Date of intake:: 6/17/2018

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, no known history.

Previously lived with:: 1 adult, 4 year old child

Behavior toward children:: Jumpy, exuberant

Energy level/descriptors:: Anxious

Other Notes:: 5/22/2018 1st stay in the care center, Stray, no known history 8/10/19, Owner surrender, third stay in the care center Spayed/Neutered: Yes Previously lived with: 2 Adults, 1 Child Behavior towards strangers: Friendly and outgoing Behavior towards children: Barks, lunges and growls (w/resident and novel children) Behavior towards dogs: Initially greets; Barks and lunges Behavior towards cats: Chases and snaps (toward novel cats) Resource guarding: None reported Bite history: Riley is reported to have had multiple bite incidents with children, none of which resulted in broken skin. The most recent incident involved Riley biting and holding the resident child's shirt, but no contact made to skin. No other details provided. Housetrained: Yes Energy level/descriptors: Riley is described as exhibiting a high level of energy. Other: Previous owner reported Riley to exhibit separation anxiety when left alone in the home and has also been reported to urinate on the furniture.

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild-moderate pulling Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Pulled hard toward novel dogs encountered during walk, did not escalate Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Soft and loose, tail wagging, ears neutral, some panting, approaches readily, jumps up soliciting attention, explores somewhat, readily accepts treats softly, accepts all contact Call over: Approaches readily, soft and loose Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Soft, loose and wiggly, jumps up softly onto handler, tail wagging, ears back, some panting, sits down, leans into and accepts all contact Exuberant handling: Soft, loose and wiggly, jumps up softly onto handler, tail wagging, ears back, some panting, leans into and accepts all contact Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Engages in play with handler, soft and loose, tail wagging; Zoomies, does not escalate and readily settles on her own Arousal comments: Knock Knock Comments: Stays near handler when assistant exits, sits down; No response to knock; Approaches assistant readily when enters, jumps up softly soliciting attention, tail wagging Toy Toy comments: Grips and relinquishes

Summary:: According to Riley's previous owner, she is reactive towards other dogs. She will sniff politely initially while on leash and then will bark and lunge. Here at the Care Center, Riley initially was nervous but as she continued to participate in group, she became hyper-motivated and began to escalate; tipping into over-arousal. The Behavior Department recommends that Riley be the only dogs at this time. After a period of decompression, Riley can be introduced to other dogs that match her energy. All introductions should be done slowly and under supervision. 8/12/2019: Since her return to the Care Center, Riley's behavior with novel dogs remains the same as her previous stay. *2018 Stay* Riley was brought in as a stray so her behavior around other dogs is unknown. 5/23: When off leash at the Care Center, Riley greets a novel male, slightly hesitant to approach but does eventually exchange a few genital sniffs. She tenses some when he attempts to greet her face to face. Riley then mostly keeps to herself and explores the yard. 5/24: Riley continues to be uncomfortable around both male and female dogs. She briefly will greet them but mostly keeps to herself. 6/12: Riley returned to playgroup with very different energy. She greeted the novel male with a wiggly, bouncy body at the gate. Once off leash with him, she bounces right into him. When he runs away she follows and solicits attention with face to face, pushy greetings. When in a group, there was a little disagreement between two male dogs and Riley got overly aroused following this. Running up and down the fence line barking and lunging when the other dogs were removed from the yard. 6/13: Riley gives strong corrections for rough, high energy behavior- chest bump, growl and freeze. She is separated from the novel male dog, and maintain her arousal level after he is removed from the pens. 6/14: Riley was extremely motivated to meet the other dog- barking, yelping and throwing her body onto the gate. After several seconds, her energy began to sky rocket and became over aroused. The handler held her leash when the gate was opened, and Riley rushed into the pens with a stiff, forward lean posture. She is separated when she attempted to jump on the greeters back. 7/18: Due to Riley's past behavior in group, she is muzzle before entering the yard. Riley tenses her posture when exchanging sniffs with the novel dog. She oscillates between pawing at the muzzle and greeting the other dog. When the greeter barks at Riley, she launches herself onto his back while growling. Hyper-motivated: These dogs come on too strong and have coarse social skills. They have had a poor history of social experience with other dogs and were most likely deprived of off- leash contact. They are overly excited when meeting new dogs, often up in the other dog’s face and not able to read subtle signals to back off, which can quickly lead to a scuffle.

