Date of intake:: 9/8/2026

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray(Unknown History)

Date of assessment:: 9/17/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: Ignore Reactivity to dogs: Snarling when seeing dog on walks, able to redirect Leash walking comments: Aloof Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Aloof- whale eye, looks back at handler Call over: Aloof- gently takes treats, yawn Sociability comments: Stiff backs away from collaring, lip lick, whale eye Handling Soft handling: Tolerant-stiff, panting, lip licking Exuberant handling: Tolerant- panting, lip licking Handling comments: Reset into handling position Arousal Jog: Follow- lip lick, panting Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches- wags tail Knock Comments: Toy: sniffs prompt hand panting, Toy comments:

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 10/15/26: Ace is introduced to a novel spayed female and is tense at the gate with a flagged mid-high level wags. He lifts a paw and tilts his tail sideways when the other dog disengages, then gives a few mid level sideways wags. He flags his tail again when the other dog reapproaches and hard stares towards the other dog through the fence, puffing his lips and tracking them across the fence.

Summary (5):: 11/8/26: It is reported that Ace is chasing other dogs through the fence while snarling and hard barking at them. 10/30/26: Ace is at the front of his kennel with relaxed body when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and readily exits the kennel. He follows handler with no reaction to neighboring dogs or staff members. Once outside, he continues walking slightly ahead of the handler with mild leash tension. He is responsive with handler and follows basic verbal cues. He sits after a command and accepts treats (takes very hard but highly treat-motivated) as a reward. Ace briefly sniffing certain areas and relieves himself few times. When he sees another dog, he gets alert and hard stares at them. He is easily distracted with verbal recall, and gets treat as a reward for disengaging. Ace has no reaction to other stimuli outside (birds, people, cars). He is social and seeks attention from handler. He readily accepts petting and gets down to the ground showing belly for more pets and rubs. He remains loose body and relaxed face during the walk. Upon return handler clips the leash and brings Ace back into the kennel with no issue. 10/23/26 - Ace is at the front of the kennel when handler approaches with a neutral body, when he exits he is easily leashed and brought outside where he has a brief spike of excitement jumping on the handler and nudging their hand for pets. Treats redirect him from the excitement and he continues on the walk with no issues and a loose leash the entire time and accepting pets and responding to verbal cues. When reaching the building a dog exits and he does tense up and stare at the dog but is easily redirected with treats, he had no reactivity, handler was able to finish the walk with no issues and return him back to kennel

Summary (6):: 10/12/26 - Ace is at the front of the kennel when handler approaches with a timid body, when he exits he loosens up and handler is able to easily leash. Outside he had no reactivity and mildly pulled and very social with the handler curling into their legs for pets, he takes treats and is receptive to cues. His body was loose for the entirety of the walk and he cared more for sniffing his surroundings, when returning to kennel he gave no issues with unleashing. 10/8/26 (midday): Ace is reported and observed to vocalize inside his crate; enrichment is given to him to calm him down. Additionally, he continues to be reactive in his crate, hard barking at dogs when they walk past. 10/8/26: Ace is at the front of his crate with a loose body; he is easily leashed and brought out. As he is out, he approaches a familiar handler with a wiggly body; as they pet him, he exuberantly spins around a few times. once he stops, the handler walks Ace out the building. Ace walks with mild leash tension on the street and doesn't react to people. When he sees dogs, the handler is able to get him disengage by calling his name and applying leash pressure. When he sees one dog, Ace keeps looking back at them until there's more distance. While walking back to the shelter, the handler walks Ace on the side of the road, as there is a dog in front of the shelter; when Ace sees another large dog across the street, he pulls hard towards them, even as a car is about to drive by. The handler quickly shortens the leash, and Ace remains fixated on the dog, until they walk into the driveway. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Ace to his crate. 10/1/26: Ace is sitting at the front of his kennel with a neutral body; he is easily leashed and brought to the yard. Ace initially walks with low energy, but after the handler pets him, he starts to perk up. The handler runs and jumps over the hurdle, and Ace follows; he's more attentive to the handler, looking up at them and taking treats softly. The handler continue to have Ace run and jump over the hurdle and he follows. When another familiar handler approaches, Ace presents a wiggly body, and jumps on them as they enter the pen. When a small dog is walked past the pen, Ace fixates on them with a neural, forward body; he follows them as they enter the adjacent pen. The handlers call his name and use their squeakers, and eventually distract him. The handler increases the hurdle's height, and Ace jump over them; he now takes treats with moderate pressure, so they toss it to him. Ace looks at the same small dog as they enter the building. The handler is able to distract him by having him attempt the balance beam. They also have him attempt to step on the balance bone, but he jumps over it. The handler eventually brings Ace inside and returns him to his crate. Several minutes later, Ace is observed to hard bark at dogs walking past.

