Date of intake:: 4/9/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender

Previously lived with:: 2 Adults

Behavior toward strangers:: tolerant, friendly, outgoing, and playful.

Behavior toward children:: No experience in living with children.

Behavior toward dogs:: friendly,playful with familiar/unfamiliar dogs she sees when on walks. Tolerant and playful with dog

Behavior toward cats:: No experience in living with cats.

Resource guarding:: Noted to tense up/hover over food.

Bite history:: Decemebr 2025:Roxie had an accident in the home and urinated next to her bed, which was on the floor. The previous owner yelled at her. When they went to grab her by her collar, she growled and bit them on the arm. The bite was a bite-and-release. The previous owner described it as mild. It did result in puncture wounds with bleeding. Afterwards, Roxie sat next to them; she was still and timid, making eye contact as if she knew she had done something wrong. The client sought medical care, stating, "I went, but as a preventive measure against infection. The bleeding had already stopped long before I got there."

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: Roxie is noted in the prior home to have a Very high (more active than most).

Other Notes:: friendly,playful with familiar/unfamiliar dogs she sees when on walks. Tolerant and playful with dogs of all sizes when off leash at the dog park. Roxie plays rough with small dogs. She pins them down.Roxie plays rough with small dogs. She pins them down. Roxie jumps up often. She has anxiety when left alone: she barks excessively. On three occasions, she locked herself in the bathroom. She knows how to open the door (latch door handle), but gets nervous and breaks the door. She does not pull hard on the leash when her owner walks her. She is unbothered by all of the following: being restrained, being disturbed, being moved from the furniture, or when her paws are touched. She is fearful when her collar is grabbed. Roxie is fearful of belts and extension cords. She runs and hides in the bathtub. Roxie is described as social, affectionate, very active, and playful. She spends most of her time where people are. She allows her owner/family to bathe, brush her, and trim her nails. She goes on 20-30 minute walks, 1-2 times a day. She pulls mildly to moderate on the leash. She sometimes has accidents on her bed. She is crate trained and does well for four hours. She loves car rides. She responds to the following cues: sit, stay, down, come, and slow. Roxie's hobbies include: going on walks, eating, and playing with plush toys. She eats Purina, wet and dry food. ***3/27/26: Roxie 1st stay. She came in as a stray and spent 3 days with the finder.***

Date of assessment:: 4/14/2026

Summary:: 4/14/26: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: nipple handler treats pouch Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): stays near handler- loose body, take treats roughly Call over: Readily approaches- sits for treats, seeks out treats from handler Sociability comments: jumps on handlers Handling Soft handling: Tolerant- focus on helper, lip licks Exuberant handling: Tolerant- headwhip when lower back is touched, tense Handling comments: lip licks when next is touched Arousal Jog: Follow- 1 pass Arousal comments: Knock: approaches- loose body Knock Comments: Toy: Mild RG body block 1st pass Toy comments: 4/11/26: A handling assessment is not conducted due to medical. 4/10/26: Due to Roxie's fearfulness and shutdown behavior, she is given more time to decompress. ***3/31/2021: Behavioral assessment upon request***

Summary:: Roxie arrived at the care centers as an owner surrender, and is noted to be friendly, playful with familiar/unfamiliar dogs she sees when on walks. Tolerant and playful with dogs as well. 4/24/26: Roxie will greet a novel male dog off leash. Roxie at the gate is loose/wiggly and offering bows at the front of the gate of the male dog who is also loose and wagging his tail slowly. Both dogs meet on leash and Roxie will sniff/greet the male dog, offering play bows and starting to mouth the male dog/hump him but the male dog remains unsure, standing there and remains conflicted. Roxie is pulled away because of the male dogs uncomfortable body language, and is social with the staff member in the opposite pen.

Summary (6):: 4/24/26: Roxie is laying down in her kennel as handler approaches. She comes forward to the front with a loose body and is able to be leashed with ease. She is then taken to the play yard for play group. In the yard, she greets other dog at the gate with a loose and wiggly body and wagging tail. She is able to play and interact with the other dog. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. She is able to return back to her kennel with no issues. 4/14/26 (assessment): Roxie is on her bed as the handler approaches and will get up with a loose frame. She is leashed with ease and will pull mildly to the behavior office. In the office, she is given spray cheese on the couch and is fitted with a collar and drag leash. She is slightly tense while fitting the collar. (see assessment for more information) After her assessment, she is lured through the slip leash and unclipped from her drag leash. She will pull mildly back to her kennel and secured safely.

