About King

TO BE KILLED 02/28/2021 *$500 ACC STIPEND FOR KING PRESTO* A $500 stipend will be offered to the New Hope partner that pulls KING PRESTO. Please note that in order to qualify for the stipend, the animal cannot go to a boarding facility. Tada! Magically Enchanting 2 Year Old KING PRESTO Is Here to Cast His Spell on You (3 2 year old King Presto is a good looking boy but unfortunately his time is up at the shelter and they have added him to the euth list. He's a young dog who likely spent the beginning of his life with an owner who didnt know too much about what a dog needs to be awesome, social and well mannered so now KP finds himself all alone at a high kill shelter. We are hoping for the best for him. All of these abandoned fur-babies deserve a second chance in a home thats a great match for them. Young King Presto Needs YOU and Some TLC to Beat His Upper Respiratory Infection! :( KING PRESTO (fka CRUZ) @BROOKLYN ACC King Presto ID#111030, 2 years old, 59 lbs Large Mixed Breed, TAN/WHITE unaltered male Came into shelter as a Medical Behavior: Behavior Assessment Rating: New Hope only INTAKE DATE: 1/27/2021 PET PROFILE: My health has been checked. My vaccinations are up to date. My worming is up to date. I have been microchipped. A Little Bit About Me: Due to the need for extensive behavior modification, this animal is only available for foster/adoption through one of ACC's New Hope Partners. Please read the below information thoroughly about this dog and if you are interested in fostering or adopting, please fill out the pre-screener form. Do not click the 'Adopt Me' button on this webpage. 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. During his stay at the care center, King Presto has shown to have low threshold for arousal. Early in his stay he was able to be taken for walks and was aloof at times, but he focused most of his energy on mounting people when he is brought out and escalated to growling when being removed from the person he is mounting. Overtime, he has become difficult to remove from his kennel due to his leash biting behavior. During his assessment, King Presto gave a clear warning (growling) when the assessor attempted to adjust his collar. When he is with known handlers, he will warm up and display some social behavior but remains tense with quick movements. King Presto has deteriorated and has been observed to lick the kennel bars. He came in as a stray so we have no information on his behavior in his previous home. It is recommended King Presto be placed in an experienced adult-only foster home comfortable safely managing a high arousal dog. He will need to adjust to his new home and family slowly, in his own time, and he will need guidance on learning impulse control and self-soothing. BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT NOTES SAFER ASSESSMENT: BEHAVIOR: Summary: Handling Assessment Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate: King Presto pulls on and off Reactivity to humans: None - ignores Reactivity to dogs: None - ignores Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social: Checks in with handler, Take treats Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: While positioning, King Presto tense up and low growled at the handler. Exuberant handling: Unable to conduct Handling comments: There was no further handling after King Presto's first warning. DOG-DOG: Summary: King Presto was surrendered as a stray so his past behavior with other dogs is unknown. 1/28: King Presto enters the play yard distracted by smells. Handlers walk him over to the gate and he greets a novel female dog with a heightened posture and whines. King Presto quickly becomes distracted and begins wandering the pens. FUN FACTS: INTAKE BEHAVIOR: Date of intake: 27-Jan-2021 Summary: Whale eyes, tense MEDICAL BEHAVIOR: Date of initial: 27-Jan-2021 Summary: whale eye, tail tucked, started to low growl with any touch. IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS: 2/14: King Presto was observed licking the kennel bars by a handler who was walking by. Later the same day King presto was standing in a great deal of saliva that pooled in his kennel. He was growling as handler gave out enrichment items. Once he had the high value treat he snarled and hovered over it until handler was out of sight. 2/12: King Presto chewed through a handler's lead when attempts were made to leash him for a walk. 2/10: King Presto was observed to intensely leash bite when handlers attempted to remove him from his kennel. He would bite and pull the lead into the kennel, becoming difficult to leash successfully. 1/30: While playing with a ball in the pens outside, Cruz was playing in between the handlers. One handler called his name and touched his rear with another ball to get his attention and he stopped, froze, and low growled. They threw a toy

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