Date of intake:: 4/18/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, No known history

Date of assessment:: 4/20/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Darting back and forth Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Fearful Call over: No approach Sociability comments: Maintains distance from handler, sniffing around the room Soft handling: Fearful Exuberant handling: Fearful Comments: Tense body, whale eye Arousal Jog comments: Balks, does not follow handler Knock Knock comments: No approach Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: 5/8/26: Brown greets another dog at the gate with a neutral body.

Summary (6):: 5/20/26: Brown is lying down in the kennel looking up towards the handler with a neutral body. Handler unlocks the kennel and Brown jumps up and begins attempting to mouth the leash. Handler sprays cheese on the bars and Brown begins to lick the cheese. As the leash approaches his head his eyes dart and he mouths the leash. Handler continues to spray cheese on the bars as the leash is placed over his head. He mouths the leash again as the kennel door is open. Brown pulls hard out of the kennel room. A leash is clipped to his harness and he leans into the handler's legs for pets on his back and head. Handler scatters treats and removes the slip lead from over his head. While doing so, Brown can be heard barking and displays a tense body. Brown is taken downstairs where he relieves himself a few times. He stares at dogs with a tense body and forward posture. He plants and refuses to move. Handler calls to him a few times. He looks to the handler and is given a treat. Brown is then walked back to the shelter. He checks in with handler a few times for treats before he is brought back upstairs and returned to his kennel without issue. 5/20/26: Brown is at the front of his kennel, jumping on the kennel door and hard barking; The handler sprays cheese on the kennel door and he begins to eat; however, when the handler slowly brings the leash in, Brown darts his eyes to it and then begins to tug. He lets go once most of the leash is pulled back by the handler. The handler is able to leash him as he continues to eat the spray cheese; once they stop feeding him, Brown begins to tug the leash into kennel; the handler gets him to stop by showing him a handful of treats. They toss the treats on the ground, and as Brown exits is kennel, he eats them; he enters the elevator and relieves himself. After exiting the elevator, Brown fixates on a dog a few feet away; he turns back to look at them while walking away. On the street, Brown walks with moderate leash tension; he has no interest in people. when seeing other dogs across the street, Brown constantly looks across the street or behind him, even though there's no present stimuli. After entering the building, Brown pulls forward towards a small dog; the handler then walks him upstairs. They clip their leash and returns Brown to his kennel.

Summary (7):: 5/19/26: Brown is at the front of his kennel with widened eyes and tense body, he is persistently barking towards the handler. Handler would use spray cheese onto the bars, which Brown would quickly lick and begin to fixate onto the handlers rope. Each time handler attempts to leash, Brown would jump up and begin to tug on the rope. Handler presents a treat which Brown quickly focuses on. After a few attempts, Brown would attempt to push out of the kennel. On the last attempt, Brown would quickly bite and release the handlers treat pouch. Interaction was then ceased. 5/19/26: Brown is observed to be tugging onto the leash when attempting to remove from kennel for mid-day walks. 5/15/26: Brown is reported to be leash biting and treats are ineffective to redirect. It is not reported when the leash biting is occurring. 5/5/26: It is noted on the behavior board that Brown may be housetrained. 4/30/26: Brown is noted to be kennel reactive while exiting the room. 4/28/26: Brown is at the front of his kennel with a soft body; he begins to hard bark at the handler when they unlock the kennel door. After they place the lock on the kennel door, Brown attempts to bite the lock. While leash, Brown bites and tugs the leash, but letting it go immediately. The handler then feeds him treats, and as he eats them, they leash him. The handler then tosses treats on the ground, and as Brown exits his kennel, he eats them and walks out the room; while walking out the room, Brown looks at the kennels he passes. Once outside the room, the handler tosses treats to Brown. While walking to the staircase, Brown seemingly pulls towards a dog at the other ends of the hallway, but as the handler shortens the leash, he stops and briefly baulks; he’s able to go down the stairs. Once outside the street, Brown walks ahead with mild leash tension; he doesn’t react to passersby or dogs. To engage, the handler tosses treats, which he eats. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Brown to his kennel. 4/20/26: Brown is lying down in his kennel as handler approaches. He would slowly get up and is easily removed from his kennel. He is then taken for a street walk, where he would pull very hard throughout the duration of his walk. Brown would not react towards any dogs or people he saw in passing, and would continue to dart on leash and pull hard. He is then brought back inside for his assessment, where he allows handling. Afterwards, a harness is placed onto him due to his pulling while using cheese to distract him. He is then re-leashed, and brought back to his kennel with ease.

Date of intake:: 4/18/2026

Summary:: Allowed pick up, whining

Date of initial:: 4/19/2026

Summary:: Tense body for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Brown 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 addition to physical exercise, to positively direct their energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior we recommend an adult only home. We recommend placement with a New Hope rescue partner who is able to provide an experienced, adult-only foster home. Force-free, reward based training and/or consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended.

Potential challenges: : Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: Brown has been observed to be tense and fearful. Noted to maintain his distance from handlers and balk while on leash. They should never be forced to approach anything that they are uncomfortable with or submit to petting or handling. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Brown 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: Brown is reported to be kennel reactive. He is also noted to pull towards other dogs while on leash. Brown 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: Brown has been observed to bit and tug the leash into kennel. This behavior is not able to be redirected easily. 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.