Bento

Bento is an adoptable male Dutch Shepherd looking for a home at NYC ACC-Queens in Ridgewood, New York. He is a young adult and medium in size. He is listed on the shelter's euthanasia list, listed due to behavior, and that date has now passed. Shelters often move these dates, so Bento may still be waiting. The shelter can confirm.

This pet needs emergency placement. Please click here to go to our emergency placement page for more information. This pet is available only through ACC New Hope partners. To adopt or foster, please complete the pre-screener form below. Inquiries sent directly to ACC will not receive a response. Pre-Screener Form Bento is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Bento has not acclimated well to the shelter enviornment and is not allowing for minimal handling. His finder reported that he would growl while in their care and growled at other dogs that they passed on the street. During his intake, Bento would have bouts of refusing to walk, thrashing, and vocalizing while walking with staff. During his stay in care, Bento has been difficult to remove from the kennel safely due to his defensive escalations and evading leashing attempts. He has escalated to hard barking, growling, snarling, lip curling, lunging, and snapping at handlers and their leads. On one occasion, he closed the distance, moving forward while snarling and snapping at a handler. Medically, Bento is apparently healthy. Bento was surrendered to the care center as a stray, so there is limited history. Bento was found in a public park; Bento's finders report that Bento would growl at dogs on the street but was friendly with the finders' resident dog. During his stay in care, Bento was noted to be highly fearful. Bento has been noted to thrash, cry, and refuse to walk on a leash with staff. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and reevaluate his behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home. Name: Bento Animal ID: 264339 Gender: male Color: brindle Location: Queens Animal Care Center Weight: 41 lbs Age: 2 years 1 weeks