Summary (1):: Riley understands the cues for "sit," "down" and "paw."

Date of intake:: 8/10/2019

Summary:: Soft, loose and wiggly, readily approached, jumped up, solicited attention; Allowed all handling

Date of initial:: 8/11/2019

Summary:: Loose; Allowed all handling

ENERGY LEVEL:: Riley has been observed to exhibit a medium level of energy during her interactions in the care center. We cannot be certain of her behavior in a home environment, but we recommend that she be provided daily mental and physical stimulation as an outlet for her energy.

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: When two handlers approach Riley in her kennel, she is seen to be loose and wiggly. She will jump up onto the bars. But when unlocking the kennel door, Riley will slightly move away from the rope initially, but when the handler removes the rope from her sight, Riley becomes wiggly again and comes forward. One handler was able to rope Riley once treats were introduced. The handler continued to use treats to get Riley out of the kennel and out of the room. Once in the hallway, Riley immediately dropped to the floor and refused to move. The second handler left to get a collar and harness and placed it on Riley and removed the rope. Riley then took a few steps forward and followed a trail of treats, but then would stop and refuse to move again. Both handlers tried using toys and treats to help Riley walk. Another dog left a room further down the hallway and Riley immediately became interested in the other dog. She started to bark, whine, and pull towards the other dog. Upon seeing her reaction, one handler went to get a helper dog. Upon seeing the helper walk past her, Riley began to follow the other dog outside to the play yard. Handlers then used a stuffed training dog to help Riley back inside the building. Riley pulled hard following the training dog back into the room and easily went back into her kennel without issue.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Behavior Asilomar: TM - Treatable-Manageable

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Riley's reported separation anxiety, reactivity and multiple-bite history with children, combined with her overall anxiety, we believe she would be best set up to succeed in an adult-only home at this time. Recommend no dog parks/Single pet home: Due to the behaviors that Riley has shown during playgroup (see DOG-DOG BEHAVIOR SUMMARY), we feel that Riley should not visit dog parks and be the only dog at this time, until she has had the opportunity to learn appropriate social skills when interacting with other dogs. The Behavior Department recommends that Riley receive dog socialization session under the supervision of a certified trainer or behaviorist. Place with a New Hope partner: Although she displays social behavior when interacting with staff members, Riley has been reported to have had multiple bite incidents with children in a previous home environment. Despite each incident resulting in no broken skin or punctures, as a result of these reports as well as her separation anxiety and observed reactivity, we feel she would be best set up to succeed if placed with an experienced rescue partner who can help manage these behaviors and decompress in a more stable environment, prior to seeking permanent placement. Force-free, reward based training only is advised when introducing or exposing Riley to new and unfamiliar situations, as well as utilizing guidance from a qualified, professional trainer/behaviorist.

Potential challenges: : Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression,Separation anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Kennel presence

Potential challenges comments:: Multiple-bite history: Riley is reported to have had multiple bite incidents with children, none of which resulted in broken skin. The most recent incident involved Riley biting and holding the resident child's shirt, but no contact made to skin. No other details provided. Please refer to the handout for Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression. Separation anxiety: Previous owner reported Riley to exhibit separation anxiety when left alone in the home and has also been reported to urinate on the furniture. Should this behavior arise in a home environment, please refer to the handout for Separation anxiety. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Previous owner reported Riley to display reactivity toward novel children and novel dogs when being walked on-leash. Although Riley displays social behavior toward staff members, this reactivity toward novel dogs was observed during her interactions in the care center as well (SEE DOG-DOG SUMMARY). Please refer to the handout for On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration.