Date of intake:: 11/6/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (No Known History)

Date of assessment:: 11/7/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Pulls moderately on leash, sees dogs and is initially loose and wiggly but upon seeing another dog becomes fixated and slightly tense Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Accepts treats from handler, leans into pets, explores the room, barks and quietly whines at random points while exploring the room. Soft handling: Seeks contact Exuberant handling: Seeks contact Comments: Leans heavily into handler with fast wagging tail accepting pets Arousal Jog comments: Follows exuberantly Knock Knock comments: Does not approach, distracted Toy Toy comments: Grips, engages in play, slightly tense toward end of toy test

Summary:: 11/11/25- Peanut butter gate greets another dog with a tense body and high tail. He pulls towards the gate and hard barks at the other dog. Handler pulls him away and he follows other dog along the gate with a tense face. 12/4/25- Peanut butter gate greets another dog with a tense body and high tail, He pulls towards the gate and hard barks at other dog. He pushes his muzzle into the gate and follows other dog with a tense body/ face.

Summary (5):: 12/12/25: Peanut Butter is standing at the front of kennel upon approach. He begins to bark and jump up and down onto the kennel doors as handler unlocks the kennel. Handler lures him down with a treat but he continues to bark and jump after taking the treat. Handler presents a toy and he stands tense body eyes wide focused on the toy moving along with the toy as handler attempts to leash him. The toy is tossed on the ground and he goes for it immediately upon exiting the kennel. He picks the toy up drops it shakes tosses it and scurries after it. Once grabbing it again he turns where his bod is facing handler, toy near handlers feet as chews on it shaking it and scurrying after it. This is repeated the whole way out of the buikdng. At one point he abandons the toy and pulls hard towards jects to sniff, like a cardboard body or plastic garbage can. He finds a random toy and carries that out to the driveway (picking up dropping tossing it and scurrying after it. As he is interacting with the toy, handler takes a few steps to the side and PB stops engaging with the toy, tense body, face over the toy and looks towards handler from the side. Handler remains in place and he begins to engage with the toy again. He is brought back to kennel without further issue. 12/8/25- Peanut Butter was laying down when handler approached his kennel, he came to the front with a neutral body. Handler places a toy outside Peanut's kennel, he is easily leashed. When he exits kennel he picks up the toy right away. He is taken for a street walk. He has a moderate pull and carries his toy, occasionally shaking it and squeaking it. He is social with handler and takes treats with hard pressure. He picks his toy up after eating treats and continues walking. He drops his toy and is sniffing, he is going to poop and handler moves toy as he was going to relieve himself on it. Peanut jumps up to grab the toy and handler tosses it. He then continues walking and stops momentarily. He allows handler to scratch his head and neck. He is easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue. 12/8/25: Peanut Butter is barking at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He begins jumping at the door as the handler unlocks it. He is able to be leashed while being distracted with a toy. He is able to grab the toy and walk out of kennel with it in his mouth. He continues to squeak and chew on the toy while on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, he would walk ahead of the handler with a loose body as he squeaks and shakes the toy around. He would drop the toy to use the bathroom and then pick it back up. He has no reactions to dogs or people. He is able to return back to his kennel while carrying the toy and enters with it in his kennel with no issues.

Summary (6):: 12/07/25(Am): Peanut Butter is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is offered a treat and accepts it, after which he jumps up on the kennel door and begins intensely vocalizing as handler unlocks the door. He settles once offered another treat and walks with handler out of kennel to the hallway. Outside he finds a toy and immediately picks it up and begins engaging in play/shaking the toy vigorously. He walks with handler down to the street and holds on to the toy throughout the majority of the walk, dropping it occasionally to relieve himself before picking it up again and holding onto it. He walks with handler for a while and pulls hard on leash. Peanut Butter passes people on the street without issue and when seeing dogs will stare at them but is redirected when line of sight is broken. He walks with handler for a while before being brought back inside, he allows handler to clip his leash and returns to kennel without issue. 12/7/25: A handler was walking peanut and he became fixated on traffic cones. This behavior was difficult to redirect. In the building Peanut was snapping at the hander and the squeaker they were using to gain his attention. He was jumping up high in the air and snapping. This was not able to be redirected. Peanut had to be placed on a double leash and returned to kennel. 12/4/25: It has been noted on the whiteboard that Peanut Butter "tackled a small traffic cone (playfully), redirected great when given his own toy" on 12/3. 12/2/25- Peanut butter is laying down with a neutral body when handler approaches his kennel, he stands up as they unlock the door and he is easily leashed. He is taken for a street walk. He is social with handler and walks on a loose leash, he has a moderate pull towards spots to sniff. He takes treats hard and they are tossed to him. He keeps his focus on handler while they hold a treat, he automatically sits and handler stops walking. While walking Peanut butter has his attention on handler as he passes some cones he rushes towards them grabs with both paws and mouths them then quickly refocuses on handler as they are still holding the treat. They toss a few and catches them. Handler scratches his head, neck and back, he stretches as they scratch his back/ rear. As Peanut enters the drive way handler keeps his focus with treats and he follows them back in. He is easily clipped and returned to his kennel without issue. 12/1/25: It is reported that Peanut Butter grabbed a traffic cone on the street and attempted to tug on it. Once he dropped it, handler was able to pull him away with ease.

