Date of intake:: 1/2/2025

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

Date of assessment:: 1/4/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social - vocal, jumps on the handler Call over: Readily aproaches- wags tail, leans into touch Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- leans in looks back Exuberant handling: Allowed- leans in lip licks, jumps Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow-neutral Arousal comments: Knock: Small bark soft body wag tail Knock Comments: Toy: walks away Toy comments:

Summary:: Due to Cinnamon entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 01/08/25: When off leash at the Care Center Cinnamon is introduced to a greeter female dog. At the gate Cinnamon approaches softly with a loose frame and ears back and tail wags. Cinnamon scents the greeter dog and offers play bows. 1/6/25 Cinnamon is introduced to a novel male dog while off leash at the care center. Cinnamon greets the novel male dog at the gate with a soft body. The novel male dog will do the same. The novel male dog is taken to greet Cinnamon face-to-face. Cinnamon's handler will bring her further back inot the pen, allowing the novel male dog to enter. The novel male dog is avoidant, keeping his distance. Cinnamon will gently approach and sniff the novel male dog's genitals. She makes the novel male dog uncomfortable, and she moves away, creating distance of her own. Cinnamon will maintain her distance as well as the novel male dog. Cinnamon is returned to kennel, concluding the interaction.

Summary (6):: 02/15/25 (staff report): It is reported that Cinnamon is displaying a significant level of kennel fighting when exiting and returning. She is reported to pull hard towards kennels and lunge towards paws sticking out from under the kennel door. Staff have to bunny hop her through the room to keep her from making contact. 02/14/25 (Trainer Note): Cinnamon is jumping up onto the kennel door as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls mildly to the canine training room. She is loose and social and independently explores the various enrichment. Cinnamon leans into contact with a soft body. She is returned to kennel without issue. 02/05/25 (Trainer Note): Cinnamon is jumping up onto the kennel door as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls mildly to the canine training room. She is loose and social, but struggles to regulate, jumping up onto staff. Cinnamon allows the handler to attach a drag leash and engages with interest in the various enrichment items. Though she intermittently moves away to jump on staff, attempting to solicit contact. Cinnamon settles over time and handler switches to introducing the Give Me a Break game. Cinnamon initially struggles, jumping up onto the handler and mouthing. She is easily redirected and able to sit. Cinnamon is returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 01/28/25 Cinnamon is jumping exuberantly onto her kennel door with wide red dilated eyes. Cinnamon will continue as the handler unlocks the kennel door and attempts to leash her. She continues to jump excessively, biting onto the handler's lead. She will pull slightly before releasing and attempting to do so again. The handler is able to pass the loop onto her neck, slipping under one side of her arm pit as well. They enter the hallway and she jumps and spins with a loose frame. Another handler leashes Cinnamon, taking the compromised leash off. Cinnamon is taken outside. They proceed to the play yard. Cinnamon will pull her way out of the building entering the play pens exuberantly with loose frame. She explores the pen, collecting any treats on the ground and taking them, moderately when administered. Cinnamon will jump onto the handler exuberantly followed by more exploring. Cinnamon is returned to the facility as she pulls her way back into the facility, quickly entering her kennel upon arrival. 01/08/25: Cinnamon is loose and jumping on the kennel door as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and walks with a looser frame to the behavior room for a gate greet (see dog-dog for details). In the room, Cinnamon remains loose and social with the handler. She is safely returned to her kennel with no issues. 01/06/25: Cinnamon is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She has a loose wiggly body and begins to jump and bark at the door as the handler is unlocking. She’s able to leashed with ease and taken to the play yard for play group. She didn’t have much interest in greeting the other dog and would jump on all the handlers for attention. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. She was able to be taken back to her kennel with no issues. 01/04/25: Cinnamon is super loose and wiggly in her kennel and is leashed with ease. She is brought to the assessment room, where handlers place a collar and drag leash on her. Cinnamon remains on the leash until a third handler exits the room, during which she vocalizes at the handler leaving. Once allowed to roam freely, Cinnamon displays signs of anxiousness while also actively seeking attention from the handlers. She frequently jumps up on them, showing little to no manners. Despite her excitement, Cinnamon is safely leashed and escorted back to her kennel without any issues.

Date of intake:: 1/2/2025

Summary:: loose wiggly body and went up to staff for attention. She was easily leashed

Date of initial:: 1/3/2025

Summary:: high energy, very food motivated

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13)- We recommend Cinnamon is placed in an adult-only home at this time.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Separation anxiety,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control- Cinnamon jumps up non-stop, indicating a need for training to improve her impulse control and basic manners. Consistent training to teach her to sit or stay when greeting people, using positive reinforcement and redirection, will help manage this behavior. Please see the handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control. Anxiety/Separation anxiety- Cinnamon began to display heavy panting and whining during her assessment. Managing her anxiety will require creating a calm environment, providing enrichment activities, and using stress-reducing techniques like puzzle toys and regular exercise. Please see handout on generalized anxiety and Separation anxiety. Barrier frustration- When coming out/in of her kennel Cinnamon has displayed kennel fighting and trying to grab at other dogs paws in their kennel. Leash-biting- Cinnamon is reported to jump on the handler and begin to leash bite.