Date of intake:: 9/21/2026

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

Previously lived with:: adults

Behavior toward strangers:: Hides, barks, or growls

Behavior toward children:: Friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward dogs:: Playful and tolerant with familiar dogs; can be playful with unfamiliar dogs also has bark, growled,

Behavior toward cats:: Shy but hard barks or growls as well

Resource guarding:: Considers food and treats items of high value and will hard bark or growl when items are approached

Bite history:: none reported

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Canela is reported to have a high energy level.

Other Notes:: Knows to relieve herself outside when on walks or in a designated area of the home. And will very rarely have indoor accidents. She loves bath time and water, allows her family to bathe her, brush her, and trim her nails, she pulls mildly on her leash during her daily walks she goes on twice a day, and she has been crate trained in the past. When on walks she can be reactive towards stranger and cats or other small animals. Her reaction is to hard bark, growl, or lunge. This can also be seen when strangers approach her home or yard.

Date of assessment:: 9/26/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: mild pulling Reactivity to humans: ignores Reactivity to dogs: did not pass Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): explores room, occasionally checks in with handlers Call over: approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: finds prop hand and is wary of it Handling Soft handling: still, tolerates contact, lip lick Exuberant handling: still, tolerates contact, lip lick Handling comments: has patches of irritated skin all over body Arousal Jog: follows, soft body Arousal comments: Knock: initially pauses but then quickly approaches with loose body Knock Comments: Toy: moves away, wary of prop hand Toy comments:

Summary:: Canela arrived as a stray, so her behavior with other dogs is unknown. 10/29/26: Canela engages in off-leash play with a novel male dog, participating in chase and reciprocal body contact. The novel male independently disengages and takes breaks throughout the interaction, while Canela remains more consistently aroused and continues engaging in play without readily shaking off. When the novel male approaches a pool, Canela begins guarding access to the resource, baring her teeth, vocalizing, and chasing after him. Staff use an interrupter to redirect Canela, and due to the intensity of her response around the resource, she is moved away and the interaction is ended. 10/22/26: Canela greets a novel dog at the gate, with both dogs displaying loose, wiggly body language and social interest. Once introduced face to face, Canela engages in prolonged mutual sniffing before transitioning into reciprocal play consisting of chase, mounting, and frequent pauses. As the interaction continues, Canela becomes increasingly aroused and begins repeatedly attempting to mount the novel dog. Staff provide a brief break, after which Canela is able to reengage in play without immediately returning to mounting. 9/29/26: Canela greets a novel male dog through a barrier, approaching with a neutral body and hunched posture while sniffing toward him. The novel male remains loose and wiggly throughout the greeting. When the barrier is opened to allow a face-to-face introduction, Canela chooses not to approach and continues displaying uncomfortable body language. She instead creates distance from the novel male and begins seeking an exit from the yard.

Summary (5):: 11/05/26 (Trainer Note): Canela is laying down in the middle of her kennel as handler approaches. She becomes very loose and wiggly as the kennel door is opened and is leashed. She jumps out of kennel and will attempt to kennel fight with the neighboring kennels and crates. Handler keeps her on a short leash and uses muscle and leash pressure to continue moving forward. She shakes off once out of the room an is taken to the yard for a training session. Canela will get the zoomies and run around the yard with drag leash attached. When interacting with handler she heavily leans in for pets and remains soft bodied. Handler works on the "leave it" and is able to leave a treat flat on their hand. Canela readily participates and will get the zoomies once again. Handler moves on to playing tug with rules, and is able to introduce the verbal "out" cue. Canela will disengage from tug toy and is easily redirected using at reat tossed onto a snuffle mat. This is repeated a couple of trials before she is returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 11/03/26(PG Note): Canela is standing at the front of her kennel and will allow the handler to leash her with ease. She will rush out of the kennel and attempt to engage in barrier reactivity toward the neighboring dog through the kennel bars. She will then be brought to the play yard to meet a male playmate. Once inside the yard, a drag leash will be placed on her. She will approach the gate for a nose to nose greeting while displaying a loose and wiggly body. The gate will then be opened to allow face to face interaction. Her playmate will display a stiff body as Canela circles around him while maintaining a loose frame and attempting to make body to body contact. Canela will also demonstrate a chase and play style of interaction. Her playmate will eventually begin to engage in play with her. For more information, see Dog to Dog Assessment. 11/02/26: It is reported that Canela is attempting to break out of crate and highly reactive when being moved to a shoreline kennel. 10/29/26 (playgroup): Canela is standing at the front of her crate as handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the room and out to the play yard where she is clipped to a drag leash. She meets a novel dog at the gate and then the dogs are brought into the same yard and greet each other (see dog to dog for more info). Before the other dog was brought into the yard, Canela showed some frustration behaviors and began biting the leash. She is redirected easily with food. During play with the other dog, Canela exhibited resource guarding behavior around the pool towards the other dog. The interaction was ended and Canela was then returned to her kennel without issue. 10/27/26( PG note): Canela is standing at the front of her kennel and will allow the handler to leash her with ease. She will then be brought to the play yard to meet a playmate. Canela will arrive in the yard before her playmate. When the playmate arrives, Canela will display high arousal, prompting the other dog to engage in displacement sniffing and avoid interaction. The first playmate will then be removed, and Canela will be introduced to a second playmate, who will also avoid contact with her and begin growling as Canela attempts to jump on them. Throughout the interaction, Canela will display heavy panting, dilated pupils, and a high level of arousal. For more information, see Dog to Dog Assessment. 10/24/26 (playgroup): Canela is standing at the front of her crate with a loose and wiggly body as handler approaches. She is leashed using a treat as a lure and removed from her crate. Canela pulls very hard as she is walked to the play yard for playgroup. She is put on a drag leash and meets a novel dog through the gate before entering the pen (see dog-dog notes). Handler will grab the drag leash to create distance from the other dog and return Canela to her crate without issue.

