SCOOBIE – A1039216

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My name is SCOOBIE. My Animal ID # is A1039216.
I am a male tan and white am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 8 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 06/07/2015 from NY 11429, owner surrender reason stated was MOVE2PRIVA.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
06/07/2015 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, LBS.

No Final Exam

06/07/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
06/07/15 18:55 Scoobie is a geriatric dog that has been with his family for 8 years. He was surrendered due to his family moving south and not taking him. Scoobie has lived in the backyard of his owner’s home enclose in a cyclone fence (chain link) and lives in a padded shed with heat and an a/c unit. He lived with 3 adults that he is friendly with and allowsall 3 to handle him. He doesn’t not meet too many new people and when he does he growls, barks, and lunges for them. With the family he is described as playful, excitable, affectionate, and friendly. The family states he is hard to control and is aggressive to people. Scobbie loves all doggie toys and will play fetch. He usues the grass for the bathroom. He gets a weekly bath with the hose or in the tub. He does not guard food from his family, but his family suspects he would guard from strangers. He sleeps in a shed in the backyard in a doogie bed. Aside from barking, he is well behaved when left in the yard. Scoobie will growl and lunge at u familiar people approaching him or his family or yard. At intake, Scoobie did not allow the counsleor to handle him although he did eat food that the counselor tossed to him. He lunged and snapped at the counselor several times, but when offered food he wagged his tail and relaxed his body. The counselor did not handle Scoobie, so no scan could be preformed and he could not be collared.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

06/10/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Scobbie previously lived with 3 adults, and the owner described him as playful, excitable, affectionate, and friendly towards his family. The owner states that Scoobie is not sociable towards strangers and has been reported to bark, growl, and lunge at them. It was also noted that Scoobie does not guard his food from his owners, but the owner suspects he would guard his food from strangers. At intake it was noted that Scoobie did not allow any handling and was not receptive to introductions from a counselor. He was reported to lunge and snap at the counselor several times, but did calm down when offered food. During SAFER Scoobie appeared to be sociable, but became stiff and uncomfortable during the handling items. During the resources portion of the assessment Scoobie growled and snapped at the assessor when removing the food bowl. He also repeated that same behavior when attempting to remove the toy, and continued to lunge and growl at the assessor when both items were removed. He could not be redirected to more appropriate behavior, so due to safety concerns the rawhide item was not tested at this time, and the department recommends placement with a New Hope partner who is able to safely manage, and further explore these behavioral concerns seen while in the care center. Look: 4. Dog holds eye contact while remaining motionless with ears forward. His body is stiff and becomes stiffer as assessment progresses. Sensitivity: 2. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, his tail is between his legs, body stiff, mouth closed, lip long, ears back, lip licks. Tag: 1. Follows at end of leash, body soft Squeeze 1: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Body a bit stiff Squeeze 2: 3. Dog closes mouth, becomes stiff. Food: 5. Dog growls and snaps at assess-a-hand. Toy 1: 5. Dog growls and snaps at assess-a-hand. Dog-dog: When off leash with other dogs, Scoobie is initially muzzled due to owner surrender profile info. He is stiff but with a flagging tail when at the gate and when in the yard does not approach the greeter dog. When greeting does occur, he remains stiff with a high tail.

06/09/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with other dogs, Scoobie is initially muzzled due to owner surrender profile info. He is stiff but with a high tail set when at the gate and when in the yard does not approach the greeter dog. When greeting does occur, he remains stiff with a high tail.

06/07/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
Scan negative M, ~8yrs little scratch on the left ear broken nail on one of the front paw bilateral nuclearsclerosis hyperactive and hyperventilating Limited PE BARH

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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