Animal Profile

Tanner is at risk due to behavior concerns. During Tanner's first stay, he was fearful but quickly warmed up. He was adopted and recently returned. His previous adopter mentioned that he is destructive in the home and reactive on leash towards other dogs. In the Care Centers, Tanner remains fearful and avoids staff interactions. He has been observed growling, tensing up, and cowering in the corner. However, he does accept treats from select staff members. Medically, he is apparently healthy.

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This pet needs emergency placement. Please click here to go to our emergency placement page for more information. Due to the detailed behavior issues, this animal is only available for foster/adoption through one of ACC's New Hope Partners. If you are interested in adopting or fostering, please fill out the pre-screener form. This animal is not directly available for adoption through ACC and is only available by completing the pre-screener form.Adoption inquiries sent directly to ACC will not receive a response. Pre-Screener Form Tanner is at risk due to behavior concerns. During Tanner's first stay, he was fearful but quickly warmed up. He was adopted and recently returned. His previous adopter mentioned that he is destructive in the home and reactive on leash towards other dogs. In the Care Centers, Tanner remains fearful and avoids staff interactions. He has been observed growling, tensing up, and cowering in the corner. However, he does accept treats from select staff members. Medically, he is apparently healthy. Tanner was initially brought in as a stray and was fearful during his first stay. He was adopted but recently returned through no fault of his own; however, his owner did report that he is destructive. In the Care Centers, Tanner remains highly fearful. He has been observed fleeing, displaying a tucked tail, whale eyes, and escalating to growling. Due to these behaviors, Tanner should be placed with a New Hope Partner that can offer an adult-only foster home where he can decompress and receive positive reinforcement training. A volunteer writes: Tanner is a sweet little guy, closely resembling what we imagine a potato on four legs to look like. He looks like he has baby fat he hasn't grown out of that we just want to squeeze and kiss. Tanner can be shy initially, but after all our cooing and compliments he wiggles his little self over leaning right into our laps for cuddles. He has fancy white gloves on his paws, almost sea green eyes, and a pink adorable nose. Tanner is so so cute, with a parrot mouth, floppy ears and a puppy vibe. He is estimated to be 4, but we have to think he seems like a baby! He was found wandering around a building alone and no one claimed him, so the police brought him to us. At first, he was shy but now that he has been with us and gotten more used to the new surroundings, Tanner is a complete ham, flopping after treats, zooming across the floor, and jumping into laps. Tanner is already neutered and can go home today.

My medical notes are...

Weight: 60.5 lbs

1/16/2024

DVM Intake Exam History : Stray Estimated age: Approx 3-5 years Microchip noted on Intake? Negative Subjective: BAR, tense, furrowed brow, takes treats from floor and warms to taking from hand; allows exam and intake taskst Evidence of Cruelty seen - none Evidence of Neglect seen - none Evidence of Trauma seen - none Objective: P = wnl R = wnl BCS = 5/9 EENT: Eyes clear, no ocular discharge; ears clean; no nasal discharge noted Oral Exam: mm pink and moist, CRT <2; scant tartar PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NMA, SSP; Lungs clear, eupneic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: Male intact, two scrotal testicles MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Rectal: Externally normal Assessment: Apparently healthy Prognosis: Good Plan: CTM while at BACC SURGERY: Okay for surgery

1/30/2024

Progress Exam – mild CIRDC signs noted on rounds S/O: BAR, coughing, no s/v/d noted EENT: Eyes clear, very mild mucoid nasal discharge noted H/L: Eupneic, normal respiratory rate/effort CNS: Mentation appropriate Assessment: CIRDC - mild Plan: Monitor in place, no treatment at this time Placed UTW sign and monitoring log Recheck CIRDC day 10 +/- antibiotic if progressing CTM while at BACC

2/5/2024

Progress exam Subjective: BAR, no active c/s/d. 3-4 instances of vomit noted on rounds board. No reported inappetence Objective: Eyes: Clear bilaterally, no discharge Nasal Cavity: Mild serous nasal discharge Lungs: Eupneic Musculoskeletal: Ambulatory x 4 with no appreciable lameness. Neuro: Appropriate mentation. Assessment: -Mild CIRDC -Vomiting (r/o dietary indiscretion vs gastroenteritis) Plan: -Start proviable 1 capsule PO q24h until 2/10 -Start psyllium husk 2 scoops PO q24h until 2/10 -CTM on daily rounds

2/7/2024

Rice-shaped worms reported in stool. Scheduled Praziquantel administration.

2/9/2024

Progress exam Subjective: BAR, no c/s/v/d. No further reports of vomiting or worms in stool. Objective: Eyes: Clear bilaterally, no discharge Nasal Cavity: No nasal discharge. Lungs: Eupneic Musculoskeletal: Ambulatory x 4 with no appreciable lameness. Neuro: Appropriate mentation. Assessment: -Mild CIRDC (Resolved) -Vomiting (resolved) -Tapeworms (treated 2/7) Plan: -Removed signage from kennel -Continue proviable 1 capsule PO q24h until 2/10 -Continue psyllium husk 2 scoops PO q24h until 2/10

2/19/2024

Pre-surgical exam, anesthesia, and surgery performed by offsite vet. Medical record uploaded to Vet Documents. Green linear tattoo placed lateral to incision. GIVE: 1 tablet of Rimadyl 100 mg by mouth for 2 days starting the day after surgery. Diagnosis Healthy, Spay/Neuter - ACCEPTED

12/4/2024

DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: 3-5 years Microchip noted on Intake? Scanned positive History: Owner surrender due to moving, previously adopted earlier this year Subjective: QAR Observed Behavior - tense/whale eyes, tail firmly tucked, frozen for exam and tasks, barks and whines at door Is there evidence of Cruelty? No Is there evidence of Neglect? No Is there evidence of Trauma? No Objective T = P = WNL R = WNL BCS: 5/9 EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal or ocular discharge noted Oral Exam: did not examine-- muzzle on PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupneic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: Externally WNL, neutered male MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Rectal: Externally WNL Wood's Lamp Exam: not performed Assessment Apparently healthy Neutered male Prognosis: Good Plan: Intake tasks + exam Await sort Rx: Trazodone 250mg PO BID x14 then reassess Rx: Gabapentin 400mg PO BID x14 then reassess SURGERY: Already neutered

12/19/2024

Dog hard panting in his kennel. A: Kennel stress persists. Plan Gabapentin 600 mg po bid while in shelter Clonidine 0.3 mg 1 tablet po bid while in shelter advise placement

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Behavior Condition: 2. Blue

Behavior History
Behavior Assessment

During intake he was crouched low with is tail tucked. He was very tense but he did allow the counselor to take his picture.

Date of Intake: 12/4/2024

Spay/Neuter Status: Neutered

Basic Information:: Tanner is an approximately 4 year old neutered male large mixed breed dog. He was surrendered due to his owner moving to a new apartment that doesn't allow dogs and his destructive tendencies

Previously lived with:: 2 adults, 2 children, 1 small dog, 1 cat

How is this dog around strangers?: There were never any strangers/visitors who entered the home, so Tanner does not have experience with strangers/visitors. He will ignore and walk past people on the street without issue.

How is this dog around children?: Tanner previously lived with two children, ages 7 and 11 years old. He may hide at first when meeting new children and be shy/prefer contact on his terms, but will warm up quickly to be friendly, outgoing, and playful.

How is this dog around other dogs?: Tanner previously lived with one small dog. He is friendly, outgoing, playful, and tolerant with familiar dogs. He will pull really hard towards unfamiliar dogs and growl at them on walks, so his owner has kept him away from unfamiliar dogs.

How is this dog around cats?: Tanner previously lived with one cat. He was friendly, outgoing, and playful with the cat.

Resource guarding:: No reported issues

Bite history:: No reported bite history

Housetrained:: No

Energy level/descriptors:: High

Other Notes:: Tanner is reported to have general anxiety, pull really hard on leash, be anxious when left alone, and have destructive tendencies. When he sees large and small dogs on walks, Tanner is reported to pull hard towards them, sniff, and growl. His owner keeps him away from unfamiliar dogs on walks. Tanner isn't bothered when held/restrained, when disturbed while resting/sleeping, when pushed/pulled off of furniture, or when his collar is grabbed/touched. He is fearful when startled or when his feet/paws are touched.

