Date of intake:: 7/12/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray; with profile from stay in finder's home (5 days)

Previously lived with:: 4 adults, 1 medium sized dog

Behavior toward strangers:: friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: shy and prefers contact on his own terms

Behavior toward dogs:: social and outgoing around familiar dogs; shy and prefers contact on his own terms with unfamiliar

Behavior toward cats:: friendly and outgoing

Resource guarding:: none reported

Bite history:: none reported

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: Jackie was reported to have a high energy level.

Other Notes:: Jackie used the bathroom outside, but is reported to have daily accidents. He is reported to have general and separation anxiety. He is fearful of loud noises. He is reported to bite his leash. He pulls hard while on leash. While on walks he is fearful of loud/large vehicles. There have been no attempts to hold/restrain him, to wake him from sleep, to startle him, or to touch his paws. He is unbothered when pushed off furniture or when his collar is grabbed.

Date of assessment:: 7/14/2025

Summary:: 7/14: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: none - loose leash Reactivity to humans: inconclusive - did not pass Reactivity to dogs: inconclusive - did not pass Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): nervous - low tail, wide eyes - pants, but will take treats Call over: no approach Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: tense, distracted, close mouth, head whip with contact to rear, tries to move away Exuberant handling: tense, distracted, closed mouth, head whip with contact to rear, tries to move away Handling comments: Arousal Jog: follows, tense, closed mouth Arousal comments: Knock: no response Knock Comments: Toy: no response Toy comments: 7/13/25: A handling assessment was not attempted due to receiving a medical exam today to avoid trigger stacking.

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 07/21/25 Jackie was introduced to a novel male dog today. He initially greets the other male at the gate with a soft body and high flagging tail. Jackie races away, as he zooms around then pen before returning. He then offers the other male start/stop play solicitations and the other male reciprocates. Both dogs’ leashes are held as a precaution as the gate is opened. Jackie remains loose bodied although is panting heavily when the other dog enters the same pen. Jackie rushes over to sniff the other dog’s genitals. Jackie does not allow the other male to sniff him as he moves his body away; but he remains fixated on the other male’s. Jackie’s persistence makes the other dog uncomfortable, but he ignores the male’s social cues. Handlers walk Jackie away but he begins thrashing. Both dogs are then returned to their kennels.

Summary (1):: 07/20/25 When Jackie is introduced at the gate to a female greeter dog he approaches with a soft, wiggly frame, offering bounces along the gate line as the greeter female reciprocates. The gate door is opened and both dogs will engage in chase play, while exchanging minimal body contact, and using their paws to light slap and play. Both dogs will take a break, occasionally checking in with one another. Once session is complete both dogs are returned to kennel, concluding the interaction.

Summary (5):: 10/25/25: Jackie is at the back of his kennel jumping off his kennel walls, heavily panting and jumping on the kennel door when approached. Jackie is easily clipped to his collar and walked out his kennel and to the play yards where he is let off leash, playing a toy given to him. Jackie begins to chase the toy around as he throws it, leaning into contact and begins to offer sit cues in front of them. Jackie continues to bounce around the yard and engage with the handler. Jackie is easily reclipped with a different leash, and walked back to kennel with no issue. 10/21/25: Jackie is pacing along the walls of his kennel as the handler approaches. He will continue to pace while they ready their leash and open the door but is leashed with ease. He will pull moderately to the behavior office where he is fitted with a collar and clipped to a drag leash. Jackie immediately begins to engage with the snuffle mats in the room and solicit treats from the handler by siting in front of them. When Jackie begins to paw at the handler for more treats, the handler gets up and after tossing some onto the snuffle mat will encourage Jackie to offer a sit with varied durations for treats. Each time Jackie is rewarded, treats are tossed onto the snuffle mats so he can choose to re-engage. Jackie is eventually walked back to his kennel on the drag leash where he is unclipped and secured safely. 10/11/25: Jackie is laying down in the back of his kennel with a loose and relaxed frame. He comes up to the door as the handler begins to open it and is leashed with ease. He will pull hard coming out of his kennel and in the hallway, occasionally spinning against the pressure. Jackie will pull moderately outside. He sniffs briefly upon exiting the building but then becomes hypervigilant, scanning the environment. Even when he is looking at the handler or sitting to solicit treats, Jackie's ears are on a swivel, moving towards sounds. Once in the play yard, Jackie is fitted with a collar and clipped to a drag leash. Jackie will engage with the snuffle mats and get zoomies while tossing a toy around. After a while, Jackie is walked out of the play yard on his drag leash. He will pull moderately but only spins against the pressure once, before entering the Care Center. He is returned to his kennel with no issue.

