Date of intake:: 3/7/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (no known information)

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild - Moderate Reactivity to humans: None - ignores Reactivity to dogs: None - ignores Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social - stays near handlers the entire time Call over: Approaches readily, jumps up Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Accepts contact - soft body, leans in, jumps up Exuberant handling: Accepts contact - soft body, leans in, jumps up Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Engages in play Arousal comments: Knock Knock Comments: Approaches, loose Toy Toy comments: Places paw on the assess-a-hand and bites the stick

Summary:: 3/10: Greets female MMB dog at the gate with loose body, wagging tail, jumps on gate

Summary (6):: 3.27 Buster was jumping at the kennel door as staff approached. He was brought into meet and great where his harness was clipped. Buster was taken out for a walk where he explored and kept a lose body. After the walk, Buster was brought to the yard where he allowed staff to pet his head and body. Buster was easily brought back to his kennel using treats. 3/24: Buster is jumping up against his kennel door on approach. Once leashed, he attempts to pull into an empty neighboring kennel for food. He is moved along and jumps up, snapping at the handler. They are able to clip his harness with a carabiner and he pulls to go on a walk. After he relieves himself, he becomes tangled around a tree. They walk back to the shelter and enter the yard. Buster plays the 1,2,3 game but moves erratically at the end of the leash. His carabiner comes unclipped and he runs about the yard. Handler uses her slip lead to catch his head, but with his pulling, he begins to choke himself. They come back into the building, and he is continually fed treats in the hall until his kennel is ready.

Summary (7):: 03.23: Buster is brought out to the yard and kept on leash. He engages in training with handler. He is asked to sit by handler's side and rewarded. We practice this a few times before practicing loose leash walking. He becomes easily distracted but when he returns attention to handler he is rewarded. Buster is asked to sit, and he began to jump on handler. He was rewarded when calm and sitting nicely. We work on patience, a treat is held out and Buster stares, when he is able to look away he is rewarded. He is brought over the A frame he does and rewarded. We try to do it again and Buster jumps up on tunnel and will not get down. A treat is thrown ns he jumps down. A staff member comes to the gate and Buster runs over and stand against he gate excitedly. Handler attempts to pet him and he turns his head putting teeth on handler with mild pressure. 3.20: Buster is at the front of his kennel and is easily roped. Buster is taken to the yard and put on a drag leash. He sits next to the staff and leans into them soliciting pets. While being soft and rolling in he staff members lap buster will occasionally out his mouth onto the staff member. Buster applies light pressure while doing this. When being leashed Buster began to bite at the leash, once leashed he stopped. 03.16: Buster is easily leashed and led outside to the yard. He comes up to handler and rests head in lap soliciting attention. When stopped petting he will push his way back into handler's lap. He is leashed and walked around the building. He pulls moderately with a high tail. Buster is easily returned to his kennel. 3.10: Buster was at the front of his kennel when staff approached. He was loose bodied, jumping up on the door as staff went to open the door. Staff was able to get him to stop jumping with a treat and Buster was easily leashed. Buster was taken into the big yard and a drag leash was put on. Buster stayed by staffs side and then sat on staffs lap when they sat on the bench. Buster laid on staffs lap looking for attention. He was wagging his tail and smiling as staff gave him affection. If staff stopped he'd look up and lick staffs face hen put his head back down waiting for more. Staff eventually took buster on a walk because he didnt relieve himself, he just stayed on staffs lap. Staff had no issues with Buster and was able to0 easily get him back into his kennel.

Date of intake:: 3/7/2025

Summary:: seeking attention from staff

Date of initial:: 3/9/2025

Summary:: endly, no warm up time needed, high energy, jumping up for attention

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to resource guarding, Buster should be in an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Anxiety

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Buster escalated to biting the assess-a-hand during his assessment when testing for toy guarding. For this reason, we advise against ever removing items from Buster's possession without safely trading for an item or greater or equal value. Guidance from a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended to aid in safely managing/modifying this behavior in a new home environment. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Basic manners/poor impulse control: Buster lacks basic manners. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach him to control his impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners and Impulse Control. Social hyperarousal: Buster becomes easily aroused during socialization sessions, jumping up and mouthing. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Buster 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 Buster. Please see handout on Arousal. Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: During socialization, Buster has become increasingly mouthy with an extended stay at the care center. We recommend never playing with bare hands – always with a toy - and ending play or attention whenever Buster puts teeth on skin. He should be rewarded with attention and treats when he stops and/or when she is seeking attention in alternate ways. Please see handout for Mouthiness/poor Bite Inhibition Anxiety: Buster appears anxious at the care center, whining and seeking exit during his assessment. We have no history on his behavior in a home environment, so we do not know if this will occur outside of the care center. If it does appear in a future home, we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving him other things to focus on to alleviate his anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training only should be used. Please see handout on Generalized Anxiety.