Date of intake:: 12/26/2025

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

Date of assessment:: 2/19/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: Ignores Reactivity to dogs: Ignores Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Explores room- sniffs,panting Call over: Readily approaches- wiggly, jumps on handlers, takes treats from handler and leans iun for pets Sociability comments: Mouthy Handling Soft handling: Allowed- heavy panting, leans into touch Exuberant handling: Allowed- heavy panting, leans into touch Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- hard pull, distracted, heavy panting Arousal comments: Knock: No repsonse Knock Comments: Toy: Grips walks away Toy comments: 1/1/26: Scoob is taken to the behavior office for behavioral assessment. When taken to the office, he displays a high level of jumping and anxious behavior, pacing, and panting. Scoob is given more time to decompress.

Summary (5):: 2/19/26: Scoob is siting on his bed at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He begins jumping at the door as the handler unlocks it. He begins to eat treats that the handler tosses inside and then jumps and tries to grab the handler's leash. He is able to drop the leash with a squeaker. The handler then attempts to leash him with a toy. He roughly grabs the toy and backs away while shaking the toy in his mouth. He would then drop the toy and tries to grab the handler's leash again as they quickly lassoed him. He then pulls hard on the way to the behavior room. In the room, he would pull around and jump up on the counters with heavy panting. He would hold a cheese lick mat in his mouth before engaging with it. He is able to settle after while, and would then sit to receive treats. He pulls hard on the way back to his kennel and quickly enters with no issues.

Summary (6):: 02/18/26: (1) Scoob is reported to leash bite so significantly that it takes four people to remove him from kennel. They report that he showed no interest in treats or toys. (2): Earlier in the day, when a handler is leashing a dog in a kennel next to Scoob, he alternates between barking persistently while bouncing off his kennel wall. He will linger at the corner of the kennel, barking at the handler for a few seconds before resuming his rebounding. 2/16/26: Scoob is reported to still leash bite in kennel. Scoob is at the back of his kennel sitting when the handler approaches, is leashed with ease with a handful of treats and brought out for a brief walk. Scoob is coaxed forward and leans in for petting, but begins to bite at the leash intensely. Scoob is distracted with treats and thrown a tennis ball, which he catches and holds for most of the walk before returning to kennel. Scoob is tossed treats into kennel and the leash is taken out before he can try and grab it again. 2/12/26: Scoob is observed it be biting and tugging at the handler's leash while in kennel as they attempt to leash him to go for a walk outside. He is able to drop the leash when a second handler comes by and tosses treats inside. 2/9: ACS reports that Scoob was leash biting coming out of his kennel. When outside on his walk, when the ACS bent down to pick up his feces, Scoob started grabbing onto their clothing. 2/8/26: Scoob is at the front of his kennel jumping onto the door as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and will pull hard to the behavior office where his collar is clipped to a drag leash. Scoob will engage with the snuffle mat for the majority of the session and will approach handlers for treats. After a while, he is switched from the drag leash to the slip leash with ease and returned to his kennel where his is secured safely. 02/05/26: (Late Entry) Staff reports that Scoob has been leash biting when out on walks 2/1/26: Scoob is at front of kennel on his hindlegs with front paws on the kennel door. When handler unlocks kennel Scoob jumps a few times and drops to all fours. He is easily leashed and escorted for an outside walk. While on walk he would look back at handler when asked if he would like a treat, but otherwise remained aloof. He stopped several times to sniff and investigate his surroundings. He hard pulled for most of his walk. On return to kennel he did attempt to leash bite twice, but handler was able to be redirected with treats. He was returned to kennel.

Summary (7):: 01/27/26: Scoob is jumping up at the front of his kennel on his hind legs and attempts to leash bite during the leashing process. Once successfully leashed, Scoob is escorted out of the kennel. While walking down the hallway, Scoob jumps up and leash bites toward the handler on multiple occasions and is redirected using handler positioning and leash management. He continues to display elevated arousal, including bulging eyes, hyper-salivation, and strong forward pulling on leash. Session ends and Scoob is returned to his kennel safely without further incident. 01/20/26: Scoob is standing at the front of his kennel and jumps up on his hind legs as the handler leashes him. He is escorted to the play yard for enrichment, where a drag leash is placed on him. Scoob roams the yard freely, exploring and sniffing the environment, engages with squeaky toys, and successfully scavenges scattered treats provided by the handler until all treats are consumed. When the session is complete, Scoob is returned to his kennel safely without any issues. 1/11/26: Scoob greeted handler at front of kennel with a loose and wiggly body. He was easily leashed and escorted for an outside walk. He had a loose body while on his walk, stopping to sniff and investigate his surroundings. Scoob did pull hard for most of his walk. He would take treats from handler but stayed aloof otherwise. He was returned to kennel with no issue. 1/8/26: Scoob was sitting in the kennel while handler approached the kennel. He was super easy to leash up. He had a loose body while walking at times. But he does pull hard on the leash. 1/3/26: Scoob is barking with a loose and wiggly body as handler approaches his crate. He is able to be quickly leashed and he pulls hard on he way to the behavior room for his assessment. In the room, he he has a loose and wiggly body and would jump up on the handler for treats and pets. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. He pulls hard on the way back to his crate and begins barking and jumping at the door when the hander locks it, covers his crate and walks away. 1/1/26: Scoob is at the front of his crate jumping up onto the door as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and pulls hard to the behavior office where he is fitted with a collar. He is then returned due to arousal. (see assessment for more details)

Date of intake:: 12/26/2025

Date of initial:: 12/26/2025

Summary:: Very excited, hyperactive, very sweet and friendly, food motivated. Exam and handling are well tole

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Scoob so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he is a young, enthusiastic, social dog who will need daily mental and physical activity to keep him engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his 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): We reccomend Scoob be placed in an adult only home at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Scoob has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has displayed intense leash biting when taken out of kennel and during walks, he is noted to grab on handler clothing. Scoob is noted to also display kennel stress, jumping off his kennel walls. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Anxiety,Leash-biting,Strength/leash pulling,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control: Scoob is noted to jump on the handler often.Training should focus on reinforcing calm behavior, teaching alternative cues such as “sit” for attention, and rewarding four paws on the floor to build consistent manners. Please see the handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control. Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Scoobn is noted to become mouthy.Recommended strategies include redirecting mouthing to appropriate toys, pausing play when mouthing occurs, and strengthening impulse-control exercises like “take it” and “leave it.” Please see the handout on Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition. Anxiety: Scoob is noted to have heavy pant and pace during his handling assessment. Managing her anxiety will require creating a calm environment, providing enrichment activities, and using stress-reducing techniques like puzzle toys and regular exercise. Please see the handout on generalized anxiety. Please see the handout on generalized anxiety. Strength/leash pulling: Scoob is noted to pull hard on the leash. Training should include loose-leash walking exercises, use of appropriate equipment such as a front-clip harness, and rewarding Scoob for walking beside the handler to promote better control. Please see the handout on Strength/leash pulling. Low threshold for arousal/Leash-biting: Scoob is noted in the care center to exhibit leash biting while on walks and will grab onto handler's clothing. Practice loose-leash walking techniques, and consider using a different type of leash or harness that might be less tempting for him to bite. Consistent redirection and reinforcement of desired behaviors will help decrease his leash-biting tendencies. Please see the handout on Leash-biting.