zucchini

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.

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Zucchini is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Upon entering the care center, Zucchini was reported to growl and initially refuse leashing. He has continued to show fearful behavior, including a tense body, stiff tail, startling at sudden sounds, stopping or hiding behind handlers when unfamiliar people are nearby, and thrashing during leash removal. Zucchini has shown improvement with familiar handlers, becoming easier to leash, following them closely, leaning into them for attention, and accepting petting with consent checks but is struggling to acclimate to the care center environment. Medically, Zucchini is being treated for CIRDC.

Zucchini came into the care center as a stray; therefore, his behavioral history in a home environment is unknown. Zucchini has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has allowed only minimal handling since intake. He is also noted to display fearful behavior, such as growling, staying at the back of his kennel, and being reluctant to be leashed or to leave his kennel. Once out of his kennel, he avoids all forms of interaction and attempts to put as much distance as he can between himself and handlers. 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.

Name: Zucchini
Animal ID: 264880
Gender: male
Color: brown
Location: Queens Animal Care Center
Weight: 62 lbs
Age: 2 years 3 weeks