About WIGGLES

Available NY,NJ,CT,PA,DC,MD,DE,NH,RI,LI,MA,VT,ME Wiggles is pure puppy perfection. At just 2 years old, he found himself in a cage, fighting for his life when he should be living it! He is a mush for attention. When a handler was petting his head, Wiggles nudged their hand, requesting more pets. He is a dream on the leash; easily leashed and does not pull. But he does jump up socially and in a friendly manner when he sees the treat bag and then paws at it. Wiggles is a good boy and deserves the treats. Wiggles is highly social, loose, seeks contact and comes when called. And when he saw another dog at the gate, Wiggles was all loose and wiggly when he saw them. But despite all that, the ACC will stop at nothing to kill him. What rushed him to the top of the kill list was the fact that he got sick while he was there. He did earn a level 2 on his behavior assessment, and now seeks a new home! Won't you please help him get the home he deserves? WIGGLES 181387 MANHATTAN ACC Estimated to be 2 years 2 weeks old, 63 Lbs NEUTERED MALE, LARGE MIXED BREED STRAY FROM NY MEDICAL BEHAVIOR EVALUATION: BEHAVIOR RATING: LEVEL 2 INTAKE DATE 09/01/2023 PET PROFILE Stray, no known history. Wiggles is on emergency placement for medical and behavior concerns. Wiggles have begun to show signs of rapid deterioration in the care center. He is often observed to screech in his kennel as well as in the hallway and during walks, while also jumping up onto handlers in an anxious manner. Medically, Wiggles currently has pneumonia and is receiving treatment. What my friends at ACC say about me: My history is a mystery and my friends here do not know much about me yet! I have been known to shower my favorite people in love! I love getting pets and - you guessed it - snuggles! I am playful and cute! I will need daily physical activity to keep me healthy and happy! I am excitable and energetic! I will need positive outlets for my energy! Please check here for updated adoption hours. ASSESSMENT NOTES Date of assessment:: 9/2/2023 Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches readily, loose Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Seeks contact, loose Exuberant handling: Seeks contact, loose Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follows, loose Arousal comments: Knock Knock Comments: No response Toy Toy comments: No interest Summary:: 9/2/23 When greeting another dog through the fence, Wiggles is loose and wiggly. Summary (2):: 9/9/23: Wiggles is at the front of the kennel loose and wiggly. He is easily leashed and taken outside for a street walk. He does not pull at all on the walk but will jump on handler socially, pawing at their treat pouch. He allows petting on his head and will nudge the handler's hand when they stop petting him. He does not react to other dogs but will stand in place looking at them. He is returned to the kennel without issue. Summary (3):: 9/6/23 Wiggles is jumping up high and screaming in kennel, hypersalivating. 9/5/23 Staff had reported that Wiggles redirected onto their treat pouch. Wiggles is at the front of the kennel with a loose and wiggly body. He is easily leashed and taken out of the kennel. He pulls slightly to other kennels but is not observed to cage fight or redirect. He is led out into the hallway. Handler briefly holds him in the hallway as they adjust themselves. He suddenly screams and pulls in the direction towards the driveway. He is taken on the street. During the walk he walked slowly pulling moderately to mild. He became startled at loud noises from construction and from a truck banging on the road. He recovered quickly and kept walking along. He looked up at the handler with a wiggly body and a wagging tail and allowed to be petted gently on the head. He is walked back to the shelter. He pulls very hard back into the kennel room, vocalizing and whining. He is returned to his kennel without issue. 9/3/23- Wiggles is at the front of the kennel when handler approaches. He is barking and is loose bodied. He is easily leashed, when leaving the kennel he barks at the dogs in passing and pulls towards them. When wiggles exited the room, he jump on handler with a loose body. He was taken to the yard where he pulled and jumped on handler with a loose body. He is put on a drag leash in the last pen. He sniffs around and when handler throws treats, he doesn't seem interested. When another handler passes with a dog, Wiggles gets excited and wiggly body. He becomes vocal and wags his tail. Wiggles was easy to re leash and allowed handler to remove drag leash with out issue. Handler took Wiggles on a street walk, where he wasn't pulling as much and was loose body again. When another handler past him on the street with a dog, he pulled slightly and became vocal. When walking back to his kennel, he would slightly pull and be vocal throu

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