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Biggie Baby is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Biggie Baby has shown intense fearful behavior, including trembling, whale eye, lip licking, yawning, avoiding eye contact, seeking an exit, retreating from the leash, thrashing, and flinching from touch. He has also hard stared at unfamiliar handlers and backed his body into his handler when passing them. Biggie Baby remains tense and fearful outside of his kennel and continues to struggle to acclimate despite slow handling and the use of high-value treats but loves to sit near familiar staff and accepts petting at times. Medically, Biggie Baby has CIRDC.

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This pet needs emergency placement. Please click here to go to our emergency placement page for more information. This pet is available only through ACC New Hope partners. To adopt or foster, please complete the pre-screener form below. Inquiries sent directly to ACC will not receive a response. Pre-Screener Form Biggie Baby is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Biggie Baby has shown intense fearful behavior, including trembling, whale eye, lip licking, yawning, avoiding eye contact, seeking an exit, retreating from the leash, thrashing, and flinching from touch. He has also hard stared at unfamiliar handlers and backed his body into his handler when passing them. Biggie Baby remains tense and fearful outside of his kennel and continues to struggle to acclimate despite slow handling and the use of high-value treats but loves to sit near familiar staff and accepts petting at times. Medically, Biggie Baby has CIRDC. Biggie Baby was surrendered into care as a stray, so his history in a home environment is unknown. Biggie Baby has not acclimated well to the shelter environment and has only been allowing for minimal handling from staff. In the kennel, he is moving away or retreating to a back corner of his kennel, trembling as he presses himself against the wall. Once out of the kennel, he remains highly fearful and shut down, avoiding any form of interaction with handlers. Due to these concerns, we recommend that Biggie Baby be placed in an adult-only home through a New Hope Rescue partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification using force-free, positive reinforcement-based training to safely manage/modify any behavior White Lightning presents with outside of the Care Centers.

My medical notes are...

Weight: 86.4 lbs

Medical Notes

9/10/2026

DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: approx 1-3 years based on dentition and conformation Microchip noted on Intake? scanned negative History: agency Subjective: Q-BAR Observed Behavior - timid/shaking initially, warmed up with treats and handling, allowed for all handling and tasks Is there evidence of suspected cruelty? N Objective: T = np P = wnl R = wnl BCS 6/9 EENT: Eyes clear, mild-mod dark brown ceruminous AU, no nasal or ocular discharge noted Oral Exam: limited view, visible dentition mild wear and staining PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupneic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: MI, two scrotal testes MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat, approx 2cm scab to the R side of the head just behind AD CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Assessment: APH Prognosis: good Plan: intake exam and tasks start: traz 8mg/kg PO BID TFN ( 350mg) awaiting sort SURGERY: Okay for surgery: Y

9/20/2026

Noted by CB to appear to have "orange tinged" urine, not E/D as much. Offered spam and p ate it. Visual exam d/t lack of staffing : S/O EENT: no ocular dc, moderate serous nasal dc HL: eupneic MSI: amb x 4 A. Reported incident of orange appearing urine Mild CIRDC signs Weight loss- 86# today P. Move me to iso signage Monitor log start doxy 10mg/kg PO SID x 10 days (400mg) CIRDC rechecks scheduled for blood draw/UA tomorrow full recheck in 2 days CTM Closely at QACC

9/22/2026

Behavior team to help collect urine sample. Unable to collect blood sample due to behavior. If continued weight loss noted, consider sedation for diagnostics.

9/22/2026

Urine collected via free catch by Canine Behavior staff and sent to Idexx reference laboratory. // Completed

9/23/2026

DVM Lab Review S/O/A: -UA: USG 1.057; 2+ protein, 3+ bilirubin, 2+ struvite crystalluria; inactive sediment with 0-2 WBC/RBC and no bacteria seen. -CBC with mild neutrophilia (13.96 K/µL) and monocytosis (2.58 K/µL), consistent with mild inflammatory/stress response; no anemia or thrombocytopenia. -Chemistry notable for mild hyperglobulinemia (5.5 g/dL) with TP 8.3 g/dL and mildly decreased BUN (5 mg/dL); renal values otherwise WNL. ALT, ALP, GGT and serum total bilirubin WNL. TT4 2.4 WNL. -Bilirubinuria likely of limited clinical significance at this time given highly concentrated urine in a male dog and normal serum bilirubin/hepatobiliary enzymes. -No evidence of UTI on UA. -Mild CIRDC, currently on doxycycline. -Hx weight loss/decreased appetite. P: -Continue doxycycline 400 mg PO SID through 9/30 as previously prescribed. -Continue monitoring appetite, weight, urine appearance and overall clinical status. -No specific treatment indicated for bilirubinuria/struvite crystalluria at this time. -Recheck as currently scheduled; pursue additional diagnostics if continued weight loss, anorexia, urinary signs or other clinical decline.

9/23/2026

Brief recheck: QAR, AS:1/2 untouched medications, C/S noted on log, mild mucoserous nasal discharge present. -Adding medical feedings PO BID x5 days -CTM, recheck as scheduled

Details on my behavior are...

Behavior Condition: 2. Blue

Behavior History
Behavior Assessment

Date of intake:: 9/8/2026

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

Date of assessment:: 9/13/2026

Summary:: Biggie Baby has not acclimated well to the shelter environment and is only allowing for minimal handling. He trembles when approached in the kennel, moving further to the back. While he does eat high-value treats, it takes several attempts to get Biggie out of his kennel as he stays pressed into the wall of his kennel. Once out of the kennel, he remains skittish and trembles. When handlers attempt to interact or pet him, Biggie Baby flinches. Due to these concerns, a handling assessment is not attempted at this time out of concern for his stress levels.

Summary:: Biggie Baby arrived at the care center as a stray, so his behavior with other dogs is unknown. 9/19/26: Biggie Baby greets a novel female dog through a barrier. Biggie Baby approaches displaying a tucked tail while the novel female remains loose and wiggly. Despite his fearful body language, he chooses to approach and briefly sniff before walking away. Biggie Baby later reapproaches while maintaining a tucked tail and continues to show interest in the novel female, though he remains highly fearful of his surroundings throughout the interaction.

Summary (7):: 9/19/26: Biggie Baby is laying down on his bed with a tense body at the back of his kennel as handler approaches. He continues to have a tense body as the handler unlocks the door and slowly lassos him. Once leashed, he is then slowly taken to the play yard for playgroup. Along the way, he would constantly hard stare and back his body into the handler when he notices unfamiliar handlers in the hallway. In the yard, he has a tense body as he slowly approaches the gate to greet the other dog. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues, and he quickly thrashes the leash off as the handler unleashes him in the kennel before closing and locking the door. 09/11/2026: Biggie Baby is laying down on his kuranda with a tense body as handler approaches. He begins to tremble and seek exit as the door is opened. Handler tosses some high value treats in and he slowly consumes them. Biggie Baby walks to the front using a treat trail but immediately retreats to the back when the leash is presented. Handler is able to lasso him after several attempts, Biggie Baby remains pressed up, in a sitting position, against the back right corner of his kennel. He is yawning, avoiding eye contact, trembling, lip licking, and whale eyeing. Door is opened completely ajar but he does not come forward. Handler applies some moderate leash pressure, he briefly thrashes, but then steps off the kuranda bed to exit the kennel. He walks with a low body, close to handler. In the room, he continues displaying FAS signs and jumps up on the crouch. He lays down and continues trembling. When handler pets him he flinches and handler does not attempt again. He is returned to his kennel without issue.

Date of initial:: 9/10/2026

Summary:: imid/shaking initially, warmed up with treats and handling, allowed for all handling and tasks

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Biggie Baby's high degree of fearfulness, we recommend an adult-only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Biggie Baby 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: : Fearful

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: Biggie Baby has been highly fearful and shutdown during his stay in care. Once out of his kennel, he avoids interaction with handlers, choosing a spot to hide and will flinch when handlers attempt to pet. It is important to move slowly with Biggie Baby and allow him to choose to interact or walk away from a situation/stimuli that causes him stress. Guidance from a professional trainer/behaviorist is recommended to assess behavior after decompression in a new home environment. Force-free, reward-based training is advised when introducing or exposing him to new and unfamiliar situations. Please see handout on Decompression period.