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Rescued MILA #1957797 is CODE RED AT EAST VALLEY https://petharbor.com/pet.asp?uaid=LACT.A1957797... MILA - ID #A1957797. (RESCUE ONLY) My name is Mila and I am a spayed female, gray and white Mixed breed. The shelter thinks I am about 7 years old. I weigh approximately 84 pounds. I have been at the shelter since Jan 02, 2021. Owner surrender due to a bite This animal is only available to 501(c)(3) rescue groups and is not available to the public as he or she requires further behavioral training. From Veronica Perry at East Valley: This is my 3rd email for Mila Mila is on the Red List. Animals on this list are in danger of being euthanized after 48 hours if the Animal Care Center where the animal is located becomes overcrowded, or are behaviorally unmanageable in the shelter. Animals appearing on the Red Alert are available to LAAS New Hope Partners at a reduced rate. Please, If you are able to help Mila, or need more information, please call Beronica Perry at 213.435.9152. Owner Surrender notes, Medical notes, Staff notes, and Playgroup videos are below. Please read and view them!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch https://www.youtube.com/watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0_OauPcZUI Notes from before she was last adopted: ENGAGEMENT TRAINING 11/10/2020 I had Mila out on Sat for the second time. She is easy to take out and put back. She loves to run in the yard and the same as last time has her back and belly scratched! 11/18/2020 Upon approaching Mila's kennel, she remained tucked in the corner of her cubby. I went around the back and opened the kennel door. She seemed interested in coming out and allowed me to leash her. Once we started walking, she shut down. She used the bathroom on herself and ended up pancaking in the middle of the kennels. After she wouldn't budge, I sat there for a bit with her until she got up herself at which point I led her back to her kennel. After sitting with her for a little in her kennel, I tried leashing and walking her again. She moved slowly through the kennels and was hesitant the entire walk but we made it to the yard. Once in the yard she sniffed and mostly just followed me around. When I would stop, she would just lay down next to me. She wasn't sensitive to touch and allowed me to pet her all over and look in her mouth. By the end of her yard time, she gave me a little tail wag and seemed to be more comfortable and relaxed. She lagged while walking back to her kennel but once there, she walked right in and was easy to unleash. 11/21/20 Would not come out of the cubby, closed her off and opened the cubby door. Seemed interested in coming out, easy to leash. Army crawled to the yard, would stall and stop, pancaked to the floor. Once in the yard she appeared submissive to people, rolled over on her back. Met large male and female dogs. Would perk up, show interest, appeared to gain confidence around other dogs. Met a small dog, shows interest then turns away, leashes were not dropped with the small dog intro. Noted that her gait appears off, rear legs gave out, and she shakes her head, has minor head tilt. Bite Information 1/02/21 Turned in because it bit the husband of the owner in the face on the cheek and he required 3 stitches. Was lying down with the dog on the floor and when he got close to the dog it bit. Was not the first bite, also bit the owner on the arm before they turned it in, minor puncture wound on arm with swelling. They noted this dog was fearful, growling at times, and just before it bit the eyes fully dilated. They had a 17 yr old son who was also around, they had 2 cats and a small dog and was relaxed around the dog and tolerant of the cats. Not fully potty trained. Anxious when left alone. 2/6/2021 ACT Volunteers get Mila from the back of cubby since she is always in there. Got her fairly easy but she was hesitant walking through the kennel. At one time, pancake. Urged her through the kennel to the yard. Once in the yard she walked tucked for about 10 minutes and then she approached me and wanted attention. I gave her treats of hotdogs. She loved the hotdogs and came back for more. She eventually perked up and her body language changed. Her tail wasn’t tucked and she was enjoying being out of her kennel. Volunteer suggested we switch since he had Sky on the other side. We switched and then Mila went back to the tucked behavior. We switched back and then later she laid down in front of me and I rubbed her belly as she solicited me while she was rolling over. She laid flat and enjoyed the sunshine for over 10 minutes. She almost fell asleep. Took her back to the kennel through the middle and she did much better on leash. ACT at the kennel and she wanted to try walking her into the front of her cubby. She walked right in without hesitation. Overall time is 30 minutes in the yard. 2/11/2021 Took Mila out from her cubby she came right out when I opened the door. I took her to the Ying Yang yard to avoid walking through the kennel. She seems older than 7 