Summary (7):: Notes from previous stay at ACC: 4/7/21: when approached Roxie was standing in her kennel. she was exuberant when being roped. on the walk she pulled slightly and was responsive to the handler. she saw a cat on the walk and tried to pull towards the cat. 4.4.21: Roxie is at the front of her kennel barking upon approach. She was difficult to leash due to jumping around. She pulls moderately on leash. Roxie appreciates petting but gets over aroused and mouthy. She runs around the yard, jumping up on the bench and playing. She was easily placed back in the kennel. 4/3/21: when approached Roxie was standing in the front of her kennel. she was exuberant and tried to push pass the staff member when being roped. once roped she was brought to the yard. in the yard she began to lean into pets and solicit attention. she eventually began to get jumpy and was jumping on the staff member. she was calmed and stopped when the staff member turned his back to her. later in the yard she tried to mount the staff members leg but being quickly told no had her get off. 4/2/21:When approached, Roxie was standing in her kennel. When the kennel door was opened, she jumped up exuberantly and slipped out of the staff members lead and walked up to the other dogs and did not react. She was finally leashed after running to the door and walked nicely on leash. When in the yard, she relieved herself and explored the yard, occassionally came over to handler for pets. 4/1/21: when approached Roxie was standing in her kennel. she was exuberant when being roped. once roped she walked nicely on the leash pulling a moderate amount. once back in the kennel she barked and would jump up the walls of the kennel. 3/31/21:when approached Roxie was jumping in her kennel ad was exuberant when being roped. once roped she walked nicely on the leash. she ignored and was non reactive to other people passed on the walk. 3/29/21:Roxie has high energy. Difficult to leash because of jumping up and down with excitement. Once leashed, nicely walked and relieved herself outside. Played with tennis balls in yard. Leashed and returned to kennel.

Date of intake:: 4/9/2026

Date of initial:: 4/9/2026

Summary:: enters with loose wiggly body, allowed for all handling and tasks

ENERGY LEVEL:: Roxie is described as active and enthusiastic. She will need daily mental and physical activity to keep her engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct her energy and enthusiasm. We recommend feeding with puzzle feeders and food-dispensing toys. And we recommend only force-free, reward-based training techniques for Roxie.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We reccomend Roxie be placed in an adult-only home at this time. Single-pet Home/Recommend No Dog Parks Due to the concerning behaviors that Roxie has shown during her time within the care center, we feel that Roxieshould not visit dog parks and be the only resident dog. The Behavior Department recommends that she be socialized in a more controlled setting until her behavior towards other dogs can be further addressed. Reward-based, force-free training can be utilized to help Roxieassociate dogs with things she enjoys like toys or treats. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to all noted concerns displayed in a home environment, the behavior department recommends Roxie be placed with a New Hope placement partner who is able to provide an experienced adult-only foster home. A period of decompression is recommended to allow Roxie to acclimate comfortably to her new environment; force-free, reward based training only is advised when introducing Roxie to new and unfamiliar situations. Consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended for guidance to safely manage/modify any behavior Roxie presents with outside of the care centers.

Potential challenges: : House soiling,Resource guarding,Destructive behavior,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful,Separation anxiety,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: House soiling: Roxie is noted to soil on her bed.Training should focus on increasing potty break frequency, monitoring stress triggers, and ensuring her resting area remains clean and predictable. Resource guarding: In the prior home Roxie is noted to tense up/hover over food. Training should prioritize management strategies such as giving her space during meals and implementing trade-up exercises to build positive associations with people around food and prevent escalation. Basic Manner/Poor Impulse Control: It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach her to control her impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended. Social Hyperarousal Roxie quickly becomes over aroused in the presence of people, jumping up and mouthing. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Roxie to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. She should be rewarded with treats when calm. If she escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Roxie. Bite history (human):Decemebr 2025:Roxie had an accident in the home and urinated next to her bed, which was on the floor. The previous owner yelled at her. When they went to grab her by her collar, she growled and bit them on the arm. The bite was a bite-and-release. The previous owner described it as mild. It did result in puncture wounds with bleeding. Afterwards, Roxie sat next to them; she was still and timid, making eye contact as if she knew she had done something wrong. The client sought medical care, stating, "I went, but as a preventive measure against infection. The bleeding had already stopped long before I got there." Handling/touch sensitivity: Roxie is noted to behaviora fearful when her collar is grabbed.Training should focus on slow, choice-based collar interaction. Fearful: In the prior home, Roxie is fearful of belts and extension cords. She runs and hides in the bathtub.Roxie is noted to display fearfulness in the care center. Destructive behavior/Separation anxiety: Roxie is noted in the prior home to have Separation anxiety and will barks excessively. On three occasions, she locked herself in the bathroom. She knows how to open the door (latch door handle), but gets nervous and breaks the door.Training should prioritize gradual departure desensitization, providing safe confinement options, and building independence skills to reduce anxiety. Mouthiness/Poor Bite Inhibition: While she applies only light pressure, Roxie was mouthy taking treats roughly and nipples onhandlers treats pouch. We recommend never playing with bare hands – always with a toy - and ending play or attention whenever Roxie puts teeth on skin.