SHERRY – A1043644

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My name is SHERRY. My Animal ID # is A1043644.
I am a female brown and white pit bull and bull terrier mix. The shelter thinks I am about 1 YEAR 6 MONTHS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 07/11/2015 from NY 11691, owner surrender reason stated was TOO STRONG.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
07/20/2015 Exam Type CAGE EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is AVERAGE, Weight 46.2 LBS.

BILATERAL MP NASAL D/C AND DRY NON PRODUCTIVE COUGH MOVE TO ISO DOXYCYCLINE 100MG- 2.5 TABS SID X 10 DAYS CONTINUE TO MONITOR EXCELLENT PROGNOSIS

07/11/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
07/11/15 15:24 Basic Information: Sherry is a 1 and a half old unaltered female pit-bull mix. She was given to owner last August. Owner surrenders Sherry because she is too strong. Social Life and Personality: Sherry lived with one elderly female. Sherry never was around children, dogs and cats. Sherry is indoors and activity level is very high activity. Owner stated excitable, anxious and friendly. Behavior Issues: Sherry never bitten or scratched anyone to owner’s knowledge. Owner stated Sherry is hard to control barks too much, and destroy things indoors. Sherry barks when she is excited and wants something. Sherry destroys toys, the basement and furniture’s. She allows owner to touch her food bowl and take toys away. She likes to take sponge baths. She is hard to restrains. She barks unfamiliar people approached the house or family member. For a New Family to Know: Sherry is trained to use the bathroom indoors in a cage. Sherry is crate trained and stays inside of crate majority of the time. She likes to play with squeaky toys. If she is loose she likes to follow owner around the house. She likes to eat dry food called Beneful twice a day. Intake Behavior: Upon intake Sherry was overly excited and anxious. She scanned negative for a microchip and allowed all handling.

WEB MEMO
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07/17/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – AVERAGE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Sherry previously lived with one elderly lady. The owner stated Sherry has a high activity level. The Owner mentioned Sherry as excitable, anxious and friendly. The owner also stated Sherry barks when she is excited and wants something. It was reported Sherry was overly excited and anxious but allowed al handling upon intake. During SAFER Sherry came into the assessment room excited, loose body posture with her mouth open, she was friendly and social towards the assessor, allowed all handling items to be conducted without issue. Sherry was relaxed during the tag interaction, and during the resources portion of the assessment Sherry was easy to handle when engaged with the items. Sherry appears to be a high-energy dog that will likely do best with an adopter prepared to provide mental and physical stimulation and appropriate outlets for his energy, so the department feels she can be suitable for an “Average” adopter. Look: 2. Dog pulls out of Assessor’s hands each time without settling during three repetitions. Sensitivity: 2. Dog repeatedly turns toward the Assessor’s hand, with loose body and open mouth, Dog licks hands while lips are long. Tag: 1. Follows at end of leash, body soft. Squeeze 1 & 2: 2. Dog quickly pulls back. Food: 1. Inconclusive, dog is not eating. Toy: 1. No interest. Rawhide: 1. No interest. Dog-to-dog: When off leash Sherry is fearful, stiff body and tucked tail, tries to avoid other mates but is tolerant when they approach for introduction. Seeks human interaction.

07/14/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
Off leash Sherry is fearful, with stiff body posture and tucked tail. She tries to avoid other mates but is tolerant when they approach for introduction. She seeks handler interaction. 7/17 update: Once introduced, Sherry relaxes and engages in running play. Tolerant. Greets appropriately. 7/18 update: Sherry continues to greet appropriately and is tolerant. Bit nervous, explores the yard. 7/22 update: Sherry is a bit stiff but greets politely. Generally explores the yard and likes interacting with handlers.

07/14/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Scan negative BARH female ~ 1 yr 6 mon exam within normal limits very hyper , allows most handling nosf

07/20/2015 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , behavior rating AVERAGE
BILATERAL MP NASAL D/C AND DRY NON PRODUCTIVE COUGH MOVE TO ISO DOXYCYCLINE 100MG- 2.5 TABS SID X 10 DAYS CONTINUE TO MONITOR EXCELLENT PROGNOSIS

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