
Swirly
County ID A5159915
Deadline: Sunday, September 27.
Everything below is Swirly’s Maricopa County record, exactly as the shelter wrote it.
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What the shelter wrote
Everything below is Swirly’s Maricopa County record, in the county’s words, complete. We have not edited it or added to it. Anything written in our own voice is labelled as ours.
Shelter memo and intake
Why the county put this dog on the priority list, and how they arrived.
9/22/2026
09/22/26 14:16 Canine has displayed concerning behavior patterns in both the home and shelter environments. Without consistent management, behaviors may continue or escalate. Placement with a New Hope Partner is needed by close of business 9/27/26 to provide behavioral support and oversight. May be at risk for euthanasia 9/28/26 or sooner if warranted.
3/25/2026
03/25/26 10:12 This dog is experiencing significant stress and anxiety in the shelter, particularly while kenneled. These behaviors are often a response to the overwhelming sights, sounds, and confinement, along with the lack of choice or control over their environment. Although this dog continues to show appropriate behavior outside of the kennel with positive interactions with staff and volunteers,without intervention, well-being will continue to decline. Immediate placement is needed with an experienced adopter or New Hope Partner who can provide time and space to decompress in a calm, supportive home. Placement needed by close of business 3/30/26. May be at risk of euthanasia 3/31/26 or sooner if warranted. Intake
9/19/2026
What is the reason for surrender? BEHAVIOR - NOISE COMPLAINTS , REACTIVITY TO OTHER DOGS AND ANIMALS, LOUDLY BARKS AND WHINES - VERY VOCAL How long have you had your pet? 5 MONTHS - ADOPTED IN MARCH 2026 Where did you get this animal from? MCACC Is your pet spayed/neutered? Is this animal currently showing any signs of illness, taking any medication, or has the animal been diagnosed with a medical or behavioral condition? NO We offer resources such as low-cost veterinary care, trainers, food/medication coupons, and financial assistance. Would you like any resources instead of surrendering? NO Has the animal bitten anyone? If yes, please explain? NO Any near bites (contact but did not break skin)? If yes, please explain? NO Do you have pictures of injuries/bites? Did the bite occur within the last 10 days? Date of bite? Has the animal shown any signs of aggression toward people or animals? SOURCE NOTES REACTIVITY TO CATS, BARKING AND LUNGING OBSERVED Has the animal ever seriously injured or caused the death of another animal? How is the animal around children? NO CONTACT WITH CHILDREN Please describe behavior around children? Please list all household members the animal lives with or regularly interacts with, and describe interactions? 1 ADULT WITH ANOTHER ADULT WHO VISITS OFTEN Please describe how the animal interacts with other animals? SHOWS REACTIVITY WITH LOUD BARKING TO BOTH CATS AND DOGS Cats? SOURCE DESCRIBES CHASING AND LUNGING CATS Dogs? LOUD BARKING AND VERY VOCAL BUT SOURCE DOES NOT FEEL IT IS AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR Livestock (horses, cows, goats, chickens, etc.)? Other Animals (birds, small mammals, reptiles, etc.)? Resource Guarding: Describe any known guarding of food, toys, people, or space? NOTHING NOTED BUT SOURCE DESCRIBES THE DOG AS BEING PROTECTIVE OF HIM ; Is the animal house-trained? YES Is your pet potty trained? YES Familiar with a dog door? NO Crate trained? YES ; REACTIVE IN THE CRATE WHEN SOURCE IS AWAY, NOTING CRYING AND ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE Leash trained? YES Knows commands? YES - BASIC COMMANDS INCLUDING "COME" AND "LEAVE IT" Where was this animal kept? INSIDE Any history of destruction? If yes, please describe? NOTHING NOTED Last vaccinations / last vet visit? How would you describe your pet's energy level? HIGH ENERGY Any known fears (fireworks, car rides, baths)? FIREWORKS, LOUD NOISES, OTHER DOGS, BROOMS What are your pet’s Likes (favorite toy, activity)? WALKS AND THE DOG PARK Any escapist behavior? NO - SOURCE NOTES THE DOG WILL WALK OUTSIDE BUT NOT LEAVE, ALWAYS RETURNING INSIDE Any Door Dashes/Runs away, if so, describe? NO Any Additional details/notes on behavior? SOURCE NOTES THE DOG IS VERY RESPONSIVE TO TRAINING, SHARING THAT THE DOG LEARNS QUICKLY BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE THE TIME TO INVEST IN HER
