Date of intake:: 9/6/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Previously lived with:: 4 adults, 2 children (5 and 15 yo), 2 other dogs, 1 cat

Behavior toward strangers:: Hard barks, avoids, prefers contact on her own terms, and tolerant

Behavior toward children:: Friendly, outgoing, and playful.

Behavior toward dogs:: Friendly, outgoing, and playful. unfamiliar dogs - avoids, hard barks, lunges, prefer contact on own

Behavior toward cats:: Friendly, outgoing, and playful

Resource guarding:: Lola is known to growl, hard bark, and snap when her food, treats, or high-value chews are touched or approached.

Bite history:: none reported

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Lola is reported to have a high energy level.

Other Notes:: Lola is known to jump up in a social manner, have general anxiety, fearful of loud noises, have destructive tendancies, and pulls really hard on leash. She will react to strangers, children, bikes, small animals, and large dogs on walks by barking and lunging. She is fearful when she is held or startled and may bark/growl. Lola is not bothered when her collar is grabbed or pushed/pulled off furniture. She may snap and be fearful when she is disturbed while sleeping. Lola growls and snaps when her paws are touched. Lola loves bath time and allows the owner to bathe/ brush, but does not allow the owner to trim her nails. She pulls very hard on the leash and would be walked 2 times a day for 30 minutes. Lola enjoys car rides but may get nervous going in and sometimes vomits on rides.

Date of assessment:: 9/8/2025

Summary:: Lola has been avoidant and highly fearful during her stay. When brought into the behavior office to attempt a handling assessment, she is tense, darts away and attempts to go under the desk to hide. Due to her history of defensive escalations and out of concern for her stress levels, a handling assessment was not conducted.

Summary:: According to Lola's previous owner(s), with familiar dogs she is friendly, outgoing, playful, prefers contact on her own terms, and snaps at times for reasons unspecified. With unfamiliar dogs on leash she is tolerant, prefers contact on her own terms, avoids, barks, and lunges. While off leash with unfamiliar dogs, she hard barks and lunges. 09/21/25 Lola is introduced at the gate to a novel male dog while off leash at the care center. Lola approaches the gate with a tense body and hard face. Lola will proceed to prey bow and lip curl, transitioning to hard barking at the male dog and must be moved away by one of the handlers present. Lola is returned to kennel, concluding the interaction. 09/11/25 Lola is introduced at the gate to a novel male dog while off leash at the care center. Lola slowly approaches the gate, taking her time appearing nervous as she displays paw raises. While standing from a distance while remaining present, Lola begins to pant heavily with wide dilated eyes. Lola is moved away in order for her to decompress and is returned to kennel, concluding the interaction.

Summary (7):: 9/23/25: Lola is laying on the floor of her kennel with a soft frame as the handler approaches. She stands up as the handler opens the door and is leashed with ease. She walks beside the handler on a loose leash to the play yard. In the yard, Lola sniffs and watches dogs as they pass. She remains aloof, uninterested in interacting with the handler. Lola hesitates momentarily before walking down the ramp, pulling lightly to her kennel where she is secured safely. 09/21/25(playgroup): Lola is standing at the back of kennel with a neutral frame as handler approaches. She slowly comes to the front and is leashed with ease. Lola walks close to handler out to the yard for playgroup (see Dog-to-Dog Summary for further details). Handler kneels down and Lola will accept brief petting alone neck and side. She is collared with a slow approach. After her session, Lola is returned to kennel safely. 9/21/25: Lola is at the back of her kennel with a neutral body when approached, and when she notices the handler she begins to approach with a low body and slow wagging tail. Lola is easily leashed and brought into the live room where she is put on a drag and allowed to explore. Lola explores her surroundings, and when coaxed by the handler with treats will approach cautiously and eat them, but avoid interaction from the handler if they did not have treats. Lola is easily scared but sudden movements and begins to pace around the room panting. Lola is easily leashed and walked back to her kennel with no issue. 09/11/25: Lola is sitting in the back of her kennel, appearing fearful with a tucked tail. The handler offers treats to lure her to the front, but she remains seated in the back. The handler then gently lassos her and escorts her to the play yard to meet a playmate. Once inside the yard, Lola continues to display fearful behavior, keeping her tail tucked and ears pinned back. She is frightened by sudden movements or loud noises, seeking to keep her distance. However, she slowly approaches the gate to greet her playmate with a nose-to-nose greeting before disengaging and walking away. Lola is then brought back to her kennel safely without any issues. 9/8/25: Lola was lying in kennel resting as handler approached. Handler crouched in door way and attempted to coax her forward but she remained lying down with her hind end trembling. Handler slowly placed leash loop over head and Lola exited kennel. She walked to the BA room. Due to Lola's FAS she was not collared and her assessment was postponed. Lola was returned to kennel with ease.

Date of intake:: 9/6/2025

Summary:: grumbles at staff, ate treats, thrashed on leash before finally walking to kennel

Date of initial:: 9/7/2025

Summary:: -Nervous, whale-eying, panting, lip licking, sedated

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): Due to the reported concerns in the previous home and how uncomfortable Lola is currently with touch and novel stimuli, we feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to all noted concerns displayed in a home environment, the behavior department recommends Lola 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 her to acclimate comfortably to her new environment; force-free, reward based training only is advised when introducing Lola to new and unfamiliar situations. Consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended for guidance to safely manage/modify any behavior she presents with outside of the care centers. Single-pet home/Recommend no dog parks: Due to Lola's behavior displayed while in care, we recommend that she be placed in a home with no pets as well as avoiding all dog parks.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Destructive behavior,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Lola is known to growl, hard bark, and snap when her food, treats, or high-value chews are touched or approached. Please see the handout on resource guarding. Destructive behavior: Lola is reported to have destructive tendencies in the previous home, but details about how that behavior manifested or if any modification was made. Please see the handout on Destructive behavior. Basic manners/poor impulse control: Lola was reported to jump up often in her previous home. 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. Please see handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control Handling/touch sensitivity: Lola is reported to be fearful when she is held or startled and may bark/growl. She may snap and be fearful when she is disturbed while sleeping and growls and snaps when her paws are touched. During her intake, she began thrashing while on lead but stopped and walked to her kennel adter a few moments. Please see handout on Handling/touch sensitivity. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Lola is reported to bark at strangers and was grumbling at staff during her intake. Please see handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression Anxiety: Lola was reported to be anxious in the previous home, but details about how that behavior manifested or if any modification was made. Please see the handout on Generalized Anxiety. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: On walks, Lola will react to strangers, children, bikes, small animals, and large dogs on walks by barking and lunging. Please see the handout on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration Strength/leash pulling: Lola is reported to pull hard on walks. She would benefit from being walked with a front clip harness that manages her pulling with leverage.