Date of intake:: 1/31/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender

Previously lived with:: 1 Adult

Behavior toward strangers:: No Experience

Behavior toward children:: No Experience

Behavior toward dogs:: No Experience

Behavior toward cats:: No Experience

Resource guarding:: None Reported

Bite history:: None Reported

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Violet is reported to be high energy

Other Notes:: Previous stay: Stray, no known history 8/13/24 *Previous assessments will be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 2/2/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Neutral, Sniffing around the ground Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds):Highly Social Call over: Approaches Readily Sociability comments: Approaches with a loose wiggly body Soft handling: Accepts Contact Exuberant handling: Accepts Contact Comments: Neutral Bodied Arousal Jog comments: Follows Handler (Loose, Neutral) Knock Knock comments: Approaches Exuberant Toy Toy comments: Grips Firm, paws at assess-a-hand

Summary:: 2/12/25: Violet greets another dog at the gate with a neutral body. She disengages and when she reapproaches, her hackles are raised through remains neutral body.

Summary (6):: 2/26/25: Violet was observed flipping her Kuranda bed and drain cover. 2/23/25: Violet is observed to lift the drain cover in kennel and attempt to take off her kennel cover. 2/16/2025: Violet is laying down at the front of kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. She is easily leashed and removed from kennel. She moderately pulls as she is taken to the yard. Once in the yard she sniffs around and relieves herself. Violet is solely interested in soliciting pets from handler. She heavily leans into handlers shins and hands, she has a loose and wiggly body as handler pets. Handler offers treats and tosses a ball, she briefly chases after both but returns her attention to handler. She approaches with a very loose and wiggly body. She is leashed and returned to kennel without issue. Handler tosses plush toy into kennel and she begins to engage with it as interaction ends. 2/13/25: It was reported on the behavior board that Violet is mouthy and is biting at the bars of her kennel. 2/6/2025: Violet is laying down in the back of her kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. She quickly stands and comes to the front with a very loose and wiggly body. She is easily leashed, removed from kennel, and taken to the yard for a walk. She remains very loose and wiggly throughout entirety of interaction. Violet runs around the pen, sniffing her surroundings, and approaching handler to solicit pets. She sits on handlers feet and rubs her body on handlers legs. Handler tosses some toys which she runs after but does not engage with them, she simply runs back to handler for pets. Violet is brought back to kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 2/2/25: Violet is laying at the back of the kennel when handler approaches. She is easily leashed and taken on a street walk, where she pulls mildly and does not react to people or dogs. Violet readily returns to kennel. Previous stay at ACC: 9/11/24: Violet currently has a double kennel. She has been observed to flip the drain covers of her kennels and pulls the kennel covers around her kennel. Outside with handlers she is social, allowing petting with a wiggly body and wagging tail. 8/28/24: Violet is at the front of the kennel hypersalivating and licking the kennel bars when the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and does not take treats. She steps onto the handlers shoulders and allows them to lower her to the ground. Her chest, neck, and front legs are coated in saliva. She is taken to the backyard and brought into a pen where she relieves herself. She sniffs around and still does not take treats. The handler tosses a toy for her and she shows mild interest but does not chase it or pick it up. The handler kneels to pet her and she becomes excited, jumping all over them and lightly mouthing their arm once. She does not mouth them again. The handler pets her calmly and she starts to relax, leaning into their body. The handler sits on the bench and she follows, jumping up on them with her front paws and leaning against them. She allows pets all over with a helicopter tail wag and stays there for a while. On return to kennel she jumps up on her hind legs in front of her kennel and allows the handler to lift her up into it. 8/15/24: Violet is sitting at the front of her kennel when handler approaches. She stands with loose and wiggly body as handler unlocks the kennel. She is wiggling back and forth so a treat is used to leash her. She is easily picked up and placed on the ground. She is walked on the stree where she remains loose bodied and checks in with handler. When walking back towards the shelter, she pulls hard. She remains loose and wiggly in the behavior room and allows for collaring. She is picked up with out issue and placed back into her top kennel.

Date of intake:: 1/31/2025

Summary:: Soft, wiggly body and would socially jump on handler when approached

Date of initial:: 1/31/2025

Summary:: hyperactive but relaxes for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: Violet is described as active and enthusiastic. She will need daily mental and physical activity to keep him engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct her energy and enthusiasm. We recommend feeding with puzzle feeders and food-dispensing toys. And we recommend only force-free, reward-based training techniques for Violet.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 13): Due to resource guarding and social hyperarousal we recommend a home with no children.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Violet has been observed to become tense, hover, and vocalize with a toy in her possession. We advise against ever removing items from Violet's possession without safely trading for an item of greater or equal value. Guidance from a professional trainer is highly recommended to aid in safely managing this behavior in a new home environment. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Basic Manners/Poor Impulse Control/: Violet is reported to jump frequently when seeking attention as well as resorting to mounting. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach her to control her impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners and Impulse Control. Social Hyperarousal: Violet is reported to mount her previous owner frequently. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Violet to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. She should be rewarded with treats when calm. If she escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Violet. Please see handout on Arousal. Mouthiness/ Poor Bite Inhibition: Violet is reported to be mouthy at times with her previous owner. We recommend never playing with bare hands – always with a toy - and ending play or attention whenever Violet puts teeth on skin. She should be rewarded with attention and treats when she stops and/or when she is seeking attention in alternate ways. Please see handout on Mouthiness.