Date of intake:: 5/11/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Other Notes:: *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 5/19/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: None Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: Initially receptive of treats. Becomes tense with tucked tail after collaring, avoidant of the handler, seeking exit Soft handling: Fearful Exuberant handling: Did not conduct Comments: Tense body, hard staring at handler, tucked tail, did not want to approach handler Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler with tense body and tucked tail Knock Knock comments: No approach Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: 5/20/25: Spice does not approach the gate to greet the other dog. Handlers coax him forward and he is neutral then turns away.

Summary (6):: 5/20/25: Spice is curled up in his kennel sleeping when handle approaches. Handler unlocks his kennel and he gets up and slowly approaches the front. Spice is easily leashed and he slowly walks out of the kennel to the backyard. He does a dog-dog interaction and is brought into the pen and placed on a drag leash. As the drag leash is placed on him. Spice becomes tense bodied with his head lowered. Spice is left to walk around the pen. He sits in a spot away from the handler staring off. He stares at flies that land on him and when they fly away he briefly paws at them. Handler tries to coax Spice to approach but he stays away sitting on the ground. Handler approaches slowly and Spice stands up and approaches the handler with his head lowered. He stands closely nearby them while he does another dog-dog. After, he is easily re-leashed and returned to his kennel without issue. 5/20/25: Handler walks into the behavior room where Spice is finishing up an assessment. Spice is standing with a tense body by the door. She whale eyes up and does not move away. As handler slowly steps around Spice, she follows them with her eyes and remains tense. Second handler has to grab the leash to pull her away.

Summary (7):: 5/19/25- Spice is laying down at the back of his kennel when handler approaches, he doesn't move when they unlock the door. Handler tosses treats but he shows no interest, he just stares at handler with a neutral body. Handler leans into kennel and is able to lasso a leash onto Spice. He slowly exits his kennel and is taken for a street walk. He walks on a loose leash and is aloof with handler. They offer him another treat and he gently takes it from handler's hand. He has no reaction to any stimuli and see another dog, he just looks with a neutral body, low tail then disengages on his own giving his attention back to handler. He's taken for his assessment, he has a slight tense body and whale eyes handlers as the collar. He avoids contact throughout. He is easily releashed and returned to his kennel without issue. 5/16/25: Spice is reported to be scared of PPE and poncho sounds. She is also reported to be barking at trash bags. 5/13/25: ASSESMENT WALK: Spice can be heard growling in the middle of the kennel upon approach. He is lying down wide eyed and loudly growling. Handler gets vienna sausages, and tosses them towards him. Spice sniffs them and licks the sausage but does not eat them. He begins hard barking. Handler slowly opens the kennel door and Spice stands up retreating to the back, hard barking and growling, his body is tense and he is wide eyed. Handler leans in slowly to lasso Spice. He ducks his head and continues to growl and bark, it does not escalate. He is successfully leashed and exits the kennel without coaxing. Spice is brought to the street where he begins sniffing his surroundings, avoiding eye contact with handler and remaining aloof. He circles around the handler and stays beside the handler on the walk. He does not relieve himself. Spice looks away from dogs when he sees them. He is then brought to the assessment room. He is tense around the assessor and does not approach them . A few attempts are made to collar him and he avoids them and growls. He does not respond to treats. Interaction is ended and Spice easily clipped and is returned to kennel with no issue. 5/13/25: ACS report that Spice is growling towards them in kennel, but that he will easy to leash and stops growling once out of kennel. 5/13/25: Spice is observed to growl at handler while whale eyeing as they walk past kennel. She is sitting with a tense body in the front left corner with a lowered head, whale eyes, and is low growling.

Date of intake:: 5/11/2025

Summary:: Tense body, hard barking, whale eyes

Date of initial:: 5/12/2025

Summary:: Hard barking; tense; High FAS

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Spice 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 fearful behavior 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: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful Defensive: Spice has been observed to be fearful during their stay in the care center. Noted to growl towards handlers in and out of kennel. During his assessment Spice is observed to have a tense body, tucked tail, and hard stares towards the handler. It is important to move slowly with Spice, 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.