy to please. They also stated that she is “aggressive and fearful” around other dogs. When Samantha is on leash and a dog approaches from a distance, we have seen her freeze momentarily, hard bark, and then lunge forward. Though easy enough to distract, Samantha will need some work in this area. Her stress level around unfamiliar dogs is markedly out of sync with her calm, easygoing temperament at all other times. In playgroup she is uncomfortable with others, vocalizing loudly and backing away to avoid. Her former owners say that once she is familiar, with both cats and dogs, she becomes tolerant. So if you’re a fun family, looking for a fun addition to your clan, check out Samantha. Kids welcome! (How often does that happen!?)

04/04/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – AVERAGE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Samantha walks calmly on leash. She was sociable toward the handler during the assessment – soft body, wagging tail. She was calm and relaxed during handling. Samantha was calm and relaxed when playing tag with assessor. She was not interested in food or rawhide but was easy to handle when chewing on toys. Samantha does not approach other dog, turns body to side. Samantha was surrender to us. According to the previous owner Samantha use to living with adults but been around children ages 1 and 2 years old. Samantha is relaxed, playful, and usually tolerant. Owner stated Samantha is exuberant around children and will do best in a home with children. Owner stated Samantha is uncomfortable and fearful around dogs. When she sees a dog her hair stand up and she starts to bark. But once she is familiar with the dog she becomes tolerant. Samantha is the same way with cats”. Samantha did not show any concern during the behavior assessment. The behavior department feels that she can go to an Average home. Look: 2. Dog pulls out of Assessor’s hands each time without settling during three repetitions. 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 likely closed for at least a portion of the assessment item. Tag: 1. Follows at end of leash, body soft, wagging tail, open mouth. Squeeze 1: 1. Dog gently pulls back her paw. Squeeze 2: 1. Dog gently pulls back her paw. Food 1. No interest. Toy 1. Dog settles down close to chew, will relinquish toy to you. Rawhide 1. No interest. Dog – dog 2. Dog does not approach the helper dog. Turns body to side in relation to other dog. Helper: A1031851

04/05/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – AVERAGE
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with other dogs, Samantha appears to be uncomfortable and becomes very vocal around other dogs. She avoids all interactions.

04/03/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Scanned positive 4A12063911 QARH Mild dental tartar Tense and nervous Spayed Activyl applied for fleas prevention Nosf

04/08/2015 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS ,
SND, coughing A: Kennel cough P: Doxy 100 mg 3 tabs po sid x 10 days as per Dr. 0915

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