Date of intake:: 6/24/2026

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray; history unknown

Date of assessment:: 6/25/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: hard pulling Reactivity to humans: none - ignores Reactivity to dogs: none - ignores Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): jumps up persistently for treats, during collaring becomes stiff and slows down when taking treats Call over: approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: quickly becomes aroused but unable to focus - jumping up continues becoming increasingly pushier Handling Soft handling: leans in, pants heavily, red face Exuberant handling: leans in, pants heavily, red face Handling comments: Arousal Jog: follows, distracted, continues to pant Arousal comments: Knock: approaches, loose body Knock Comments: Toy: grips, moves away Toy comments:

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-dog history recorded. 09/12/26 Dust Bunny is brought out with a familiar female play partner. He greets exuberantly at the gate but once in the yard with the female, is distracted and will run around the yard while heavily panting. He does not readily engage throughout the session. 09/06/26 Dust Bunny is introduced to a novel female while off leash. He greets while a loose, wiggly frame. Upon entering the yard, Dust Bunny will greet the female exuberantly but quickly disengages and repeatedly jumps up onto handlers throughout the session. 7/28/26: Dust Bunny played with the familiar female and displayed the same behaviors as the day before. 07/27/26 Dust Bunny is introduced to a novel female while off leash. He approaches the gate with a loose, wiggly frame. When meeting face-to-face, both engage in mutual sniffing. The female will play bow, and Dust Bunny reciprocates before making several attempts to mount which the female will redirect into play. They play for a few minutes, taking breaks throughout.

Summary (2):: 10/29/26 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is laying down on his kuranda bed with a neutral body as handler approaches. He comes to the front very loose and wiggly to be easily leashed. Dust Bunny is taken to the yard for a training session. He is put on a drag leash and remains loose and wiggly throughout interaction, highly engaged with handler. Handler continues working n muzzle conditioning and Dust Bunny readily participates. He is able to keep the muzzle fully strapped in for several minutes while he walks around the pen. He continues to take treats and is unbothered by the muzzle. He is returned ot his kennel without issue. 10/28/26: (1) Dust Bunny is seen to be leash biting with staff while out for a walk. (2): Dust Bunny was seen grabbing an ACS's leash as he exited the kennel room. He would jump up, grab, and pull down, then jump up to grab another section of the lead. The handler dug through a bedding bin and found a small toy to toss to him. Once he has the toy, Dust Bunny takes it and shakes it before resuming following the handler out for his walk. 10/27/26: Dust Bunny is seen to be jumping on staff incessantly in the hallways, but once a staff member is directed to walk him with a toy, he will grab the toy and hold in his mouth of a majority of the walk, pulling hard and panting heavily on his way back to kennel.

Summary (3):: 10/22/26 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is sitting at the front of his kennel with a loose body and a rapid tail wag as handler approaches. He begins to vocalize as the kennel is unlocked and he is easily leashed. He attempts jumping on handler excessively as he is walked down the hallway but is easily redirected using treats. He is able to keep four paws on the floor until reaching the yard where he is put on a drag leash. Dust Bunny is very loose and wiggly when interacting with handler, exuberantly jumping towards them occasionally. Handler continues muzzle conditioning and Dust Bunny remains engaged and readily participates. Verbal cue is introduced and will consistently shove his snout into the muzzle, licking the spray cheese applied on the inside, and tolerating handler securing muzzle. Handler continues feeding spray cheese through the opening and Dust Bunny is unbothered by the muzzle on his face for several minutes. He maintains a loose body frame with a relaxed tail wag. He is returned to his kennel without issue. - TK 10/18/26 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is jumping at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He will begin to vocalize as they unlock the kennel. Dust Bunny is easily leashed and pushes his way out of his kennel. The handler hears a second handler approaching as they open the room door. Dust Bunny will try to push his way out of the room and sees another dog and barks, as the handler pulls him back into the room. Dust Bunny will pull strongly out of the building and pull towards a dog trying to enter the building. Dust Bunny will respond to the 123 game, reliably looking at the handler on the number 3 each time. Dust Bunny will engage with a dog with a second handler across the street. Dust Bunny will disengage with the dog, and sit on cue. Dust Bunny will jump at the handler as they walk back to the care centre, and will wait outside the room as an ACS finished cleaning his kennel, before being safely returned. -Ria 10/03/26 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is sitting in the middle of his kennel as the handler approaches. He begins jumping repeatedly up onto the door of his kennel as he notices the handler. The handler uses a treat lure to leash him and he is leashed without issue. Dust Bunny pulls hard outside. He intermittently jumps up onto the handler but is easily redirected. The handler works with him on the 123 game, take a breath, and touch. Dust Bunny easily disengages from dogs without prompting. He leans into contact with a soft body. There are many people and several children present in the kennel room as Dust Bunny is walked through. The handler keeps him away and he does not attempt to lunge towards them. He is returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (4):: 09/24/26 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is sitting in the middle of of his kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed using treats as a lure and taken to the street for a training session. He is highly engaged with handler as he walks out of the care centers, checking in regularly, and responding to the use of 123 and the "touch" cue. Handler continues working on E/D (level 3 / level 4) and Dusty Bunny readily participates. He is able to walk past another dog, in close proximity, a couple of rounds. He has a loose body frame as he walks past, he orients himself towards the trigger but disengages without prompting, turning towards handler, and performing a known cue such as "touch" or "sit." This is repeated and the same behavior is displayed. He is returned to his kennel without issue. 09/15/26 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed and taken to the park for a training session and agility course. He pulls very hard when being walked over, but is able to be redirected with treats. He is very engaged with handler and treat motivated. Handler continues reinforcing the 123 and "touch" cue as he is walked over to the park, Dust Bunny readily participates and is reliably recalled. He is able to work on E/D with another dog across the basketball court. He is also able to do the agility course whilst another dog does the same across the court. He remains engaged with handler on the walk back to the care centers, maintaining a loose body, heavily panting as he walks alongside handler. Dust Bunny is returned to his kennel without issue. 09/12/26 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny pulls hard to the canine training room. He is pacing back and forth with red eyes and a heavy pant. Dust Bunny is encouraged up onto the slat mill and he jumps up readily. However, he refuses to move once he is on the mill. The handlers use a variety of food, treats, and verbal encouragement to get Dust Bunny to move forward. He stands neutrally with a mild sweeping tail wag, but does not move forward. Dust Bunny is eventually removed from the mill and encouraged to engage with a flirt pole. Dust Bunny readily chases and jumps up for the flirt pole. After a few minutes, he is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (5):: 09/11/26 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed using a treat as a lure and taken to the community room for a training session. Dust Bunny pulls very hard when walked to the room, and is very aroused once entering. Handler tosses treats onto a snuffle mat which he engages with. Handler begins muzzle conditioning training and introduces the muzzle to Dust Bunny, rewarding any time he showed interest in it. Towards the end of the session, Dust Bunny readily shoves his snout into the muzzle as he licks the spray cheese (on the inside of the muzzle). He repeats this multiple times. Handler moves on to work on the "super bowls" pattern game. Dust Bunny remains engaged and readily participates, following handler from bowl to bowl, checking in between, and engaging with the snuffle mat at the end of the line. Through the session he remains loose bodied, wiggly, with red eyes, dilated pupils, and heavily panting. He is leashed and returned to his kennel without issue. 9/7/26: During a Boroughbreak with staff, Dust Bunny will have two significant reactions. One with a familiar handler and another with a stranger. 1. Dust Bunny is loose and wiggly upon seeing a familiar staff member a block away from the Care Center. He will approach with a wiggly frame and will lean into petting but the staff member will pet him exuberantly, at one point, wrapping his arm around Dust Bunny's neck. Dust Bunny will quickly begin to growl loudly and lunge at the staff member. Dust Bunny is pulled away and will quickly get loose and wiggly again. He is removed from this area. 2. When at a store receiving a free treat, the store clerk will ask Dust Bunny to sit, hovering over him and will reach out their arm to push his hind end down. Before the handlers can stop the store clerk, Dust Bunny will begin to loudly growl and lunge at the clerk. He has to be pulled out of the store as he is fixating and pulling hard. Once outside he recovers and is loose and wiggly with the handlers, jumping up on them socially. Dust Bunny throughout the rest of his boroughbreak is social with the handlers and will lay on his back for belly rubs, reengaging after consent checks. When passing people before the incidents and after, he will walk past with a neutral frame. In the play yard, he will focus on licking the cheese they placed on the bench while they cut the neck loop of the harness and unclip the chest portion. He is then returned to his kennel with no issue.