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2/14/2026
How long have you had the animal? FOUND 2/12/26 ; FINDER STATES HE OBSERVED THE DOG AT LARGE ; HE WAS ABLE TO PULL HIS VEHICLE OVER AND CALLED THE DOG, DOG CAME RIGHT UP TO HIM, VERY FRIENDLY ALLOWED ALL PETTING AND HANDLING AFTER SNIFFING FINDER'S HAND Has the animal been around other animals? What kind of animals? How would you describe the interaction with other animals? N/A Was the animal around any other people or children? If yes, how would you describe the animals behavior towards other people/children? FINDER ONLY - ALLOWED ALL PETTING AND HANDLING - OBSERVED LICKING STAFF'S HAND IN INTAKE LOBBY Has the animal shown any aggression around other people? Might want to include a few examples of what aggression looks like. Barking, growling, lunging, etc.? If yes, what were the circumstances? NONE Did you keep the animal inside or outside? OUTSIDE If inside, did you keep the animal in a crate or allowed to roam? Was the animal destructive in any way? FREE ROAMING ; NO DESTRUCTION ; NO ESCAPE ATTEMPTS If outside, what kind of fencing do you have and did it contain the animal? WOOD FENCING Did the animal show any aggression, like **growling, curling their lips, lunging** around food, toys, or bones? NONE Has the animal shown any signs of illness? N/A Does the animal walk on a leash? PULLING OBSERVED
Behavior evaluations
Written by handlers, dated, in their words.
9/22/2026
Outside for AM cleaning with high energy at front of kennel, jumping on kennel door with wiggly soft body, soliciting attentions thru kennel door. Jumping on kennel door when attempting to leash, pawing at handlers arm, will demand bark when adjusting leash, dog would settle enough for handler to place leash with no issues. Exited with easy leash pull, soft neutral body and tail to main play yard, no reactivity to dogs in passing. In play yard dog had manageable high energy throughout time in yard, never directed towards handler, wiggly soft body when interacting with handler and leaning in for pets. Had a few moments of "zoomies", will return to handler if handler knelt down and melts into handler allowing petting all over. Knows "SIT", accepted treats gently. Chased after toys thrown but did not retrieve. Went potty. Came to handler when called over to leave, remained wiggly. Easy leash pull back to kennel, hesitant to enter alley towards kennel but able to be coaxed thru, no reactivity towards dogs in passing. Walked into kennel on own, allowed handler to remove leash by hand. 09/22/26 14:17 Updating color due to NHO status.
9/21/2026
Requesting full eval due to history.
9/19/2026
Easy leashing, walking into Triage. Jumpy, wiggly. Ate all treats tossed. Tolerated restraint for vaccines and allowed all petting. Walked to kennel fence fighting, and entered with no issue
3/25/2026
Solicited attentions, Easy to pull from kennel, Easy to return to kennel, Takes treats nicely, Somewhat Pulls on Leash, Appeared interested when walking past kennels, Sit, Easy to pull & walk on leash with slight pull. In yard, explored & approached for pets. Accepted pets all over. Jumped up lightly for more pets. Sat for treats. Interested in dogs outside yard but easily redirected. When returning, slight hesitation at bldg then entered kennel.
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3/21/2026
, Tails Around Town
3/17/2026
Solicited attentions, Easy to pull from kennel, Easy to return to kennel, Not interested in toys, Easy/Loose Leash, High Energy, Ignored dogs when walking past kennels, Sit, high energy but settles for leashing, sniffs around yard before coming to me, stands calmly near me for petting, treat selective, no reaction to other dogs, will run to fence with passerby but with no other reaction, quiets and lays under my chair, nosing my hand for pets.
