Date of intake:: 2/4/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Previously lived with:: 2 adults, 1 child, 1 dog,

Behavior toward strangers:: Tiny is reported to lunge at strangers

Behavior toward children:: Tiny is shy/prefers contact on her own terms with children

Behavior toward dogs:: Tiny lunges, snaps, and attempts bite dogs

Behavior toward cats:: Tiny lunges, snaps, and attempts bite cats

Resource guarding:: Tiny shows a tense body and will growl/hard bark with her food.

Bite history:: No Bite History

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: High Energy

Other Notes:: She can be mouthy/takes treats rough, have destructive tendencies, jumps often or non-stop, pulls very hard on leash, and is anxious when left alone. She lunges and hardbacks when she spots bikes, cats, small animals, and small dogs. She is fearful when startled and when her feet/paws are touched. **Previous assessment available upon request**

Date of assessment:: 2/7/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Moderate Leash walking comments: Difficulty walking due to sores on paws, pulls mildly, whines and pulls toward dogs in kennel when passing dog rooms. Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Highly social with handlers and allows pets and accepts treats, stays near handler Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows exuberantly Knock Knock comments: Approaches with wagging tail Toy Toy comments: Grabs and begins biting assess-a-hand

Summary (6):: 2/7/26: Tiny is at the front of her kennel, jumping up. She bites at the kennel bars. The kennel is unlocked and the lock is placed on the bars, and she begins to chew on it/bite at it. She is not easily redirected with treats or squeakers and fixates on it. Next the leash is introduced, which she quickly bites at and hold and begins to tug. The leash is released and she continues to bite at it in her kennel. Spray cheese and chicken are introduced as leashing is attempted again. She accepts the treats, but bites at the leash instead once in her reach. She is eventually leashed with great difficulty, and jumps up and leash bites once at the door to outside. She calms down and is walked outside where she relieves herself. She is next brought into an indoor office where she relaxes and eats more spray cheese. She is social and allows petting. She is returned to her kennel. 2/6/26: Tiny is observed to be biting at the metal hook attaching the kennel cover to the front of her kennel. 2/6/26: Tiny was at front of kennel with a neutral body as handler approached. When handler unlocked kennel they tried to attach the lock to the bars but Tiny was trying to chew on lock. When handler put leash inside kennel Tiny immediately grabbed the leash and started tugging. Handler was able to distract Tiny with treats. Upon returning to kennel, once Tiny was in kennel he turned around and grabbed the leash and started tugging, again he was distracted with treats.

Summary (7):: 02/05/26: When attempting to take Tiny on her morning walk she began to bleed profusely from sores on her paw pads. A member of K9 behavior saw her in the hall showing discomfort and limping and being unable to walk so they quickly found a towel and threw it over her head, lifting her and bringing her to the behavior office. Handler places down some soft linens and places Tiny on the linens to alleviate the pain from her paws. Handler sits with Tiny and offers her treats which she accepts gently. She leans into handler and lays on their lap soliciting social interaction. She is social with other handlers in the office briefly but returns to handler. She sits with them for a while laying in handlers lap until she is brought back to kennel. Before returning to kennel members of the veterinary team request to take Tiny to check on her paws so she is handed off to medical. It is reported by medical that Tiny gave no issue when being returned to kennel 2/5/26: It is reported that last night (2/4/26) that Tiny was chewing on the carabiners attached to the kennel door. After he was moved to a larger top kennel, Tiny is gnawing at the kennel bars and pulling items into his kennel. His kennel is also covered with feces causing her paws to bleed. Tiny also bites the kennel hook as well as a staff member's key that's hanging on the kennel door, and bites and tugs the leash as it's being removed after returning from a walk. 2/4/26 (late entry)- ACS reported they left their keys on the door of Tiny's kennel, she grabbed them and pulled into her kennel. When handler tried to pull the keys out Tiny was tugging back and forth with handler. They tossed treats and she eventually let go. She then grabbed the hook used to keep the transfer door open pulling at that. Handlers moved her to a top kennel and when removing the leash she grabbed that and started to tug at it. Handler tosses treats but she keeps a hold onto the leash. Handler doesn't give how the got Tiny to let go of the leash. 3/19/24: Tiny is sleeping in her kennel when the handler approaches. She jumps up as they unlock the door and takes treats hard. She is easily leashed and attempts to shove her way out of the door. She is taken for a street walk where she pulls moderately, pulling hard when she sees a cat with a tense body and high flagging tail. She does not react to strangers or other dogs. She takes treats throughout the walk and picks up trash frequently. She trades trash for treats but pulls hard towards the trash once handler gets her away from it. She jumps up on the handler, gnawing on their treat pouch. She is taken for her assessment where she is social and very treat motivated. On the return to kennel she stops, pulling back against the leash but is easily lured in with treats.

Date of intake:: 3/16/2024

Summary:: Tense initially, warmed up with treats, allowed all handling

Date of initial:: 3/16/2024

Summary:: Allows all handling for exam and tasks while eating cheese. Excited about all treats.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Tiny so we cannot be certain of her behavior in a home environment. However, she is a young dog who will need daily mental and physical activity to keep her engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),No cats,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: Due to the high level of jumping up on handlers and taking treats with a hard mouth, we recommend a home without young children. No Cats: Due to reports of Tiny snapping and lunging at cats by her former owner we recommend a home with no cats. Place with a New Hope Partner: Since returning to the care centers Tiny has not acclimated well and has quickly shown signs of deterioration in and out of kennel. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Destructive behavior,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Separation anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Tiny's former owner reports she will show a tense body and will growl/hard bark when disturbed while eating food. We recommend that Tiny be left alone while eating, and that food guarding behavior modification steps (available at ASPCApro.org) be utilized if this behavior is problematic in her future home. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Tiny's mouth, and any time something is removed she should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. She should be taught the "drop" cue and trade-up games. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Destructive Behavior/Separation Anxiety: Tiny's former owner reports she has separation anxiety and will display destructive behaviors in the home when left alone for long periods of time. We suggest to future adopters that Tiny will need to be provided with physical and mental stimulation and with a variety of appropriate and engaging chew toys so she can engage in necessary chewing behavior without damage to human object. We also recommend that potential adopters feel comfortable with separation anxiety behaviors and prepared to manage and positively modify them should they appear in a home environment. She would do best in a home where a person is at home for a large part of the day or with a plan so she is not alone for long periods of time. Please see handouts on Destructive Behavior and Generalized Anxiety. Basic Manners: Tiny has been observed to jump up on handlers in a social manner often seeking food. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Sit" and "Off" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach her to control her 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: Tiny has been observed to take treats with hard pressure. We recommend feeding treats with a flat hand and to use force free positive reinforcement to teach Tiny to take treats with a softer mouth. Please see handout on Mouthiness. On Leash Reactivity: At the care center, Tiny has been observed to pull hard towards cats with a high flagging tail while on leash. She was not easily redirected using treats. Tiny may need positive reinforcement to teach her to look at you rather than at cats. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity. Leash Biting: Staff have reported having difficulty when leashing Tiny, she will fixate on leashes and begin biting on the leash intensely in kennel and fixating on leashes or similar objects out of kennel. We recommend walking her with a toy to dissuade him from grabbing the leash. Positive reinforcement, force-free training is advised to teach her to focus on you rather than grabbing the leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.