Summary (6):: 09/03/36 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is standing at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He tries to push his way out as they unlock the door and will then stand to be leashed. Dust Bunny will pull mildly outside and jumps at the handler's treat pouch twice. The handler steps back and Dust Bunny will sit and he is marked and rewarded. Dust Bunny is taken on a longer walk to see if he is a foster training candidate. Dust Bunny will calmly walk by the handler's side for the duration of the walk and will stop for pets. Dust Bunny sees a dog on the sidewalk and the handler will cross the street. Dust Bunny can disengage with ease and the handler closes the gap between the dogs. Dust Bunny can disengage and the dog is around 6 feet away. They continue their walk and see a second dog across the street. Dust Bunny can engage and respond to a marker word. The crosses the street and walks around 15 feet behind Dust Bunny. Dust Bunny will keep looking behind him and the handler will mark and then reward by tossing a treat ahead. Dust Bunny will do this four more times before continuing with his walk. Dust Bunny walk back to the shelter and Dust Bunny is returned without issue. 08/19/26 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is standing on his kuranda bed with a neutral body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed using treats and brought out to the street for a training session. He attempts to jump on handler and their treat pouch, but he is easily redirected using treats. Handler rewards Dusty Bunny for keeping his 4 paws on the floor and walking alongside handler. He remains soft bodied with a relaxed tail, loose leash walking alongside handler. When spotting another dog across the street he remains neutral bodied and disengages on his own without prompting, and is able to perform a known cue such as "sit" and "touch." Handler continues working on engage/disengage level 4 and Dusty Bunny readily participates. He is returned to his kennel without issue. 08/14/26 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is sitting on his kuranda bed with a neutral body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed using treats as a lure and brought to the street for a training session. He persistently attempts to jump up on handler and is fixated on their treat pouch; handler is able to redirect him using treats. Handler uses the "Up/Down" game and Dust Bunny readily participates and walks alongside handler. Handler works on level 2, at first, of E/D but pushes to level 3 as Dust Bunny is disengaging without prompting. Handler successfully uses the "touch" cue. Dust Bunny is able to walk past a dog at a closer proximity. He is returned to his kennel without issue. -

Summary (7):: 08/08/26 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is laying down in kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls heavily outside. The handler works with him on the 123 game and he participates readily, walking without pulling. He showed minimal interest in other dogs and is able to disengage without issue when marked. He intermittently jumps up and tries to take treats from the handler's pouch, but is easily redirected. He is returned to kennel without issue. - 07/30/2026 (Trainer Note): Dust Bunny is laying down on his kuranda bed with a neutral body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed and brought out to the street for a training session. He repeatedly jumps up on handler and is fixated on their treat pouch; he is able to be redirected using the 123 game. He will often sit unprompted and is reliably recalled using the "touch" cue. When spotting a dog across the street he will fixate with a tense body but disengage on his own, orienting himself back to handler. Handler continues working on part 2 of the E/D game. Dust Bunny is able to walk in close proximity to another dog, will disengage on his own, and will also respond to the "touch" cue. He is returned to his kennel without issue. 7/28/26 (playgroup): Dust Bunny is sleeping on his bed. The handler will open the door and softly talk to him to wake him up. He is leashed with ease and will jump onto the handler's leg as they exit the kennel room. He will then pull moderately to the play yard where he will play with a familiar female dog. After a while, they naturally separate and Dust Bunny is leashed and returned to kennel with no issue. He is secured safely as he drink water. (see dog-dog for more information) 7/27/26 (playgroup): Dust Bunny is at the back of his kennel sleeping on his kuranda bed. he will get up as the handler unlocks the kennel door. He is leashed with ease and will jump up onto the handler's treat pouch. He is treat trailed for a while and he will begin to pull to the play yard where his collar is clipped with a drag leash. He will then greet a novel female dog through the gate and will then play with her. After a while, they are separated and he is returned to his kennel. (see dog-dog for more info) He is secured in kennel with no issue and will drink water as the handler locks it and walks away. See older notes in the GAN.

Date of intake:: 6/24/2026

Summary:: social

Date of initial:: 6/25/2026

Summary:: solicits, hyperactive, turns head and stiffens when trying to examine ears, very reactive after MC

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to how uncomfortable Dust Bunny is currently with touch and novel stimuli in addition to his social hyperarousal we feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Handling/touch sensitivity,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control | Handling/touch sensitivity |Anxiety: Dust Bunny quickly becomes over-aroused in the presence of people, jumping up and becoming increasingly pushier for treats- face flushed, panting heavily. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Dust Bunny to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. 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 Dust Bunny. Please see the handout on Arousal, generalized anxiety, and Basic manners/poor impulse control Handling/touch sensitivity: During Dust Bunny's medical exam, he would stiffen, and similar behaviors were displayed when collaring him for his handling assessment. It is important to avoid touching Dust Bunny's ears or neck at this time and to be cautious when touching him in other areas, as we do not know where he may have other sensitivities. He did escalate to growl and lunge at a familiar handler when they wrapped their arm around his neck. When out on a boroughbreak, a store clerk began hovering over him after asking him to sit while pushing his rear to the floor. He then began growling loudly before lunging at the clerk. Positive reinforcement, reward-based training should be used to pair touch with good things, such as food rewards in order to teach Dust Bunny to be more comfortable with this. Please see handout on Handling/touch sensitivity. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Dust Bunny is noted to growl at strangers he walks pass and lunge at dogs on walks. Leash biting/low threshold for arousal: Dust Bunny has been observed to grab the leash during walks and when coming out of the kennel room. Please see handout on Arousal.