Summary (7):: 10/23/26: Canela has a loose and wiggly body as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and she pulls on the way to the play yard or play group. In the yard, she has a loose and wiggly body while heavy panting as she greets and interacts with another dog. She begins to get frustrated when being taken away and begins to leash bite. She is able to be redirected with treats and is then taken back to her kennel with no issues. 10/20/26 (Trainer Note): Canela is laying down at the back of her kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. She comes to the front with a soft, loose body and is easily leashed. She is brought to the community room for a training session. Canela sniffs around the room and is very wiggly when interacting with handler. Canela has a hard time focusing but settles after playing a brief ping pong pattern game. Handler is able to condition the marker and work on the 123 game, Canela participates but will go sniff around the room regularly. Canela is returned to her crate without issue. 10/15/26 (playgroup): Canela is laying in her crate as handler approaches and stands up with wiggly body as handler begins to open the crate. Canela pulls moderately as she is brought outside into the play yard and attached to a drag leash. She meets multiple dogs (see dog to dog for more info) and shows loose body language. At times she begins leash biting and tugging on the drag leash, sometimes shaking it in her mouth. At one point she grabs the leash of the other dog and struggled to let go. She will drop the leash for a food scatter on the ground. After some time, she is brought back to her crate without issue. 09/29/26 (D2D Note): Canela is standing at the front of her kennel and will allow the handler to leash her with ease. She will then be brought to the play yard to meet a male playmate. Once inside the yard, a drag leash will be placed on her. She will display a semi-loose body before the gate is opened for her to greet her playmate. Canela will walk into the yard and begin displacement sniffing while maintaining distance from her playmate. She will then be brought back to her kennel due to not seeking interaction or attention from the playmate. For more information, see Dog to Dog Assessment. 9/26/26: Canela is siting at the front of crate as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and is then taken to the behavior room for her assessment. In the room, she is comfortable slowly approaching the handlers to receive treats and she lip licks while being petted. She becomes nervous when noticing the assessment fake hand and she becomes tense as she lowers her body and backs away. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. She is able to return back to her crate with no issues

Date of intake:: 9/21/2026

Summary:: Friendly- loose, wiggly body, jumped on staff often

Date of initial:: 9/22/2026

Summary:: oose and wiggly, jumps up for attention and leans in for pets, vocal whining in kennel

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to the concerns reported in the previous home, we recommend for Canela to be placed in an adult-only home at this time. Recommend no dog parks: Due to Canela resource guarding in playgroup, we recommend she does not visit dog parks.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Canela is reported to hard bark and growl when her food or treats are approached. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Beatty's mouth, and any time something is removed he should be rewarded with a high-value treat or toy. She should be taught the "drop" cue and trade-up games. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Basic manners/poor impulse control: During her assessment, Canela would jump up on handlers for attention or treats. She displayed similar behaviors during her intake with staff. Please see handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Canela is reported to hide, bark hard, and growl at strangers in her previous home. She is also noted to be fearful of loud noises. While this behavior has not been seen as yet during her stay in care, it is still important to move slowly with Canela, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow her to initiate interactions with new people. She should never be forced to greet or to interact if she is not comfortable and is soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Canela is reported to be reactive to strangers, cats, and small animals on walks. She will hard bark, growl, or lunge. This is also seen when strangers approach the home or yard. Please see hadnout on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration.