Date of intake:: 3/8/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray( Spent 3 weeks with finder)

Previously lived with:: 6 adults, 2 children, 1 other dog

Behavior toward strangers:: friendly and outgoing with strangers.

Behavior toward children:: friendly, outgoing, and tolerant of children.

Behavior toward dogs:: friendly and outgoing with familiar dogs.

Behavior toward cats:: No experience.

Resource guarding:: No resource guarding reported.

Bite history:: No known reported bite history.

Housetrained:: Unknown

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

Other Notes:: Dill Pickle is unbothered when held/restrained, disturbed while sleeping, started, pushed/pulled of furniture, or when paws/collar is touched.

Date of assessment:: 3/19/2025

Summary:: ***03/12/25: Dill Pickle is taken to the behavior office for a handling assessment. He displays a flushed face, and dilated eyes, and is panting heavily. Due to Dill Pickle's level of arousal, an assessment is not attempted at this time.*** ***3/10/25: Dill Pickle is taken to the behavior office for a handling assessment. He displays a tense frame, flushed face, dilated eyes, and is panting heavily. Due to Dill Pickle's level of arousal, an assessment is not attempted at this time.***

Summary:: Although Dill Pickle enters the facility as a stray, he stays with finder for three weeks. In this time the finder states, Dill Pickle is friendly and outgoing with familiar dogs and has no experience with unfamiliar dogs. 03/13/25 Dill Pickle is introduced to at the gate to a novel female dg while on leash at the care center. Dill Pickle will head whip and pull away when attempting to collar. Dill will charge the gate as he approaches, quickly being moved away and re-introduced to the novel female dog. Dill this time will approach a bit more moderately, scenting the novel female dog at the gate and visibly becoming softer in his face and frame. Dill will show signs of sexual motivation as he stands on his tip toes attempting to appear bigger with a fast-high flagging tail. Dill will vocalize at the novel female dog attempting to solicit her attention; however, she ignores him. She maintains her distance from the gate while Dill Pickle remains self-present. Due to Dill's arousal increasing the more he is ignored; he is moved away to decompress. He is then returned to kennel, concluding the interaction.

Summary (7):: 3/27/25: Dill Pickle is observed to throw himself on the kennel door while heavily panting, with feces smeared on his kennel glass. 03/25/25 As the handler approaches the kennel, Dill is standing on his kennel door with a loose frame and wagging tail. Dill is leashed with ease and taken to the play yard. Dill will maintain a loose frame as he pulls his way out of the building. Dill will relieve himself upon exiting the facility. They proceed to the play yard. Dill will enter the play yard, exploring upon arrival. Dill will sit firmly when soliciting treats being rewarded for sitting willingly. Dill will take treats gently when administered as well as catching them when tossed. Dill will offer his paw to the handler on his own. The handler will cue "paw" and Dill will offer his paw again. The handler and Dill will do this a few times, toe-tapping with a loose frame as he is praised. Dill will remain soft, leaning in for back pets and even pets to the head. Dill is returned to kennel, entering the building and his kennel with no issue. 03/14/25: Dill Pickle was observed hard staring at dogs with a tense, square body. When the handler bent down, he lunged towards another dog, pulling his handler over and yanking the leash out of their hand. He then charged the other dog with a tense body. The handler of the novel male dog lifted the novel male dog up onto a car. Dill Pickle lunged up repeatedly, snapping towards the other dog until another handler was able to grab the leash and pull him away. He stood panting until he was returned to kennel. 03/10/25: Dill Pickle is standing at the front of kennel with a neutral frame as handler approaches. Once handler unlocks the kennel door, he begins jumping up onto the kennel door, panting heavily. Handler tosses treats to the back of kennel in an attempt to redirect him from the door, but he shows no interest and begins demand barking. Handler cracks open the kennel door and he begins shoving his head into the crack to exit kennel. Handler begins dropping the lead over his head, but he jumps up and begins paw slapping at the rope and door intermittently. Handler resets their rope and is able to leash him. Dill Pickle pulls mildly to the Canine Behavior Office. He displays a tense frame, flushed face, dilated eyes, and is panting heavily. Due to Dill Pickle's level of arousal, an assessment is not attempted at this time. Dill Pickle returns to kennel without issue.

Date of intake:: 3/8/2025

Summary:: Upon intake the dog allowed all handling with ease.

Date of initial:: 3/9/2025

Summary:: Pantingpproach readily for pets with high wagging tail, leans into petting, takes treats. Allowed al

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 Dill pickle potential challenges we recommend he is placed in an adult-only home at this time. Single-pet home/Recommend no dog parks: Due to Dill Pickle reactivity toward other dogs we recommend he is placed as a single pet in the home and no dogs parks. Place with a New Hope partner: Dill Pickle came into the care center as a stray but spent 3 weeks in the finders home. It is noted that he loves car rides. he knows the cues sit, walk, stay, and paw. He loves balls, chicken, kibble, and snacks. In the care center, He struggles to self-regulate, showing a flushed face, dilated pupils, and heavy panting when out of the kennel. Dill Pickle has displayed a high level of reactivity towards other dogs. He was observed hard staring at another dog with a tense, square posture before lunging, pulling his handler off balance, and charging. Even after the other dog was lifted onto a car, Dill Pickle continued to jump up, snapping in their direction. Given his arousal levels, difficulty redirecting, and reactivity toward other dogs, Dill Pickle would benefit from placement with a New Hope partner who can provide structured training, behavior management, and appropriate outlets for his energy.

Potential challenges: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling,Kennel presence,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Anxiety- Dill Pickle appears anxious at the care center, whining when walking and throughout playgroup and his assessment. His owner described him as an anxious dog, but did not give details on how the anxiety manifested. If Dill pickle displays anxious behavior in his 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. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration/Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: During an incident in care he displayed a hard stare and maintained a tense, square body posture while fixating on another dog. When his handler bent down to pick up his feces, Dill Pickle lunged, pulling the handler over and yanking the leash from their hand. He then charged the other dog , maintaining a tense body posture. The handler of lifted their dog onto a car for safety, but Dill Pickle continued to jump up repeatedly towards the other dog. Kennel presence- It is reported that Dill Pickle will jump in front of his kennel door barking and heavy panitng. Low threshold for arousal-In the care center, He struggles to self-regulate, showing a flushed face, dilated pupils, and heavy panting when out of the kennel. Dill Pickle has displayed a high level of reactivity towards other dogs.