Date of intake:: 12/20/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Other Notes:: During Intake: Bueller was obsvered to have a tense body, whale eye, and began jumping towards the handler with an open mouth.

Date of assessment:: 12/23/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate - pulls towards places he wants to go Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Neutral body, sniffing around the room, receptive to treats Soft handling: Seeks contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Leans into handler Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily, neutral body Toy Toy comments: Grips light, neutral body fast wagging tail

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 7/11/26: Bueller is introduced to a novel intact female and approaches the gate with a loose body and mid level wags. He wiggled a bit and did toe taps with a relaxed open mouth. When meeting face to face he approached fast and loose and engaged in mutual sniffing. He stretched out to accommodate her sniffing. He began play bowing and then the other dog explored the yard before reapproaching. After circling each other sniffing for a while, they began play bowing and bouncing across the yard. They engaged in start stop play and Bueller attempted to mount the other dog. When she pulled away, he continued bouncing with her. After a few minutes, Bueller became more vocal, giving small huff and short growls. He was tense and had a high flagged tail but did not retreat on his own. He was pulled away from the other dog and shook off and redirected his attention easily. He did not reapproach and engaged with his handlers. 1/6/26: Bueller greets another dog with a neutral body ad wagging tail. He growls at the other dog when there is pressure placed on his leash and when the other dog growls at him. 4/3/26: Bueller greets another dog at the gate with a sotft body and soft wagging tail. He disengages and reapproaches remaining soft then seeks handler attention.

Summary (2):: 7/12/26: Staff reported that they were holding the door open for a handler and Bueller. The staff member speaks to the handler and Bueller jumps forward and mouths the staff member's hand. There is no pressure. For the rest of the interaction, Bueller is noted to be staring at the staff member. 7/11/26 (D2D): Bueller was at front of kennel with a neutral body where he was easily leashed and escorted to the back yard for playgroup (Please see dog to dog notes for details). Bueller greeted the handlers outside and was social with them. After the playgroup session he was returned to kennel with no issue. 7/10/26 (Trainer Note): Bueller was at the front of his kennel on approach, jumping up and down. He was leashed easily with a treat lure and pulled moderately towards the training room. Once there, he engaged with breathe work before transitioning to leave it. He was able to consistently leave it with a low open hand and was able to progress to leaving the treat on the ground. His kennel return was not noteworthy. 7/7/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a wiggly body; he is easily leashed and brought out the room. The handler walks Bueller to the yard and places him on a dragline there. There, Bueller sniffs around and relieves himself. The handler presents a snuffle mat, and Bueller engages with it. After a few minutes, the handler calls Bueller once and he approaches them with a soft body. The handler then pets Bueller, and he leans into it; he then jumps on the bench where they're sitting and leans against them while they pet him. Bueller then jumps off and goes back tot he snuffle mat. The handler calls him once more and he approaches; he is re-leashed and brought back inside. The handler then returns Bueller to his kennel with ease. 6/29/26: It is reported that Bueller was hard barking and fixating on an unfamiliar handler. When they attempted to move away and create distance, Bueller lunged at them.

Summary (3):: 6/27/26 (Trainer Note): Bueller was at front of kennel when trainer was approaching. He allowed trainer to leash him and walked with moderate pulling towards the training room. Once in the training room he was able to engage with leave it first with a closed hand, quickly transitioning to a flat open palm. Bueller was able to leave it while the open hand was below his eye level. He was able to repeat this for several rounds. His kennel return was unremarkable. 6/21/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a loose body and wagging tail. He is jumping up on the door. He takes treats. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately out of the building. He allows harness clipping and then pulls hard on the street. He checks in while walking occasionally. Once back in the elevator, he sits for treats. His harness is unclipped and he passes out while pulling towards a crate in the hallway. He recovers and returns to kennel with a tossed treat. 6/16/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a soft body; he dodges the leash a few times, but once he's lassoed by the handler, is brought out the room. The handler clips their leash onto his harness. On the street, Bueller walks ahead with mild leash tension; he doesn't react to people. Bueller engages with the handler; he presents a wiggly body and leans into pets when he receives it; he also eats tossed treats. Upon entry, the handler switches the leash and returns Bueller to his kennel with ease. 6/9/26: As a staff member is walking through the kennel room, Bueller is tense and hard barking while jumping up and down on the kennel door. Another staff member approaches and tries refocus him with a treat. The treat is placed in front of him then he is lured down and the treat is tossed in. He eats the treat but then resumes hard barking and jumping on the kennel bars towards the original staff member. 6/7/26: Bueller is in his kennel with a loose body and wagging tail. He is leashed with a treat and pulls hard out of the room. He allows his harness to be clipped. He sits for treats. He doesn't react to other dogs nearby. He sniffs around and relieves himself. He pulls moderately on the street. He pulls hard back to his kennel and runs right in. 6/7/26: Staff reported that when attempting to remove Bueller from his kennel he was hard barking and baring teeth towards them. They did not remove him from kennel due to the behavior. 6/3/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a loose body and wagging tail. He is easily leashed. He pulls moderately-hard and passes out in the hallway twice. His harness is clipped with ease. He is brought to the training room and engages in training and games eagerly. He is mouthy regarding taking treats, but uses soft/medium pressure. He is returned to his kennel with ease and takes more treats.

