Date of intake:: 1/5/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, No known history

Date of assessment:: 1/6/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Neutral body soft tail wag Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Seeking treats, takes treats with moderate pressure Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: 2/12/25: Frankie greets another dog at the gate with a loose and wiggly body. He licks the other dogs face through the fence and jumps up and down.

Summary (2):: 3/31/25: Frankie is at the front of the room with a loose and wiggly body. A treat is used as a lure to leash him and handler tosses more treats on the floor in front of his kennel. As he is removed from kennel, he consumes the treats on the floor and begins to intensely kennel fight. Handler has to use muscle to remove him from the room. He is taken to the yard for a walk. Frankie is hyper-fixated on handlers treat pouch and hands. Regularly attempting to nip both. Handler has to continuously toss treat to prevent Frankie from jumping up and mouthing. He is receptive to the 'Sit' cue and is rewarded, but he will begin to jump and mouth at any given moment with no prior trigger. Handler has to keep him straight armed for the majority of the walk as he continued to focus on handlers abdomen, hands, and treat pouch. He is returned to kennel, he intensely cage fights.

Summary (3):: 3/31/25: Frankie is reported to be cage fighting in the kennel room. After reacting to the dogs Frankie spun towards the handler lunged and bit the handler on the torso. This bite did not break skin but Frankie did tug on their shirt. 3/30/25 (Trainer Note): Frankie is given in kennel enrichment prior to his training session. Frankie is at the front of kennel with a loose and wiggly body. A treat is used as a lure to leash him, and handler tosses more treats on the floor in front of his kennel. As he is removed he immediately consumes them and pulls hard out of the room. He pulls handler so hard they almost fall forward, and he intensely begins to cage fight with one of the pop-up dogs. Handler has to use muscle to pull him away. He is taken to the PAC interaction room for a training session. Frankie is hyper-fixated on handlers hands and treat pouch, attempting to mouth both and following handler around the room. Handler tosses some treats on the floor which he immediately consumes. He remains soft-bodied and loose throughout session. He quickly becomes frustrated if treats are not dispensed fast enough, jumping on handler and attempting to mouth. Handler continues to ignore and body block this behavior, but rewards for a 'Sit.' At first, Frankie is cued into a 'Sit' and rewarded, but towards the end of the session, handler would put some spatial/body pressure by leaning in slightly and Frankie would sit without the verbal cue and was rewarded. At the very end, he was sitting without being prompted and was rewarded with high value treats. He was easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. Frankie is given in-kennel enrichment. 3/30/25: Frankie is observed to be napping, curled up in the back of his kennel, during cleaning time. 3/29/25: Frankie is observed to be mouthing handlers hands and fixating and jumping up at their treat pouches. 3/27/25 (Trainer Note): Frankie is at the front of kennel with a loose body. He is leashed using a treat as a lure and taken outside for a street walk. He pulls very hard on leash. Handler begins BAT training, rewarding when there is no pressure on the leash, and pausing anytime there is pressure. Frankie is engaged and receptive. Towards the end of the way he was regularly checking in with handler, and walking along side handler, sometimes attempting to nip at the treat pouch. He is returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (4):: 3/26/25: Frankie is at the front of the kennel with a wagging tail and excited body. He is easily leashed and pulls mildly walking to the street. Frankie turns around throughout the walk waiting and fixating on treats. He takes some treats with a soft mouth and others slightly hard. When treats are not given Frankie stares and the leash and attempts to jump up. With the command “sit” Frankie sits down and does not touch the leash. This done a few times throughout the walk. After a few minutes Frankie’s energy becomes more calm and the handler sits on the bench with him. He has a soft body and leans into pets. He allows pets on his head, neck, stomach, and side which he leans into. When it began raining the handler and Frankie head back into the building. While walking into the building Frankie begins to stare at the leash but is redirected with treats. Frankie is easily brought back and placed into his kennel. 3/23/25 (late entry)- Frankie is at the front of his kennel with a soft body, he is easily leashed with a treat lure. When exiting the room Frankie turns and bites and releases the leash. He is taken for a street walk. He zig zags on the walk and will keep turning to handler wanting treats. He follows the command to sit and takes treats with hard pressure, handler gives with an open palm. He allows handler to pet his head, chin, chest and back. He leans into handler's legs when they pet his side. When walking back he bit at the leash and released when a treat was presented. He was easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue. 2/20/25: ACS report that that Frankie will jump up and mount handlers. This behavior is able to be redirected using squeakie sounds and treats. 2/9/25: Frankie is taken on a borough break for the day by a staff member. He is easily leashed and brought to the hallway where a harness is placed on in. Frankie is jumpy with a wagging tail while being harnessed. Treats are used as the harness is placed on. Frankie is brought to the street where he walks with a loose body and stays by the handler side. He is brought to Central Park where he calmly walks the trail. During the walk Frankie is not distracted by outside factors but will pull towards kids with a wagging tail. He is easily redirected and accepts treats with a gentle mouth before the continues the walk. Eventually the handler and Frankie sit on the bench for a break where Frankie lays at the handlers feet. He occasionally gets up to attempt to get on the handlers lap but listens to the command “off”. After some time, Frankie is ready to continue the walk. Frankie’s legs begin to shake as the walk progresses and he is hesitant to walk on snow and ice but is reassured with the use of treats. Towards the end of the borough break Frankie is given a pup cup and accepts it with a gentle mouth. He is then taken back to the shelter and easily placed onto his kennel.

