Date of intake:: 4/11/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Previously lived with:: 2 adults, child, cat

Behavior toward strangers:: Barbara is friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Barbara is friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward dogs:: Barbara is friendly with familiar dogs, will hard bark and growl at unfamiliar dogs

Behavior toward cats:: Barbara will hard bark, growl, lunge, snap, and bite

Resource guarding:: Universal resource guarding- growls/hard barks, snaps or attempts to bite

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: Medium

Other Notes:: Barbara tends to pull hard on the leash and will try to chase birds or dogs. Lunges and barks at small animals or other dogs. Barbara's previous owner describes her as social and affectionate. *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 5/5/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: balking when returning to kennel Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Receptive to treats Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: Becomes slightly tense during exuberant contact Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler exuberantly Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Grips firm, becomes tense and moves away with the toy

Summary:: 5/8/26: Barbara greets another dog at the gate with a a high level of movement - rapidly wagging tail and moving back and front along the fence line. She begins to chatter.

Summary (6):: 5/8/26: It is noted on the behavior board that Barbara returned to kennel easily. 5/8/26: Barbara is at the front of her kennel exuberantly jumping as the handler approaches; she is leashed and brought out the room. Before and during the elevator ride, Barbara presents a soft body and jumps on the handler for pets. Once in the downstairs hallway, Barbara hard barks at a large dog a few feet away. After they walk past, Barbara pulls another dog by the yard entrance; when that handler and dog enter the yard, the handler and Barbara approaches the entrance; Barbara jumps very high twice before entering. The handler brings Barbara for playgroup (see dog-dog notes). Afterwards, the handler briefly brings Barbara into another pen, where she pulls around and jumps onto the bench. After bringing her inside, she hard barks at another dog in the hallway before entering the elevator. The handler clips their leash and returns Barbara to her kennel. A few minutes after returning her, she is observed to lick the kennel bars.

Summary (7):: 5/5/26:(Assessment Walk) Barbara is at the front of the kennel with a loose and wiggly body, jumping up and down. She is taken to the street where she pulls mildly. She sniffs her surroundings and relieves herself. Barbara ignores dogs that pass. She is taken back towards the shelter and brought to the assessment office. She approaches staff with a soft body and wagging tail. After her assessment, Barbara is returned to kennel without issue. 5/2/26: Barbara is at the front of her kennel with a soft body; she is easily leashed and brought out the room, which she pulls hard out of. On the street, Barbara walks ahead either mild leash tension; she doesn’t react to dogs. When walking past people, Barbara looks at them with a neutral body and walks past them slowly; she goes back to her normal pace when they’re not in her sights. Barbara also engages with the handler by allowing pets from them. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Barbara to her kennel. 4/24/26: A staff member reports having Barbara off leash in the yard. They engage in a game of fetch, where handler trades one ball for another and Barbara did not resource guard and did well with this method. 4/22/26: Barbara is sitting at the front of her kennel with a soft expression and her ears back. She lip licks and takes treats. She is leashed with a treat then lead out of the kennel room to the street. When the handler crouches, she wags her tail low and accepts petting all over. She relieves herself and takes more treats. She allows leash clipping and is lead back inside. She is hesitant and pulls back when lead through the kennel room, but once near her own kennel she gets in willingly. 04/16/26: Barbara is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches, she is slowly leashed and exits kennel pulling mildly to the street. Outside she is cautious but passes people without issue, when seeing dogs she pulls moderately toward them. After a bit she is brought back inside for her assessment and returned to kennel with treats. 4/13/26: Barbara is at the front of the kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. She is easily leashed and taken out of the kennel. Barbara walks out to the backyard where she paces around sniffing her surroundings. She approaches the handler with a soft body and wagging tail. Handler offers her treats and she sniffs it but does not eat them. Handler pets her lightly on the head, she tolerates it. Barbara observes a dog in the neighboring and approaches with a soft body and wagging tail. After sometime, Barbara is walked back into the building. She plants outside the kennel room. Handler tries to verbally coax her before crouching down. Barbara approaches slowly before trying to retreat out of the room. Handler jogs her further into the room. She plants and has to be muscled back into the kennel and is returned without further issue.

Date of intake:: 4/11/2026

Summary:: Lunging, barking, and growling, towards staff and dogs

Date of initial:: 4/12/2026

Summary:: Whale eyed, tense body for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: Barbara is described as medium energy. They will need daily mental and physical activity to keep them engaged and exercised. And we recommend using force-free, reward-based training techniques for them.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),No cats,Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to her on leash reactivity, and universal resource guarding we recommend an adult only home. No Cats: Due to hard barking, growling, lunging, snapping, and attempting to bite cats, we recommend a home with no cats. No Dog Parks: Due to on leash reactivity we recommend no trips to the dog park. We recommend placement with a New Hope rescue partner who is able to provide an experienced, adult-only foster home. Force-free, reward based training and/or consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Barbara's previous owner states that she universally resource guards and will hard bark, growl, snap, or attempt to bite while items are in her possession. During her assessment Barbara was observed to become extremely tense while in the possession of a toy. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Barbara's mouth, and any time something is removed they should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Fearful: Barbara has been observed to be very fearful while in care, noted to balk on leash and head while when handler initiate contact. They should never be forced to approach anything that they are uncomfortable with or submit to petting or handling. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Barbara would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to their new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period. On Leash Reactivity: Barbara's previous owner states that she lunges and barks at small animals and other dogs. During intake Barbara was observed to lunge, bark, and growl towards staff and other dogs. Barbara will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than dogs and other stimuli. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Leash Pulling: Barbara's previous owner states that she pulls hard while on leash. It is recommended that they be walked on a front clip harness or head halter, which will help diminish their strength through leverage, and that they be trained using positive reinforcement, reward based training to not pull on leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.