STONE – A1043272

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My name is STONE. My Animal ID # is A1043272.
I am a male brown and white pit bull mix. The shelter thinks I am about 2 YEARS

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 07/08/2015 from NY 11234, owner surrender reason stated was ATT ANIMAL.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
07/16/2015 Exam Type CAGE EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is NH ONLY, Weight 59.2 LBS.

S/O: ON AM ROUNDS, NOTED PATIENT TO HAVE SEROUS NASAL DISCHARGE WITH SNEEZING. SEEMED LATHARGIC AS WELL EATING APPROPRIATELY NOSF NO V/D A: URI PX: GOOD P: MOVE TO ISO, START COURSE OF DOXY AND RECHECK.

07/08/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
07/08/15 19:54 Basic Information: Stone is a 2 year old unaltered male pit-bull mix. He was given has a gift two years ago from a family member. Stone was registered at Petco for vaccinations. Owner surrendered Stone due to pet conflict in the home. Social Life and Personality: Stone lives with 2 female adults and been around children. Owner stated when children came to the house Stone will bark and growl at them. Also Stone will growl and bark at female visitor’s that came to the house as well. Stone lived with another male dog which was a Rottweiler and Stone was aggressive towards him for the past year. Owner kept both dogs separated by having Stone in a cage majority of the time. Recently Stone went to attack the Rottweiler. Owner suggested Stone goes to a home with no other pets. Stone never interacted with cats. He is mostly indoors and his activity level is very high. Owner stated Stone is playful and excitable. Behavior Issues: Stone never bitten or scratched another person but has attacked another dog and appears not to broken skin. Stone goes warning sign such as barking, growling, licking lips before he attacked the other dog. Stone tends to bark only when someone comes inside the house. He is friendly when owner touches his food bowl or take toys or treats away from his mouth. He doesn’t like to take baths and is terrified of water. He doesn’t like to be outside in the rain as well. Stone goes to the groomer to be brushed and have nails trimmed. Stone barks at unfamiliar people approaching the house or family member. For a New Family to Know: Stone is trained to use the bathroom outdoors in the bark twice a day. The only command he know is sit. Stone likes to play with balls, stuffed and squeaky toys an chew mostly apart. Stone is crate trained and spends most of his time in the crate chasing his tail. When he is loose around the house he follows owner around or stay in front of owner’s room. Stone whines when he hears storms/fireworks. Stone eats dry food called Science Diet full bowl twice a day. Intake Behavior: Upon intake Stone was muzzled. He growled and had whale eyes during intake. At times he wanted belly rubs from owner. No collar or handling was performed during intake

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07/15/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Stone previously lived with 2 adults and has been around children, but the owner states when both children and female adults visited the home Stone will bark and growl at them. Stone also lived with another dog but about a year ago had to be separated, and appears to have reacted to the other dog out of fear but we have very limited information on the conflict and on any methods used to try and resolve it, aside from keeping Stone caged for much of the day. At intake Stone was not handled by the counselor due to his stiff body language and growling. During SAFER Stone was not social, and maintained a stiff and fearful body posture for the handling items, as well as the tag interaction. During the resources portion of the assessment Stone was also stiff and could not be pushed out of the food bowl, but did not escalate to a growl or bite. He only showed minimal interest in the toys and when engaged with the rawhides, Stone would not relinquish the item, and became stiff as the assessor made attempts to remove the item from him. Stone has a lot of unaddressed fear and will give clear warning signals (growling, lip licking) but has not escalated to snapping or biting with humans or with other dogs, but Stone needs placement in a foster home or with an experienced adopter who can provide slow exposure to positive, rewarding experiences to address this underlying fear and anxiety. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide this home as well as counseling and support. Look: 3. Dog will not allow head to be held, and will not allow Assessor to conduct the assessment. His body is stiff, tail tucked, lip licks and whale eyed. 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: 2. Follows at end of leash, body low and fearful. Squeeze 1 & 2: 2. Dog quickly pulls back. Body tense Food: 3. Dog follows the dish, his tail between his legs, ears are forward. His body is stiff. Dog does not lift his head from the bowl when hand is applied to his cheek. Toy: 1. Minimal interest in Toy, dog sniffs, then turns away. Rawhide: 3. Dog takes rawhide away, keeps a firm hold. His body is stiff. Dog-dog: When off leash with other dogs Stone is somewhat fearful but does interact a bit. Sexually motivated, tolerant of solicitation but not interested in play.

07/09/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with other dogs Stone allows greeting but remains fearful, exploring the pen with his tail tucked. He may attempt to mount but responds well to correction. 7/10 Update: Stone remains somewhat fearful but does interact more. Sexually motivated, tolerant of solicitation but not interested in play.

07/08/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
Scan negative M; 2 YO; 59.2 LB Required muzzling and restraint during exam; growled at people and other dogs BARH NSF

07/16/2015 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , behavior rating NH ONLY
S/O: ON AM ROUNDS, NOTED PATIENT TO HAVE SEROUS NASAL DISCHARGE WITH SNEEZING. SEEMED LATHARGIC AS WELL EATING APPROPRIATELY NOSF NO V/D A: URI PX: GOOD P: MOVE TO ISO, START COURSE OF DOXY AND RECHECK.

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