Date of intake:: 4/3/2024

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (Unknown History)

Date of assessment:: 4/25/2024

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: Ignores Reactivity to dogs: Ignores Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Stays close to handler, Jumps on handler Call over: Comes when coaxes, jumps on handler Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed handling- panting, leans into Handler Exuberant handling: Allows handling,- panting, leans into handler Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follows Arousal comments: Open panting mouth Knock: Whines when handler leaves, jumps on handler Knock Comments: Toy: Lays down, hovers allows assosser hand to take away toy. Toy comments:

Summary:: Due to Houdini entering the facility as a stray there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 04/04/24 Houdini is introduced to a novel male dog while off leash at the care center. Houdini greets the novel male dog with a soft, wiggly body. Houdini proceeds to walk away. As the two are being returned, Houdini will screech in frustration attempting to meet the novel male dog face-to- face.

Summary (6):: 05/03/24: Houdini is standing at the front his kennel when handler arrives to take him for a walk, Houdini is leashed with ease and brought out of his kennel and proceeds to outside. Houdini walks on a medium short leash while he hard pulls from tree to tree. Houdini is alarmed by the sound of screaming kids in a school yard and becomes fixated on the area the sound is coming from, handler turns around and walks the opposite way with Houdini, for the remainder of the walk Houdini is hypervigilant scanning around. Houdini is brought back to the facility and as he is going back into the room Houdini begins hard pulling farther into the room attempting to kennel fight. Houdini is returned back into his kennel safely and secure. 04/28/24 As the handler approaches to take Houdini for a walk, he's licking the kennel bars and chattering with wide red eyes. The handler tosses him some treats and notices one of his eyes are bloodshot. Once Houdini is leashed, they proceed outside for a walk. Houdini displays a loose frame while intensely pulling on leash. Houdini's eyes are still red as he heavily pants. Houdini will lean in and allow petting to remain soft. Houdini is tossed treats excessively throughout the walk, in which he immediately retrieves. Houdini is returned to the facility where he enters the building quickly, pulling his way in. Houdini is relocated to another kennel. He enters the kennel quickly.

Summary (7):: 4/27/24: Houdini was observed licking the kennel bars. 04/25/24: Houdini comes to the front of the kennel when the handler approaches, he begins to rub against the kennel bars when the handler approaches. He displays a loose and wiggly body, the handler removes his kennel blocker and unlocks his kennel door, he attempts to dodge the lead but is easily distracted with a treat. Once leashed he is taken out of the kennel room to the behavior room where he begins to greet and jump on the handlers in the room. Houndini is given a snuffle mat and a variety of puzzle toys which he eagerly engages with. Houdini displays a loose and wiggly body throughout the interaction, Houndini is given peanut butter from the handler's gloved hand which he begins to gently lick and he begins to settle. Once enriched he is taken back into his kennel where he returns without issue. 04/24/24: A staff member was trying to remove Houdini from the kennel when Houdini started to leash bite and grabbed the ACS hand in the process. 04/23/24 Houdini is sitting neutrally in front of his kennel door. Houdini will jump onto the kennel door as the handler unlocks the kennel door. Houdini will attempt to nip at the handler's lead from behind the kennel door. Houdini is finally leashed, and he is taken for a walk. Houdini displays a loose frame, pulling intensely on leash. Houdini will catch treats when tossed. Houdini will sniff in different areas as the walk commences, remaining loose. Houdini is returned to the facility with no issue and escorted to his new kennel. Houdini enters the building and his new kennel with no issue. 04/09/24: ACS reports the Houdini is beginning to become on leash reactive and hard to refocus on walks. 04/04/24: Houdini is coming from vet serv. when handler is on the way to grab him from his kennel so instead vet serv and handler make the trade to proceed with Houdini to the assessment room where he is put on a drag-leash and allowed to roam the room, Houdini demonstrates a loose body and wiggly tail while greeting each handler(2) in the room, Houdini continues to sniff around the room and take treats roughly from handler while sitting waiting for more as he's panting looking for more rewards, slip lead is placed on and the drag-leash is removed and Houdini is being returned back to his kennel with no issues safe and secure.

Date of intake:: 4/3/2024

Summary:: Social, loose wiggly

Date of initial:: 4/4/2024

Summary:: Friendly, Hyper

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Houdini so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he is a young, enthusiastic, social dog who 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 his energy and enthusiasm

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13)- Due to Houdini's excessive jumping/ mouthy we recommend an adult only home at this time.

Potential challenges: : Leash-biting,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Basic manners/poor impulse control

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control- In the care center Houdini has displayed high jumping on handlers.It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach his 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/poor impulse control. Leash biting/ poor bite inhibition- Houdini has displayed some leash biting/poor bite inhibition at the care center, which during an incident where he inadvertently nipped at a handler while engaging in leash biting. Please see the handout on Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition and Leash-biting. Anxiety- Houdini appears anxious at the care center, whining, panting and jumping on handlers during his assessment. We have no history on his behavior in a home environment, so we do not know if this will occur outside of the care center. If it does appear in a future home, we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving his other things to focus on to alleviate his anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training only should be used. Please see the handout on general Anxiety. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration- At the care center, Houdini has been observed to react to other dogs on leash, lunging towards them, barking and growling. Houdini may need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach him to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness or head halter to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration-.