Date of intake:: 12/30/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 1/4/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Tense body and hard stares at dogs Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Highly receptive to treats, jumping up on handler Handling Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Handling comments: Neutral Arousal Jog: Follows handler readily Arousal comments: Loose body, high tail Knock Knock Comments: Approaches handler Toy Toy comments: Becomes tense and hovers over the toy

Summary:: 1/17/26: Nacho greets another dog at the gate with a tense body. When the other dog walks away, he tries to find the other dog, pacing back and forth, pulling hard.

Summary (4):: 2/26/26: NAcho is observed to be reactving with tense body and hard barking towards mops and squiggies with a long handle as handlers clean the floors outside his kennel. 2/25/26: Nacho is standing with a neutral body at the front of the kennel. Handler unlocks the kennel and he becomes soft and stomps his front paws. He jumps up when the kennel is opened. Handler leashes him without issue and he pulls moderately out of the kennel. Nacho is walked out to the street. He walks with a loose leash besides the handler, sniffing various spots and relieving himself. A dog is walking ahead of the Nacho. Nacho pays no mind to the dog. He walks back and forth, not pulling, to sniff areas on the ground. Nacho walks back to the shelter and he pulls mildly back into the building. He is returned to kennel without issue. 2/24/26: Nacho is observed to be growling, baring teeth, and barking toward a staff member approaching his kennel. He takes treats softly, but as the staff member moves a hand close to the kennel door, Nacho resumes baring teeth and growling.

Summary (5):: 2/18/26:Nacho is laying on his bed but comes to the front neutral body, neutral tail. He attempts to bite the leash briefly when handler presents it but is easily distracted with treats and leashed using treats as alure. He is walked on the street where he pulls hard forward, not stopping to sniff or explore. He will stop to relieve himself but then resumes pulling hard forward. Handler attempts to clip their leash to his harness but Nacho turns his head back quickly the resumes attempting to pull forward. Handler attempts again and Nacho does it again so the leash is left on his neck. During the walk, handler will call him and he will turn to handler neutral body and accept treats. He begins walking again but at a slower pace. After a few minutes he pulls hard again. Handler calls him to refocus and he will turn and accept treats, begining off slow then pulling hard again. He returns to kennel without issue. 2/11/26: Nacho is observed baring teeth, growling, and snapping at kennel bars when handler approaches to take him for a walk. It appears that Nacho was intensely resource guarding a toy (ball) in kennel. 2/9/26: Nacho is at the front of the kennel with a loose body and wagging tail. He is easily leashed and taken out of the kennel. Handler scatters treats and clips a leash to his harness. He pulls back and forth sniffing around as the handler tries to clip the leash to the harness. Once the leash was secured, Nacho is walked out towards the street. He walks ahead of the handler with mild pulling. He tries to approach a familiar handler with a soft body and wagging tail. Nacho is called away and approaches the handler with a loose body. He jumps up on them in a social manner. he allows petting on his head and is directed down with treats. Nacho relieves himself and he is walked back to the shelter. On the way back, he begins to pull hard on the leash. He pulls hard back to kennel and is returned without issue

Summary (6):: 2/6/26: Nacho greets handler with a loose and wiggly body. He is easily leashed and taken to the backyard. While walking he pulls hard and walks in front of handler. He takes treats gently and accepts pets on his head and back. He is returned to kennel with no issue. 2/5/26: ACS report that Nacho was leash biting intensely while on leash. They state that he would momentarily be receptive to treats but then would quickly return to leash biting. After a few moments of leash biting, Nacho began jumping up and snapping. 2/1/26: Nacho is at the front of the kennel with a loose wiggly body. He is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the building. He pulls hard but inconsistently on the street. He relieves himself. He jumps up on the handler looking for treats. He sits for treats. He pulls moderately back through the building and is returned to kennel without incident. 1/24/26: Nacho greets handler at front of kennel with a loose and wiggly body. He is easily leashed and escorted for an outside walk, but pulls hard. On the elevator he jumps on handler trying to sniff at treat pouch. He takes treats and rubs against handler. He is returned to kennel with no issue.

Summary (7):: 1/17/26 (for dog-dog): Nacho is wide eyed, standing on hind legs with front paws on kennel door. Nacho drops down to all 4's for a treat. Nacho is easily leashed, pulls hard out of kennel. When waiting for elevator he tries to sniff at occupied pop-up crates. Nacho is social, takes treats and allows contact with handler with loose body. Nacho enters vestibule to greet another dog through gate (see dog-dog notes). After interaction Nacho is walked to another yard to relieve himself. Nacho engages briefly with tennis balls, however they are notably covered in snow and he loses interest. Nacho is walked back to kennel and enters without issue. 1/8/26: It is noted on the whiteboard on 1/7 that Nacho is "poss. HT (housetrained). pees, poos immediately outside". 1/6/26- K9 behavior observed when a dog was passing Nacho’s pop up crate with a sheet over it that he was moving the kennel and hard barking at said dog passing his crate. 1/4/26: Nacho is standing in his crate as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and pulls hard on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, he would pull hard ahead and has a tense body as he would hard stare at people nearby. He is able to be then be taken the behavior room for his assessment. In the room, he would constantly jump up on the handlers and then sit to receive treats. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. He is able to return back to his crate with no issues. 1/4/26- K9 behavior observed when there is activity in the hall way near Nacho’s pop up crate he hard barks and growls. 12/30/25: Whiteboard notes Nacho's paws are possibly bleeding.

Date of intake:: 12/30/2025

Summary:: Allowed handling

Date of initial:: 12/31/2025

Summary:: Loose wiggly, social

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Nacho 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 children (under 13): Due to poor impulse control and and on leash reactivity 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: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Nacho was observed to become tense and hover over a toy in his possession. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Nacho's mouth, and any time something is removed they should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Basic Manners: Nacho has been observed to jump up on the handler. 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. On Leash Reactivity: Nacho has been observed to become tense and hard stare towards other dogs while on leash. Nacho 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. Leash Biting: Nacho has been observed to bite the leash intensely. We recommend walking them with a toy to dissuade them from grabbing the leash. Positive reinforcement, force-free training is advised to teach them to focus on you rather than grabbing the leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.