snoopy

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About snoopy: Snoopy ACCT-A-138278 is currently considered urgent and at risk of euthanasia due to behavioral concerns. Snoopy must have confirmed placement with a RESCUE PARTNER by WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH at 10AM. Should Snoopy's medical or behavioral status change, his urgency and timeline for placement may also change. Snoopy is a young pup who LOVES other dogs! Snoopy is estimated to be about one year old, and arrived at the shelter as a stray on 5/15. This adorable little man is still quite nervous around people, but when it comes to other dogs, he is a true social butterfly! As soon as he meets another dog, Snoopy comes out of his shell and blossoms from a tense, nervous pup into a bouncy, playful ball of energy. Snoopy would likely do well in a household with canine friends at home. Unfortunately, since Snoopy only allows minimal handling and remains fearful and tense around people, he requires placement with a rescue partner who can work with him on these behaviors and help him become the best dog he can be. Snoopy's finder said he was friendly but a little bit "nippy, and that he seemed afraid of people, but said he did amazingly well around another dog and became much more confident with the other dog nearby, never leaving the other dog's side. They noted that Snoopy did attempt to snap at them when they tried to pick him up and when they attempted to pet him, but once they were able to leash him he walked with them without issue. Shortly after his arrival on 5/15, staff noted Snoopy was food motivated, but very nervous around people: "Dropped hot dogs on the floor, dog started to eat hot dogs, then started to growl, put his head down and lip licking." On 5/16 Snoopy received a brief medical exam. The staff member performing the exam noted: "Took patient out to attempt exam. Had to lasso patient in cage as he did not want to approach, closed guillotine door to keep him on one side. Patient was nervous, but ultimately allowed me to leash him. He left the kennel readily, walked quite well with me to dog intake. I did mostly visual exam, patient only tolerated very brief contact. Patient initially refused food, but did respond to cheese slices, took them from my hand. Patient did lick up squeeze-cheese off the floor, and a little from my hand. Patient primarily focused on the door, and listened to anything outside, rarely paid attention to me unless I tried to approach or touch him. Since he was so focused on the door, I needed to be very careful not to corner him. I tried to scan him for a chip, did not find one, but not able to get scanner as close as I wanted to. Patient did walk onto the scale voluntarily." On 5/16, another staff member noticed Snoopy was very fearful when approached in his kennel: "Snoopy was tense in kennel and very nervous. Low growling and would retreat to the back." On 5/17, a staff member observed that Snoopy was avoidant of them but extremely social with other dogs! They wrote: "Snoopy was nervous in kennel when approaching. I closed the divider for easier leashing and he laid at the front by the door. He allowed me to slip the leash over his head on my second try and exited slowly. Pulls minimally on leash. He LOVES other dogs. Outside he warmed up so much when he saw other dogs and gained a lot of confidence. It was the first time he was wagging and he may benefit from a helper dog during his stay here. Tense/allows some handling; in the room Snoopy was avoidant of me and seemed nervous, although his body language seemed more fearful. I dropped leash and allowed him to do his own thing and sat on the bench giving him some space. He sniffed around and would self soothe with toys, then whine, then walk more. Snoopy would walk around the room, fairly avoidant of me, but really liked plush toys. He was self soothing with them and would chew on them for a bit before continuing to walk around the room. He approached me a couple times to sniff me but if I interacted with him at all he would tense and give hard eye contact and then run away. he went over by the door and began to whine and obsessively paw at it anytime he heard other dogs, I was able to slowly go over and take hold of the leash again, but he did growl when I did so. Outside once he saw other dogs he lit up. He was so happy around dogs and would benefit from lots of meets and playtime to help with his confidence. While he was wagging at the other dog I was able to clip his leash and lightly touch his back. He is very nervous and untrusting at this time." On 5/20, another staff member observed similar behaviors with Snoopy. They noted: "When approached, Snoopy was standing at the front of the kennel and then backed up when I stopped at his door. I put the guillotine down and offered him treats which he did not take. I opened the door and he stood in the back shaking, with a tucked tail and tense lowered body. I waited for him to come forward on his own which he did a bit but would then back up from the leash. I had to reach far in to be able to loop the leash on him. I ended up getting it in front of one of his ears and had to adjust it with my hand on his neck which he allowed with no reaction. Exited slowly but on his own. He did not want to return but did so on his own slowly. Fearful on leash, walks slow and low to the ground. Tense/allows some handling; I first took him outside just to walk him around a bit. As mentioned, he did allow me to touch his neck as I was adjusting the leash. I attempted petting his back while walking and he'd lower his body away from me. We did see another dog, Ariel, and they had a very nice fence meet. He was play bowing and wagging his tail with a loose wiggly body. It was raining a bit so I took him back inside and into the eval room. He did wag his tail a bit while walking around the room, and came up to sniff me a couple times. He kept it brief and would try to keep his body as far as possible from me, stretching his head to sniff with a lowered tense body. After a while he went to the door and began growling and whining. I came over and then made some more attempts of petting while holding his leash before going back to his kennel. He would lift lip anytime my hand was close to his head, and whipped his head and bared teeth when I would touch his back. However, he allowed me to clip the leash while he was facing the other way and again touch the back of his neck while adjusting it. He is very distrusting. No interest in treats." On 5/21, Snoopy got the chance to meet Marley, a senior male dog, and they became instant best friends! Snoopy approached Marley with loose, social body language, with a happy wagging tail and plenty of play bows. Snoopy has had multiple dog meets during his time at ACCT, and appears to get along equally well with dogs of any age or gender. Unfortunately, while Snoopy has done extremely well with other dogs, he remains avoidant of handling and tense around people, and requires placement with a rescue partner who can work with him on these behaviors. VIDEOS Marley and Snoopy are BFFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSwrdIzFbuI Marley and Snoopy are BFFs, part 2: https://youtu.be/ikGbGda7gdg Snoopy and Ariel Fence Meet: https://youtube.com/shorts/z97TqoSzChE?feature=share Snoopy Playing: https://youtube.com/shorts/chlGcYD6qjM?feature=share Confirmed placement is considered confirmation of an actual rescue pull. Possible placement, interested parties, and other "TBD" statuses are not considered confirmed and do not indicate an animal is no longer urgent.