Date of intake:: 1/6/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Other Notes:: Previous stay- 10/29/25: Owner Surrender Means of surrender (length of time in previous home): Owner Surrender Previously lived with: 2 adults, 3 children (9,12,13) Behavior toward strangers: Ash is playful and friendly Behavior toward children: Ash is playful and friendly Behavior toward dogs: Ash is playful and friendly towards familiar and unfamiliar dogs Behavior toward cats: Ash will snap, lunge, and hard bark Resource guarding: None reported Bite history: None reported Housetrained: Partially Energy level/descriptors: Very High Jumps up often, general anxiety, pulls hard on leash. will lunge at cats and dogs all sizes/smaller animals Ash will lunge, snaps when restrained. **Previous assessments can be given upon request**

Date of assessment:: 1/7/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Jumping and spinning while on leash Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Highly treat motivated, jumped up on handler Soft handling: Tolerates contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: Attempts to jump towards secondary handler, lip licks Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler exuberantly Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily, jumps up Toy Toy comments: Grips firm, moves away from handler, becomes tense and vocalizes softly when assess-a-hand approaches

Summary:: 11/6/25: Ash greets another dog at the gate with a high level of movement - jumping on the gate, pawing it and whining. 11/8/25: Ash is allowed off leash with a decoy dog. He approaches with a neutral body and high wagging tail. As the 'dog' moves his hackles raise and he humps the other 'dog'. 1/14/26: Ash greets a female dog at the gate with soft body. When greeting a male dog, he is tense hard barks and growls.

Summary (4):: 1/25/26: Ash is at the front of the kennel with a soft body and wagging tail, he is easily leashed and pulls his way out of the kennel. Ash pulls hard out to the street. He runs around in the snow, bouncing around and stuffing his face in the snow. He sits for treats and photos before being brought back inside. Ash pulls hard back to kennel and is returned without issue. 1/21/26: It is reported on the behavior board that Ash pulls hard and may need a harness. 1/20/26: Ash is observed to be jumping persistently vocalizing and barking as staff pass by his kennel during active room hours.

Summary (5):: 1/16/26: Ash is wiggly, standing on hindlegs. As the kennel lock is removed and clipped to towards top of kennel, Ash begins jumping several times to near top of kennel. Ash is leashed easily with a treat lure. Ash pulls hard out of kennel, to street. Ash is panting, forward body, slightly strained face. Ash is social with handler, checks in visually when verbally cued, understands sit commands and takes treats. Ash is pulling notably less on street, becomes mild at times. Ash is walked back to MACC, re-enters kennel and ignores a neighboring dog that is hard barking at him as he enters. 1/16/26: Canine Behavior observes Ash to be frequently spinning on leash, chasing his tail in yard. The handler attempts to uses treats, throw a ball to refocus him. Ash takes treats and briefly engages with ball and begins to chase his own tail again. 1/9/26: It was reported on the behavior board that Ash was easy on his second walk - no pulling or reactivity. 1/9/26: Ash has been reported to pull hard on walks. As an ACS attempts to place him in a leash harness, he turns his body around and bites the leash twice. On the street, Ash jumps on parked cars and picks up items on the ground. The ACS brings to the yard, where they engage with him by giving 'sit' and 'down' commands. When being returned, Ash jumps on the arm of a staff member standing by, but is returned with ease. 1/7/26: Ash is curled up at the front of the kennel with a neutral body. He is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the room. Ash is brought to the street where he pulls mild to moderately. He pulls towards smells that pique his interest. When called, Ash will jump onto the handler exuberantly and spin before stopping on his own. Ash is redirected with treats which he takes gently. Ash is walked back to the shelter and to the assessment office. He is social with the assessor jumping up exuberantly. After his assessment, Ash is walked back to his kennel and is returned without issue.