3/11/2026
Demand barking, frantically pawing at gate, fecal smearing back half of kennel, wouldn't settle.
3/8/2026
Solicited attentions, Playful, Easy to pull from kennel, Easy to return to kennel, Played with toys, Takes treats nicely, Somewhat Pulls on Leash, Stop and go, Calm, Appeared interested when walking past kennels, Pulled to exit
2/28/2026
Frantically pawing at divider, using snout to lift it up multiple times. Panting hard, barking. Approached handler when called, face and body softening. Eagerly accepted treats. Returned to pawing/nosing at divider as handler walked away.
2/28/2026
, Swirly was easy to pull and return from kennel. She ignored dogs when walking past kennels; her hair raised on her back. In the play yard and on walk Swirly was reacting to other dogs, pulling towards them. Swirly was easy to walk, somewhat pulls on leash.
2/24/2026
EET ROUNDS: Rhythmic barking while panting heavy.
2/21/2026
High arousal, Easy to pull from kennel, Moderate to return to kennel, Takes treats nicely, Somewhat Pulls on Leash, High Energy, Ignored dogs when walking past kennels, Swirly did a lot of zig zag walking and also walking around handler on walk. She appeared overstimulated in shelter and on walk she was distracted. Dog saw another dog on walk and pulled hard towards other dog. Was not able to redirect attention.
2/17/2026
High energy at front of kennel, pawing at door, demand barking, solicited attentions and became soft bodied for handler. Placing "PURPLE" based on intake notes and kennel presence.
2/14/2026
walked into triage room with high energy. knows sit, is treat motivated. allowed all handling and petting. allowed restraint for vaccines. strong pull on walk to kennel.
Bite history
No recorded bites
Daily kennel rounds
The county's own scoring. The numbers are theirs, not ours.
9/20/2026 Observed to be showing significant signs of fear, anxiety, and stress while in kennel. Adding to Daily Behavior Rounds to monitor behavior. (Return) WEEK 1 Day 1 9/20/26 (Inside, 12:30 PM): Overall Body Language 0 Day 2 9/21/26 (Inside, 2PM) Overall body language 1, Demand barking 2, Jumping 1 Day 3 9/22/26 (Outside 7:45am) Overall Body Language 0, Demand Barking 4 2/25/2026 Observed to be showing significant signs of fear, anxiety, and stress while in kennel. Adding to Daily Behavior Rounds to monitor behavior Week 1 Day 1 2/25/26 (Inside, 10:00am): Overall Body Language 1, Demand Barking 5, Excessive Panting (Not Heat-Related) 2 Day 2 2/26/26 (outside 7am): Overall body language 1 / Demand barking 3 / Whining 1 / Jumping/leaping 1 Day 3 2/27/26 (Outside, 2pm): 0 Day 4 2/28/26 (Inside, 10:30am): Excessive Panting (Not Heat-Related) 1, Overall Body Language 2 Day 5 3/1/26 (Outside, 2pm) Demand barking 1 Day 6 3/2/26 (Inside, 1pm): Demand Barking 5, Excessive Panting (Not Heat-Related) 4 Day 7 3/03/26 (Outside, 9am): Overall body language 3, Demand barking 3, Jumping 2 Weekly FAS Average: (5+3+0+2+1+5+3)/7 = 2.7 Week 2 Day 8 3/4/26 (Inside, 1pm) Overall body language 1, Demand barking 1, Excessive panting 5 Day 9 3/5/26 (outside, 6:30AM): Jumping 1, Demand bark 3 Day 10 3/6/26 (Outside, 12:30pm): Excessive Panting (Not Heat-Related) 2, Whining / Non-Bark Vocalizing 2 Day 11 3/7/26 (Inside, 10a) Overall Body Language 2, Demand Barking 4, Excessive Panting 4 Day 12 3/8/26 (Outside, 3PM) Overall body language 0 (eating enrichment) Day 13 3/9/26 (Inside, 2PM) Excessive Panting 3, demand barking 3, Jumping 1, Pacing 2 Day 14 3/10/26 (Outside, 7:40am) Jumping / Leaping at Kennel 1, Demand Barking 4 Weekly FAS Average: (5+3+2+4+0+3+4)/7 = 3 Week 3 Day 15 3/11/26 (Inside 1pm) Overall Body Language 1, Demand Barking 2, Excessive Panting 3 Day 16 3/12/26 (Outside, 7:30am): Overall, Body Language 1, Whining/Non-Bark Vocalizing 3, Jumping/Leaping at Kennel 1 Day 17 3/13/26 (Outside, 1:30PM) Whining/Non-barking vocalizing 2, Demand bark 2, Panting 3 Day 18 3/14/26 (Inside, 9:50am): Excessive Panting (Not Heat-Related) 3, Pacing / Spinning 2 Day 19 3/15/26 (Outside, 1pm): Demand Barking 3, Whining/Non-Bark Vocalizing 2, Pacing/Spinning 2 Day 20 3/16/26 (Inside 12PM): Whining 1 Day 21 3/17/26 (Outside, 7am): Demand Barking 5, Kennel Chewing/Fence Biting 3, Jumping/Leaping at Kennel 3 Weekly FAS Average: (3+3+3+3+3+1+5)/7 = 3 WEEK 4 Day 22 3/18/26 (Inside, 2pm): Demand Barking 3, Pacing/Spinning 2, Excessive Panting (Not Heat-Related) 4, Elimination in Sleeping or Eating Area 5 Day 23 3/19/26 (Outside, 7am): Demand Barking 5, Kennel Chewing/Fence Biting 3, Excessive Panting (Not Heat-Related) 3, Elimination in Sleeping or Eating Area 4. Day 24 3/20/26 (Outside, 1pm) Jumping 1, Excessive Panting 3, Demand barking 4 Day 25 NOT IN KENNEL Day 26 3/22/26 (Outside, 1PM) Demand barking 4, Overall body langauge 3, Excessive panting 3 Day 27 3/23/26 (Inside, 1PM) Overall body language 1, Demand barking 4, Excessive panitng 3, Fence fighting 2 Day 28 3/24/26 (Outside, 8am): Overall Body Language 1, Demand Barking 4, Kennel Chewing/Fence Biting 3, Jumping/Leaping at Kennel 2, Elimination in Sleeping or Eating Area 4 Weekly FAS Average: (5+5+4+4+4+4)/6 = 4.33 03/25/26 13:45 Dog currently needs immediate outlet from shelter. Continue to monitor behavior. WEEK 5 Day 29 3/25/26 (Inside, 12:35pm): Excessive Panting (Not Heat-Related) 3 Day 30 3/26/26 (Outside, 9AM): Overall body language 1, Whining 2, Jumping 2 Day 31 3/27/26 (Outside, 1:30pm): Fence fighting 3, Excessive panting 3 Day 32 3/28/26 (Inside 10am) Overall Body Language 2, Demand barking 4, Jumping 3 Day 33 3/29/15 (Outside 2PM) Overall body language 1, Demand barking 4
Medical record
9/19/2026
09/19/26 17:00 M Nobivac Intra-Trac3, manufactured by Merck, Serial number: _ 00541534B_ administered IN GP Bravecto (fluralaner) for dogs >44-88lb (1000mg) 1 tube of topical solution applied in multiple spots between shoulder blades and along back by __MS_. Reapply after three months.