Summary (6):: 10/10/25:Jackie is seen jumping to the top of his kennel, spinning and panting heavily. 10/1: Jackie is seen jumping to the top of his kennel and panting heavily. - 9/27/25: Jackie is at the front of his kennel with a loose body and is easily clipped to his collar and brought into the behavior office. Jackie in the office is aloof at first, only approaching when coaxed and when approaching becomes loose, leaning in for petting and groaning when his ears are rubbed. Jackie is mostly aloof to staff in the room, exploring the space and engaging with a lick mat. Jackie is brought back to kennel with no issue after a bit of being in the office. 09/20/25: Jackie stands at the front of his kennel, anxiously jumping as the handler prepares to leash him. Once leashed, he is brought outside for an enrichment walk. Jackie maintains a neutral frame but displays anxiousness, remaining hypervigilant of his surroundings. The handler attempts to regulate this behavior with sit and focus cues, offering treats to build engagement, but Jackie refuses treats and begins whining. He pulls on a short leash with forward momentum, at times walking on his hind legs, unable to settle. To avoid further stress, Jackie is returned to the care center and his kennel safely without any issues.

Summary (7):: 9/13/25: Staff report Jackie will thrash on the street, but does better walking up the ramp and into the yard. Jackie is easily removed from kennel and walked to the yard where he allows all handling and his collar to be clipped. Jackie will engage with the handler, leaning into contact and playing a game of two toy fetch. Jackie willl continue to engage with the handler, and is brought back to kennel with no issue, tolerating his collar being uncoupled with the drag leash. 9/1/25: Jackie is reported to be thrashing on lead while outside on walk on the way back to kennel. 9/1/25: Jackie is observed to be flipping, pawing and banging his water bowl at his kennel door in kennel. 08/01/25: Jackie is standing at the front of kennel with a neutral frame as handler approaches. Handler kneels down and clips his collar. Jackie walks on a loose lead to the Canine Behavior Office where he is free to explore the space. Jackie engages with multiple soft toys throughout his time in the room. He is social with handlers throughout and will accept petting along head, neck, and body with a loose frame. After his session, he is returned to kennel safely. 7/21/25: Jackie is at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is taken to the play yard for play group. In the yard, he greets all the handlers with a loose and wiggly body and is comfortable taking treats. He greets the other dog at the gate with a loose body and wagging tail. He is able to interreact with the other dog before the other dog became aroused. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. He pulls on the way back to his kennel and enters with no issues. 7/14/25: Jackie is laying down at the back of his kennel with a tense body as handler approaches. He is hesitant to come forward until the handler tosses treats inside. He is able to be leashed slowly while being distracted by the treats. He is then taken to the behavior room for his assessment. In the room, he had a tense body and was avoidant of the handlers by shying away and avoided being collared. After a while, he was slightly able to warm up and become loose and complete his assessment. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. He is slowly returned back to his kennel with no issues.

Date of intake:: 7/12/2025

Summary:: calm, social, allowed petting and intake tasks

Date of initial:: 7/13/2025

Summary:: Whale eye, displacement sniffing, tucked tail. Took treats readily, allowed slow handling for exam

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to the fearfulness displayed in care and reported leash biting, we recommend for Jackie to be placed in an adult only home at this time.

Potential challenges: : House soiling,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful,Separation anxiety,Anxiety

Potential challenges comments:: House soiling: Jackie's finder reported that he relieves himself outside, but he has daily accidents. He will likely need guidance with house training. We recommend positive reinforcement and reward-based training only. Please see handout on House Soiling. Handling/touch sensitivity: Jackie was tense and would head whip when his rear was touched. It is important to avoid touching around this area at this time and to be cautious when touching him in other areas, as we do not know where he may have other sensitivities. Positive reinforcement, reward-based training should be used to pair touch with good things, such as food rewards, to teach Jackie to be more comfortable with this. Please see the handout on handling/touch sensitivity. Fearful: Jackie has been fearful at the care center. This was seen during his medical exam and his handling assessment. It is important to always go slow and give him the option to walk away from any social interaction. Jackie should never be forced to approach anything that he is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be Jackie’s choice to approach a new person or thing. Jackie would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings. Please see the handout on Decompression Period. Separation anxiety: Jackie's finder reported separation anxiety while in their care, but did not elaborate on how this behavior manifested. We recommend that potential adopters feel comfortable with separation anxiety behaviors and be prepared to manage and positively modify them should they appear in a home environment. He would do best in a home where a person is at home for a large part of the day or with a plan so he is not alone for long periods. Please see handout on Separation anxiety. Anxiety: Jackie's finder reported that was anxious in the home, but did not give details on how the anxiety manifested. If Jackie displays anxious behavior in his future home, 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 the handout on Generalized Anxiety.