Date of intake:: 9/30/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 10/3/2026

Summary:: Lola has shown highly fearful behavior while at the care center. She has been highly reluctant to leave her crate, retreating to the back and pancaking, pressing her head and body to the floor, to avoid leashing. During her medical examination she presented as shut down, cowering and attempting to flee; she also head whipped and had a tense face, with a possible lip curl, when attempting to handle her. Due to her fear and out of concern for her stress levels, a handling assessment is not attempted.

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-dog history recorded. 10/05/26 Lola is introduced to a novel male while off leash. Lola displays a tense frame, tucked tail, and will crawl slowly around the perimeter of the yard. When she reaches the gate, the novel male will sniff her with a soft frame, but Lola begins trembling and displays whale eye as she actively looks away from the male. When the male walks away, she will air scent in his direction but begins trembling when he reapproaches.

Summary (6):: 10/13/2026: Cola is laying down in the back of her kennel with her face pressed into the sheets and a tense body as handler approaches. She does not lift her head as the door is opened and turns away, further pressing her face into the sheets as a leash is presented. Handler tosses treats onto the bed which she consumes readily and lifts her head, handler is able to lasso her. She stands to her feet and comes out of the kennel with a crouched body. She moderately pulls as she is walked to the canine behavior office. Cola allows to be put on a drag leash but is highly avoidant of handlers. She remains sitting by the door with a tense body for the duration of her walk. Cola is leashed and returned to her kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 10/12/26: Cola is laying down in the back of her kennel with a tense frame as handler approaches. Handler speaks to her with a soft tone and will toss treats to her as they open the kennel door. When seeing the leash, Cola immediately presses her face into her bedding. Handler slowly places the leash over the top of Cola's head and attempts to coax her head upward with treats and a soft tone, but she continues to bury her face into her bedding with a tense, trembling frame. Handler reaches for the end of her bedding that is close to the kennel door and slowly pulls it forward and Cola will lift her head. The leash shifts into place and when the handler steps back, Cola will slowly exit kennel. She is walked slowly to the Canine Behavior Office where she will plant herself by the closest exit and remains there even with gently coaxing. She will lick peanut butter briefly off of a familiar handler's finger and a small licky mat but loses interest within a few seconds and does not engage further. Cola is brought back to kennel without issue. 10/4/26: Cola is laying down at the back corner of her crate with a tense body as handlers approach. She has no interest in treats the handlers would toss inside, but is comfortable eating chicken. She remains laying down in the back corner as she eats the chicken and refuses to come forward to the front. When the handlers attempt to open the side door of her crate, she then moves over to the opposite side. She comes back to the corner with a tense body and lays down as the handler offers more chicken. She only sniffs the chicken this time, but then allows the handler to slowly leash her. She then slowly steps out of the kennel with a tense body and is bale to walk through the behavior office and through the hallway to her new kennel with a tense body while low to the ground. She then quickly enters her new kennel with no issues. 10/03/26: Cola is at the back of her crate as the handler approaches. The handler drapes the leash over her head, but Cola presses her head harder onto the bottom of the crate and the leash cannot be placed properly. The handler attempts to use cheese to get Cola to lift her head, but she does not. The handler removes the leash from the crate and feeds Cola cheese. Cola will eat from the handler's hand. At one point, she takes the cheese and just holds it in her mouth. The handler leaves to not cause her any more stress. When the handler passes by her kennel again later, Cola has eaten the cheese that was left in there previously.

Date of intake:: 9/30/2026

Summary:: Fearful

Date of initial:: 10/2/2026

Summary:: Shut down/cowering and staring. Possible lip curl, whipping head. Sedated.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Lola so we cannot be certain of her behavior in a home environment. However, she will need daily mental and physical activity to keep her engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct her energy.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Lola's fearfulness, we recommend an adult only home at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Lola has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has allowed only minimal handling since intake. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home. Recommend No Dog Parks: Due to the concerning behaviors that Lola has shown during playgroup (see DOG-DOG SUMMARY), we feel that she should not visit dog parks. The Behavior Department recommends that she be socialized in a more controlled setting until her behavior towards other dogs can be further addressed. Reward-based, force-free training can be utilized to help Lola associate dogs with things she enjoys like toys or treats.

Potential challenges: : Fearful

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: Lola has been highly fearful while in the care center, and has been extremely reluctant to leave her crate and avoidant of interaction with handlers. During her medical examination, she was tense and cowering, and head whipped when staff approached; she was sedated due to her high level of discomfort with handling. It is important to always go slow and give Lola the option to walk away from any social interaction. Lola should never be forced to approach anything that she is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be Lola's choice to approach a new person or thing. Pam would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings.