Animal Profile

Jovie is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Jovie has been struggling to acclimate to the care center, frequently pancaking, refusing to enter his kennel, and requiring assistance or lifting with a belly band. While he can be loose, social, and playful in office spaces, engaging in play, gentle mouthing, and accepting treats he becomes tense and begins to escalate during kennel return, escalating to vocalizing and snapping toward handlers hands when the door is closed as he tries to run out of his kennel. Medically, Jovie has severe dermatitis.

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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 Jovie is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Jovie has been struggling to acclimate to the care center, frequently pancaking, refusing to enter his kennel, and requiring assistance or lifting with a belly band. While he can be loose, social, and playful in office spaces, engaging in play, gentle mouthing, and accepting treats he becomes tense and begins to escalate during kennel return, escalating to vocalizing and snapping toward handlers hands when the door is closed as he tries to run out of his kennel. Medically, Jovie has severe dermatitis. Jovie was surrendered as a stray, so his past behavior in a home environment is unknown. He was loose and wiggly during his intake but was fearful during his intake. Jovie has show bouts of some sociability when moving slowly with high value treats. However, he is reluctant to return to his kennel, pancaking when he sees that he is going back, occasionally needing multiple handlers to use a sling to escort him into kennel. Due to the concerns displayed in care, we recommend that Jovie to be placed in an adult-only home through a New Hope Partner that can address his challenges with the use of a professional certified trainer that uses only positive reinforcement methods.

My medical notes are...

Weight: 83 lbs

Medical Notes

12/12/2025

DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: 3 years Microchip noted on Intake? Negative History: Agency, brought in by park rangers. BAR MM pink, moist, CRT <2 sec Observed Behavior - Blue; Able to examine, nervous, took treats hesitantly, body tense, needed to move slow. Patient was uncomfortable with muzzle placement. Muzzled for exam and procedures d/t anticipatory pain associated with dermatitis. Evidence of Cruelty seen - No Evidence of Trauma seen – No Evidence of Neglect- No Objective: P = 130 hr R = 40 rr (panting) BCS 4/9 Wt = 83 lbs EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal or ocular discharge noted Oral Exam: NSF PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, no apparent murmur, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupneic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: MI (2 testicles descended) MSI: Ambulatory x 4. Significant dermatological abnormalities are present from the mid-lumbar region caudally to and including the tail. Findings include skin thickening, swelling, lichenification, mild to moderate erythema, yellow-white crusting, alopecia, and superficial abrasions, suggestive of a chronic condition. A superficial abrasion was also noted on the superior aspect of the hock. The remainder of the hair coat is healthy. Flea comb was negative. Wood's lamp examination of the affected area was negative. CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Assessment: Apparently healthy, with the exception of a significant localized skin condition. -Severe dermatitis with suspected secondary pyoderma: Differentials include flea allergy dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, and ectoparasitic infection (e.g., sarcoptic mange). -Pruritus -Superficial abrasions Prognosis: Good Plan: *DIAGNOSTICS*: -Flea comb: Negative. -Wood's lamp: Negative. *TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES*: -Clipped and cleaned affected skin on the dorsum and tail. -Administered Capstar in food. -Applied Frontline Plus topically. *MEDICATIONS DISPENSED*: -Apoquel (oclacitinib) 16 mg: Give 1 tablet by mouth twice daily for 14 days. -Clavamox (amoxicillin/clavulanate) 500 mg: Give 2-250 mg tablets by mouth twice daily for 5 days. -Gabapentin 300 mg: Give 2 capsules (600 mg total) by mouth twice daily for 5 days. *OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS, FOLLOW-UP CARE*: -Clean affected skin twice daily with dilute chlorhexidine solution for 5 days. -Recheck skin with a veterinarian in 7 days. SURGERY: Okay for surgery

12/16/2025

Discontinue BID topical chlorhex. Okay to continue other treatments, CTM while at QACC and recheck as scheduled.

Details on my behavior are...

Behavior Condition: 2. Blue

Behavior History
Behavior Assessment

Upon intake dog was friendly and outgoing, he greeted staff with a wiggly body and a wagging tail. Staff was easily able to leash, collar, scan for MC, and walk to kennel with no issues.

Date of Intake: 12/12/2025

Date of intake:: 12/12/2025

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

Date of assessment:: 12/13/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: moderate pulling Reactivity to humans: inconclusive - did not pass Reactivity to dogs: inconclusive - did not pass Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): moderately social Call over: apparently coaxing Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: accepts contact Exuberant handling: accepts contact Handling comments: Arousal Jog: follows, loose body Arousal comments: Knock: approaches, loose body Knock Comments: Toy: ignores Toy comments:

Summary (7):: 12/18/25: Jovie is at the front of his kennel whining when the handler approaches, is easily leashed and walked to the behavior office where he is loose/wiggly, allows to be clipped to his collar and explores the room. Jovie will go between leaning in for petting, taking snacks from a snuffle mat in the middle of the room and laying down. Jovie will begin to play with another staff member, bowing towards them, mouthing them with very mild pressure and leaning in for petting. Jovie is walked out of the room with a belly band and his kennel is not cleaned, so he it taken back to the room for a little longer. Jovie is belly banded again and begins to walk toward the hallway and sits in the room, he is baby talked and begins to walk out into the hallway and into the kennel room but puts his weight down. Jovie is lifted with the belly band and is put into kennel, as the handler closes the door he begins to try and push out of kennel, the handler stiff arms him as they close the door and Jovie will vocalize and snap towards the handlers hand as they close the door. Jovie is given a minute before the handler takes his leash off. 12/14/25 Jovie is at the front of his kennel with a soft wagging tail and neutral body. He is easily leashed as he walks into the loop pf the leash, proceeding to the live room. He walks over at a relaxed paced, maintaining a neutral frame. They enter the live room and he spends most his time exploring. He will relieve himself as he urinates and proceeds to explore, collecting treats from the ground as well. He takes treats gently when administered. During his time in the live room he will glance often at the leash. When returned to kennel, he is reluctant to enter. A large toy catches his attention but when tossed in the kennel, he doesn't go after it. Directional leash pressure is used to get him in to kennel and once half his body is inside, he will commence forward willingly. 12/13/25: A medical staff member asks for help to get Jovie back into kennel as he is pancaked outside of the kennel room. Jovie is belly banded and has to be helped into the kennel room before he enters kennel. A staff member who went to help tried to muzzle and pick up Jovie, but tenses quickly and not attempted.

Date of intake:: 12/12/2025

Summary:: social, outgoing, wiggly body

Date of initial:: 12/12/2025

Summary:: nervous, took treats hesitantly, body tense

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Jovie's fearfulness and being uncomfortable with novel stimuli, we recommend for him to be placed in an adult only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Jovie 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: Jovie has been fearful and reluctant to return to his kennel during his stay in care. He sometimes needs multiple handlers to assist with getting him back to his kennel and will occasionally try to escape once inside. It is important to always go slow and give Jovie the option to walk away from any social interaction. He should never be forced to approach anything that he is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be Jovie’s choice to approach a new person or thing. He would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period.