Date of intake:: 11/15/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Returned from foster (4 days)

Previously lived with:: 1 Adult

Behavior toward strangers:: Lucy is social

Behavior toward children:: Lucy is excited

Behavior toward dogs:: No experience

Behavior toward cats:: No experience

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: No

Energy level/descriptors:: High

Other Notes:: Lucy will pull hard while on leash. Lucy was returned to due to incidents in the foster's home. Lucy's foster parent states that she became mouthie in the home and would frequently mouth the FP ankles as they walk past. Lucy would also mouth their arms when they played. This behavior was able to be redirected onto a toy. on 11/12 The foster was returning from a walk, and there were a lot of people in the elevator, Lucy jumped at a person coming out of the elevator and nipped their coat. The person got scared and hurried away. on 11/13 The foster was waiting for the elevator when a staff member of the building approached them and held their hand out for Lucy to sniff. Lucy jumped and mouthed their hand. During both occasions Lucy continued to jump after the fact and had to be restrained by the FP. The FP also stated that Lucy would fixate on dogs while on walks with a stiff body and was not able to be redirected with treats. She also pancakes while on the street. Previous stay- 10/5/25: Stray, No known history During her previous stay in the care center Lucy was obsvered to be fearful. *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 11/16/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard - Maintains pressure on the leash Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: A volunteer was holding the door open and Lucy jumped towards them and mouthed their hand Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Jumping up often and mouthing handlers hands, bites the leash when handler goes to releash her Soft handling: Over- aroused Exuberant handling: Over- aroused Comments: Jumps up and mouths handlers arms and hands Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily, jumps up Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: 11/25/25: Lucy greets another dog at the gate, exuberantly, loose, wiggly body, play bowing, moving back and forth along the fence line. She quickly escaltes and begins to vocalize.

Summary (5):: 1/1/26: Lucy is at the front of her kennel with a soft body and wide eyes. She is easily leashed and brought out the room. Lucy goes down the stairs well with the handler. On the street, Lucy walks ahead with mild pulling. She allows pets from the handler. Lucy then jumps off the handler and begins to run back towards the shelter. She slows down when she nears the building. Lucy sees another dog but disengages herself; she also shows little to no interest in passersby. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Lucy with ease.

Summary (6):: 12/14/25: Lucy is at the front of the kennel stamping her paws lightly with a soft tail wag and eyes wide. She is easily leashed and walks out of the kennel. Lucy is brought to the street where she stops and sniffs her surroundings. She passes by people and looks to them slightly tense. She continues walking and is walked back to the shelter. Lucy spots a dog and she pulls hard towards them. Lucy is walked back inside and is returned to her kennel without issue. 11/20/25: Lucy is laying at the front of the kennel, wrapped into a ball. As handler unlocks the kennel she sits up, neutral body and is easily leashed and removed from kennel. Lucy pulls hard to the street but when walked on the harness her pulling decreases. She walks ahead of handler, stopping periodically to look around. She will sit for treats and check in with handler often. A MOP talks to the handler and Lucy jumps towards them but was a short leash and could not reach. She was neutral bodied and was redirected to handler using treats. When passing a dog, she pulls hard in their direction, ending up on her back legs. She will turn to handler when called and given a treat but only momentarily before refocusing on the dog again. She returns to kennel with the use of treats. 11/16/25: Lucy is jumping up at her kennel door as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed while being distracted with treats. She then pulls hard with heavy panting on the way outside for a walk. While entering the driveway, she jumps towards a volunteer's hand with an open mouth and is able to be pulled away to continue the walk outside. She is then taken to the behavior room for her assessment afterwards. In the room, she would jump up on the handlers and on the couch with heavy panting and widened eyes. She would head whip when being petted. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. On the way back to her kennel, she baulks to the ground and had to be muscled into kennel due to not wanting to go in.

Summary (7):: 11/15/25: Lucy is lying on her side as handler approaches, once she sees the handler she would then allow herself to be easily leashed and removed from kennel. Lucy would have a mild pull out of the room and is then taken out for a street walk. She would attempt to jump onto the second handler with a soft body, but is quickly pulled away. She would continue the walk on the street with no issue and relieve herself after sniffing multiple spots. She would watch people with a loose and wiggly body, but is walked on the opposite side of the street of MOP's walking past. Shortly after, she is easily clipped and returned to her kennel with no issue. 10/21/25: Lucy is standing somewhat wide-eyed in kennel, neutral body in her pop-up crate. Lucy takes treats through crate bars, she slightly hesitates when being leashed, but after a brief pause steps forward to be leashed. Lucy exits kennel with light pulling, neutral body. On elevator Lucy allows all petting with soft body, wagging tail. Lucy exits to sidewalk, is maintaining consistent mild-moderate pulling, neutral body. Lucy sees two MOPs walking on same side of sidewalk during walk on separate occasions, both times she tries to approach with soft body and wagging tail, somewhat low-head. Lucy takes treats, understands sit commands. Lucy re-enters MACC, sees familiar staff on elevator and approaches with soft body, wagging tail. Lucy re-enters crate safely, takes treats offered. 10/16/25: Lucy is laying in her kennel, neutral body, wide eyes. She stands at the front as the door is unlocked. She is not interested in treats. She is easily leashed without and removed from kennel. Lucy is walked on the street, loose body and wagging tail. She will walks around handler at times and into handler legs. She will sit for treats. When handler pets her, she becomes still and once handler stops she does not solicit more. She returns to kennel without issue. 10/7/25: Lucy is at the front of her kennel neutral bodied upon approach. As handler begins to unlock the kennel she would have slightly dilated pupils and begin to lip lick. She is then easily leashed and taken for a street walk for her assessment. Lucy would pull hard ahead of the handler and would have a tense body throughout the walk. As handler would call her name and attempt to pet her, she would become stiff-bodied and begin to lip lick again. She is then brought back inside for her assessment where she would become loose and wiggly with another handler in the room. She is then easily collared and returned to kennel with no further issues.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Lucy 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:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 13): Due to mouthie behavior we recommend a home with no children.

Potential challenges: : Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Mouthiness: During her stay in foster Lucy was obsvered to be very mouthie. During her time in the care center Lucy continues to show the same mouthie behaviors. We recommend never playing with bare hands, always with a toy, and ending play or attention whenever Lucy puts teeth on skin. They should be rewarded with attention and treats when they stop and/or when they are seeking attention in alternate ways. Please see handout on Mouthiness. Fearful: While on the street, Lucy was observed to lip lick and hard stare towards handlers. While in foster Lucy was observed to pancake. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Lucy would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to their new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period. On Leash Reactivity: While in foster Lucy was obsvered to fixate on dogs while a stiff body. This behavior is not able to be redirected easily. Lucy 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: Lucy is obsvered to jump up and bite the leash when handlers go to releash her. Lucy is quick to grab the leash in their mouth. 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. Arousal: Lucy is obsvered to quickly become over aroused and begin jumping up and mouthing handlers. Positive reinforcement training should be used to teach Lucy to remain calm during arousing situations. 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.