Date of intake:: 6/22/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Other Notes:: Fourth stay: 5/15/26 Third stay 5/9/26: Stray, No known history Second stay: 4/22/26 During their previous stay Colby was observed to be fearful. First stay: 2/19/25 *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 6/28/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Balks Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Moderate Leash walking comments: Barking towards other dogs in kennel room and while on leash. Balks in the hallway; refuses to go down the hallway towards the street Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Fearful Call over: Approaches handler with coaxing Sociability comments: Pacing, seeking exit and whining throughout the assessment Soft handling: Fearful Exuberant handling: Fearful Comments: Tense body and tucked tail Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler, tense body, tucked tail and whining Knock Knock comments: No approach, darts past the handler and begins to seek exit Toy Toy comments: Grips light and engages with the toy

Summary:: 5/5/26: Colby rushes towards the gate where another dog is. He slides forward into a play bow position. He remains like this for a few seconds before growling and jumping forward.

Summary (4):: 6/28/26 (Assessment): Colby was jumping up and down and vocalizing when handler approached. A treat lure was used to leash him and pull him from kennel. He barked at each of the dogs that he saw in the kennels and in the crates in the hallway. He saw a dog being taken to the back yard and he also barked at that dog as well. Colby refused to walk down the hallway that lead outside. Colby was taken to the behavior room for his assessment (Please see assessment notes for details). During the assessment Colby was aloof. He was returned to kennel with no issue. 6/24/26: Colby is at the front of his kennel with a loose body, jumping on the kennel door and barking at the handler; the handler lures him with a treat, and leashes him. While exiting the room, Colby jumps on his hind legs and high-pitch vocalizes while looking at the dogs. The handler brings Colby to the yard and places him on a dragline in a playpen. There, Colby runs around and relieves himself. Colby presents a soft body, even as other dogs and handler walk past and as they're in the other pens. Colby engages with the handler, by jumping on them when they are sitting on the bench; he leans into the pets they give. Before leaving, Colby jumps up high towards the handler's face. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and walks Colby inside the building; the handler tosses treats on the floor while entering the room, and Colby eats one of them, but goes to react to the dogs in the same manner as prior. The handler is able to return Colby to his kennel. 6/23/26: Colby is at the front of his kennel with a loose body, jumping on the kennel door and barking at the handler; the handler lures him with a treat, and leashes him. While exiting the room, Colby jumps on his hind legs and high-pitch vocalizes while looking at the dogs. The handler brings him out the room and onto the street. While walking past the front doors outside, Colby sniffs it and baulks; he doesn't move even as the handler applies gentle leash pressure. The handler then attempts to walk around, further away from the doors, but Colby baulks again and retreats. The handler walks Colby across the street and away from the shelter, but he baulks once more. The handler then walks him back to the shelter, which he does with mild leash tension. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and walks Colby to his kennel; he jumps on his hind legs and vocalizes at the kennels, but returns to his with ease. 6/11/26: It is noted on the whiteboard Colby behaved well during the walk.

Summary (5):: 6/6/26: Colby was at front of kennel jumping and vocalizing. He was easily leashed and pulled from kennel. Handler attempted to take him to the street and he immediately stopped and refused to go any further. Handler then took him to the backyard. While in the pen he walked back and forth and sought the exit of the pen numerous times. He was returned to kennel with no issue. Handler placed a backyard walks only sign. 6/5/26: Colby was jumping and vocalizing as handler approached. He’d was easily leashed using a treat lure and pulled from kennel. Once he was out of kennel he started to trash. Handler started to take him for a street walk and he would trash several times while pulling to go back to shelter. Handler ended walk after a while and refuted him to kennel where he would stop and trash I. The halls a few more times before reaching his kennel 6/2/26: Colby is at the front of his kennel with a loose body, barking at the handler. The handler feeds him a treat, leashes him, and brings him out the kennel; while walking out, Colby hops on his hind legs and attempts to pull towards the kennels, while high pitch barking, but the handler shortens the leash until they exit. When the handler attempts to walk Colby to the yard, he sits in place and reuses to move; as the handler walks towards the yard, he stands up and runs to the yard door. The handler brings Colby to the yard and places him on a drag leash; there, he runs around exuberantly. Colby also sits and eats tossed treats; he doesn’t react to dogs or handlers passing by. Afterwards, the handler switches the leash and brings Colby back inside. He pulls towards the other kennels, but returns to his own. 5/30/26: As handler approaches Colby is is persistently barking in kennel and jumping off the kennel walls. Handler uses a treat to gain his attention, which works and he would quickly take the treat and then attempt to push himself out of the kennel. He is then leashed and removed from kennel where he would quickly lunge towards the neighboring kennel. Colby is then kept on a short leash as he would attempt to lunge towards the kennels, he is muscled out of the room and clipped outside. Shortly after, he is moved to a closer kennel in a different room where he would return to the kennel with ease. 5/30/26: Colby is reported to attempt to attempt to redirect toward a handler's hand when being short leashed out of the kennel room when intensely kennel fighting. -AR

