Date of intake:: 3/8/2025

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

Date of assessment:: 3/10/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: None Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: None Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly Social Call over: readily approaches- shoulder swiping, anal swipes, highly social, jumping on handlers, mouthy, sideways lip lick (distracted), panting heavily, flushed face Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Seeks Contact Exuberant handling: Seeks Contact Handling comments: loose bodied, leans in, reengages, jumps on handler, licking hands, mouthy Arousal Jog: Follows loose bodied, aroused, begins to jump Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches- loose, jump up on assistant Knock Comments: Toy: Grips, but relinquishes Toy comments:

Summary:: Due to Magnus entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 3/14/25: Magnus is introduced to a novel female dog when on leash at the care center through a gate. Magnus through the gate is bouncy, play bows and barks with the hackles at the base of his tail raised. The female dog also mirrors his movements, play bowing and offering bounces. Magnus greets the other female dog nose to nose where they begin to scent each other, as the female dog begins to invite play. Magnus reciprocates offering bows and trying to engage chase but the female dog begins to become mouthy but maintaining a loose and relaxed body. Magnus begins to become overwhelmed at the female dogs energy level and mouthiness, so he is moved away for him to reset and begins to trying and re engage in play with the female dog, but again quickly becomes overwhelmed. Magnus invites play through the gate when they are separated and the female dog begins to become aroused, now displaying a flushed face and heavy pant. Both dogs are able to shake off and be social with handlers and the interaction is ended. 03/10/25 Magnus is introduced to a novel female dog while off leash at the care center. Magnus will approach the gate aroused with a loose frame, vocalizing at the novel female. Magnus will offer a bounce, but the novel female dog remains aloof, ignoring him. Magnus will walk away from the gate and seek attention from one of the handlers present.

Summary (5):: 04/08/25 Magnus is at the front of his kennel panting heavily and vocalizing at the handler. Magnus has his harness clipped with a double-leash and he is taken outside for a walk. Magnus exits the kennel room exuberantly, bouncing and play bowing at the handler. Magnus is cued to sit before commencing outside, sitting quickly and firmly. They proceed towards the exit. Magnus will pull as he displays a loose, wiggly frame. Mangus will explore different parts of the side walk, marking in certain areas and spreading his scent. Magnus will take treats gently when administered and will catch them when tossed. Magnus will allow petting becoming aroused and jumping playfully onto the handler. The handler will cue sit again, getting Mangus to regulate his arousal, having him focus on treats. Magnus is returned to the facility where he will hop back to the building exuberantly, still loose and wiggly. He enters the building with no issue and will enter his kennel willingly after the handler unclips the double-leash.

Summary (6):: 4/07/25: Magnus is at the front of his kennel with a loose/wiggly body, and allows the handler to attach a leash to the front of his harness with no issue and is brought into the behavior office. In the hallway, Magnus will play bow, jump on the handler in a social manner and pull towards the behavior office. Magnus in the office is highly social with all staff in the office, but engages with the main handler in sit cues and leans into contact, and offers sit cues. Magnus keeps engaged with the handler and when going back to his kennel does not leash bite, and is distracted by treats and kept on his harness to avoid any neck leash pressure. Magnus is returned to kennel with no issue, and is unclipped. 04/04/25 (PM) Magnus is at the front of his kennel barking as the handler approaches. He stands still and is easily leashed and walks to the training room. When inside he is loose and wiggly and sociable with staff. Magnus will sit and lie down for treats and will try and jump on them. Magnus is rewarded for all four paws on the floor. Other handlers enter the room and Magnus greets them with a loose body and a low wagging tail. Magnus leans into petting and makes sure to solicit pets from everyone in the room. Magnus is easily leashed and pulls moderately back to his kennel. 4/4/25: Magnus is at the front of his kennel when the handler approaches and is loose/wiggly and is easily leashed to be brought into the behavior office. Magnus in the behavior office jumps on staff in a social manner, zooms around the room maintaining a heavy pant, and being mouthy with the handlers hands as they are petting him. Magnus leans into petting, sits near the handler and repeats these behaviors with the other staff in the room. A staff member walks into the office, and Magnus begins to hard bark at the staff member until another staff member handed him some treats to eat, which he will stop and create distance from the staff member that he was barking at on his own. Magnus is brought back to kennel with no issue, and tolerates his leash being unclipped from the drag. 4/3/25: A staff member was having trouble handling Magnus, and when behavior staff came to help Magnus was biting on his leash, and jumping up towards the handler, tearing there PPE with his claws. A behavior staff member took the leash from Magnus, and Magnus was able to sit while he catched his breath, Magnus sat with a heavy pant and dilated pupils, but was able to eat and focus on food before being brought back to kennel where he does not attempt to leash bite when being put into kennel. 3/30/25: Staff report Magnus was leash biting in the yard after seeing another dog. They were able to redirect with treats after a few attempts before returning him to kennel on a short leash. 03/27/25: Its reported that Magnus is flinching demonstrating fearfulness with random movements when handler has him out.

