11/20/2024
Leo will be euthanized tomorrow if no one offers rescue. Please share 🙏🏻
Leo has been placed with Pound Hounds ResQ
Leo will be on the list tonight, please start sharing this sweet, wiggly puppy NOW for a home!
This puppy is a little wiggleworm! LEO is incredibly sweet, friendly and outgoing with everyone he meets, and that includes the intake staff and the medical team on the day he arrived. His parent was moving to new housing where they could not take Leo, and had nothing but glowing things to say about the dog they had to leave behind. Leo lived with 2 children and one of the things his parent stressed was just how good he was with children. He was playful and friendly with them, though because of his age a bit rough when he played. He was also friendly and outgoing with strangers, and that has proven true! Well behaved, a good boy, a family pet. Now he is all alone. And realizing he is all alone after the door slammed behind the parent he loved, he is overwhelmed in the shelter environment. This is not uncommon, and poor Leo just wants to go home. He doesn’t know why his family is not with him or coming back for him, but he does know he is lonely, sad and heartbroken and stuck in a “box” for almost every hour of every day when he should be playing with his toys, or snuggling with the people he loves. Now he is on the list to die, and that just cannot happen. We need you to share this good, sweet puppy far and wide for a new family who will never leave him again. He deserves nothing less than every happiness. MESSAGE OUR PAGE for assistance fostering or adopting Leo and save his life.
A VOLUNTEER WRITES:
"Leo is a gremlin, both figuratively and literally. I mean, I don’t know how else to describe that smush face, his bottom grill constantly peeking out of his mouth and his little corn chip ears. And there’s no other way to illustrate how he eats, and even more-how he sounds, when he chomps on treats! When Leo plays, he requests that you be involved too-bringing me the toy and dropping it at my feet. He’s absolutely ridiculous and I love him!
Leo was surrendered due to a family move out of state. He is reported to be playful and sweet with the kids he lived with. He loves any types of treats and balls and stuffies. He understands the cues sit, come and down in Spanish. His favorite thing to do is “play with the kids on the patio.” Leo doesn’t have any experience with other dogs in his former home and was not dog tested in the shelter. Due to some fearfulness when he arrived, Leo was not a candidate for a handling assessment. For this reason, and stress in the shelter, Leo is at risk for euthanasia. If you can foster Leo, fill out the prescreener form in our bio. Leo is 1 year old, 45 pounds and his ID is #213374 ."
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LEO, # 213374, 1 Yr. Old, 45 lbs., Male
Queens Island ACC, Medium Mixed Breed, Black/White
Owner Surrender Reason: 11/4/2024 – Housing Issues
Shelter Assessment Rating: New Hope Only
Recommendations:
No Children under Age 13
Place with a New Hope Partner
Medical Behavior Rating: 1. GREEN.
AT RISK MEMO:
Leo is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Leo has not acclimated well to the shelter environment and is only allowing for minimal handling. Leo is tense and uncomfortable during interactions and has not allowed for collaring. He also displays a concerning level of arousal - fixating on scents or handlers' feet and is now leash biting to a concerning degree. He is becoming difficult to remove from the kennel and once out of the kennel due to his leash biting. He does not take treats or toys reliably as a result of his arousal, which has made refocusing him difficult, causing him to get loose from handlers' lead. Medically, Leo has CIRDC, chronic ear infection, and is Brachycephalic.
Leo came into the care center as an owner due to housing troubles. In the prior home home Leo was reported to be sweet and playful with the familiar children in the home. Leo knows cues in Spanish like sit, come, and down. In the care center, Leo has displayed fearful behavior avoiding handling and displaying a tense body with whale eyes. Due to this Leo is available for rescue through one of our new hope partners.
INTAKE NOTES – Date of Intake: 4-Nov-2024
Leo was friendly and playful. Due to his high energy and excitement on lease, Leo could not be properly scanned for MC or collared.
OWNER SURRENDER NOTES – BASIC INFORMATION:
Leo is a 1 year old, medium mixed breed male dog that was surrendered by his owner who moved to another state and was not allowed to bring the dog with them. Leo lived with 2 adults and 2 children. He is friendly and social with strangers and visitors in the home. Leo has experience with children ages 5 yrs and 9yrs old. He is playful and friendly but can be rough with plays. It is unknown how Leo will be with other dog since he was not walked outside with other dogs and is the only dog in the home. He has no experience with cats. Leo does not guard his resources. He has no bite history. He is not yet housetrained. His energy level is high.
Other Notes:
Leo is unbothered when held or restrained, is brushed or groomed or food/toys are taken away. It is unknow how he will react if nails are trimmed. Leo is afraid of loud noises (like thunderstorms and fireworks). He will bark if approached by an unfamiliar person in the home.
Has this dog ever had any medical issues? No
Medical Notes UTD on all vaccines and rabies. Please see vet docs for medical records.
For a New Family to Know:
Leo is a sweet and playful dog who is good with children. AT times he can be hyperactive and other times he is relaxed and will sleep wherever people are. He plays with balls and stuffed toys. Leo is crate trained and will spend a few hours a day in the crate. He loves any type of treat and is well-behaved when alone in the home. He goes for walks outside on cement and grass twice per day and pulls moderately. He comes from a Spanish household and knows ques in Spanish like sit, come, and down. His favorite thing to do is play with the kids on the patio.
BEHAVIOR NOTES
Date of intake: 4-Nov-2024
Means of surrender (length of time in previous home): Owner Surrender
Previously lived with: 2 adults, 2 children (5,9 y/o)
Behavior toward strangers: friendly and social with strangers and visitors in the home
Behavior toward children: playful and friendly but can be rough with plays
Behavior toward dogs: Unknown
Behavior toward cats: Unknown
Resource guarding: No known history of resource guarding.
Bite history: No known bite history.
Housetrained: No
Energy level/descriptors: Leo is reported to have a high energy level.
Other Notes: Leo is unbothered when held or restrained, is brushed or groomed or food/toys are taken away. It is unknow how he will react if nails are trimmed. Is afraid of loud noises (like thunderstorms and fireworks). Will bark if approached by an unfamiliar person in the home
SHELTER ASSESSMENT SUMMARIES - Date of Assessment: 6-Nov-2024
11/7: Another attempt was made to perform a handling assessment on Leo. He remains tense and uncomfortable with attempts of collaring or interaction. Leo does fixate on scents or the handler's feet and can be difficult to redirect. He then begins hypersalivating, pacing, panting, and is unable to settle as the session progresses.
Summary: 11/06/2024 - Leo has displayed fearful behavior avoiding handling and displaying a tense body with whale eyes. When attempting to collar he began to head whip. Due to this a handling assessment can not be conducted at this time.
11/05/2024: Leo displayed a tense body when attempting to collar, he began to sniff the handler's shoe becoming tense body. Leo is given an extra day to decompression.
PLAYGROUP NOTES – DOG TO DOG SUMMARY:
FUN FACTS:
ENRICHMENT NOTES
11/19/24 (AM) Leo greets the handler lying down in the back of his kennel. The handler toss in treats which gets Leo out. The handler presents Leo a toy at the door during leashing. Leo takes the toy from the handler but immediately drops it next to him taking no interest. The handler attempts to leash but Leo avoids the leash weaving his head around with his paw up. Leo is leashed and escorted out of his his kennel. When walking Leo takes interest into another toy on the walk. He picks it and ten proceeds to drop it again. When the handler goes to pick up the toy Leo bites on to the leash and begins pulling. The handler attempts to tighten the lead but Leo heads whips out. The handler guides Leo with the leash back before using a secondary leash to leash Leo. After Leo is leased, Leo is escorted back to his kennel where he drops the leash before entering. Leo is unleashed and secured without issue.
11/18: ACS staff told a handler as they were setting up musical enrichment that Leo is getting hard to remove from the kennel due to his leash biting. However, this morning when they were able to leash him after several attempts, Leo got loose due to his leashing. He was able to slip out of the lead, but the ACS staff were able to quickly catch him.
11/17: ACS staff report that Leo has displayed multiple episodes of leash biting once out of his kennel; including when off-leash in the yard. Leo is reported to jump up non-stop and bite at leads or PPE, tearing them. When putting him back in his kennel, he will bite and pull on their leads, pulling them into his kennel, and biting and shaking them.
11/10: A handler enters the room to put up kennel signage on a dog when Leo sees them enter. He immediately begins hard barking at the handler and rushes the kennel door, muzzling punching the bars as they walk past him.
11/05/24 (late entry): Leo is standing at the front of kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. He is leashed with ease to the Canine Behavior Office. Leo becomes slightly tense and avoidant as handlers attempt to leash him. Due to his discomfort, a Behavior Assessment is not attempted at this time. Leo is returned to kennel safely.
INTAKE BEHAVIOR:
Date of intake: 4-Nov-2024
Summary: friendly and playful.
