Animal Profile

Bubbles is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. She has been intensely fearful in the care center, becoming conflicted and tense during interactions, with a tucked tail, lip licking, whale eye, and muzzle puckering when attempted to be touched. During handling, she stiffens, head-whips, and shows increased tension with more exuberant contact. She remains highly stressed in the care center following with a tucked tail and whale eyes, and huffing with tense posture when startled by knocks. When a toy is introduced, she escalates to growling, snapping, and biting toward the dummy hand before it makes contact. Medically, she is apparently healthy.

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This pet needs emergency placement. Please click here to go to our emergency placement page for more information. This pet is available only through ACC New Hope partners. To adopt or foster, please complete the pre-screener form below. Inquiries sent directly to ACC will not receive a response. Pre-Screener Form Bubbles is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. She has been intensely fearful in the care center, becoming conflicted and tense during interactions, with a tucked tail, lip licking, whale eye, and muzzle puckering when attempted to be touched. During handling, she stiffens, head-whips, and shows increased tension with more exuberant contact. She remains highly stressed in the care center following with a tucked tail and whale eyes, and huffing with tense posture when startled by knocks. When a toy is introduced, she escalates to growling, snapping, and biting toward the dummy hand before it makes contact. Medically, she is apparently healthy. Bubbles came into the care center as a stray due to this her history in a home event is unknown. Bubbles is a fearful and presents with tense body language, tucked tail, whale eyes, lip licking, and muzzle puckering. While she will approach handlers and can take treats gently, she quickly becomes conflicted and stiffens, indicating discomfort with close interaction. During the assessment, she growled, snapped, and bit toward the dummy hand during the toy test, indicating resource guarding potential. Bubbles is available for rescue through one of our new hope partners. A behavior plan focused on decompression, low-pressure introductions, confidence building, and gradual handling work is recommended.

My medical notes are...

Weight: 60 lbs

Medical Notes

11/19/2025

DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: 6-12 months Microchip noted on Intake? scanned neg History: stray Subjective: Observed Behavior - skittish, jumpy, very treat motivated, utilized minimal restraint and did not push limits Is there evidence of Cruelty? no Is there evidence of Neglect? no Is there evidence of Trauma? no Objective BCS 4/9 EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal or ocular discharge noted Oral Exam: only able to visualize one canine, consistent with estimated age PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupnic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: female, unable to visualize if spay scar present MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Rectal: grossly normal Assessment APH Prognosis: good Plan: DVM intake and tasks awaiting sort SURGERY: Okay for surgery

11/20/2025

Behavior team reports skittish, tucked tail, hard face and tenses when touched, head whips. Start trazodone 9 mg/kg PO BID.

Details on my behavior are...

Behavior Condition: 2. Blue

Behavior History
Behavior Assessment

During intake Bubbles allowed the counselor to scan her by she was very tense and was whale eying so no further handling was done.

Date of intake:: 11/18/2025

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

Date of assessment:: 11/20/2025

Summary:: 11/20 Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: N/a Reactivity to dogs: N/a Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Seeks attetion- becomes conflicted, grows tense, and puckers muzzle Call over: Readily approaches tucke tail lips, gently takes treats, grows tense Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- whale eye, stiffens, lip licks Exuberant handling: Headwhips, tense body Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- tucked tail,whale eyes Arousal comments: Knock: Huffs, tense body fowards ears Knock Comments: Toy: growls,Snaps,bite toward dummy hand before it touches the toy Toy comments: 11/19/25; Bubbles is taken to the behavior office for a handling assessment. She displays skittish behavior, tucked tail, and whale eyes. Handlers are able to collar and she gently takes treats. She will approach the handler for attetion ,but quickly becomes conflicted and will display a stiff body, tucked tail, her face will harden and she will display a puckered muzzle. Bubbles is given more time to decompress.

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 11/20/25 Bubbles is introduced to a novel male dog while off leash at the care center. Bubbles approaches the gate appearing aloof, relcutant to pay the male dog any mind. As she is guided into his pen, she begins to displace, sniffing around the pen, reluctant to approach the male dog. As he begins hard barking, she becomes nervous, creating more distance visibly appearing avoidant, seeking an exit. Bubbles is returned to kennel after the male dog, concluding the interaction.

Summary (7):: 11/26/25: Bubbles is at the front of her kennel with a neutral body, slowly wagging her tail and allowing to be leashed with no issue. Bubbles is taken outside and will approach with baby talk, but when pet becomes very stiff and tense, and the handler steps due to her sudden stiffening. Bubbles appears conflicted, wanting to be around the staff member but becoming overwhelmed during interaction. Bubbles pulls moderately on the walk and is returned to kennel after the walk with no issue. 11/20/25: Bubbles is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and she pulls on the way to the play yard for play group. In the yard, she greets the other dog at the gate with a tense body and would disengage and sniff around. She has no interest in approaching the other dog when the gate is opened and would sniff around and avoid the dog. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. She refuses to return back to her kennel and has to be muscled inside to go in. 11/19: As staff approached kennel, Bubbles had a loose body and low wagging tail. When spoken to in a soft voice, Bubbles jumped up on the door soliciting pets and attempting to lick staff's hand. He turns in a circle with a wagging tail and whines at the staff member as they leave.

Date of intake:: 11/18/2025

Summary:: very tense and was whale eying so no further handling was done.

Date of initial:: 11/19/2025

Summary:: skittish, jumpy, very treat motivated, utilized minimal restraint and did not push limits

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We reccomend Bubbles be placed in an adult-only home at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Bubbles came into the care center as a stray due to this her history in a home event is unknown. Bubbles is a fearful and presents with tense body language, tucked tail, whale eyes, lip licking, and muzzle puckering. While she will approach handlers and can take treats gently, she quickly becomes conflicted and stiffens, indicating discomfort with close interaction. During the assessment, she growled, snapped, and bit toward the dummy hand during the toy test, indicating resource guarding potential. Bubbles is available for rescue through one of our new hope partners. A behavior plan focused on decompression, low-pressure introductions, confidence building, and gradual handling work is recommended.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful/potential for defensive aggression/Resource guarding: During the Resource guarding portion of her handling assessment, Bubbles began to growl and snap, and bite before the dummy hand touched the toy. During assessments, she consistently presents with tense body language, tucked tail, whale eyes, lip licking, and muzzle puckering. While she will approach handlers and can take treats gently, she quickly becomes conflicted and stiffens, indicating discomfort with close interaction. . To manage guarding, avoid removing items directly; instead, use trade-up techniques with high-value treats, feed and provide resources in low-traffic areas, and implement gradual desensitization and counterconditioning around valued items. Consistent, low-pressure handling and clear protocols are essential to reduce stress and prevent escalation. Please see the handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression/Resource guarding.