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No

For a New Family to Know: Tanner is a social, affectionate, very active, playful, and vocal dog. He likes spending his time where people are, in the bedroom, in the kitchen, or in the living room. He does have a crate but does not do very well in the crate and will break out of it. Tanner loves bath time/water and allows his owner/family to bathe and brush him. He does not allow them to trim his nails and is fearful when nail trims are attempted. Tanner pulls moderately to hard on leash and usually gets walked three times a day for 20 minutes each. Tanner loves going in the car but will have accidents in the car. Tanner knows the cues sit/stay, but "does not listen." Tanner's owner loves how gentle and protective he is with his family. Tanner loves Kong toys, stuffed animals, and shoes. He loves beef sticks and is "not picky with food."

Date of intake:: 12/4/2024

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender

Previously lived with:: 2 adults, 2 children (ages 7 and 11 years old), 1 small dog, 1 cat

Behavior toward strangers:: Neutral when walking past

Behavior toward children:: Hides at first but warms up, friendly with resident kids

Behavior toward dogs:: Friendly with familiar dog, growls at unfamiliar dogs

Behavior toward cats:: Friendly

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: No

Energy level/descriptors:: Tanner is noted to have high energy

Other Notes:: *** Please see prior handling assessment from past stay for more details*** Tanner is reported to have general anxiety, pull really hard on leash, be anxious when left alone, and have destructive tendencies. When he sees large and small dogs on walks, Tanner is reported to pull hard towards them, sniff, and growl. He does have a crate but does not do very well in the crate and will break out of it. He does not allow them to trim his nails and is fearful when nail trims are attempted. Tanner will have accidents during car rides 1/16/24: First Stay, Stray Was noted to be fearful. Previous handling assessment is available upon request

Date of assessment:: 12/7/2024

Summary:: There were two attempts on conducting a handling assessment on Tanner. During the first attempt, Tanner flee from the handler, tail tucked, low body, ears pin. He refused to move forward. On the second attempt, Tanner growled at the handler's assistant when taken into the behavior room. Tanner displayed avoidant behavior, heavy open mouth panting, cowering in the corner of the exit door, with a tense body. Attempts were made to coaxes him which he did not respond to. Due to this Tanner is not a good candidate for an assessment at this time.

Summary:: 1/7/25: Tanner snaps twice with a tense body when greeting another dog at the gate. PREVIOUS STAY: Tanner was surrendered as a stray so his past behavior with other dogs is unknown. 01/21/24 Tanner is introduced to a novel female dog while off leash at the care center. Tanner greets the novel female dog but immediately becomes tense. Tanner walks away and returns tense, with his hackles up. Tanner is moved to the farthest pen due to him making the novel female dog uncomfortable. 1/17/24 When off leash at the Care Center, Tanner is introduced to a novel female dog. He is initially hesitant to approach the gate, but with coaxing from handlers, he slowly walks forward. Tanner greets the female and slowly becomes sexually motivated and whines, but the female walks away.

