Date of intake:: 10/19/2025

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

Date of assessment:: 10/22/2025

Summary:: 10/29/25: Sheva is taken to the behavior office for a handling assessment. Sheva displays a tucked tail and low body, she flinches with fast movement. Shiva will approach for treats and explore the room with a tucked tail and low body. Sheva allows the helper to pet her lightly, but will become avodent and display a low body tucking into the floor. Due to this a handling assessment will not be conducted at this time. 10/22/25: Due to Sheva's fearfulness and pancaking behavior, a handling assessment will not be conducted at this time. 10/21/25: When the handler takes Sheva out of her kennel she displays growling behavior but allows leashing. Sheva is taken to the behavior office, Sheva appears nervous, maintaining a tucked tail as well as avoiding the handlers. Sheva will pancake to the ground, reluctant to walk. Sheva rolled onto her back as a form of appeasement. She allows handling as she is pet lightly. A handling assessment will not be conducted at this time due to her high level of fearfulness.

Summary:: Due to entering he facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 10/23/25 Sheva is introduced to a male helper dog while off leash at the care center. She enters the pen appearing aloof, slow to approach the gate, displacing as she sniffs around the pen. Sheva approaches the gate, still appearing aloof, sniffing the male dog through the gate and walking away. Shev is kept off leash and the male dog is guided into her pen while on leash. As the male dog is off at a distance sitting collecting treats from the handler as they are administered, Sheva slowly approaches the male dog. He turns around loose and wiggly attempting to greet her and make contact, but she slowly backs away while baring teeth, displaying a hard face. Sheva is moved away and returned to kennel, concluding the interaction.

Summary (7):: 11/4/25: Sheva is barking and jumping around kennel as handler approaches and unlocks door. Sheva accepts tossed treats. Once door is opened, Sheva curls up in blankets with slightly hunched body. After Sheva is leashed, she pulls back a few times before following handler out of her kennel. Sheva pulls mildly as she is brought outside for a short walk. Sheva is alert to all sounds and startles at any sudden noise, feet sliding frantically as she is trying to pull down the hall. For all sudden noises, Sheva pins her ears back before perking her ears and continuing forward. Sheva walks alongside handler, frantically turning her head at noises once outside. Sheva makes it across the street from the outside yards where she freezes and refuses to walk further. Handler talks calmly to Sheva and Sheva allows some pets. Sheva rolls to her back presenting her belly in a submissive manner. Sheva begins mild panting and is brought back inside. Sheva pulls walking back to the building and her kennel, entering immediately and curling up in the corner. 10/29 (re-assessment): Sheva was whining as a handler approached with slow tail wags and pinned ears. She backs away as the kennel door is opened, dodging the leash once before darting back to the front of the kennel to slip out. The handler slowly leashes her while offering treats as she sniffs them. Once leashed, she is brought to the behavior office. She immediately drops to the ground, partially rolled to the side in appeasement when the handler attempts to clip her collar. Seeing this, the handler pauses clipping and walks to the couch, and Sheva sidles closer to them, sniffing sausages and cheese. Sheva readily eats the cheese as her collar is clipped. Once on the drag leash, Sheva remains tense with her tail tucked, only approaching for cheese. The second handler calls her over, and she lip licks with pinned ears and a raised paw as the handler attempts to interact. Seeing her body language the second handler tosses cheese away from them to allow her to move away. Due to her behavior, she is returned to her kennel and the assessment is not conducted out of concern for her stress levels. 10/21/25 (BA) Sheva is lying down as the handler approaches, rising up and proceeding towards the back of her kennel. She will growl at the handler, remaining still and is leashed as the handler tosses the loop of their lead onto her. They proceed to the behavior office where she will trot alongside the handler maintaining a still frame and a tucked tail. Upon entering the behavior office, Sheva appears nervous, maintaining a tucked tail as well as avoiding the handlers. Sheva will pancake to the ground, reluctant to go anywhere, rolling onto her back as a form of appeasement. She allows handling as she is pet but soon returned to kennel, unable to conduct a full assessment. She is returned to kennel with no issue.

Date of intake:: 10/19/2025

Date of initial:: 10/20/2025

Summary:: very scared, reluctant to walk, if you go slow and talk nice she coaxes out, she got comfortable and

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We reccomend Sheva be placed in an adult-only home at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Sheva came into the care center as a stray due to her behavioral history in a home environment is unknown. In the care center Sheva presents as a fearful and avoidant dog who struggles to cope with handling and new environments. In the kennel, she initially growls when approached but allows leashing via a tossed loop. During her session in the behavior office, Sheva maintained a tucked tail, low posture, and limited mobility, frequently pancaking and rolling onto her back in appeasement behavior. She allowed gentle petting but remained tense and hesitant throughout.Due to her high level of fear and sensitivity to handling, Sheva would benefit from placement with a New Hope partner experienced in supporting fearful, under-socialized dogs. She will need a quiet, stable environment, slow introductions to handling, and positive reinforcement-based desensitization to build trust and confidence over time.

Potential challenges: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Kennel presence

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful/potential for defensive aggression/Kennel presence: When the handler takes Sheva out of her kennel she displays growling behavior but allows leashing. Sheva is taken to the behavior office, Sheva appears nervous, maintaining a tucked tail as well as avoiding the handlers. Sheva will pancake to the ground, reluctant to walk. Sheva rolled onto her back as a form of appeasement. Training should focus on building trust through low-pressure interactions, gentle handling, and positive reinforcement. Gradual desensitization to new environments and consistent routines will help increase her confidence and reduce fear responses. Please see the handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression and Kennel presence.