Date of intake:: 12/28/2024

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (No Known History)

Date of assessment:: 12/31/2024

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate – dog pulls on and off; to get to scent; out the building etc Reactivity to humans: None – ignores Reactivity to dogs: None – ignores Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social – checks in with handler; solicits attention but also explores room Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Accepts contact – neutral body Exuberant handling: Over-aroused – leans into pets, curls body, mouths hand. Comments: lightly mouthed at staff members hand, but then self corrected and did not do it again while being pet. Arousal Jog: Engages in play with handler (loose, soft) Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches (exuberant) Knock Comments: Toy: No response Toy comments:

Summary:: 12.31.24 Mokey meets an unaltered female large mixed breed through a gate. Mokey greets the other dog with a loose body and wagging tail. He stands at the gate and staff are able to walk him away

Summary (6):: 2.2 As staff approaches Mokey's kennel, he is jumping up and down at the door with a wagging tail. Once presented with a leash he sits and allows staff to place it on him and pulls out of the building. He relieves himself and is walked around the perimeter then brought to the yard. In the yard he is interested in smelling around. He allows staff to place the leash back on him and is brought back to his kennel. 1/26: Mokey is jumping up against the kennel door on approach. Once the slip lead is presented, he is easily leashed and attempts to eat food found on the floor. He is coaxed along and brought on a walk. He checks in with handler often keeping neutral body and pulling moderately. He accepts pets and is returned without issue. 01.25 Mokey is easily leashed and led out for a walk. He turns facing handler but is easily redirected forward again. He pulls at the end of the leash and sniffs around the side walk. HE allows brief petting before walking away. HE is returned to his kennel and is easily unleashed.

Summary (7):: 1/21: Mokey is barking and jumping into the glass of his door. Once the leash is secured, he walks out nicely. He is brought to the yard and kept on leash. Periodically, handfuls of treats are tossed for him to scatter for. He looks up at handler with a relaxed face. He is seen shaking throughout the session, so handler decided to take his harness off. He is tolerant of handling required to remove his harness and returns without issue. 1.15 Mokey is at the front of his kennel with a loose body and is easily roped. He is taken to the yard and put on a drag leash. Mokey has a soft body and wiggly body in the yard. He approaches staff and leans into pets. While being pet he has a soft body and will lightly mouth at the staff members hand. Mokey is easily roped and taken back to his kennel. 1/14: Mokey took a treat too rough and bit a staff member's finger leaving a puncture and a scratch. 1/8/25: Mokey is easily leashed and brought out to the yard. He follows handler to the bench and sits politely seeking treats. He alternates between taking them rough or nicely. Towards the end of the session, Mokey goes to grab a treat, but the handler did not have one in her hand. He bit onto her fingertip and did not release. She pulls her finger from his mouth. He did not break the skin but left a small dent which resolved on its own shortly after.   1.06.25 As staff approached Mokey was standing at the front of his kennel. He was roped and brought out with ease. While on a walk Mokey was very observant of the snow falling. He was sniffing around as well. He allowed staff member to clip him and bring him back to his kennel with ease. 12/30: Mokey comes to the front of his kennel on approach. He is avoidant of the slip lead but attempts to exit. He is coaxed over with baby talk and able to be lured through the loop. He walks out of kennel and is brought on a walk. He keeps a loose leash and accepts treats offered. He allows to be clipped, tolerates touch on his back with some flinching and returns without issue.

Date of intake:: 12/28/2024

Date of initial:: 12/30/2024

Summary:: allowed all handling with no to minimal restraint

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Mokey so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he is a enthusiastic, social dog who will need daily mental and physical activity to keep him engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm.

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: 1/8/25: Mokey is easily leashed and brought out to the yard. He follows handler to the bench and sits politely seeking treats. He alternates between taking them rough or nicely. Towards the end of the session, Mokey goes to grab a treat, but the handler did not have one in her hand. He bit onto her fingertip and did not release. She pulls her finger from his mouth. He did not break the skin but left a small dent which resolved on its own shortly after.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: NO CHILDREN (UNDER 13) Due to the potential for both arousal and resource guarding seen at the care center, we recommend a home without children. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to having a poor bite inhibition when taking treats, and causing a puncture wound to staff we recommend he be placed with a New Hope Rescue Partner who can reassess before placing in a permanent home.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: RESOURCE GUARDING While Mokey showed no interest in the toy during the assessment, he did growl and fixate on cheese spray given to him during a medical exam, showing the potential for resource guarding, especially of high value food. We recommend that Mokey be left alone while eating, and that food guarding behavior modification steps be utilized if this behavior is problematic in his future home. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Mokey's mouth, and any time something is removed he should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. He should be taught the "drop" cue and trade-up games. Please see handout on resource guarding. BASIC MANNERS/POOR IMPULSE CONTROL 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. SOCIAL HYPERAROUSAL Mokey becomes over aroused in the presence of people, mouthing the staff members hand while being pet. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Sam to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. He should be rewarded with treats when calm. If he escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Mokey. Please see handout on arousal. BITE HISTORY (HUMAN)/Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression Mokey is underweight and seeks food from staff during socialization. On one occasion while in care, he bit a staff member's fingertip while seeking treats. He applied moderate pressure and would not release immediately. The staff member was able to remover their finger from his mouth. There was no broken skin but a small indent which resolved shortly after. We recommend not delivering treats directly from your hand but tossing them to Mokey. Mokey also had an incident in care which did break the skin. He was offered a treat and took it with a hard mouth leaving a puncture and a scratch on the staff member's fingertip. Please see handout on Bite History and Risk of Future Aggression.