Summary (7):: 4/3/25: A staff member was having trouble handling Magnus, and when behavior staff came to help Magnus was biting on his leash, and jumping up towards the handler, tearing there PPE with his claws. A behavior staff member took the leash from Magnus, and Magnus was able to sit while he catched his breath, Magnus sat with a heavy pant and dilated pupils, but was able to eat and focus on food before being brought back to kennel where he does not attempt to leash bite when being put into kennel. 3/30/25: Staff report Magnus was leash biting in the yard after seeing another dog. They were able to redirect with treats after a few attempts before returning him to kennel on a short leash. 03/27/25: Its reported that Magnus is flinching demonstrating fearfulness with random movements when handler has him out. 03/25/25: Magnus greets the handler with a loose frame standing in front of his kennel door. Magnus is easily leashed and escorted to the play yards. When on leash Magnus will walk beside the handler trotting, maintaining eye contact with a open mouth and tongue out. In the yard Magnus will explore looking at his surroundings. The handler pets Magnus on his head and he will lean in with full body weight. Magnus will allow the handler to rub his back and hindquarters. Magnus will begin paw at the handler to solicit more. When the handler does not reward his pawing, Magnus will stand on the handler before mouthing the lead. The handler side steps and using the leash guides magnus back to the down till he is on all fours. Magnus returns to exploring the yard and scenting. After some time the handler escorts Magnus back to the care center where he is unleashed and safely secured in his kennel. 03/14/25 (playgroup): Magnus is lying at the back of kennel with a neutral frame as handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and pulls mildly to the yard for playgroup. He is loose and social with handlers throughout his time in the yard and will jump up onto them in a social manner. After his session, Magnus is leashed with ease and pulls moderately back to the care center. He is returned to kennel safely. 03/10/25 (assessment): Magnus is lying in the middle of kennel with a neutral frame as handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and pulls mildly to the Canine Behavior Office for assessment (see Behavior Assessment for further details). Magnus is loose and bouncy throughout his time in the room and will jump up onto handlers to solicit attention. He rubs into handler and leans in when contact is made. After assessment, Magnus is leashed and returns to kennel safely.

Date of intake:: 3/8/2025

Summary:: social

Date of initial:: 3/9/2025

Summary:: Offered play bow at start of exam, exuberant, jumping up. Knows sit and paw.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Magnus so we cannot be certain of their behavior in a home environment. However, they will need daily mental and physical activity to stay engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct their energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Magnus's size and exuberance, we recommend he goes to an adult-only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Magnus came into the care center as an owner surrender so his history is unknown. Magnus is a highly social and energetic dog who struggles with impulse control and overstimulation, leading to challenging behaviors such as leash biting, jumping on handlers, and mouthiness. While he seeks out attention and engages positively with handlers, he also displays heightened arousal, particularly in response to movement and novel stimuli. Magnus has shown fear-based reactivity, flinching at sudden movements and hard barking at unfamiliar people, though he can be redirected with food. He has also exhibited difficulty managing frustration, as seen in his leash-biting incidents. Due to these behaviors, Magnus requires placement with a New Hope partner that can provide structured behavior modification, training to improve impulse control.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety,Leash-biting,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control/Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Magnus has demonstrated a lack of basic manners in the care center, jumping up onto staff. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it," "Sit/Stay," and "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach him to control his impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward-based training only is recommended. See handout on Basic Manners and Impulse Control. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Magnus on intake hard barked and tensed with staff. t is important to move slowly with Magnus, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow Magnus to initiate interactions with new people. He should never be forced to greet or to interact if he is not comfortable and soliciting attention. Magnus would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings. See handouts on Decompression Period and Fearful and Defensive Aggression. Anxiety: Magnus is a bit anxious in care. We recommend long walks and puzzle toys to help alleviate his anxiety. See handout on Generalized Anxiety. Strength/leash pulling: Magnus is a strong dog with the capability to pull over an average adopter. His adopter must be prepared and able to handle a dog of this size and strength. It is recommended that he be walked on a front clip harness or head halter, which help diminish his strength through leverage, and that he be trained using positive reinforcement, reward based training to not pull on leash. Leash-biting: Magnus is reported to leash bite in care making it difficult for handlers to walks him.