Date of intake:: 7/15/2025

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

Previously lived with:: 1 adult, 1 dog

Behavior toward strangers:: He is friendly, outgoing, and playful around strangers.

Behavior toward children:: He is friendly, outgoing, and playful around children.

Behavior toward dogs:: He is friendly, outgoing, and playful around other dogs. He has previously lived with one medium siz

Behavior toward cats:: No experience.

Resource guarding:: He protects items in his possession by hovering over them with a tense body.

Bite history:: No known reported bite history.

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: He is partially house trained, and is reported to have weekly accidents. He is reported to jump frequently, and pull hard on leash. While on walks he lunges towards strangers that approach him, and cats. He is not bothered when held/restrained, when woken from sleep, when startled, when pushed off furniture, or when his collar is touched. There have been no attempts to touch his collar.

Other Notes:: to Know He is a social, affectionate, active, vocal, independent, playful dog. He spends most of his time where people are. He allowed his previous family to bathe and brush him. In his previous home he would go on three walks a day. He has never been crate trained. He loves car rides. He knows, "sit", "stay", and "lay down". He loves to run, cuddle, play, and treats.

Date of assessment:: 9/18/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: N/A Reactivity to dogs: N/A Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social- leans into handler, soft body, jumps on handler Call over: Readily approaches- seeks attention, leans onto handler Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- leans into touch, neutral body Exuberant handling: Allowed- begins panting head whips, distracted with squeeker Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- neutral body Arousal comments: Knock:No response Knock Comments: Toy: No response Toy comments:

Summary:: According to Milo's previous owner(s), He is friendly, outgoing, and playful around other dogs. He has previously lived with one medium sized female dog. 08/21/25 Milo is introduced to a novel female dog while off leash at the care center. Milo will approach the gate with a stiff body and his hackles raised. As the female dog is present at the gate, Milo jumps onto the gate, standing on it, growling at the female dog. Milo is moved away before being returned to kennel. 07/17/25 Milo is introduced at the gate to a novel female dog while off leash at the care center. Milo appears aloof, reluctant to approach the gate, ignoring the female dog as well as the handlers present.

Summary (6):: 9/23: A handler sees Milo chewing on the bottom of the kennel frame on slot where his water bowl is placed through. 9/21: Milo continues to pant and dig at his kennel door. 9/17/25 (Trainer Note): Milo is standing at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. Milo is loose and social with staff, leaning into contact with a soft body. The handler works with Milo on the "leave it" cue and he is able to leave a treat in an open hand as it slowly moves closer to his face. Milo is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 9/17: (1) Milo begins hard barking while baring his teeth at an adopter browsing the room. (2): During the evening, when the rooms are quiet, Milo can still be seen standing on his kennel doo,r panting and digging at the glass. 9/16: Milo is seen standing on his kennel door and digging at the glass repeatedly. 09/11/25: Milo is lying at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls mildly to the Live Room. When inside, Milo is clipped to a drag leash and begins to play doggie Zen with the handler. Milo is able to leave an open palm of treats before being rewarded with one of the treats. Milo an the handler begin playing the 123 game. Milo will associate the word three with a treat. The handler builds there way to counting from 1 to three and Milo is receptive. 8/21/25: Milo is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is taken to the yard for play group. In the yard, he has a tense body and starts to growl at the other dog as he greets them at the gate. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. He is then taken back to his kennel with no issues. 08/21/25 (Trainer Note): Milo is standing at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. Handler works with Milo on doggie zen since he shows little interest in toys. He leans into contact with a soft body and is returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 08/20/25: Milo is observed digging at his kennel door during cleaning. 8/16/25: Milo is observed to be pawing at his kennel door when staff walk past, and will howl throughout the day. 08/14/25 (Trainer Note): Milo is standing at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. Handler alternates between doggie zen and offering Milo contact. He leans into contact with a loose body, re-initiating when the handler pauses. Milo is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 08/05/25 (Trainer Note): Milo is standing at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. Milo is loose and social withs staff, leaning into contact. He briefly engages with doggie zen, but is frequently reverse sneezing when he inhales deeply, so handler ceases. He eats food off of a snuffle mat and is returned to kennel without issue. 07/28/25 (trainer note): Milo was lying down in the back of his kennel as handler approached. He approached handler with a loose frame and tail wag. He was easily leashed and walked to the live room with mild pulling. When loose in the room, he did a shake off and then explored the room. His body was loose and wiggly as he approached the handler for contact. He engaged with the enrichment and participated in TAB. Handler began to introduce the 123 game and he was able to remain focused and took treats gently. At the end of the session, he was easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 7/17/25: Milo is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is taken to the behavior room for his assessment. In the room, he would explore around with a loose body and was comfortable approaching the handlers for treats. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues. (Play Group) When the handler approaches, Milo is standing in front of the kennel door with a neutral posture. He is easily leashed and escorted to the play yard for a dog-to-dog interaction. Please refer to Milo’s Behavior Assessment for more details. While in the yard, Milo allows the handler to collar him and accepts gentle petting on his back. After the interaction concludes, Milo is escorted back to his kennel, where he is safely unleashed and secured.

Date of intake:: 7/15/2025

Summary:: Upon intake Milo was social with staff, jumping on them repeatedly.

Date of initial:: 7/16/2025

Summary:: Hyper initially, refocused easily with treats, knows sit and paw cues. Shook off several times at st

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),No cats

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Milo Potential challenges we reccomend he is placed in an adult only home at this time. No cats: In the prior home, Milo is to have lunged at cats. We recommend he be placed in a home with no cats.

Potential challenges: : House soiling,Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling,Kennel presence

Potential challenges comments:: House soiling: In the prior home he is noted to be partially house trained, and is reported to have weekly accidents.Training should focus on establishing a consistent bathroom routine, close supervision indoors, and positive reinforcement for eliminating outside to improve reliability. Please see the handout on House soiling Resource guarding: In the prior home he is noted to protects items in his possession by hovering over them with a tense body. This behavior suggests discomfort with sharing valued items and should be addressed through desensitization, trading exercises, and teaching a reliable “drop it” cue to build trust and reduce guarding tendencies. Please see the handout on Resource guarding Basic manners/poor impulse control: In the prior home he is noted to jump frequently on people.Training should include teaching polite greetings, reinforcing calm behavior, and redirecting excitement into appropriate outlets. Please see the handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: In the prior home he is noted while on walks he lunges towards strangers that approach him, and cats. A training plan should include counter-conditioning to triggers, increasing distance from stimuli, and reinforcing calm behavior on leash. Please see the handout on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration Strength/leash pulling: In the prior home he is noted to pull hard on the lead while on walks. Training should focus on loose-leash walking techniques, using appropriate equipment (e.g., front-clip harness), and rewarding the dog for walking calmly beside the handler. Please see the handout on Strength/leash pulling. Kennel presence: Milo is noted to hard bark when adopters pass by his kennel