SAMANTHA – A1048309

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SAMANTHA – A1048309

SPAYED FEMALE, TAN, CHIHUAHUA SH MIX, 6 yrs
OWNER SUR – EVALUATE, NO HOLD Reason PERS PROB
Intake condition EXAM REQ Intake Date 08/18/2015, From NY 11207, DueOut Date 08/18/2015, I came in with Group/Litter #K15-027767.

Medical Behavior Evaluation BLUE
Medical Summary Scan : Negative Sex: spayed, tatoo present S/O: BAR, clear EENT, moderate dental disease A: APH PROGNOSIS: EXCELLENT
Weight 7.6

PROFILE:  Samantha is a 6 yrs. old female Chihuahua who was surrendered at ACC today with her litter mate. Samantha is tan and she is spayed and appears to be in good health. She is described as being funny and playful.

Samanatha is respectful tolerant affectionate and playful around children cats and dogs. When she interacts with them she is gentle and respectful at all times. She is house trained and is an indoor dog. She is described as being playful confident excitable affectionate mellow independent and friendly. She is nervous and fearful when she hears loud noises of any kind.

Samantha is not bothered when you take her food toys or treats away from her. She is also not bothered when she is given a bath having her nails trimmed or haing her fur brushed. She is not bothered when she is disturbed from her sleep or held and restrained and she is not allowed onto the furniture. She will bark at a stranger who approaches her family or home. She understands the command sit and will play with balls and she will also wrestle and dance with her owner.

Samantha will go for fast paced walks and can be walked off of her leash as she will return when called. When she is out for her walks she will use the bathroom on cement and grass. She is well behaved when left alone in the house. She eats dry food three times a day and likes bacon treats. She will follow her owner around and stay in the same room with them. She likes to stay on the bed and will sleep on her dog bed.

During the Intake process Samanatha was easy to handle allowing herself to be collared and photographed with no issue. She interacted with people allowing herself to be petted and handled by staff members.

SAFER: EXPERIENCED HOME, NO CHIILDREN

The previous owner reports Samantha is respectful, tolerant, affectionate, and playful around children cats and dogs, and when she interacts with them she is gentle and respectful at all times.  The owner stated Samantha is house trained and she is well behaved when left alone in the home. It was also stated that Samantha is not bothered when you take her food, toys, or treats away from her, and she is also not bothered by any kind of grooming. The owner mentioned that Samantha is nervous and fearful when she hears loud noises of any kind, and she was best described as being playful, confident, excitable, affectionate, mellow, independent, and friendly.

During the Intake process it was noted that Samantha was easy to handle and she allowed the counselor to pet and collar her. During SAFER Samantha maintained a low and fearful body posture, but allowed the assessor to conduct all handling items without issue. During the tag interaction, Samantha became stiff and uncomfortable with the assessors fast movements, but when the game ended she approached the assessor with a low body and tail wag. During the resources portion of the assessment Samantha was not interested in the food or rawhides, and only showed minimal interest for the toys. Samantha appears to be fearful of sudden movements, and the previous owner also reported that she is fearful of loud noises, so the department feels a home with erratically-moving or pushy children may be intimidating for her and would do best with an experienced adopter with no children. In addition the department recommends that introductions are done slowly and Samantha be given the opportunity to interact at her own pace.

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, her eyes are averted, her tail is between her legs, body stiff, and mouth closed, lip long, ears back, and trembles.

Tag: 3. Dog repeatedly spins toward the touch. Dog is crouching, tail is tucked, mouth closed, body stiff.

Squeeze 1 & 2: 2. Dog quickly pulls back.

Food: Inconclusive, dog is not eating.

Toy: 1. Minimal interest in toy, dog sniffs, then turns away.

Rawhide: 1. No interest.

Dog-dog: When off leash with other dogs, Samantha is tolerant of interaction but spends most of her time exploring her surroundings.

PLAYGROUP:   When off leash with other dogs, Samantha is tolerant of interaction but spends most of her time exploring her surroundings.  8/20 update: Samantha is social and will offer play bows in attempts to solicit brief bouts of play.

CAME IN WITH:  TABATHA – A1048310 (CAT)

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