MEDICAL BEHAVIOR:
Date of initial: 5-Nov-2024
Summary: very friendly and wiggly, loves spam. Allowed all medical handling.
BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: New Hope Only
Recommendations:
No children (under 13)
Place with a New Hope partner
Recommendations comments:
No children (under 13)- Due to Leo's potential challenges we recommend he be placed in an adult-only home at this time.
Place with a New Hope partner- Leo came into the care center as an owner due to housing troubles. In the prior home home Leo was reported to be sweet and playful with the familiar children in the home. Leo knows cues in Spanish like sit, come, and down. In the care center, Leo has displayed fearful behavior avoiding handling and displaying a tense body with whale eyes. Due to this Leo is available for rescue through one of our new hope partners.
Potential challenges:
Fearful
Kennel presence
Potential challenges comments:
Fearful-To help Leo overcome his fearfulness, use gradual desensitization and positive reinforcement. Identify the specific triggers that cause him fear and introduce them at a low intensity while pairing them with high-value treats. Gradually increase the intensity of the trigger while ensuring Leo remains comfortable. This process will help him build positive associations with previously fearful stimuli. Always allow Leo to approach new situations at his own pace, and never force him into uncomfortable situations. Using a calm and patient approach will help reduce his fearfulness and build his confidence. Please see the handout on decompression fearfulness.
Kennel presence- Leo is reported to hard bark, muzzle punch at handlers walking pass his kennel.
MEDICAL EXAM NOTES
11-Nov-2024
Progress Exam
Medical Notes: 4:44 PM
Progress exam: CIRDC signs present on rounds
Subjective: BAR, no S/V/D. Coughing/ hacking noted
Objective:
EYES: Clear, no discharge
LUNGS: Eupneic, no sign of respiratory distress
NASAL CAVITY: no discharge noted
MUSCULOSKELETAL: Ambulatory x4, no lameness or lesions
NEURO: Appropriate mentation
ASSESSMENT: Presumed CIRDC
PLAN: Per standing orders
-Move to ISO, ppe sign & monitor log placed on kennel
-Start doxy 10mg/kg PO q24h x14days & proviable 1 capsule PO q24h x14days
-CTM, recheck on 11/14
6-Nov-2024
Behavior Consult
Medical Notes: 7:34 AM
Behavior team reports anxiety - heaving panting, pacing, did not allow touch. Start trazodone 7.5 mg/kg PO BID and CTM.
5-Nov-2024
DVM Intake
Medical Notes: 10:43 AM
[DVM Intake]
DVM Intake Exam
Estimated age: 1yr
Microchip noted on intake? scanned negative
History: Owner surrender
Subjective: BAR, very friendly and wiggly, loves spam. Allowed all medical handling.
Observed Behavior -
Is there evidence of Cruelty? no
Is there evidence of Neglect? no
Is there evidence of Trauma? no
Objective
P = 120
R = panting
BCS 6/9
EENT: Eyes clear, AD dry waxy debris with thickened skin and erythema, no nasal or ocular discharge noted
Oral Exam: clean adult dentition, maxillary brachygnathism
PLN: No enlargements noted
H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupneic with moderate stertor
ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated
U/G: MI; 2 testicles descended
MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, dry hair coat
CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities
Re**al: externally normal
Wood's Lamp Exam: not performed
Assessment
Approx. 1yr MI canine
Otitis AD
Brachycephalic syndrome
Prognosis: good
Plan:
Intake tasks
Clean ears
Apply simplera AD; plan to recheck in 7 days
SURGERY:
Okay for surgery
* TO FOSTER / ADOPT *
If you would like to foster or adopt:
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Shelter contact information:
Phone number (212) 788-4000
Email [email protected]
Shelter Addresses:
Queens Shelter: 1906 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385
Manhattan Shelter: 326 East 110 St. New York, NY 10029
Staten Island Shelter: 3139 Veterans Road West Staten Island, NY 10309
NYC ACC RATING SYSTEM
Level 1
Dogs with Level 1 determinations are suitable for the majority of homes.
Level 2
Dogs with Level 2 determinations will be suitable for adopters with some previous dog experience.
Level 3
Dogs with Level 3 determinations will need to go to homes with experienced adopters.
Level 4
Dogs with Level 4 determinations will need to go to homes with experienced adopters. It is suggested adopters have prior experience with the behaviors described.
New Hope Rescue Only
Dogs with this rating need to be pulled by a New Hope Partner Rescue. Contact our page or email us for assistance.
