Date of intake:: 7/27/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 7/28/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Fixated with tense body when seeing another dog, easily redirected with squeaker Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Sniffing around the room, checks in with handler, begins to vocalize and whimper towards the end of the assessment Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: head whips during exuberant contact Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: No approach Toy Toy comments: Grips light and moves away with slightly tense body, engages with it enthusiastically

Summary:: 7/31/25: Taro greets another dog at the gate with a neutral body. He then seeks handler attention.

Summary (2):: 11/11/25: ACS reports that during midday walks, as Taro was exiting the room, he would fixate on a wet floor sign and would attempt to pull towards it with an open mouth. He is muscled and was able to complete his walk with no further issues. 11/11/25: ACS reports that during AM walks, Taro would begin to chew on a kuranda bed that is left in the yard. He would gnaw and begin to salivate over it shortly after he made a hole in it. This behavior wasn't easily redirectable, and Taro had to be muscled away; as he was being pulled away, he would continue to fixate on the item. 11/10/25: Taro Bubble Tea is at the front of his kennel, barking persistently at the handler. He is then easily leashed and removed from his kennel; he would have a very hard pull out of the room and is kept on a short and tight leash as he would watch the dogs in the pop-ups in the hallway. Taro is then taken for a street walk, where he would continue to have a hard pull and would sniff to relieve himself in multiple spots. Handler would call his name and ask him to sit; he would be receptive, and a treat was tossed in his direction. The walk would continue, and Taro would spot a wrapper on the floor; he would pull hard in attempts to grab it, but the handler would muscle him away and attempt to redirect his attention with treats. It's successful, and handler is able to continue walking. Taro would then spot a dog from afar and become tense-bodied with his hackles raised. He would begin to pull hard towards the dog, and handler muscles him away in between two cars to help redirect his attention. Shortly after, he is returned back to the building and is easily able to be placed into his kennel with no issues. 11/02/25: Taro Bubble Tea is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He barks and jumps at the kennel door as handler unlocks it but is able to be redirected using treats and is leashed while distracted. He exits kennel frantically and darts left and right on leash while pulling hard. He walks downstairs with handler out to the street where he continues to pull, when seeing dogs he will pull towards them but passes people on the street without issue. Handler walks with Taro for a while, he occasionally stops to sniff and relieves himself during his walk. After a bit he is brought back inside and his leash is clipped, he is walked back to kennel and returns following tossed treats.

Summary (3):: 10/26/25 (Trainer Note): Taro Bubble Tea is removed from kennel and taken to the street for a relief walk. He fixates and becomes tense when spotting other dogs on the street, handler continues training using "engage/disengage" game. At the end of the walk, Taro reliably is performing Phase 2 of the pattern game, disengaging from the trigger without prompting, sometimes prior to the use of the "clicker", but usually, when the sounds is heard. He is heavily rewarded. Taro is taken to the yard for a play session. He engages in a game of trade with handler using two tennis balls. He runs back and forth in the double pen, successfully trading and reinforcing impulse control. On several occasions Taro bit, held, and briefly shook the ball thrower. Handler would drop the item and Taro would immediately drop it as well and return to a sit in front of handler. He is returned to his kennel without issue and given enrichment 10/26/25: Taro Bubble Tea is splayed out in kennel engaging with an enrichment item. Handler approaches the front of the kennel and he jumps up, standing at the front of the kennel panting. Handler slowly leashes him and he walks slowly out of the kennel and outside. He pays no mind to the passing dogs in the driveway. Taro is brought to the street where he walks slowly besides the handler. Handler attempts to walk Taro in one direction past some people standing by. He stops and pulls away and is walked in the opposite direction. He relieves himself a few times and continues to look towards a familiar handler and a dog across the street. He crosses the street and pulls hard back into the shelter. He is then returned to kennel and returns to engaging with his enrichment. The leash is removed without issue. 10/22/2025 (Trainer Note): Taro is standing at the front of kennel with a neutral body and high stiff tail. He is leashed and removed from kennel. He scrambles intensely when he spots a toy in the corner of the floor. Handler has to use muscle to pull him away. He pulls very hard and scrambles occasionally. He is taken to the yard for a agility training session. As soon as he spots the "balance bone" he jumps on it, begins to intensely scratch at it and tries to bite it. Handler uses muscle to pull him away. He remains fixated on it attempting to scramble towards it to the point he is on his hind legs. Handler has to use gate to create distance and a visual barrier. Handler takes Taro to the street. He immediately shakes off after a couple minutes on the street. Handler begins prompting him to turn around and begins to reward check-ins. He begins to perform them more often and towards the end of the walk is walking almost along side handler and regularly checking in or remaining focused on handler. He is returned to his kennel without i