Summary (6):: 12/2/25: Ash is standing on hind legs, persistently pawing at kennel door while kennel door is being unlocked. Ash is easily leashed, exits kennel with hard pulling. He is kept on a short leash due to previously noted reactivity. Ash is maintains forward, neutral body while exiting to sidewalk. Ash sits for verbal cues, he takes treats with moderate pressure. Ash allows petting with neutral-loose body. When returning to MACC, he sees a LMB in front, he pulls toward hard and low-growls. He is not redirected with treats of verbal cues, high leash pressure is used to direct him away. Ash is walked back to kennel and re-enters without issue, takes treats offered. 12/2/25: Ash is reported to be kennel reactive. 11/27/25: Ash has been observed to stand on his hind legs and frantically paw on his kennel door when the room is active. 11/25/25: (PM WALK) Ash is at the front of the kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. He is easily leashed and taken to the street where he walks with mild to moderate pulling. He relieves himself a few times and walks back to the shelter. He spots dogs and looks to them with a tense body. and pulls hard. After, Ash is walked back to the shelter and returned to kennel without issue. 11/25/25: Ash is observed to hump his blanket while the room is busy. 11/24/25: Ash is reported to pull very hard on walks. 11/18/25: It is reported that Ash humps on walks. 11/15/25: Ash is at the front of his kennel with a loose, wiggly body as the handler approaches him. He is easily leashed and brought out the room. While riding the elevator, Ash jumps on the handler with a soft body. On the street, Ash walks ahead with little tension on leash, with no interest in passersby. He jumps on the handler again with a soft body, allowing pets. Upon returning, the handler clips their leash and returns Ash to kennel with ease. 11/13/25: It is reported on the behavior board that Ash pulls hard. 11/13/25: Ash is obsvered to be banging on the transfer door. 11/11/25: Ash is reported to be scratching around the drain cover in his kennel. 11/10/25: It is reported on the whiteboard that Ash is banging on the transfer door during the room being active. He was heard banging on the transfer door as the room was not active.

Summary (7):: 11/5/25: Ash is at the front of the kennel jumping up and down barking and pushing his muzzle into the door while pawing at it. He is easily leashed and pulls very hard out of the kennel and down the hall. He is walked to the backyard where he does a gate greet with another dog (see dog-dog info). After, he is taken for a lap around the yard where he is turning back and forth quickly while continuing to pull hard. Handler adjusts the leash and he jumps up briefly towards the handler. Ash is walked back to the shelter and spots a familiar handler in the hallway. He jumps up onto the familiar handler exuberantly, both handlers redirect him with treats which he frantically chases after to eat. Ash pulls down the hall back to kennel and is returned without issue. 10/31/25: It is reported in the behavior board that Ash is mounting. 10/30/25: Ash is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is leashed while distracted with treats and taken to the street for his walk. While outside Ash attempts to pull toward people, sometimes mildly and sometimes hard. He ignores a dog he sees down the street and sniffs/scent marks throughout his walk. After a while he is brought back inside and is taken to the behavior office for his assessment, after which he is brought back to kennel where he returns without issue.

ENERGY LEVEL:: Ash is described as active and enthusiastic. They will need daily mental and physical activity to keep them 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. We recommend feeding with puzzle feeders and food-dispensing toys. And we recommend using force-free, reward-based training techniques for Ash.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),No cats,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to lunging and snapping when handled we recommend an adult only home. No Cats: Due to snapping, lunging, and hard barking towards cats, we recommend a home with no cats. No Dog Parks: Due to lunging towards other dogs we recommend no trips to the dog park.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Handling/touch sensitivity,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Ash is obsvered to become tense, move away and vocalize with a toy in his possession. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Ash'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: Ash's previous owner states that he jump up often. 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. Handling Sensitivity: Ash's previous owner states that he will lunge and snap when restrained. Positive reinforcement, reward based training should be used to pair touch with good things such as food rewards in order to teach Ash to be more comfortable with this. Please see handout on Handling and Touch Sensitivity. Anxiety: Ash's previous owner states that he has general anxiety. If Ash displays anxious behavior in their future home, we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving them other things to focus on to alleviate their anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used. Please see handout on Generalized Anxiety. On Leash Reactivity: Ash's previous owner states that he will lunge towards cats, dogs, and small animals while on leash. Ash will need, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than dogs and other stimuli. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Leash Pulling: Ash's previous owner states that he will pull while on leash. It is recommended that they be walked on a front clip harness or head halter, and that they be trained using positive reinforcement, reward based training to not pull on leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners. Arousal: During his previous stay in care Ash was obsvered to mount during intake. Positive reinforcement training should be used to teach Ash 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.