Date of intake:: 2/24/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray(spent time in foster)

Other Notes:: 08/08/25: Time spent in foster: In foster Clifford is noted to watch rats playing/running in the street, but lays down observing but doesn’t react. No destruction or accidents. (The first time, all he did was chew up an Amazon box slightly)Loves all people. Wants to play with every dog. For smallerdogs, he lies down which is great. He loves the small dogs. Bigdogs he has wiggly body and playfulness at first but if they are too in his face or dominant, he reacts a bit but mostly sounds.People with strollers or babies walking by he ignores completely.Walks well with slack leash. Responds well to no pull harness front clip if he does get excited about meeting a dog. Knows: sit, down, stay, and “mm!” (No sound) very well. He is noted to mouthy.

Date of assessment:: 9/18/2025

Summary:: 09/18/25 Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: N/a Reactivity to dogs: N/a Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social- seeks attetion, becomes hyper aroused, mouthy, jumpy Call over: Ready approaches- leans into touch, heavy open mouth panting Sociability comments: Jumps up vocal, Mouths handler with hard pressure Handling Soft handling: Allowed- Rolls over, vocal, mouths handler's hand with hard pressure Exuberant handling: Allowed- Once in handling position, heavy panting, vocal, distracted Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- heavy panting, distracted Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches- vocal Knock Comments: Toy: Grips the toy and walks away Toy comments: ***04/01/25: Due to improvements in behavior and becoming more social, Clifford is now level 3 behavior determination. *** ***02/25/25: Please inquire about the prior handling assessment and past stay for more details.*** 2/24/25: When attempting to conduct a handling assessment, Clifford became highly aroused and began jumping up and demand barking for more treats when attempting to position him to start the assessment. The assistant changed location in attempt to refocus him but he pressed himself into the assessor's legs and began hard barking at the assistant. Due to his behavior, the handling assessment was suspended and he was returned to his kennel.

Summary:: Due to Clifford entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 05/05/25 Clifford is introduced face-to-face to a male dog while off leash at the care center. Clifford will approach the gate with a soft, wiggly body, scenting the male dog through the gate. As the male dog presents as soft in front of the gate, Clifford toe-taps and offers play bows. The male dog will mirror said play bow, indicating they both wanted to play. Clifford is taken into the male dogs pen in order to greet face-to-face. As the male dog is being walked in a figure eight formation in order to greet Clifford comfortably, they eventually meet in the middle where the male dog will scent Clifford's rear end. This makes Clifford uncomfortable and he will whip around and lunge towards the male dog. Clifford will snarl and attempt to grab the male dogs face with his paws before being quickly moved into a separate pen. Clifford is returned to kennel, concluding the interaction. 02/24/25 Clifford is introduced to a novel female dog while off leash at the care center. Clifford will greet the novel female dog at the gate with a soft body, toe-tapping in the process. Clifford offers a play bow before the handler brings him over to the next pen in order to meet the novel female dog. As Clifford enters the pen, he begins to displace sniff away from the novel female dog. She slowly approaches Clifford with a stiff frame, and he will sniff her genitalia. Clifford becomes stiff and will snarl at the novel female dog. He is quickly moved away, followed by being returned to kennel, concluding the interaction.

Summary (1):: 10/28/25: Clifford is on his kuranda bed which he has pushed to the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and will come out of his kennel quickly, jumping up to mouth the leash and stops on his own. The handler will then hand him a treat. He pulls moderately to the sidewalk and will zig zag, sniffing quickly in front of the handler. He will continue to sniff the remainder of the walk while heading away from the Care Center. On the walk back, Clifford will show more interest in the handler. In order to help him manage his arousal, the handler will look away from Clifford when he turns to look at them. He will continue to sniff until close to the Care Center. On two occasions, Clifford will stop and turn around to jump on the handler. The first time he does so he is asked to sit, which he does readily. A treat is tossed into some leaves to encourage him to continue sniffing. The second time he jumps up high and lands back on the ground to look at the handler. He sits when prompted and again a treat is tossed. Once at the door of the Care Center, Clifford will begin to pull hard, galloping to his kennel. The handler squeaks a toy before tossing it into the kennel for him to grab; he shakes the toy vigorously and the slip leash whips onto the door. He is secured safely.