Summary (5):: 2/6/25: Frankie is standing at the front with soft body. He is easily leashed and removed from kennel. He is walked on the street where he remains near handler. Initially, he was aloof but part way through the walk, he begins checking in with handler, turning his head, seeking treats. He would stand in front of handler blocking their path. Treats are tossed ahead to get him to walk forward. He returns to kennel without issue. 2/1/25 Handler returns Frankie to medical after his walk, where he greets a familiar staff member with a loose, wiggly body and wagging tail. He leans into them for pets, sniffing and nudging their hands. He nibbles on their hands with light pressure while petting; when he engages in this behavior staff member removes their hands and Frankie continues leaning into them with his body and wags his tail. He is reluctant to enter his crate; handler and other staff member are able to coax him in with encouraging baby talk. 1/31/25 Frankie is at the front of his crate with a wagging tail when approached. He easily leashed and brought to the yard. Frankie is put on a drag leash with no problems. He begins sprinting back and forth until engaging in a game of fetch. He occasionally jumps on the handler but is easily redirected. The neighboring dog begins barking and frankie does not react. After a few minutes of play Frankie is easily leashed and brought back inside. 1/29/25 Frankie is at the front of his crate when approached with a wiggle body and soft eyes. He is easily leashed and brought to the street for morning walk. Frankie has a loose and wiggly body throughout the walk and would occasionally jump up and lick the handlers arm but gets off when told “no”. He pulls mildly until he relieves himself and walks by the handlers side the rest of the walk. During the walk Frankie became distracted by another dog but is redirected by the command “come”. At the end of the walk Frankie is given a treat which he takes with a soft mouth and is easily returned to his crate.

