Seal needs a forever home asap

TO BE KILLED - JULY 15, 2020 - Seal has til noon!!! :(

SEAL NEEDS SOMETHING THE SHELTER AIN'T OFFERING AND HE NEEDS IT ASAP - FREEDOM, CONSISTENCY, A PATIENT HUMAN AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE - We're on a mission to find that experienced and unwavering person for him. Please share this cutie to the moon and back. Just a babe, 1 year old Seal needs out! Seal is a young, enthusiastic dog with some challenging behavioral habits and a low threshold for arousal. That level of energy is always difficult to accommodate in a kennel environment and Seal is deteriorating. He's young, adorbs and friendly just the same. The kennel life isnt for Seal. Life started out on the wrong paw for Seal. Lets get things going in the right direction the second time.

SEAL 96493 MANHATTAN ACC
Estimated to be 1 year old, Lbs
UNALTERED MALE, LARGE MIXED BREED
STRAY FROM NY 10001
MEDICAL BEHAVIOR EVALUATION:
BEHAVIOR RATING:

The Behavior Team has developed a plan for working with Seal to provide enrichment and mental stimulation while also keeping him and his handlers safe. He gets multiple daily walks through the park and other visually stimulating areas that he can also sniff and investigate. He comes out into the yard to play and receive cue training, though has become increasingly difficult to manage outside in the yard as he is easily overstimulated in this setting, and engages a bit better with his environment when outdoors. While we try to provide as many outlets for his energy as we can, unfortunately he is becoming harder and harder to remove from his kennel. He kennel fights with other dogs and leash bites when being removed. We move all of the dogs in the room to the other side of the transfer door when taking him out, but he still always lunges at the empty kennels and it causes him a great deal of stress. He receives frequent varied in-kennel enrichment but favors chewing the drainage. In spite of our best efforts he needs more attention than we are able to offer so we are looking for a partner who can provide the exercise and the guidance for him to be successful.

Video of Seal coming out of the kennel:

Video of Seal returning to kennel:

Medical:

DVM Intake
Vet Notes: 4:02 PM
Estimated age: ~1 year
Microchip noted on Intake? Negative
History: Stray.
Subjective: BAR

Observed Behavior -Easy to leash and remove from kennel. Walked well on the leash. In the intake room, he was very hyper. Jumped up a lot and wanted to play. He would bark if we didn't play with him. Ate squeeze cheese ravenously. Hard to keep him calm for exam and tasks only because he had so much energy but no growling or trying to bite. He did leash bite when we placed him back in kennel.

Evidence of Cruelty seen -No
Evidence of Trauma seen -No
Objective
T =
P =wnl
R =wnl
BCS 5/9

EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal or ocular discharge noted
Oral Exam: Clean teeth
PLN: No enlargements noted
H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupnic
ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated
U/G: M/I, both down
MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, mild generalized hives/urticaria, a few epidermal collarettes on ventrum, bump on top of head which feels osseous (firm, non-mobile, does not bother him when touched)
CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities
Rectal: Clean externally

Assessment:
-Hives, epidermal collarettes-r/o allergic reaction (environmental vs. food)
-Bump on head-r/o normal variant vs. trauma from hitting it on something vs. other benign

Prognosis: Good

Plan:
-Benadryl 50 mg PO BID x 7 days
-Recheck in 7 days

SURGERY:
Temporary waiver due to COVID-19 pandemic

A Seal in Manhattan? More likely than you think! Meet Seal! This energetic boy is looking for a playful forever family <3 Seal is just a young fella and sooo cute. Please check out his video and see how he's just happy for some outside time and one on one attention from a human. Seal is young, friendly and playful and will need basic pup training, patience and loads of love.

Behavior Assessment:

Animal Name: Seal
Age: 1 Year 3 Weeks (approx)
Tag Number:
Breed: Large Mixed Breed
Gender: Male
Spayed / Neutered: No
Handler:
Observer:

Behavior Assessment Date: 6/22/2020
Retest Date:
Retest Reason:
Next Test Date:

Date of intake: 17-Jun-2020

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home): Stray

SAFER ASSESSMENT:
Date of assessment: 21-Jun-2020

BEHAVIOR:

Summary:

Leash Walking
Strength and pulling: Hard
Reactivity to humans: None
Reactivity to dogs: Moderate
Leash walking comments: Pulls hard and whines at dogs, jumps up on handler repeatedly

Sociability
Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social
Call over: Approaches readily
Sociability comments: Body soft, stays by assessor, jumping up and mouthing

Handling
Soft handling: Over-aroused
Exuberant handling: Over-aroused
Handling comments: Jumping up and mouthing repeatedly with moderate pressure. Rolling around on back then jumping up again

Arousal
Jog: Engages in play (exuberant)
Arousal comments: Jumps up

Knock: Approaches (exuberant)
Knock Comments: Jumps up

Toy: No response
Toy comments: None

DOG-DOG:

Summary:

6/21: Seal appears highly aroused and excitable when greeting the helper dog on leash. There is no appropriate helper dog for off leash follow up. He has been observed to lunge and bark toward dogs when walking by there kennel. He has displayed potential for moderate on leash reactivity outdoors.

FUN FACTS:

Summary (1):

6/30/20: Seal works on impulse control with handlers turning away from him when he jumps up and rewarding him when he is cued to sit. Work is done with him waiting for a second when a treat is held above his nose.

7/12/20: Work is done with Seal on having him sit and wait for treats. When he jumps up, handler turns away from him and rewards when jumping ends.

INTAKE BEHAVIOR:
Date of intake:17-Jun-2020
Summary:Loose body, jumps up

MEDICAL BEHAVIOR:

Date of initial:17-Jun-2020

Summary:Allows handling, excitable, jumps up

ENERGY LEVEL:We have no history on Seal so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he is a young, enthusiastic, social dog who will need daily mental and physical activity to keep him engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm.

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:During his stay at the care center Seal has been observed to allow some petting and will sit for treats but he jumps very high onto handlers, mouthing handlers with increasingly hard pressure. Seal reacts strongly when passing other kennels, cage fighting on his way in and out of the dog rooms.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:New Hope Only

Recommendations:
No children (under 13)
Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:

No children: Due to the very high level of jumping and mouthing seen at the care center, we recommend an adult only home.

Place with a New Hope partner: Seal displays a low threshold for arousal at the care center, quickly tipping into mouthing handlers with hard pressure and jumping up extremely high repeatedly. For these reasons, we recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home.

Potential challenges:

Basic manners/poor impulse control
Social hyperarousal
Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition
On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration
Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments: Basic manners/poor impulse control: Seal jumps up a lot on people in social manner. Please see handout on Basic Manners.

Arousal: Seal displays some arousal issues when with people, jumping up on them a lot and becoming very mouthy. The mouthiness has increased to him using hard pressure at times. He has also displayed a low threshold for arousal hen being removed from the kennel, grabbing leashes that attempts are made to remove him from the kennek with. Please see handout on Arousal.

Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Seal is mouthy at the care center, applying hard pressure at times. Please see handout on Mouthiness.

On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Seal has displayed some reactivity towards dogs at the care center, pulling towards them, whining, and barking. Please see handout on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration.

* TO FOSTER OR ADOPT *

SEAL IS RATED NEW HOPE RESCUE ONLY. To foster or adopt this dog you must fill out applications with New Hope Partners. You cannot direct adopt at the shelter. Please Message our page or email us at mld1nycdogs@gmail.com for assistance.

If you would like to adopt a NYC ACC dog, and can get to the shelter in person to complete the adoption process, you can contact the shelter directly. We have provided the Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan information below. Adoption hours at these facilities is Noon – 8:00 p.m. (6:30 on weekends)

If you CANNOT get to the shelter in person and you want to FOSTER OR ADOPT a NYC ACC Dog, you can PRIVATE MESSAGE our Must Love Dogs page for assistance. PLEASE NOTE: You MUST live in NY, NJ, PA, CT, RI, DE, MD, MA, NH, VT, ME or Northern VA. You will need to fill out applications with a New Hope Rescue Partner to foster or adopt a NYC ACC dog. Transport is available if you live within the prescribed range of states.

Shelter contact information:
Phone number (212) 788-4000
Email adopt@nycacc.org

Shelter Addresses:
Brooklyn Shelter: 2336 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11208
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.