Summary (2):: 10/23/25 (Trainer Note) Clifford is sitting on his bed as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and bounces out of his kennel. He immediately begins jumping at the handler and the handler briefly stiff arms him and uses the leave it cue. Clifford obliges, and continues to walk outside without issue. Clifford will sniff the tree pits and shake repeatedly. The handler takes Clifford indoors to the Live Room and when inside, they clip him to a drag leash. Clifford immediately gets the zoomies, jumps at the handler, ricochets of them and lands on his back. Clifford stands up, shakes and the handler asks him for a sit. Clifford obliges, and the handler marks and rewards him. Clifford begins to demand bark when the rate of reinforcement isn't high enough. On two occasions, Clifford attempts to jump (his legs twitch) but he remains in a sit and is marked and rewarded by the handler. The handler begins the doggie zen protocol and Clifford can sit and leave a closed fist of treats after attempting to mouth it twice. The handler keeps the session brief to end on a positive note. They take their slip leash and Clifford immediately gets the zoomies, he jumps at the handler and grabs onto their sweater and briefly hangs from it before falling on the ground. Clifford shakes off and the handler leashes him using string cheese. Clifford pulls moderately back to kennel. When inside, he attempts to leash bite, the handler gives him the leave it cue and Clifford releases the leash. She shakes again, flinging the leash up against the door of his kennel. The handler notices that Clifford hasn't taken his meds. 10/16/25 (Trainer Note): Clifford is sitting on his bed as the handler approaches. he is easily leashed and pulls mildly to the live room. When inside, Clifford is strapped into a harness and jumps onto the slat mill. Clifford will walk at a gentle pace for a few minutes, with some encouragement, but will periodically try and mouth the safety strap connecting his collar to the slat mill. Clifford will respond to the leave it cue, but will continually attempt to mouth the strap. Clifford stops walking and is taken off the slat mill. Clifford explores the space, sniffing ever corner and will get short energy bursts and zoom between handler. Clifford allows petting and does not get over aroused. Clifford will periodically demand bark at handlers and is marked and rewarded for sitting and remaining quiet. Clifford begins to get mouth towards one of the handlers and mouths their arm. Clifford is leashed and attempts to leash bite multiple times, he responds to the leave it cue, and is given a toy to hold. Clifford drops the toy and calmly walks back to his kennel. Clifford is returned without is

Summary (3):: 10/15/25 (Trainer Note): Clifford is sitting at the back of his kennel on his bed as the handler approaches. He comes readily to the front and is easily leashed. Clifford pulls moderately to the canine training room where he shows some interest in the various enrichment items, but mostly runs rapidly around the room. He intermittently runs over to a handler and jumps up on them, sometimes mouthing them with moderate pressure before running away. Handlers are only able to make small amounts of contact with him before he begins to mouth. Handlers attempt to manage him with touch and sit cues and they are intermittently successful. A handler gets a toy and Clifford jumps high into the air. He attempts to grab the toy out of the handler's hand, but handler moves it away. He chases the toy and then rushes frenetically around the room with it before dropping it again. Clifford allows a handler to leash him, but rolls over and begins to bite the leash. The handler asks him to leave it and he drops it briefly before grabbing it again. The handler throws a handful of treats and he begins to engage with them. The handler begins walking and he does not attempt to leash bite again, going back into kennel without issue by following a handful of treats. 10/03/25: Clifford is noted to leash bite when going back in kennel. 10/03/25 (Trainer Note)Clifford is at the back of his kennel sitting behind his karunda bed. He comes to the front of his kennel and is easily leashed. Clifford is taken outside for a walk and he will immediately relive himself. Clifford was able to perform the touch cue multiple times when outside. Clifford passed a dog on the side walk and pulled towards it, the handler guided him past it quickly. Clifford continued to walk and sniff, and attempted to leash bite twice. The handler used the leave it cue and Clifford obliged and would sit for a treat. Clifford and the handler walked back into the care centre and into the Live Room. Clifford was attached to a drag leash and Clifford immediately explored the room. a second handler entered and began to pet Clifford and Clifford was able to remain calm. Clifford continued to be rewarded for calm behaviour. On two occasions Clifford attempted to jump. The handler asked Clifford for a sit Clifford sat and was marked and rewarded. The handler began to re leash Clifford and he attempted to leash bite. the handler asked for a leave it and Clifford obliged. Clifford was safely returned to his kennel without issue.

Summary (4):: 10/1/25: Clifford is a the back of his kennel laying down when approached, is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the live room. Clifford is harnessed once in the live room, and lifted onto the slat mill. Clifford tolerates all handling and immediately begins walking on it, but seems less enthusiastic then he usually is. Clifford is able to slow down, stop and walk as he pleases, and continues to walk for a bit before stopping. Clifford is taken off the slat mill, and interacts with the staff in the room, leaning into petting, rolling over and accepting treats. Clifford is leashed and brought back to kennel with no issue. 09/20/25 (trainer Note): Clifford was sitting at the front of his kennel as the handler approached. He became loose and wiggly and began to toe tap. Clifford was easily leashed and taken outside or a walk. The handler practiced the "touch" cue with Clifford. The handler presented their palm and asked for a touch. Clifford was able to touch their palm with his nose to be marked and rewarded (this was challenging for Clifford in foster.)When walking back to the care centre, Clifford began to jump and leash bite. Clifford was given a verbal "leave it" cue and would let go of the leash to be marked and rewarded. Clifford attempted to jump and leash bite three more times, and needed a high rate of reinforcement to prevent him from leash biting. Clifford was returned to kennel and attempted to leash bite. he was given the leave it cue and let go so the handler could remove their leash. 07/29/25 (trainer note): Clifford was lying down in his kennel as handler approached. He was easily leashed and walked to the live room, stopping mid hallway to do a shake off. He engaged with a few LATTE rotations before utilizing the slat mill. He jumped on and with encouragement, began to trot. Handler stood in front of him, encouraging him with a squeaky toy. At times he would run when encouraged but mostly stayed at a jog like pace. He allowed handler to leash him, and he was returned to kennel. When being unleashed, he began to mouth the leash. Handler used a squeaker to redirect his attention, and he released th

Summary (5):: 07/11/25 (Trainer Note): Clifford is at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. The handler notices that his karunda bed has been moved to the front. Clifford is easily leashed and pulls strongly outside. Clifford marks multiple times and jumps on the handler twice, Clifford is noticed to be panting heavily. Clifford sees another handler with a dog some distance away and Clifford begins to fixate on the m and stiffens slightly. Clifford is easily directed in the opposite direction with light leash pressure. Clifford is taken inside to film a training video and the handler fits him with a harness. Clifford immediately attempts to leash bite and responds to the "leave it" cue and is marked and rewarded with a treat. Clifford continues to pant heavily through the session and becomes aroused when the handler attempts to train loose leash walking. Clifford jumps on the handler, rebounds off the wall and lands on his back. The handler abandons filming and plays the up/down game and offers Clifford a snuffle mat to help him decompress. Clifford is easily leashed and pulls strongly back to his kennel. When inside, he looks at the leash above his head, the handler gives the leave it cue and Clifford obliges ad the leash is removed without issue.

Summary (6):: 07/11/25 (Trainer Note): Clifford is at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. The handler notices that his karunda bed has been moved to the front. Clifford is easily leashed and pulls strongly outside. Clifford marks multiple times and jumps on the handler twice, Clifford is noticed to be panting heavily. Clifford sees another handler with a dog some distance away and Clifford begins to fixate on the m and stiffens slightly. Clifford is easily directed in the opposite direction with light leash pressure. Clifford is taken inside to film a training video and the handler fits him with a harness. Clifford immediately attempts to leash bite and responds to the "leave it" cue and is marked and rewarded with a treat. Clifford continues to pant heavily through the session and becomes aroused when the handler attempts to train loose leash walking. Clifford jumps on the handler, rebounds off the07/09/25 (trainer note): Clifford is laying down on his bed as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls mildly until passing dogs in crates. At that point, Clifford pulls towards the crates to the point that his front feet come off of the ground. He enters the canine training room without issue and allows the handler to attach a drag leash. Clifford is able to engage with the various enrichment items when the handler sits still, but becomes aroused if the handler stands or begins to move around the room, tucking his hind end underneath him and scooting for a few moments. The handler sits and allows Clifford to independently explore the various enrichment items. At the end of the session, the handler begins to move their leash and Clifford runs across the room to jump up and grab it in his mouth. The handler says "leave it" and Clifford drops the leash to accept a treat. Handler uses a treat lure to leash Clifford and he is returned to kennel without issue, following a handful of treats into kennel. 07/01/25 (trainer note): Clifford was lying down in his kennel as handler approached. He was easily leashed and walked to the live room. He was placed on a drag leash and explored and marked the room. He engaged with the various enrichment and would sit and orient towards the handler. Handler attempted breathwork, but when not immediately reinforced Clifford jumped and vocalized. Handler went back to the LATTE rotation and continued to reinforce his calm behavior. When the session was over and it was time to leave, handler lured Clifford with treats to be leashed. Handler tossed treats on the ground to distract him while trying to remove the drag leash. He quickly finished the treats and began to mouth the drag leash and thrash his head. Handler grabbed another handful of treats to distract him and was then able to safely unclip the drag leash. He walked back to his kennel without issue. On his return, handler tossed treats inside his kennel. Clifford followed but thrashed his head as the leash was being removed before eating the treat

Summary (7):: 06/20/25 (Trainer note): Clifford is lying on his bed as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and bounces out of his kennel and pulls moderately to the Live Room. When inside, Clifford is clipped to a drag leash and immediately begins to sniff and mark around the room. Clifford's face is flushed and he is panting. The handler attempts to help Clifford decompress with LATTE and he is unable to focus with a licki mat or a snuffle mat. Clifford gets the zoomies and races through the licki mat, covering his paws and his drag leash in cheese. Clifford then begins to lick the cheese off himself and the drag leash, but remains uninterested in the licki mat despite efforts to encourage him to engage. The handler attempts the Up/Down game with Clifford as he will sit and take treats gently, but he becomes more aroused and starts to race around the room, jumping at the handler. The handler decides to return Clifford to his kennel and he attempts to leash bite. The handler uses the verbal cue "Leave it" and Clifford drops the leash and is rewarded with a treat. This happens twice more and both time Clifford drops the leash on cue. Clifford is returned to his kennel, and he attempts to take the leash in his mouth. He drops the leash on cue and is tossed some treats. 06/17/25 (trainer note): Clifford is standing at the front of his kennel with a neutral frame as handler approached. He is easily leashed and walked to the live room, enthusiastically play bowing on the way there. He is placed on a drag leash and gets a burst of the zoomies before exploring and marking the room. Handler attempted to keep Clifford's attention with treats and enrichment, but he showed minimal interest. He engaged with toys instead and handler was able to practice polite exchange with him. He was able to focus better and whenever distracted, the squeaker would redirect his attention. At the end of the session, he was easily leashed. On the return to kennel, his face was flushed, and he began to pant. Handler provided an extra squeaky toy to take with him, but when he would take it, he would release it a moment later. Handler tossed the squeaky toy into his kennel, and he entered easily, but he strongly thrashed his head to shake the leash off. Older enrichment notes are available in the GAN.

Date of intake:: 2/23/2025

Date of initial:: 9/18/2025

Summary:: hyperactive and friendly

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Clifford's initial fearfulness, social hyperarousal, and leash biting, we recommend that he be placed in an adult-only home at this time. Recommend No Dog Parks: Due to Clifford's behavior shown while in care during play group, we recommend that he avoid all dog parks. Clifford prefers contact on his own terms and will over correct when uncomfortable.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful,Leash-biting

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control | Social Hyperarousal | Mouthiness: Clifford jumps up persistently for treats or attention during his handling assessment. He quickly becomes over-aroused in the presence of people, jumping up and mouthing. Positive reinforcement and force-free training should be used to teach Clifford to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. He should be rewarded with treats when calm. If he escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Clifford. Please see the handout on Arousal, Basic Manners, and Mouthiness. Fearful: When removing Clifford from his kennel for his medical exam he began hard barking with whale eyes with a tense body. This has not been displayed since, but it is important to respect Clifford's social cues and allow him the time and space to initiate interactions on his terms. It is important to always go slow and give Clifford the option to walk away from any social interaction. Please see the handout on the Decompression Period. Leash Biting: During the jog portion of his assessment, Clifford was quick to jump up and grab the leash although handlers were able to redirect him with a squeaky toy. Please see handout on Arousal.