Summary (7):: 11/22/25: Peanut Butter is at the front of the kennel, looking towards the handler with a soft body and wagging tail. He is easily leashed and taken to the street. Peanut Butter pulls mild to moderately and stops to relieve himself a few times. People pass by and he does not react to them. He is walked back to the shelter and brought back inside. He spots a ball on the ground and goes to pick it up. He carries the ball upstairs before dropping it. Peanut Butter is returned to kennel without issue. 11/10/25: Peanut Butter is standing in his kennel as handler approaches. He begins barking at the door as the handler unlocks it and is able to be leashed while being distracted with treats. He then pulls on the way to the yard for play group. In the yard, he greets the other dog at the gate with a tense body and begins barking at the dog. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. He is able to be taken away and he pulls and leaps back into his kennel when treats are tossed inside. 11/8/25: It is reported by staff that Peanut Butter would attempt to mount them while out in the yard. 11/7/25 For assessment: Peanut Butter is quiet, soft body as handler initially approaches kennel, He becomes wiggly as kennel door is unlocked, easily leashed. He exits with loose body, moderate pulling. On sidewalk he sniffs but does not take treats. Peanut Butter sees a LMB with staff approximately 15 feet away. He become slightly tense, visually fixates, maintains line of sight as the LMB is walking away. Peanut Butter recovers quickly to neutral frame on walk and is easily walked to MACC, in hallway he sees a MMB, becomes wiggly bodied. Peanut Butter enters office, is soft bodied, takes treats from staff. After assessment he is walked back to kennel, he baulks hard outside of kennel, treats are tossed several times to lure him in, he does not follow, handler muscles him back into kennel.

Date of intake:: 11/6/2025

Summary:: Friendly and alert

Date of initial:: 11/7/2025

Summary:: Loose wiggly body, jumps up socially, tense for muzzling but relaxes for treats

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Peanut Butter so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he 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),Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No Children: Due to Peanut Butters fearful disposition and need for contact on his own terms, we recommend a home with no young children. No Dog Parks: Due to the concerning behaviors that Peanut has shown during playgroup, we feel that Peanut should not visit dog parks. We recommend that they be socialized in a more controlled setting until their behavior towards other dogs can be further addressed. Reward-based, force-free training can be utilized to help Peanut associate dogs with things they enjoys such as toys or treats. We recommend placement with a New Hope rescue partner who is able to provide an experienced, adult-only foster home. Force-free, reward based training and/or consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended.

Potential challenges: : Fearful,Anxiety,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: During his medical exams, staff report Peanut Butter would become tense and thrashed when muzzled. It is important to always go slow and give Peanut Butter the option to walk away from any social interaction. They should never be forced to approach anything that they are uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Peanut Butter 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. Anxiety: During his assessment Peanut Butter was observed to bark and quietly whine during his assessment. We recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving him other things to focus on to alleviate his anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training only should be used. Please see handout on Generalized Anxiety. Arousal: Peanut Butter has been obsvered to mount handlers while in the yard. Peanut has also begun to grab inanimate objects such as cones while on leash. Positive reinforcement training should be used to teach Peanut to remain calm during arousing situations. If they begin to escalate, people should pause the interaction, and create distance from the trigger. Pattern games such as 1-2-3 treat and the cue “mat” can be used to reinforce calm behaviors. Please see handout on Arousal.