Summary (6):: 1/2/25: Tanner is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He barks a few times as handler unlocks the kennel door before being leashed without issue and taken to the street for a walk. During his walk he pulls from a range of moderate to hard pressure. Tanner will stop and focus intently on people he sees. He also attempts to pull towards people he walks past on the street. It is difficult to redirect and refocus Tanner, treats and squeaky toys are used but when he begins focusing on people on the street he does not respond to either. Tanner zig zags at certain points in the walk, he walks from left to right tugging forward hard. He is brought back to the building and allows clipping before being returned to kennel without issue. 12/17/24:Tanner was observed to be hard panting in kennel. 12/9/24 (late entry)- Tanner is at the front of his kennel barking with a neutral body when handler approaches. He avoids the leash and handler uses a treat lure, he is easily leashed as he eats the treat. He is taken for a street walk, where he has moderate pull to hard pull when wanting to sniff a particular spot. He is social with handler taking treats with slight pressure. He keeps his attention on handler. He doesn't have any reaction to any stimuli. He is taken for his assessment. He is hesitant to be collared and moves his head away when it is presented. Second handler went slowly and was able to collar. Once the collar was on, he avoided any contact with handlers keeping his tail tucked and keeping his distance. Handlers ended assessment to not further stress Tanner out. He was returned to his kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 12/07/24: Tanner is tense upon the handler’s arrival and growls initially. The handler administers treats and spray cheese before leashing him, and Tanner is leashed with ease and brought out for a short walk prior to his assessment. While on the walk, Tanner hard pulls and fixates on other dogs when passing by. After the walk, Tanner is brought back into the care center and escorted to the BT room for his assessment. Once in the room, Tanner puts the brakes on and remains tense, refusing any treats tossed to him. Tanner is eventually returned to his kennel safely with no issues. Previous stay at ACC: 02/26/24 Tanner is standing on his kennel door with a loose body and wagging tail. Tanner is leashed with ease once he drops to all fours and taken for a walk outside. Before exiting the facility, Tanner is administered a toy in which he takes with him. Tanner displays a loose body while walking moderately beside the handler. Tanner would get a case of the zoomies and begin to pull. Tanner will take treats gently when administered and allow touch as he is pet. Tanner maintains his loose body throughout the walk while still carrying his toy. Tanner is returned to the facility where he enters the building with no issue. Tanner's kennel isn't clean so he is taken to the assessment room to wait. Tanner engages with toys and is administered treats. Tanner is leashed and returned to kennel. Tanner enters his kennel with no issue. 2/11/24: Tanner was at front of kennel when handler approached, and was easily leashed. Tanner immediately attempted to scavenge once out on the street, as had been noted by another staff member. Handler was able to keep Tanner away from debris without issue, and he walked nicely on leash. A delivery driver on the opposite side of the street stopped handler to ask about Tanner. Before handler could tell driver he was not allowed to pet Tanner, he slightly opened his door to get out. Tanner immediately put his hackles up and low grumbled. The delivery driver shut his door and did not approach. Tanner was noticeably more alert on the way back to shelter, with hackles raised at times, pulling hard on leash. Tanner was returned to kennel without issue. 1/17/24: Tanner is in front of his kennel when the handler approaches, the handler gives him treats which he takes and begins to throw and play with inside his kennel. The handler leashes him and takes him to the assessment room where he is collared and leashed. Tanner displays a tense body but will warm up and begins to play with the toys in the room, he dodges the handler but will play from afar. Tanner is leashed and taken back to his kennel without issue.-DF

Date of intake:: 12/4/2024

Summary:: tense, fearful but warmed up

Date of initial:: 12/4/2024

Summary:: tense/whale eyes, tail firmly tucked, frozen for exam and tasks, barks and whines at door

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Tanner's fearfulness displayed in care, we recommend he goes to a home with older behavioral savvy children. Place with a New Hope partner: Tanner has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has allowed only minimal handling since intake. 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: : House soiling,Destructive behavior,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: House soiling: Tanner is noted to have accidents in the home and in the car. Positive reinforcement should be used to help mange this behavior. Please see the handout on House Soiling. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Tanner has shown fearful behavior in the Care Centers, and has escalated to growling. Positive reinforcement should be used to help Tanner associate new people with things he likes such as treats and toys. Destructive behavior/Anxiety: : Tanner is noted to have destructive behavior and is general anxious in the home. Positive reinforcements should be utilized to help Tanner manage this behavior. Please see the handouts on Destructive Behavior and General Anxiety. Handling/touch sensitivity: Tanner was reported to be fearful when his nails are trimmed. Positive reinforcement should be used to help him associate nail trims with things he likes. Please see the handout on Handling/touch sensitivity. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration/Strength/leash pulling: Tanner will growl and pull towards unfamiliar dogs. Positive reinforcement should be used to teach Tanner to check in with his handler when he sees a trigger. Please see the handouts on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration and leash manners.