Summary (6):: 1/27/25: Staff member reports that while on a dragline Frankie became over aroused and began jumping up on the handler. While jumping up on the handler Frankie began mouthing the handler on their jacket and their pant legs. This resulted in a hole in the handlers sweatshirt. It is unknown if the handler attempted to use treats or a toy to redirect this behavior. The handler stepped out of the pen until Frankie calmed down and then was able to return him to kennel with no further issue. 1/26/25: Took Frankie on a yard play the afternoon of 1/26. Frankie had a loose body and was excited to leave his popup in medical, was pulling moderately with lots of energy. When we got into the yard I was able to clip a drag leash with ease onto their martingale and allow them to free roam. Frankie sniffed around when free and quickly relieved themselves, then ran straight over garnering attention. I was able to play fetch with him using multiple toys, which he was heavily engaged with. Frankie was wiggly and loose bodied throughout the interaction, jumping up to garner attention, chasing, chewing, and throwing the toys when tossed across the yard. He would focus on the toy for minutes at a time when tossed, and then would run back towards the handler when distracted. At one point Frankie seems to to become a bit overstimulated, trying to become mouthy when jumping and play bowing, but was quickly verbally reprimanded with a low stern "No" and ended this behavior immediately. A few times Frankie was distracted by other dogs in the yard, and would run up to the gate eagerly staring with soft body and eyes and wagging upright tail, seeming to garner attention from other dogs. This happened 3 or 4 times throughout the play. Frankie was quickly redirected when called or when a toy was thrown. This interaction lasted about 15 minutes until Frankie became more interested in the other dogs in the yard than in the play provided by his handler. Was easily able to remove the drag leash and reattach slip lead even as Frankie was focused on another dog in the adjacent yard. Was able to be walked back to his pop-up in medical with no issues. Frankie was noticeably calmer, and tired out, pulling less and breathing harder on the way back after the interaction. We believe Frankie would benefit from more interactions such as this to redirect pent up energy and prevent overstimulation or unwanted behaviors, especially within the shelter.

Summary (7):: 1/26/25: Frankie is laying down in his popup crate. Once he sees handler, he gets excited with a wagging tail. Easily leashed and goes outside. He pulls moderately due to excitement of going outside but then relaxes on his walk. He relieves himself and explores. Sees other medical staff in the room and seeks head and body rubs. Enters his pop up with no issue. 1/18/2025: Frankie is at the front of his crate with a loose body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed and brought to the street. He pulls for the beginning of the walk but eventually calms down. Occasionally Frankie looks up waiting for treats and takes them gently. Frankie allows petting and jumps up for more treats. During the walk Frankie fixates on the treat pouch but is easily redirected. Throughout the walk he has a loose body and easily brought back to his crate. 1/7/25: Frankie was being handled by another staff member, who was not comfortable with his behavior. As they attempted to leash and remove him from a pop up crate, he would bark at them and then once removed from the crate, he would jump at handler hyperfixating on hands or treat pouch. Frankie is brought into the behavior room where he presents with a high level of movement, jumping on handler, wagging tail. As another staff member bundles up, he watches them then barks. Treats are tossed to distract him. He is then walked to the yard with a new handler where he explores his environment and relieves himself. He goes back into kennel with treats tossed in. 1/7/25: ACS report that Frankie became fixated on them and began pulling towards then with a tense body. This behavior was not easily able to be redirected. However another handler stepped in and began tossing treats and this was able to help. 1/6/25: Frankie is at the front of kennel with a loose body as handler approaches. He begins to paw at the gate and whine as the door is unlocked. He is easily leashed and brought out to the street for a walk. He pulls lightly to moderately, sniffing the ground and relieving himself often. He remains loose and soft bodied throughout walk and is brought to the behavior room for an assessment. He is highly treats motivated and is returned to kennel without issue.

Date of initial:: 1/6/2025

Summary:: Body relaxed; easily examined; very social

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Frankie 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),Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 13): Due to mouthiness and the potential for redirection we recommend a home with no children. 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: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners: Frankie has been observed to jump towards handlers with a tense body. This behavior was is not easily redirected using treats. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Sit" and "Off" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach them to control their impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward-based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners. Mouthiness: Frankie has been observed to take treats with hard pressure. Frankie has also been observed to jump towards handlers hands and treat bag attempting to mouth both. We recommend giving treats with a flat hand and to use force-free, reward-based training methods to teach Frankie to take treats with a softer mouth. Please see handout on Mouthiness. On Leash Reactivity: Frankie has been observed to pull hard towards the other dogs in the kennel rooma and in the hallway. After reacting the dogs Frankie is observed to spin towards the handler, lunge, and snap at their torso, or towards their treat bag with an open mouth. Frankie will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Arousal: Frankie has been observed to quickly become over aroused and begin to jump up on handlers and mouth their clothes. Frankie should be rewarded with treats when calm. If they escalate to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Frankie. Please see handout on Arousal.