Summary (4):: 10/12/2025 (Trainer Note): Taro is standing at the front of kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed and removed from kennel. As he walks in the hallway, he spots a toy on the floor and baulks, pulling very hard towards it. Handler uses treats and squeakers to redirect him. He is taken to the PAC interaction room for a training session. Engage/Disengage game is continued. He is receptive and engaged. Taro stands next to the glass door, staring and becoming tense with a high stiff tail as he spots/hears other dogs, handler uses a reward marker (clicker) to mark and had a treat at the ready. Handler tosses him a toy at the end of the session which he carries and shakes in his mouth until secured in kennel. 10/9/2025 (Trainer Note): Taro is observed to pull handler very hard towards other dogs in pop up crates. Treats and squeakers are not used but handler is able to use leash pressure to pull him away. 9/28/25 (Trainer Note): Taro is standing at the front of kennel with a neutral body and a relaxed face as handler approaches. He is easily leashed and removed from kennel. He pulls very hard as he is taken to the street for a brief relief walk. He picks up and engages with a plush toy in the driveway and does not trade with treats. Handler has to use a combination of a squeaker and treats to get him away from the toy. After his walk he is brought to the yard for a training session. He is not very engaged or receptive to training as he is hypervigilant of dogs in the yard. Handler simply reinforces and rewards his attention being returned to them. As he is walked back he is pulling so hard he is choking himself, handler has to use all their muscle to hold him back. As he walks past the pens he pushes off the fence, lunging towards the other dogs in the pens. He is secured in kennel. 9/21/25 (Trainers Note): Taro Boba Tea is standing in the middle of his kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed, and as he is removed from kennel he kennel fights intensely with his neighbor. He is taken to the PAC interaction room for a training session. He immediately scrambled into the room and began tearing up the snuffle matt in an intense manner. He shakes it and pushes it down with his front paws while tearing it into pieces. Handler tosses treats and removes all items from the room. Handler introduces impulse control training using the palm method, he is engaged and receptive. Taro is returned to his kennel without issue.

Summary (5):: 9/17/25: It is reported on the behavior board that Taro pulls very hard and gets super excited causing handler to almost fall a few times. 9/14/25 (Trainer Note): Engaged and receptive to the "Engage/Disengage" pattern game. 9/14/25- Taro is at the front of his kennel with a neutral body, he is easily leashed and pulls towards the pop up crates in the hallway. He is taken for a street walk, he pulls hard to sniff various spots. He checks in with handler and gently takes treats. He allows handler to pet his head, neck and back. Taro sees other dogs on the street and pulls towards them, handler calls to him and presents a treat. He follows handler and goes back to sniffing. He has no reaction to people passing him. When returning into the drive way, he sees another dog and again pulls hard towards them. Handler keeps walking and looks back as he past the other dog. Handler tossed a treat ahead and he followed it. He is easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue. 9/10/25: ACS report that while they were in the driveway with Taro, he saw a dog that was in a crate in a vehicle. Taro began to pull very hard towards the dog. This behavior was not able to be redirected using treats or squeakie sounds. The handler had to use all of their strength to keep Taro away. When he saw another dog that was down the block he exhibited the same behaviors. 8/30/25 (late entry)- Taro bubble tea is at the middle of his kennel with a neutral body. He slowly comes to the front and is easily leashed. When he exits the room, he picks up a toy from a bag. He is taken for a street walk. He carries the toy throughout the whole walk and momentarily lay down to tear at it. Handler calls to him and he gets up and follows handler on a loose leash. He is social with handler and gently takes treats from their hand. He sees another staff member and greets them with a soft body, allowing them to pet his head and chin. He has no reaction to any stimuli and stays focused on his toy. He is easily clipped and returned to his kennel without issue. 8/23/25: Taro Bubble Tea is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is taken outside for a walk. On the walk, he has a loose and wiggly body and was comfortable approaching the handler to receive treats. He would jump up on the handler to demand for treats. He would pull towards trash and items on the ground and would try to pick them up to eat them. He was able to be distracted when the handler tosses treats on the ground. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues.

Summary (6):: 08/16/25: Taro is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is offered treats and accepts them gently before being leashed while distracted and exits kennel with handler and walks out to the street. In the elevator on the way to the street Taro is offered more treats and jumps up on handler socially, when told "down" he is receptive and immediately jumps down. He allows brief petting before continuing to walk, during the walk Taro passes people on the street without issue. He does not pull and stops to sniff infrequently during his walk, when spotting dogs on the street he generally ignores them but if within a close proximity he will gently pull toward them but is easily redirected. Taro walks for a while with handler and stops to use the bathroom while outside, after a bit he is brought back to the care centers. He allows handler to clip his leash and returns to kennel without issue. 8/16/25: Taro is sitting in front of his kennel, as handler approaches, he stands up with a wagging tail. He is easily leashed and walks directly out the room. He walks nicely alongside handler all the way down to main medical with soft wiggly body. He occasionally stands on hind legs seeking more attention and pets from handler but listens when told "down". A muzzle is placed on him which he tolerates nicely as his fluid treatment is being done. He remains with soft body and wagging tail throughout the whole interaction. He accepts pets all over his body, digging his head into handlers underarm for comfort and basically sitting halfway on handlers' lap. Once treatment is done, he is given treats which he eats directly off of handler's hands gently. He is then taken to a street walk where he again walks nicely alongside handler at her pace. He has no reactions to anything outside. He is later then walked back into the building without issue and placed into his kennel. 08/13/25: Taro is standing at the front of the kennel when approached. He has a soft and relaxed body as the handler lashes him. When taro is out of the kennel he immediately starts wagging his tail and rubbing against the handler. Taro is taken to tree street for a walk but does not relieve himself. When the walk is finished taro is brought back to med iso and leashed to the wall as the handler cleans. Taro leans on the handlers back and begins pawing at the side. The handler turns around and gives taro head scratches as he leans in closer. This last for a few minutes before taro is placed back inside the kennel.

Summary (7):: 08/09/25: Taro Bubble Tea is standing quietly with neutral body toward back of kennel as handler approaches. He takes treats through kennel door with slow wagging tail. Taro Bubble Tea is easily leashed, walks out with loose leash, slow but steady pace. Taro Bubble Tea walks out to sidewalk, maintains neutral body and takes treats from handler. Taro Bubble Tea is coughing intermittently during this interaction, most notably when walking on sidewalk. Taro Bubble Tea walks with loose leash, is somewhat social, accepts light petting on back with slow wagging tail and neutral body. Taro Bubble Tea is walked back to MACC, easily re-enters kennel safely. 08/02/25: Taro Bubble Tea is laying quietly in kennel. Taro stands up slowly, sniff treats offered through kennel door but does not take any. Taro is easily leashed, slowly walks out of kennel. Taro is walking with neutral body, is notably 'under the weather'. Taro continues to refuse treats and walks slowly but steadily on walk. Taro shows little interest in sniffing or investigating on walk however does check in with handler visually for verbal cues. Taro slowly walks back into MACC, re-enters kennel without issue. 7/28/25- Taro Bubble tea was sleeping with a soft body when handler approached his kennel, when handler was unlocking his door he came to the front with a neutral body. He was easily leashed, he had slight pull towards the passing kennels. He was taken for a street walk, he pulls hard and he sees another dog. He pulls hard towards them with a slight tense body, handler used a squeaker and he followed them. He sniffed a lot and was aloof with handler when they called to him. He was offered treats and gently took some. He had reaction to any stimuli. He was taken for his assessment where a treat lure was used to collar him. He explored the room, after some time in the room Taro started to whine and jumped on a handler. The other handler called to him and he jumped down. They tossed a toy and he chased but didn't bring it back to them. After some time he grabbed a toy and walked around the room squeaking it. He was easily releashed and had a slight pull going back into kennel, went into without issue. More notes available upon request

Date of intake:: 7/27/2025

Summary:: Allowed all handling, reported to be friendly

Date of initial:: 7/27/2025

Summary:: Body relaxed; easily examined

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Taro Bubble Tea 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 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to on leash reactivity and resource guarding we recommend an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Taro has been observed to become tense while having a toy in his possession. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Taro'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. Fearful Defensive: Taro has been observed to headwhip during exuberant contact. It is important to move slowly with Taro, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow them to initiate interactions with new people. They should never be forced to greet or to interact if they are not comfortable and soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression. Anxiety: Taro was observed to begin to whine and vocalize towards the end of his assessment. If Taro 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: Taro has been observed to become tense and and fixate on another dog when seeing then while on leash. In the kennel room Taro was observed to pull towards the other dogs. Taro 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.