Summary (4):: 5/26/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a wagging tail and soft expression. He takes treats and is easily leashed. He pulls hard out of the kennel room and in the hallway, then is lead to the yard. He sits for treats and accepts pets with a loose body. He pulls hard back to his kennel and gets in willingly. 05/23: Bueller was easily leashed with no leash biting at all. He pulled hard initially, but once outside, he quickly calmed down and walked with only mild pulling throughout. Very easy to walk with. He is still the same sweet, wiggly, happy boy, happily engaging with me for treats. Bueller has improved so much. 5/19/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. He is easily leashed using a treat as a lure. Once out of kennel he attempts to get all food items that were on the floor. He is not super receptive to being called away. Another staff member was walking behind Bueller before he turned around to get a food item on the floor. The staff member stopped but Bueller became tense and growled. The staff member retreated and Bueller had to be pulled away. He is walked on the street where he is neutral bodied allowed petting and was easily returned to kennel. 5/12/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a soft body; he is easily leashed and brought out the room, which he pulls hard out of. Once outside the room, the handler clips their leash to his collar and walks him outside. Bueller walks with little to no leash tension, providing slack; he doesn’t react to passersby. Bueller engages with the handler; he looks back at them with a soft body and approaches them. Bueller allows pets and tosses treats, which he eats. Upon entry, the handler walks Bueller to his kennel and unclips their leash as he enters. 4/29/26: Bueller is is loose bodied at front of kennel as handler approaches, he is easily leashed with a treat lure. Bueller exits kennel with moderate pull, is brought to the play-yard for training. Bueller greets several familiar staff member with loose body as he passes. Once in yard he is placed on a drag-leash. Handler begins 'doggy-zen' training in an effort to reduce Bueller's impulsivity and mouthiness. A treat is held firmly in a close hand by his face, when Bueller disengages from the hand a clicker is used to mark the behavior then the treat is dropped. Trainer in yard advises handler to progress to a more open hand, use the command 'leave-it'. Bueller engages well with this exercise and the clicker is continued to be used to mark the behavior. After some time Bueller is allowed extra time in yard, he continues to be highly social with staff, allows all petting with loose body. Bueller is placed back on a standard slip leash and walked back to kennel without issue. 4/24/26: Bueller has been noted to walk with less leash tension without a harness.

Summary (5):: 4/15/26: Bueller is loose bodied at front of kennel, he is easily leashed with a treat lure, he pulls moderately but consistently out of kennel. He ignore kennels and crates as he passes. In elevator he is social with handler, exuberantly jumps on handler soliciting contact. Bueller is walked out to yard, he passes by several staff members, he is loose bodied and he passes or greets them. In the yard he engages in impulse control clicker training. He is rewarded when he is not focused on trying to take treats from the handler's hand (hand is closed initially). When his head or focus is turned away from the hand, a clicker is used to mark the behavior and a treat is dropped. Bueller engages well with this and is quick to pick up on what is asked of him. This is progressed to handler holding the treat with an open hand, as he continues show the ability to look away from the hand or treat, a clicker marks the behavior and treats are dropped. After some time Bueller walked back to kennel and enters without issue. 4/3/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a loose body; he is easily leashed and brought out the room. While walking through the hallway, Bueller scavenges the floor. The handler brings him into the yard for playgroup (see dog-dog notes). In between interactions, Bueller approaches the handlers with a loose body, allowing pets and eating tossed treats. Afterwards, the handler clips their leash and returns Bueller to his kennel with ease. 3/31/26: It is reported on the behavior board that Bueller pulls hard, is social, and showed no signs of resource guarding during his walk. 03/29/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches, he begins vocalizing and barking at handler as they unlock the kennel. Bueller is easily distracted with treats and follows more tossed treats out of kennel and out to the hall with handler. He walks with handler pulling moderately at times out to the street and begins relieving himself one outside. He sits for treats and passes people outside without issue but at one point during the walk he flinches fearfully at a person walking behind him he did not initially notice. He recovers quickly however, and continues walking allowing pets and leaning into handler while walking. When passing dogs Bueller is neutral bodied and will usually pass them without issue but when seeing a group of two dogs he pulls toward them mildly. He is redirected with mild leash pressure and vocal cue and walks back inside with handler. He returns to kennel while pulling mildly towards dogs but enters kennel without issue. 3/24/26: When a staff member walked by Bueller's kennel he was at the front of his kennel hard barking. This continued until the staff member left.

