ZORRO – A1045150

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My name is ZORRO. My Animal ID # is A1045150.
I am a neutered male black and white collie smooth mix. The shelter thinks I am about 6 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 07/23/2015 from NY 11232, owner surrender reason stated was BITEPEOPLE.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
07/23/2015 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 2 NC – MINOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NH ONLY, Weight 25.6 LBS.

2:40pm – given CIV AND BORDATELLA

07/23/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
07/23/15 14:55 Basic Information: Zorro is between 5-7 years old. Owner stated he is a spaniel/ Collie mix. Owner adopted Zorro from another shelter. Zorro is up to date on Vaccinations and appears healthy. Owner surrenders Zorro due to behavior issues. Social Life and Personality: Zorro lived with 2 adult and no children. Owner stated Zorro runs and jumps on children and prefers he goes to a home with no children. Owner also suggests that Zorro will do best in a one person home because when two or more people are around he will snap and bite. Zorro loves attention and get attach to one person in a family environment. Owner stated Zorro loves to play with other dog at the dog park. Owner stated Zorro is tolerant towards cats even when they attack him. He mostly indoors and activity level is very high. Owner stated he loves long walks and to be in the park. Owner stated Zorro is playful, pushy, confident, excitable, affectionate, fearful, anxious and friendly at times. Behavior Issues: Owner stated Zorro has bitten someone but not the past 10 days. Owner stated Zorro resource guard’s socks, garbage or anything that’s on the floor owner picks up. If owner tries to take anything from his mouth he will growl and snap. He allows owner to touch his food bowl. Zorro take baths and get groomed at the groomer. He allow owner to brush him but he can be hard to restrain once he is aggressive. Owner stated Zorro barks too much. Owner stated if unfamiliar people approach the house or family member he is friendly at first the he will growl. For a New Family to Know: Zorro is trained to use the bathroom outdoors. He goes for walks 2-3 times a day. He knows commands sit and stay. He likes to play with balls, squeaky and rope toys. Zorro has never been crate-trained. He likes to follow owner around the house, be in the same room or stay in his favorite spot. Zorro eats dry food called wellness twice a day. Intake Behavior: Upon intake Zorro was anxious and bark when he heard commotion. He was calm and relaxed when he was sitting by owner. Zorro scanned positive for a microchip and allowed limited handling.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

07/25/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Zorro previously lived with 2 adults and no children. The owner stated Zorro gets overwhelmed with more than 1 person around. Owner stated Zorro is tolerant towards cats even when they attack him; he also has a high activity level. The owner stated Zorro is playful, pushy, confident, excitable, affectionate, fearful, anxious and friendly at times. It was reported by the owner Zorro has bitten someone in the past. The owner stated if they try to take anything from his mouth he will growl and snap. The owner mentioned Zorro is trained to use the bathroom outdoors. Upon intake Zorro was anxious and barking when he heard a lot of commotion, after a while he was calm and relaxed when he was sitting by owner and allowed limited handling. During SAFER Zorro Came into the assessment room fearful with his body low, he allowed being collard/pet by the handler, during look and sensitivity item he had tense body language. During tag-interaction Zorro tried to bite the assessor, not all handling items was conducted at the moment. Food, toy and rawhide item he bites the assess-a-hand when attempting to remove the items away from him. In light of this behavior we feel that placement with a rescue who can provide positive reinforcement-based behavior modification is the best option at this time. Look: 2. Dog’s eyes are averted. His body posture is tense and fearful, his tail is low and not moving. He allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity: 2. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, his tail is between his legs, body tense, mouth closed. Tag: 5. Dog growls or tries to bite. Food: 5. Dog tries to bite. Toy 1: 5. Dog attempts to bite Rawhide: 5. Dog attempts to bite Dog-dog: 2. Dog approaches helper dog with tail at spine level, body not stiff, ears relaxed, lip neutral.

07/25/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
Off leash Zorro greets politely and is social and tolerant. He is a bit sexually motivated and does engage in brief gentle play.

07/25/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 2 NC – MINOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NH ONLY
scan positive: 981020003568677 neutered male weight: 25.6lbs cloudy occular lens clean ears clean coat mild dental tartar seen to teeth along with gingivitis present nails down to kwick overall body condition is good very tense and nervous during exam and will attempt to bite if provoked QARH NOSF

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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