Summary (6):: 05/28/26: Colby is at the front of his kennel barking and jumping on the kennel door. Handler uses a treat lure and Colby is easily leashed and taken outside. He starts backing up in the hallways and pulls back into the room. Handler uses squeaker toy and treats and after sometime is able to get Colby to the driveway. His body remains tense with tucked tail. As soon as he gets closer to the gates he starts pulling back again fully refusing going to the street. Handler decided to try take Colby to the play-yard; as soon as Colby gets to the yard he starts sniffing a lot and eventually relieves himself. He allows petting and doesn't show any reactivity towards other dogs in other pans or people. During returning handler is able to pre-clip the leash; as soon as Colby gets into the room he starts pulling towards other dogs with kennel fighting but handler is able to pull him away and bring back into the kennel with no further issues. 5/25/26: Colby is observed to baulk again in front of the kennel room and refused to walk towards the street, handler then opts to take him to the yard where he remained calm and was easily returned. 5/24/26: It is reported that Colby would begin to baulk outside of the kennel room and refuse to walk towards the street. 5/22/26: It is reported on the behavior board that Colby is very fearful on the street and kept pulling back to the shelter. 5/21/26: Colby is at the front of his kennel whining; he is easily leashed and brought out the kennel; Colby initially pulls towards the kennels, but then pulls hard exiting. After crossing the the street, Colby looks at the police car, and hesitating a few times, but the handler pulls him away to continue the walk. Once outside, Colby stands in place when seeing police officers; when the handler tries to walk to the left, Colby slightly baulks; when they walk to the right, Colby walks with them and then across the street. Colby walks with mild leash tension, but baulks when the handler attempts to walk forward; he doesn’t react to dogs. The handler then crosses the street and walks Colby a little further away, but Colby slightly increases his leash tension. The handler brings Colby to the yard. While walking around the perimeter, he doesn’t mind one large dog, slight whines at another, and then reacts to a small dog by pulling hard towards them with vocalization; the handler pulls him away and shortens the leash until they’ve walked past. While walking past the first pen, Colby reacts in the same manner to a puppy and jumps on the fence. He does it once more and then the handler shortens the leash while entering the building. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and walks Colby into the room; he darts and vocalizes towards the first few kennels, so the handler shortens the leash when approaching his kennel. Colby walks on his hind legs and then enters his kennel afterwards.

Summary (7):: 5/11/26: Colby is sitting in his kennel. He is loose and wagging his tail as the handler approaches. He demand barks at the handler so they ask him for a sit and he quiets down and takes treats. He is easily leashed and lead outside. He begins trembling in his hind legs, whining, and is hypervigilant. His tail is tucked. The handler decides to turn back around after about 50 feet, and he begins to pull moderately back to the building. He jumps up towards a flying pigeon in the driveway. He is then taken to the yard where his body relaxes and his tail rises to a neutral position. He sniffs around and relieves himself. He accepts pets and treats. He jumps up on the bench. He is lead back to the hallway where he again becomes tense and tucks his tail while being vigilant. Once on the second floor, he walks very quickly towards his crate and gets in. 5/3/26: Reported via whiteboard that Colby is very sweet and easy to walk outside until return to building. Then fearful and pulls hard - fit harness? 4/26/26: It is reported on the whiteboard that Colby may be dog reactive. 04/23/26: Colby is at the front of his kennel laying down as handler approaches, he begins to tremble and shake as handler unlocks the kennel door and offers treats. Colby does not accept treats but does allow leashing and being lifted out of kennel. He is carefully placed down and follows handler out to the street for his walk. Outside he pulls mildly and passes people on the street without issue, he stops to sniff or to relieve himself and returns to the building for his assessment after finishing his walk. He is then returned to kennel without issue.

Date of intake:: 5/16/2026

Summary:: Allowed all handling

Date of initial:: 5/16/2026

Summary:: Nervous, allowed all medical handling

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Colby so we cannot be certain of their behavior in a home environment. However, they will need daily mental and physical activity to stay engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in addition to physical exercise, to positively direct their 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): Due to fearful behavior we recommend an adult only home. Place with a NH Partner: Due to Colby's low threshold for arousal, 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: : Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: During his previous stay Colby was observed to be fearful. Noted to be hypervigilant while on the street and have a tense body during his assessment. During his current stay in care, Colby has continued to show reluctance with going to the street. Noted to balk repeatedly while on leash. They should never be forced to approach anything that they are uncomfortable with or submit to petting or handling. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Colby would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to their new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period. On-leash reactivity & Low Threshold for Arousal: Colby quickly becomes over aroused in the presence of exciting things. While in shelter he was been observed to attempt to redirect onto handlers while kennel fighting. He should be rewarded with treats when calm. If he escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Colby. Please see hand-outs on Arousal and On-leash Reactivity.