Cassie, female, spayed, 9 yr old mix breed bully. Cassie’s ideal home is adult only, quiet home with a yard OR an apartment with ground access (direct access to outside).
Cassie was evaluated by a professional dog trainer with feedback below:
Positive indicators:
- Very social/affectionate with humans she knows and trusts
- Neutral (non reactive) to strangers passing in close range while on leash
- Showed clear avoidance behavior when she doesn’t want to be interacted with (averted eyes, turned body, ground sniffing)
- House broken & healthy
- Loves the water/swimming
- Has shown good bite inhibition during low level bite incidents (air snap, low pressure contact)
Negative indicators:
- Not safe to live with small children (growl/snap with contact, no punctures to date)
- Will require go-slow treatment for vet care (growl/snap with contact, no punctures to date)
- Reactive to dogs on leash < 50 feet
- Dog aggressive
History:
- Acquired from shelter as a young dog.
- Has lived her life in an adult only home where she warms up to strangers with the right introduction
- Previous injury as a puppy to ACL/PCL, completely healed.
- Dog can be sensitive to rear legs being touched due to previous injury
- Needs to be muzzled at vet for nail trims (very fearful)
- More fearful towards men than women
- Will bark/alert when strangers enter the home or come in close proximity to yard
- No longer enjoys companionship of other dogs due to her age, although frequented dog parks as a young dog.
- Has shown aggression (growl/snap) on multiple occasions when baby has come too close, reached for her, or touched her unexpectedly
- Management has become extremely difficult for family, causing Cassie to be completely isolated at this point to prevent any further bite incidents to child in home
- Worst case scenario a kennel can be built in yard to keep Cassie secure, but that is no real quality of life for this dog
IF INTERESTED PLS CONTACT carlos.delamo1982@gmail.com OR laura.delrio@me.com
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December 8, 2023, 5:08 pm