because she moves so slow . She is social and friendly and loves affection. I took her for a walk and she seemed to perk up and walk a bit faster. I put her back with no problem 2/18/2021 Continues to show positive behavior with handlers. Let me leash her with no problem. Does not like to walk through the kennels so took her to the Yin Yang yard. Easy to handle and did not display any aggression or defensiveness while I had her out. 2/20/21 enjoyed her play date with Zeus (large male her size) both dogs ran around the yard, he would try to mount a few times and wrestle her. She gave appropriate corrections 2/21/2021 went to take her out at the backside of the kennel- she came out and was leashed easily. Once in the walkway, she would only walk a few feet and then would pancake. Rolling onto her side. She allowed us to pet her and took cheese treats, but was very nervous of the noise and barking dogs. Did not get her to the yin yang yard as she pulled to the large section of empty kennels (by ferns) so we tried to walk her to bigger yards along a row of mostly empty kennels, but a loud barking dog scared her and she rushed back. As I stepped on some debris, noise scared her and she curled her lip back and jerked forward. did not lunge her body towards me but was clearly terrified - She defecated on herself. We sat with her a bit and then attempted to walk her back to the kennel. She continued to take treats - ACT helped to treat toss hot dogs to get her back to the kennel. Showed no further reactivity after this incident. ACT put her back without issue. 2/26/2021 Mila hung out in the clerical area today. After some initial sniffing/crouching with the tail tucked, she made herself comfortable in a dog bed and accepted treats from hand. She remained relaxed but watchful from the dog bed. 3/17/21 was brought to the office. Seeks attention, will put her head under your hand as you type-more so when you have food around. Once you get her out of the office and in the kennels-she will shut down and pancake. Seems overwhelmed by the sounds of the shelter 03-28-21 I took her out as usual through her cubby door. When she got into the yard, she urinated and defecated. This is the most animated I have seen her be. She was prancing and galloping along the fence line playing with the male dog on the other half of the yard. After about 20 minutes, I walked her through the offices to meet clerks, ACTs, ACOs, and into the receiving area. Very social with everyone she met. Showed avoidance behaviors (looking away, head low, etc.) when she was near the small dogs in the lobby enclosure. I took her into the community room to meet the pet food pantry prep volunteers and she was very social with them. Everyone was able to pet her all over. I brought her back to my office where she took a 2 hour nap and returned her to her kennel through her cubby door. This was the first time I have had her out and she rarely tucked her tail and there was zero nervous release of urine either. Much improved 4/15/21 Mila was brought to my office for a visit. She sought out petting and attention from multiple people she had met before. She laid down on the bed to nap. At one point another staff member came into the room who was less familiar to her and she barked and growled after the staff member had passed through the room and was entering another room. She then tucked her tail and crawled under my desk and refused to come out. I was able to put my leash on her just in case and the staff member exited the room without incident. After a while, she came out from under the desk and was friendly and relaxed again. She got restless and was staring at the door so I took her to another office and she settled in there happily. On the way she saw a small dog and they sniffed through the glass. I did not see any increased level of excitement or stress in her body when she sniffed the other dog. The dog started to bark at her and she ignored it and kept walking. 4/26/21 Good Behavior This is consistent with all of my outings with Mila Mila was resting at the front of her cubby, so I greeted her from the front (so as not to startle her if she was dozing) and went to the cubby to get her. She came right out, placed her head in the leash, and walked calmly to the yard, without acknowledging the barking dogs. She urinated shortly after entering and walked around, sniffing and exploring. She went to the fence and sniffed the dog in the other yard, a hyperactive and very vocal young Husky-type, gently wagged her tail for a moment, then walked away and came over when called. We walked around for a while and then sat down to scratch and pet her, which she leans into the handler for. and buries her head in your shirt. She is just a big, sweet, gentle lady who enjoys interaction with the handler. I brushed her back a little bit to help her shedding, and then we exited the yard to allow another dog in. She calmly trots up when called, is easy to leash up, and happily accepts treats very gently. We went into the volunteer office, and I let her lounge on the bed in there, where it was soft and quiet, for a while before returning her to her kennel. When it was time, she went right in through the front door of the kennel and laid down on her kuranda bed in the cubby. 