Date of intake:: 9/23/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 11/5/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Loose body, wagging tail, receptive to treats Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Panting Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily, begins to jump up towards the leash, able to be redirected with treats Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily with wagging tail Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 10/6/26: Armstrong is introduced to a novel intact female and is loose at the fence with mid-high level wags, following the other dog along the fence line with perked ears. He is let into the yard and sniffs the other dog with fast high wags. The other dog solicits play and he is tolerant of chin overs, her leaping on him, and being in his face. He positions himself to mount/sniff her genitals repeatedly, and does chin overs. He toe taps and stands on his hind legs briefly with the other dog, jumping down on his own and continuing to give high wags as she solicits play. He is tolerant of light mouthing and pushing, and being fully leaped over. The meet is ended due to him remaining sexually motivated and not engaging in play.

Summary (6):: 11/7/26: Armstrong is at the front of his kennel, standing on his hind legs, hard barking and salivating; the handler sprays cheese on the kennel door, and he eats it, but begins to look at the leash as the handler brings it in. As the handler leashes him, it gets caught in his mouth, causing him to chew on it;the handler wiggles the leash around until it's loosened, and secures it on Armstrong as he attempts to bite the leash. Armstrong begins to bite and tug the leash; the handlers use cheese to distract him; they also present toys, but he shows no interest. Once he stops leash biting, the handler brings him out and waves a toy in front of him, but he shows no interest. Immediately after exiting the room, Armstrong jumps up high and tugs on the leash; he continues to do so as the handler walks him towards the yard; the handler tosses treats at him, and he stops to eat them. He is then brought to the yard. Armstrong relieves himself instantly. When the handler presents a treat for him to eat, he jumps up before sitting on command; the handlers show him a toy, but he shows no interest. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Armstrong to his kennel. 11/5/26 (late): it was reported that Armstrong was leash biting intensely and was unable to be redirected using either treats or toys, the treats or toys would work for a couple of seconds before he continues leash biting. 11/3/26: Armstrong is reported to leash bite from the time of being brought out until he brought to the yard; he briefly stops before starting up again. He is able to be placed on a dragline and he doesn't leash bite during that time in the yard. 11/01/26: Armstrong is at the front of his kennel when the handler approaches. He displays soft body and readily engaging with handler, accepting an offered treat. He is easily leashed and exits the kennel willingly. He walks alongside the handler through the room and hallways, passing neighboring dogs in pop-up crates and staff members without displaying any reaction. Armstrong is taken to the yard where he relieves himself and placed on the drag-line after. He starts exploring his surroundings and sniffing around the yard. He maintains a loose body and has no reaction to any stimuli outside. He readily approaches handler for interaction, and accepts petting remaining soft body. He is social, highly treat-motivated and follows basic verbal cues. Upon return handler clips the leash and brings Armstrong back into his kennel with ease. 10/28/26: It is reported that Armstrong ripped off a section of the kennel wall and chewed a hole into it.

Summary (7):: 10/21/26: Armstrong is at the front of his kennel with a soft body, standing on his hind legs and barking at the handler; he is easily leashed and brought out the room. The handler commands him to sit with a treat lure, but he jumps and stands on his hind legs to try to eat it. On the street, Armstrong walks with no leash tension and doesn't react to dogs or people. Armstrong is mainly aloof, but, at times looks at the handler with a neutral expression. Armstrong is brought inside for his assessment (see notes). Afterwards, he is returned to his kennel with ease. 10/09/26: Armstrong is at the front of his kennel, hard barking when handler approaches. He is leashed with a treat lure and readily exits the kennel. He pulls hard all the way outside with no reaction pop-up crates or staff members in the hallways. Once outside he immediately relieves himself and continues walking with mild tension ahead of the handler. When he notices another dog, he will hard stare at them. His body gets tense with high carried tail. Handler uses treats and light leash pressure and is able to redirect Armstrong and resume the walk. He has no reaction to people passerby or other stimuli on the street. He tolerates petting and follows basic verbal cues but does not seek additional attention himself. Upon return handler is able to pre-clip the leash and bring Armstrong back into his kennel with ease. 10/3/26: Armstrong is asleep when the handler approaches; he wakes up and approaches the front with a neutral body. Armstrong is easily leashed and brought out the room; while going down the stairs, Armstrong walks down slowly due to his low energy. Armstrong walks next to the handler and doesn't react to people or dogs; when he stares at a dog with a neutral body, he easily disengages when the handler calls his name and uses the squeaker. When walking back to the shelter, Armstrong starts to slow down and walk behind the handler, looking behind him; the handler coaxes him and eventually he walks next to the handler entering the building. Armstrong is brought upstairs and returned to his kennel with ease. 9/28/26: Armstrong is observed to rub his nose on his kennel bars to where the tip of his nose is red and bleeding. It is also reported that he would baulk and refuse to re-enter kennel and has to be muscled into kennel. 9/27/26 - When the handler approached the kennel Armstrong was towards the front of the kennel with loose body, he was easy to leash up and walk out of kennel with, was not reactive to any dogs in kennel or crates as we exited the building. When outside he had slight pulling but otherwise walked fine on leash, there was no dogs outside, he did fixated towards a person behind the handler and him that was approaching farther away from the corner of the block, with verbal sounds he was easily redirected. Rest of the walk went fine and was returned to the assessment room (please see assessment notes) he was fine returning back to kennel.

Date of intake:: 9/23/2026

Summary:: Lunged and barked at staff and MOP

Date of initial:: 9/24/2026

Summary:: Friendly, soliciting attention, soft wiggly body,

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

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to on leash reactivity, we recommend an adult only home. Place with a New Hope Partner: Armstrong came into ACC as a stray, because of this we do not know how he would be in a home environment. Armstrong has displayed significant kennel stress, including hard barking, jumping, pacing, injuring his nose on kennel bars, and chewing on his kennel wall. He has also exhibited intense leash biting and fixating on the leash that is difficult to redirect with either using toys or treats. Armstrong is noted to be responsive to cues and has been noted to solicit attention from handlers. 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.

Potential challenges: : On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting

Potential challenges comments:: On Leash Reactivity: During intake Armstrong was reported to lunge and bark at staff and members of the public. Armstrong will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other people. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Leash Biting: Armstrong has been observed to jump up towards the leash during the job portion of the assessment; during his assessment this was easily redirected. On walks Armstrong will fixate and intensely leash bite, which cannot easily be redirected. We recommend walking them with a toy to dissuade them from grabbing the leash. Positive reinforcement, force-free training is advised to teach them to focus on you rather than grabbing the leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.