Date of intake:: 1/31/2026

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

Previously lived with:: adults, 4 LMB

Behavior toward strangers:: tolerant of strangers and playful with visitors.

Behavior toward children:: Playful.

Behavior toward dogs:: Familiar dogs: Tolerant,Unfamiliar dogs - On leash: Tolerant,Unfamiliar dogs - Off leash: Bites

Behavior toward cats:: Bites cats and has no experience with other animals.

Resource guarding:: Can be protective of food around other dogs.

Bite history:: Chicken Little is reported to have a bite history involving a cat; however, accounts of the incident have been multiple and inconsistent. While discussing the event with staff, the owner initially stated that Chicken Little had killed a small dog, but then clarified that they were referring to a cat. Behavior profile notes also indicate that Chicken Little hard-stares at small dogs and has a history of biting other dogs and cats. When asked about these notes, the owner denied them.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Chicken Little is noted to have a high energy level in the prior home.

Other Notes:: Relieves herself outside on walks. On walks she can be reactive to small dogs with her reaction being to stop and stare at them. She is unbothered by being held or restrained, disturbed while sleeping, being moved from furniture, startled, having her paws touched or her collar grabbed. She is described as a very active, playful, and attentive dog who spends most of her time int he garage of her home. She is not accustomed to having a walking schedule and does pull hard when on leash but allows her family to bathe and brush her, is crate trained to do well for extended periods of time in a large crate, and knows the cues sit, stay, and paw. She loves car rides, playing with chew toys, playing fetch with her family, and going on long walks. She eats both wet and dry food of various brands and is not picky with treats.

Date of assessment:: 2/5/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: N/a Reactivity to dogs: N/a Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social seeks attetion, will become conflicted and display whale eyes/lip lick Call over: Readily approaches- gently takes treats, leans in for pets Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- lip lick whales, will lean in conflicted Exuberant handling: Allowed- lip lick whales, will lean in conflicted Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- distracted, lip lick Arousal comments: Knock: No response Knock Comments: Toy: No response Toy comments:

Summary (6):: 3/15/26: Chicken Little is at the front of her kennel with her front paws on the door. she is leashed with ease and will come out quickly, pulling hard out to the sidewalk. On the walk, she will fixate on dogs but is easily refocused with treats as long as the dog is not too close. If they are too close, she will spit out the treat but will disengage with enough distance. Chicken Little is returned to her kennel with no issue and secured safely. 3/9/26: Chicken Little is siting on her bed as handler approaches. She comes forward to the front and is able to be leashed with ease. She is then taken to the behavior room. In the room, she has a loose and wiggly body as she would approach all the handlers siting in chairs and jump up to receive pets. She is comfortable exploring around and would take treats. She is able to return back to her kennel with no issues. 3/1/26: Chicken Little is at teh front of her kennel standing on the kennel door barking and she is easily leashed ot be walked out into the yard. Chicken Little will duck away from a snow plow/salt truck and run away from the handler but is able to settle in the yard shaking off. Chicken Little will watch dogs from the fence line walking on the street, but does not react. When pet, Chicken Little will jump on the handler and have big wide eyes, but will jump off on her own. Chicken Little is brought back to the care center with no issue.

Summary (7):: 2/22/26: Chicken Little is at front of her kennel with her paws on the door, barking, as the handler approaches. She is leashed with ease and taken on a walk. She will sniff and explore her surroundings during the walk. Occasionally she will fixate on a dog but is able to be refocused with treats and distance. Chicken Little is brought back to her kennel with no issue and secured safely. 2/15/26: Chicken Little is at the front of her kennel pawing at the door when approached and when removed from kennel she pulls hard to the door. Chicken Little is taken for a brief walk into the yard, is aloof for most of the interaction and when coaxed will approach but is a bit tense with wide eyes, but still accepts soft petting a long her cheeks and back. Chicken Little is taken back where she does see another dog, tenses but is walked past quickly and enters kennel with no issue. 2/4/26: Chicken Little is at the front of her kennel as the handler approaches. she is leashed with ease and is taken on a walk to the backyard. As they walk up the ramp, Chicken Little will watch other dogs walking on the sidewalk with a tense frame but she is able to disengage with some coaxing from the handler. Once in the yard Chicken Little will sniff the yard with a neutral frame. She does not engage with the handler when coaxed and continues to sniff. After a while, she is returned to her kennel with no issue. 2/1/26: Chicken Little is at the back of her kennel as the handler approaches the kennel. She will approach the door with a neutral frame but wide eyes and is leashed with ease. She is then taken out of the kennel and will pull mildly to the behavior office where she will take treats from the handler. She will also approach other handlers for treats. When not engaging with handlers she will displacement sniff around them with her eyes wide. On a few occasions Chicken Little will jump onto various handlers' laps, leaning in for pets while maintaining a slightly tense frame and wide eyes; she is removed with treats. Chicken Little is also fitted with a collar and drag leash so she is able to walk around the room freely. She will startle slightly when a staff member in the room talks exuberantly but recovers quickly and continues to sniff and look for treats on the ground. She is then switched back to a slip leash and returned to her kennel with no issue.

Date of intake:: 1/29/2026

Summary:: Upon intake admissions staff was unable to collar or scan for MC as handling was done by behavior de

Date of initial:: 1/31/2026

Summary:: Initially very tense and fearful but warmed up quickly, tried to climb in DVM's lap and licked face

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),No cats,Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We reccomend Chicken Little is placed in an aduly only hom at this time. No cats: Due to Bite history towards cats in the home that resulted in a cat's passing, we recommend she be placed in a home with no cats/small animals Single-pet home/Recommend no dog parks: Due to her history in the prior home towards dogs, we reccomend she be placed in a home as the only dog/No dog parks.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Bite history (other animal)

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Chicken Little is noted to be protective of food around other dogs.Training should focus on managing feeding situations, creating distance between dogs during meals, and reinforcing calm behavior around food to prevent escalation. Please see the handout on Resource guarding. Fearful: Chicken Little has shown mild fearful behavior in the care center but will quickly warm up to staff.Training should emphasize slow approaches, building trust, and reinforcing voluntary engagement to help her feel secure. Please see the handout on the decompress period. Bite history (other animal):Chicken Little is reported to have a bite history involving a cat; however, accounts of the incident have been multiple and inconsistent. While discussing the event with staff, the owner initially stated that Chicken Little had killed a small dog, but then clarified that they were referring to a cat. Behavior profile notes also indicate that Chicken Little hard-stares at small dogs and has a history of biting other dogs and cats. When asked about these notes, the owner denied them. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration:Chicken Little attempts to bite unfamiliar off-leash dogs and can be reactive to small dogs during walks, often stopping and hard-staring at them. These behaviors indicate on-leash reactivity and heightened arousal around other dogs. Training should focus on increasing distance from triggers, reinforcing focus on the handler, and practicing controlled exposure to reduce reactivity. Please see the handout On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration.