Date of intake:: 2/3/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, Limited history

Bite history:: The owner witness Mia have 2 seizures that lasted 3 minutes long each within a 24-hour period at the end of November and beginning of December. 2-3 days after the seizures the owner was moving Mia's food bowl when she growled at her. The owner stated that Mia never had done anything like this before and that she was able to pet her and touch her food while she was eating with no issue. 2-3 days after the first food resource guarding incident, Mia was walking on the street on a short leash when all of a sudden, she lunged and bit a stranger walking by. Mia gave no warning and the person walking by was not even looking at Mia. The owner is unsure of the severity of the bites due to the person wearing long sleeves. The bite was a bite and release. 1 month later in January Mia had another seizure. A few days after that seizure incident, Mia did the same thing on a walk where she lunged and bit two separate people on the same walk. No warning signs and no clarity on the severity of the bites. Both were bites and release. The owner then explained another incident happened towards her on Jan 31st. She stated that she was sitting on her bed and hanging out in her room with 2 other people. Mia jumped up on the bed with a bone in her mouth. The owner did not react as she was somewhat afraid of Mia at this point. All sudden with no warning Mia then bared teeth and lunged towards her neck. The owner jumped up and backed away but Mia would not stop going for her. The two friends had to hold Mia by the back of her neck to keep Mia from getting her. The owner then yelled for Mia to get in her crate and Mia did so.

Date of assessment:: 2/11/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Inconclusive- Did not see any Leash walking comments: Walking with pinned ears Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Loose body wagging tail, seeking treats Soft handling: Tolerates contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: Tense body low tail Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Sniffs, No reaction

Summary:: 2/19/25: Mia greets another dog at the gate with a soft body and wagging tail. She appears relaxed, sitting at the gate waiting for the other dog the re-approach.

Summary (7):: 2/27/25: Mia is standing at the front of the kennel with a neutral body and a wagging tail. Handler offers her a treat and she accepts it with a soft mouth. Handler offers more treats and Mia continues to be readily receptive. Handler ends interaction. 2/19/25: Mia is in a pen with handlers. She approaches handler with a soft body and wagging tail. She attempts to jump up onto handler softly but main handler directs her away. 2/14/25: Mia is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is leashed without issue and taken to the street for a walk. She exits kennel quickly and pulls out the room moderately, when walking on the street she maintains moderate tension on the leash by pulling. She walks past people on the street without issue and when called, will turn and approach handler and accept treats from them. She will occasionally stop to sniff or use the bathroom during her walk, and at one point when crossing the street Mia jumps up on handler in a playful manner. She stands on her hind legs and presses her paws onto handlers chest, handler turns in the opposite direction causing her to slip off and handler continues walking with her. She is walked for a while before being brought back to the shelter. She allows handler to clip her and when entering the building, she sees another dog exiting to the street but shows no reaction. She moves to the side with handler allowing the dog to pass, she is then brought back to kennel and returned. 2/11/25- Mia is at the front of her kennel with a neutral body, she is easily leashed and taken for a street. She pulls hard and zig zags with her ears slightly pinned. She gently takes from handler and allows them to pet her. She sniff around and would jump on handler seeking attention. She is taken for her assessment where she is social with handlers and is easily collared. She again will jump up on handler seeking attention. She is easily releashed and returned to kennel without issue.

Date of initial:: 2/3/2025

Summary:: Whale eyed. Tail tucked. Tense body for exam.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Mia 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 additional to physical exercise, to positively direct their energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to a multiple bite history we recommend a home with no children.

Potential challenges: : Fearful,Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: Mia has been observed to have a tense body and low tail while interacting with handlers. While on the street Mia is observed to walk in a zig zag with pinned ears. It is important to always go slow and give Mia the option to walk away from any social interaction. 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. Mia 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. Multiple Bite Hstory/ Bite History (Human): Please see bite history above for more details. Please see handout on Bite History and Potential for Future Aggression.