Summary (7):: 9/30/26: It is reported that Ace is very reactive when dogs pass his kennel and that in the backyard he is reactive to any dog he sees and is hard to redirect 9/24/26: Ace is noted (on the whiteboard) to be dog reactive; he hard barks and pulls towards other dogs. He also lunges at them. Additionally, Ace is observed to bark at a dog being returned to crate and high pitch vocalize when the hallway isn’t active 9/19/26: Ace is reported to attempt breaking out his crate; a staff member is able to help him stay in. 9/17/26 [assessment]: Ace is at the front of his pop-up crate with neutral body when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and taken out for a street walk. Ace walks slowly next to the handler in the hallways with no reactivity toward other dogs or staff members. Once outside he immediately relieves himself and continues walking next to the handler on the loose leash with no tension. he has no reaction in people passerby. When he sees another dog, he will stop and start snarling toward them but disengages after verbal recall and light leash pressure. Ace is not engaged and is not seeking additional interaction from the handler remaining aloof. His body remains neutral. Once walk is done Ace is taken to the Canine Behavior office for the assessment (see notes). During return handler is able to pre-clip the leash and bring Ace back into his crate with ease. 9/17/26 Ace is whining in his pop crate and pushing his face against the pop up crate door as handler approaches. When spoken to in baby voice, Ace wags his tail briefly. Handler opens pop up crate door and Ace is easily leashed and exits the pop up crate with gusto. When walked outside Ace pulls periodically, but also checks in with handler. On walk Ace is non-reactive to dogs, pigeons, or people passing by. Ace sniffs his surroundings, uses the restroom, and looks at handler as they speak to him with a neutral body. After sniffing around outside for a minute or so he then turns back toward the shelter. Ace is easily returned to his pop up crate and the interaction is ended.

Date of intake:: 9/8/2026

Summary:: Aloof, tolerated leashing and went to kennel without issue.

Date of initial:: 9/9/2026

Summary:: tense when walking into exam room, lip licking and tail firmly tucked. Likes cheese and allows muzz

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Ace fearfulness we recommend he is placed in a home with No children (under 13). Single-Pet Home/Recommend No Dog Parks: Due to the concerning behaviors that Ace has shown during playgroup (see DOG-DOG SUMMARY) as well as his noted reactivity in care, we feel that he should not visit dog parks and be the only resident dog. The Behavior Department recommends that he be socialized in a more controlled setting until his behavior towards other dogs can be further addressed. Reward-based, force-free training can be utilized to help Ace associate dogs with things he enjoys like toys or treats.

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

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: Ace is noted to display fearful behavior at the care center such as whale eye, lip licking, and will begins to back away from handlers. Continued support should focus on low-pressure handling, allowing him to approach at his own pace, and building positive associations with people and routine care to help increase his confidence. Please see the handout on decompression period. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Ace is noted to snarl at another dog during his walk but was able to be redirected. Ace has also been noted to chasse dogs in neighboring pens whjile snarling at them. Training should focus on increasing distance from triggers when needed, reinforcing calm behavior, and rewarding engagement with the handler around other dogs. Please see the handout On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration. Strength/leash pulling: Ace is noted to hard pull on the leash during his walk. Continued leash-training efforts should focus on reinforcing loose-leash walking, rewarding calm movement, and encouraging attention to the handler to improve overall walking manners and control. Please see the handout on Strength/leash pulling.