4/30/21 Mila came by with Jake for an office visit. She alternated between laying in front of the door and coming over when called or on her own for petting. She was friendly and accepted petting from everyone who came through the room. She seems to be hard of hearing - when you call her name, she looks around trying to figure out where the sound is coming from. 05-06-21 For the past couple months this dog has been walked by various volunteers and myself on a nearly daily basis and this is what I have observed each time: On approach, this dog is usually in her cubby laying down, but on hot days, she will be in the kennel under the misters. Easy to leash, no longer releases urine when being leashed and now she is much more confident on the leash. When walking to and from the yard and\or office she still tends to stay up against the walls. If she thinks she is going back to her kennel, she will sometimes pancake on the floor but is easy to coax with baby talk. In the past week, this has happened less and less. In the yard, she will urinate and defecate and remain very attached to me. When handled by others, she will be affectionate and then at the sight of me will ignore them and run over to me. She likes to trot around the yard chasing me when I call her. She tends to lean into me and allows me to pet her all over, if I lay on the dirt, she will lay next to me and roll into me. After being in the yard for about 15-20 minutes, I usually bring her back to my office where she makes herself comfortable on the dog bed and takes a nap. I can leave her unattended in my office for up to an hour and come back to find her relaxing on the cool floor or napping in the bed. Easy to releash and easy to rekennel if I take her around to the cubbie side (part of our routine). -- Veronica Perry Animal Care Technician Life Saving Liaison Foster Coordinator East Valley Animal Shelter 14409 Vanowen St Van Nuys, CA 91405 W: (213) 435-9152 Call or SMS E: [email protected]

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Marcus, in slow mo.

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WELCOME to MASTINO RESCUE, DOMINO! Domino is 120# at 2.5-years old, and he is dog and cat-friendly. He grew up in a very busy household with several children, and he did great with everyone, until just recently. A neighbor’s German Shepherd jumped the fence, and attacked Domino, and he didn’t even fight back. After that incident happened, Domino started getting growly and snappy with the family’s younger children. The family didn’t know what to do, because it was no long...er safe to have him around their young kids, so they planned to have him euthanized. Thankfully, our friend, Julie, found out about the situation and she networked him for rescue assistance. We typically only take purebred Neapolitan Mastiffs, and Domino is obviously a mix, but how could we possibly say no to that FACE?!? Our awesome volunteer, Mandy, spent her birthday transporting Domino to safety, and she is now fostering him in St. Louis, MO. Mandy, says that Domino is really missing his family right now, but things should get better over the next few days, as he decompresses. Domino has a vet appointment next week, to get his shots UTD, Heartworm test and fecal test, and his neuter surgery is scheduled for early June, although we are going to try to get that done sooner. Domino is NOT available yet, so we are not accepting applications for him, at this time. Please Like and follow our FB page for updates! What we DO need, is donations to cover Domino’s vetting expenses. Even if you can only spare a few bucks, it all adds up, so PLEASE DONATE! Mastino Rescue, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 not-for-profit charitable organization, so your donations are tax-deductible. We are ALL volunteers, and NONE of us gets paid for any of the hard work we do for these dogs. We get no money from the government, as public shelters do, and we don’t get grants, of any kind. Mastino Rescue relies SOLELY on voluntary donations, and without your generosity, our organization would cease to exist. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR MISSION, BY DONATING TODAY! PayPal: [email protected] www.paypal.me/MastinoRescueInc (*Please mark payment as Friends and Family to avoid PayPal fees) Venmo: @MastinoRescueInc If you’d like to write a check, please PM us for our mailing address. Thank you SO much for any help you can give, everyone! PLEASE SHARE!! www.mastinorescue.org

Rex’s cherry eye removal surgery went well, and he’s not too happy with the cone of shame, but he can finally SEE!! Thank you so much, to Victoria Soares and Colleen, for transporting and overnighting him safely! We are still $600 in the red, for the cost of Rex’s surgery, and we REALLY need donations, guys! PLEASE, PLEASE HELP US!!

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