3/19/2026
03/19/26 14:28 BAR, BCS 4/9. OPHTHO – OU no ocular discharge. RESP – no clinical signs of CIRDC (ie. sneezing; coughing; nasal discharge) noted today. A: Ddx. CIRDC – resolved. P: No further treatment for CIRDC needed at this time. Wipe down and move out of H bldg. nhilde
3/5/2026
Pre-operative Examination, performed by: ___jr_ Pre-op tech: ___sw_ T: _101.1_°F HR: _100_bpm RR: _30_brpm General Appearance: BAR Respiratory: NSF Cardio: NSF Repro/Urogenital: NSF Derm: NSF Ears: NSF Eyes: NSF Nervous: NSF M/S: NSF Dental: NSF GI: NSF L/N: NSF BCS: _5_/9 Dental grade: _1_/4 Observations during pre-op/procedure: sneezing Treatments: Pyrantel pamoate (50 mg/ml) __5__ ml PO administered once pre-op. Carprofen (50 mg/ml) __1.8__ ml SQ administered once pre-op. Nobivac 3-Rabies, manufactured by Zoetis, administered on ___2/14/26__. Implanted microchip SQ, # __985141009899665___. Placement confirmed via microchip scanner. Induction & Prep Tech Initials: __cd/dd__ Anesthesia: Induced with TTDex (5 ml cake 100 mg/ml Telazol to 2.5 ml 10 mg/ml Butorphanol + 2.5 ml 0.50 mg/ml Dexmedetomidine) __0.5__ ml IM at __1118__ Intubated at __1128__ with __10__ -size ET tube Maintained on Isoflurane and Oxygen. Anesthesia End Time: __1142__ Anesthesia Tech Initials: __red___ Recovery Tech Initials: __gr____ Monitoring: Time: __1128__ T__100.6__ °F; HR __80__ bpm; RR __10__ brpm Time: __1143__ T__100.9__ °F; HR __82__ bpm; RR __20__ brpm End Recovery Time: __1200__ T__101.2__ °F; HR ___98_ bpm; RR __20__ brpm Uneventful recovery. Surgery - Canine Ovariohysterectomy (Spay), performed by: __jr____ Ventral midline abdominal incision made with no. 15 blade. Single ligation of ovarian pedicles and single ligation of uterine stump with strangle knots using __0__ Webmax. Modified 3-layer closure: Body wall closed with cruciate sutures using __0_ Webmax; SQ layer closed with simple continuous sutures, continuing into continuous intradermal using __0__ Webmax. Green tattoo etched. Applied tissue adhesive over abdominal incision and tattoo. Rx and/or Post-op recommendations: -- Recommend follow up with primary veterinarian regarding overall health, baseline bloodwork, and preventative care. -- Doxycycline (100mg): 2.5 tablets PO SID X 14 days, follow up when completed. Entering Tech Initials: ___sw___
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2/28/2026
02/28/26 10:41 Nobivac Canine 1-DAPPv, manufactured by Merck, Serial number: _02121B34B__ administered SQ, R lateral shoulder PUR/KLB
2/14/2026
02/14/26 15:57 No tattoo or no scar seen with adult mammary and vulvar development, consistent with unaltered female. bg M Nobivac Canine 1-DAPPv, manufactured by Merck, Serial number: 02121B31A administered SQ, R lateral shoulder. gp/bg Nobivac 3-Rabies, manufactured by Zoetis, Serial number: 824302 administered SQ, R lateral hip, by gp/bg, supervising veterinarian ST. Nobivac Intra-Trac3, manufactured by Merck, Serial number: 00541523B administered IN. gp Bravecto (fluralaner) for dogs >44-88lb (1000mg) 1 tube of topical solution applied in multiple spots between shoulder blades and along back by _gp__. Reapply after three months.
Dates and requirements
9/19/2026 Due Out 9/19/2026 Deadline Date 9/27/2026 Requirements No requirements Recommendations FAMILY INTRODUCTION EXPERIENCED HANDLER IN HOME TRAINING NO SMALL ANIMALS
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The county record
- Age
- 2 years old
- Sex
- Spayed
- Breed
- Tan / White American Pit Bull Terrier
- Weight
- 54.2 lb
- Shelter
- West shelter
- Kennel
- West Kennel, Wing E - 137
- Deadline
- Sunday, September 27
This dog needs a rescue partner
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