Summary (6):: 3/11/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. He is leashed and brought out the room. Once he’s out the room, the handler places Bueller into a leash harness. On the street, Bueller walks ahead with mild leash tension. He sees one dog, but breaks his focus as the handler guides him away; however, he doesn’t react to any other dogs and passersby. Bueller frequent scavenges on the ground, but doesn’t pick anything up. He also allows pets from the handler and eats tossed treats. The handler then brings Bueller to the yard and places him on a drag leash. There, he runs around but stays close to the handler; they motion him to climb on the bench but he doesn’t climb on. So, the handler pets Bueller and gives him treats; Bueller also doesn’t react to the dogs in the other pens. The handler places their leash on Bueller, brings him inside, and returns him to kennel with ease. 3/5/26: Bueller is jumping at the front of the kennel with a wiggly body. The handler uses treats to leash him which is successful and brings him out of the kennel where he pulls moderately, showing no interest with any of the dogs inside the kennels. Once outside of the room he begins pulling hard towards the dogs in the pop up crates and barking at them. The handler is able to short leash him and use distance from the dogs in the pop up crates before heading towards the elevator. Once in the elevator, Bueller responds to the sit command and takes treats gently. When exiting the elevator and into the yard, Bueller continues to pull moderately and heads inside the play pen where he begins sniffing the turf and relieves himself. He solicits pets from the handler which he receives. Bueller shows no interest in any other dog in neighboring playpens and continues to sniff the turf, then proceeds to relieve himself one last time before being brough back inside the building and into the elevator where he rubs himself on the handlers legs. The handler is able to bring him back inside the kennel with no issue. 3/3/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a loose body. The handler lures him with a treat and leashes him. Once they bring him out the room (in which he pulls hard out of), the handler places Bueller in a leash harness. On the street, Bueller walks ahead with little to no leash tension. He has no interest in passersby. He also allows pets and takes tossed treats from the handler. Upon entry, the handler removes the leash harness, clips the leash, and returns Bueller to his kennel with ease.

Summary (7):: 2/21/26 (midday walk): Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a loose body. As the handler attempts to leash him, Bueller dodges the leash. The handler lures him with a treat and leashes him. While walking out the room and to the elevator, Bueller pulls ahead with hard tension. The handler brings Bueller to the yard and places him on a drag leash. There, another familiar handler enters the pen and Bueller greets them with a loose body, soliciting pets. Both handler place harnesses on him; Bueller allows this handling for several minutes. As they place the harnesses, Bueller fixates on a pigeon with a stiff body. He continues to look at it until they fly away. Then, a few more handlers enter the pen, and Bueller approaches them with a loose body. When seeing other dogs in neighboring pens, he looks at them with a neutral body. After several minutes, the handler brings Bueller inside and returns him to kennel with ease. 2/16/26: Bueller is at the front of the kennel with a neutral body. He ducks away from the leash, on the first attempt to leash him. He is then easily leashed with a treat lure. Bueller pulls hard out of the room all the way downstairs to the backyard. He is placed on a drag leash. Bueller walks around the pen sniffing his surroundings. He relieves himself and does not engage with tennis balls that the handler throws to play with him. He solicits attention by jumping up on the handler socially with a soft body and wagging tail. Handler goes to sit on the bench and Bueller approaches with a soft body, he allows brief petting on his head and back before walking away. A dog is in the neighboring pen and Bueller stares at them with a tense body and a forward posture. Handler calls him away and gives him treats which he takes gently. After sometime outside, Bueller is easily re-leashed and he pulls hard back to kennel. He is returned by tossing a treat into the kennel. 2/11/26: Bueller is at the front of his kennel with a loose body. The handler feeds him treats, and as he eats them, the handler leashes him with ease. Bueller is then brought to the yard, where he is placed on a drag line. There, he runs around to sniff and relieve himself; he doesn’t display dog or people reactivity as they walk past the pen. For majority of the time, Bueller interacts with the handler with a soft body as they’re seated on the bench. He solicits and allows pets, as well as take treats from the handler. After a few minutes, the handler places their leash and brings Bueller inside, returning him to his kennel with ease. *Previous enrichment notes can be given upon request; they have been removed due to lack of space.

Date of intake:: 12/20/2025

Summary:: Loose wiggly body

Date of initial:: 12/20/2025

Summary:: Loose wiggly body, allows all handling for exam, flailed when muzzled

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Bueller 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 resource guarding and low threshold for arousal we recommend an adult only home. 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,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: During intake when given a treat he began to get tense, show whale eye and began jumping towards the handler with an open mouth. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Bueller'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/ Mouthiness: Bueller is observed to jump up and mouth handlers hands frequently. 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 and Mouthiness. Fearful Defensive: Bueller is observed to thrash when leash tension is added and dodge the handler when they are attempting to place a collar. Recently Bueller has begun hard barking and baring teeth towards select handlers when they approach him in kennel. It is important to move slowly with Bueller, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow them to initiate interactions with new people. They should never be forced to greet or to interact if they are not comfortable and soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression. Arousal: During his assessment Bueller was noted to head whip back and forth with an open mouth during contact. If they begin to escalate, people should pause the interaction, and create distance from the trigger. Pattern games such as 1-2-3 treat and the cue “mat” can be used to reinforce calm behaviors. Please see handout on Arousal. On Leash Reactivity: Bueller has been observed to hard bark, fixate, and lunge towards poeple while on leash. Bueller will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other stimuli. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration.