Date of intake:: 9/17/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (Limited history from prior stay)

Other Notes:: 8/24/25: During past stay his prior owner has reported Three to be destructive

Date of assessment:: 9/19/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling:Loose Reactivity to humans: N/a Reactivity to dogs: N/a Leash walking comments: noted growling, Fearful in kennel coaxes with treats Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Fearful- whale eye, lip licks, gently takes treats Call over: Readily approaches- leans into touch, seeks attention Sociability comments: Once collared, quickly warms up seeks attention, zoomies around the room Handling Soft handling: Allowed- leaned into touch, soft body Exuberant handling: Allowed- leaned into touch, soft body Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- Bouncy Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches with loose body Knock Comments: Toy: Grips walks away Toy comments: has zoomies around room

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 09/29/25 Three is introduced to a novel female dog while at the gate, off leash at the care center. Three will approach the gate exuberantly with a loose body. Three will mark the female dog while she stands present behind the gate and will spread his scent in his pen, appearing sexually motivated. Three remains present with a fast-wagging tail. The female dog will maintain her distance from the gate, and this concludes the interaction. 09/21/25 Three is introduced to a novel female dog while off leash at the care center. Three will approach the gate with a soft, wiggly body with wide eyes while panting. The female dog will return to the gate and offer Three a play bow, so she is taken into his pen to greet him face-to-face. The female dog appears nervous as she enters the pen displacing, sniffing away from Three as he pulls towards her appearing sexually motivated. As soon as he closes proximity to her, he will attempt to mount her, grabbing her with his paws immediately. Both dogs are quickly separated and returned to kennel, concluding the interaction.

Summary (4):: 10/07/25: Three is jumping up onto kennel door and heavily panting as handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and comes out of kennel fast, pulling moderately to the Canine Behavior Office. Three readily engages with multiple enrichment items and begins to settle. He sniffs along the room and marks before being guided back to the snuffle mat. During his session, another handler will enter the room and begin unloading a bag of laundry. Three begins to heavy pant and pull hard towards them and is harder to redirect. Once his kennel is clean, handler returns Three back to kennel with a handful of tossed treats and he shows no interest in their rope. 10/6/25: Three is jumping at his kennel door as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed, and he pulls hard and constantly marks his territory on the way to the play pen. In the pen, he would pull around with a lot of sniffling and marking his territory. He is comfortable approaching the handler to sit and receive treats. When trying to leave the pen, he begins to jump up and rap his legs around the handler's leg to mount. The handler is able to stiff arm him and toss treats. After he eats the treats, he begins to persistently try to mount the handler and tug at their pants from behind them as they walked back to head inside building. Treats were no longer able to redirect him, and the handler had to constantly stiff-arm him when he would jump towards the handler with a tense body and try to mount. When reaching his kennel, he spins around quickly and grabs the leash while trying to push out of kennel. The handler has to shut the door very quickly and he takes the handler's leash to the back of his kennel. The handler then brings a second handler to assist in getting their leash back. The second handler takes him out and after getting the leash, a bunch of treats were tossed inside, and he enters in, and he is able to be unleashed from the walks.

Summary (5):: 10/5/25: Three is jumping at the kennel door, rattling it as he jumps off of it when the handler approaches. As the handler opens the door, Three will stand with all four paws on the ground and take treats from the handler's hands as they lure his head through the leash. Three pulls moderately out of his kennel and will sniff as he walks down the hallway. As they exit the Care Center, Three will mark and sniff around the trees. As soon as he is done defecating, he turns around and attempts to mount the handler, but the handler is able to stop him with the leash; this happens multiple times while walking back to the Care Center. Once they are near the entrance, Three is able to grab on to the handler's knee, wrapping his front legs tightly. Three is unable to be redirected with treats. He is removed with the leash and then the handler has to continue to stiff arm him multiple times until reaching the kennel room door. The handler then lured him into the kennel with a handful of treats, which distracted him from biting the leash momentarily. He is secured safely. 10/04/25: Three is jumping up onto kennel door panting and hypersalivating as handler approaches. They toss treats to refocus him from the kennel door which he will quickly eat and begin jumping up onto the door again. Handler drops their lead over his head and Three readily exits kennel, pulling moderately to the Live Room where he is clipped to a drag lead and free to explore the space. He engages with a snuffle mat for a few minutes but as soon as he finishes eating, he approaches handler, jumps up onto them and mounts them, gripping his paws into their thigh and his face tenses. Handler attempts to distract with treats, but he does not show interest, so they use the leash to pull him off. Handler refocuses Three back to the snuffle mat which he will engage with but again, as soon as he loses interest, he approaches handler and shoves his face into their treat pouch before attempting to mount. Handler shortens the lead and tosses treats away to interrupt him. He is managed with tossed treats and snuffle mat for the remainder of his session. He is leashed with ease and readily exits kennel, immediately turning around to bite on the lead. Handler uses a squeaker to distract, and he will briefly release the lead but bites again as handler attempts to pull it off. He shows no interest in treats. Another handler offers a rope toy which Three readily takes, and handler's lead is removed.

Summary (6):: 10/03/25: As handler is returning another dog to kennel, they notice another staff member struggling to remove their leash from kennel. Handler secures their dog into kennel and approaches to help staff member. Three is biting onto staff member's lead and tugging it into kennel. Handler grabs the lead from staff and squeaks a toy to distract Three. After a couple of squeaks, Three releases the lead and handler is able to pull it out of kennel. Staff member reports that Three incessantly mounted them throughout his walk and could only momentarily be distracted by treats or squeaker. -DW 10/03/25 (Trainer Note): Three is standing on the door of his kennel panting moderately as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. Three allows the handler to attach a drag leash and moves around the room, exploring the various enrichment items. The handler begins to work with him on moving from item to item and sitting and breathing between. He initially does well, but when the handler turns away he mounts them and attempts to steal treats out of their treat pouch. He is easily redirected with treats, but attempts several more times. The handler engages him with a snuffle mat and walks him back to kennel. He attempts to hump again as he enters the room, but the handler uses the leash to prevent him. Three grabs the leash in his mouth as he enters the kennel, but trades readily for treats and allows the handler to remove the leash. Three grabs for the leash once more as the handler removes it, but is not able to get ahold of it. The handler locks the door and walks away.

Summary (7):: 9/29: After his PG interaction, a handler leashes Three easily. Before the handler can begin walking, Three jumps on a second handler, mounting their leg. The handler can remove themself from Three by tossing treats away from themselves. He is walked back to his crate. But once in the crate, Three bites at the leash, pulling it into the crate. The handler is able to retrieve their lead by dropping treats into the crate and pulling out their lead. 9/28: ACS staff report Three is beginning to leash bite. 09/26/25: Three is noted to bark at dogs passing his crate and pull his sheets into his crate. Three is taken out of his crate and moved to crate away from the exit door where he begins to mouth on the lead not wanting to go back inside the crate. Once in the crate he displays heavy panting and salivating. 09/21/25 (PG Note): Three stands at the front of his kennel and allows the handler to leash him with ease before being escorted to the play yard. Once his playmate arrives, Three pulls toward the greeting gate with a loose, wiggly body, kicking his back legs and standing on tiptoes, displaying sexual drive. When the gate is opened, he engages in play briefly before jumping on his playmate and attempting to mount. Both dogs are separated, and Three is returned to his kennel safely without any issues. For more information see Dog to Dog Notes. 09/19/25 ( Assessment note): Three is initially in the back of his kennel but slowly approaches the front as the handler arrives. When the kennel door is opened, he retreats to the back, crouching and displaying whale eye. The handler offers high-value treats, and while eating them, Three is successfully lassoed. He then walks out of the kennel with no issue. In the assessment room, he remains skittish, flinching at sudden movements and showing discomfort around handlers. With time, he warms up, allows petting, and eats treats while being collared. He runs with handlers, tolerates touch, and does not react to the knock portion. Three is brought back to his kennel safely without any issues. For more information, see behavior assessment.

Date of intake:: 9/17/2025

Date of initial:: 9/18/2025

Summary:: side eye, tense body, will turn around quickly to face vet during exam examined with muzzle

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No cats,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to three fearfulness, leash biting, and mounting behaviors we recommend he is placed in a home with only adults. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to Three's arousal concerns, we recommend he is placed with one of our New Hope Partners.

Potential challenges: : Destructive behavior,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting,Kennel presence,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Destructive behavior: During past stay his prior owner has reported Three to be destructive. Training should focus on increasing enrichment, providing structured exercise, and teaching alternative behaviors through positive reinforcement to reduce destructive habits. Please see the handout on Destructive behavior. Anxiety: Three is noted in kennel to display heavy panting and salivating and has begun to mount staff. In the kennel, Three displays signs of anxiety such as heavy panting, salivating, and mounting staff. These behaviors suggest stress and a need for emotional support. Training should include calming enrichment, structured routines, and confidence-building exercises to help reduce anxiety and improve coping skills. Please see the handout on generalized anxiety. Barrier frustration: Three is noted in care to hard bark at dogs passing his crate. Training should focus on desensitization to movement around his kennel and reinforcing calm behavior. Visual barriers and enrichment can help reduce overstimulation and frustration. Please see the handout On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration. Kennel presence/Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Three presents as fearful and potentially defensive in the kennel, where he growls, maintains a low body posture, and displays a tucked tail. These behaviors suggest discomfort and stress in confined spaces. However, once outside the crate, he quickly warms up and shows social behavior, indicating his fear may be situational. Training should focus on building positive associations with the kennel, using slow, low-pressure approaches, and reinforcing calm behavior to reduce fear and prevent escalation. Please see the handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression. Leash Biting/Low threshold for arousal: : Three begins biting and pulling on the leash when returned to his crate, as well as excessively mounting on his walks. He does release for treats and at this time can be redirected with the use of treats. Training should continue using high-value rewards to reinforce calm behavior and introduce alternative outlets like carrying a toy or practicing focus cues during transitions. Please see handout on Arousal.