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$1000 STIPEND IS AVAILABLE TO THE NEW HOPE PARTNER THAT PULLS MAMA.!!!
**Please note that in order to qualify, the dog cannot go into boarding..**

Mama is a 6-year-old senior girl dealing with serious medical issues while sitting in a shelter that cannot give her the comfort and care she truly needs. She needs surgery to remove her painful right eye, has a history of ulcers in the other eye, respiratory illness, and dental disease. Imagine how vulnerable and uncomfortable she must feel right now.

Honestly, a dog in pain who becomes defensive during medical handling is not a bad dog. It’s a dog trying to protect herself because she hurts.

Even through all of this, Mama has still allowed gentle petting and soft touch on her own terms. That tells you there’s trust there—fragile, but still there.

Mama doesn’t need pressure. She needs patience, medical care, and a calm adult-only home where she can finally feel safe enough to relax and heal.

💛 A hurting girl asking for understanding instead of fear.

📩 New Hope placement required – please message to help foster or adopt.

MAMA 251811 QUEENS ACC
Estimated to be 6 years 3 weeks old, 46 Lbs.
UNALTERED FEMALE, LARGE MIXED BREED
STRAY FROM NY
MEDICAL BEHAVIOR EVALUATION:
BEHAVIOR RATING: LEVEL 3
INTAKE DATE: 04/11/2026

PET PROFILE
Stray, no known history.

What my friends at ACC say about me:
My history is a mystery and my friends here do not know much about me yet!
It is unknown if I have ever lived with other animals or children.
I would do best in a home with only adult humans.
I need a home without cats or small animals.
I don't always like to share my food, toys or bedding with other animals.
I love to be loved, but on my own terms! Let's brush up on some canine body language together!

ASSESSMENT NOTES
Date of assessment: 4/21/2026

Summary: Leash Walking
Strength and pulling: Loose
Reactivity to humans: Ignores
Reactivity to dogs: None
Leash walking comments: reported to be on leash reactive towards dogs and chases birds

Sociability
Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social- seeks attention, soft body
Call over: Readily approaches- panting, soft body
Sociability comments: lip licks

Handling
Soft handling: Allowed- sits, neutral body
Exuberant handling: Allowed- sits, neutral body, leans into touch
Handling comments:

Arousal
Jog: Follow- lip licks
Arousal comments:

Knock: Approaches- soft body
Knock Comments:

Toy: 2nd pass over body block, 3rd pass body block
Toy comments:

Summary: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded.

04/25/26
Mama is introduced to a novel male. She approaches the gate and will sniff the male with a stiff frame before muzzle punching the gate and vocalizing. Mama is guided away from the yard and continues to vocalize as she passes a dog in another yard along the walk.

Summary (7): 4/25/26: Mama is siting in her kennel as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and she then pulls on the way to the play yard for play group. In the yard, she greets the other dog at the gate with a tense body and begins to growl and muzzle punches the gate. She is able to be taken away and she will still fixate on the dog. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. She pulls hard with a tense body while vocalizing and screeching towards dogs that were passing by on the way back to her kennel. She is able to enter her kennel with no issues.

4/22/26: Mama is seen wailing on walks when seeing other dogs until they are out of view

4/21/26 (assessment): Mama is at the front of her kennel as the handler approaches and is leashed as she eats treats off the bottom of the kennel. She will come out of the kennel quickly and will pull mildly through the Care Center to the behavior office where she is fitted with a collar and drag leash. (see assessment for more information) Throughout the session, Mama will approach handlers for treats and will tolerate contact. She is returned to kennel with no issue and secured safely.

4/20/26: Mama was laying in kennel and got up with wagging tail when she spotted handler. She was leashed easily and was pulling to walk outside. She explored her surroundings but when she saw other dogs she started hard barking and lunging at them. She did the same thing with pigeons. She returned to kennel easily and allowed handler to clean her e collar while leaning in for head pats.

Date of intake: 4/11/2026

Date of initial: 4/13/2026

Summary: Friendly, soliciting attention, flails for medical restraint but no signs of aggression

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: Level 3

Recommendations: No children (under 13),No cats, Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments: No children (under 13): We recommend Mamas be placed in a home with no children (under 13).

No cats: Mama is noted to chase after pigeons. Due to this, we recommend she be placed in a home with no small animals.

Recommend No Dog Parks: Due to the concerning behaviors that Mama has shown during playgroup (see DOG-DOG SUMMARY), we feel that Mama should not visit dog parks. The Behavior Department recommends that she be socialized in a more controlled setting until her behavior towards other dogs can be further addressed. Reward-based, force-free training can be utilized to help Mama associate dogs with things she enjoys like toys or treats.

Potential challenges:
Resource guarding,
On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:

Resource guarding: Mamas is noted to body block over the dummy toy during her behavioral assessment. Training should focus on trade-up exercises, reinforcing voluntary disengagement, and building positive associations with people near her resources. Please see the handout on Resource guarding.

On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Mamas is noted to chase after pigeons and lunge and vocalize at other dogs during walks. Training should prioritize increasing distance from triggers, reinforcing handler engagement, and practicing structured, low-arousal walk routines to reduce escalation. Please see the handout On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration.

MEDICAL EXAM NOTES
4/13/2026
DVM Intake Exam
Estimated age: ~5-7 years based on dentition / condition
Microchip noted on Intake? Scanned negative
History: Agency

Subjective: BARH, pink moist mm, CRT