Date of intake:: 2/2/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 2/3/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate- pulls on and off Reactivity to humans: Mild Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Barked towards children on the street Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Receptive to treats Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Neutral body Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: 2/19/25: Roxy Gal is tense bodied, hackles raised barking as the other dog enters the yard. She runs along the fence line where the other dog is. Handlers allow the other dog to approach and Roxy Gal continues with this behavior, pawing at the fence and pushing her muzzle into the gate.

Summary (5):: 2/20/25: Roxy Gal is at the front of her kennel with a loose and wiggly body when the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and taken to the backyard. In the yard, Roxy Gal pulls slightly towards dogs in neighboring pens with a loose and wiggly body. She is easily redirected with treats and being called. She jumps up on the handler with a loose and wiggly body seeking petting. When pigeons fly down, she lunges towards them with a tense body. Roxy Gal is easily returned to the building and goes back into kennel with no issue. 2/19/25: While off leash in the yard with staff members, Roxy Gal is soft and wiggly, leaning into handlers legs and accepting pets under the chin. When petting stops, she bouncing around handlers and will jump up onto them, placing paws on torso and leaning in sideways for pets. She will sit for treats. Handler slowly paces the pen to discourage jumping and she will follow along, sniffing the ground then reapproaching handler and sitting for treats. She remains soft throughout. Another dog enters the yard and she is tense bodied, hackles raised, barking and running along the fence line. 2/19/25- When a staff member walked by Roxy Gal's kennel they were standing at the front of the kennel constantly barking which continued while the staff member was in sight. They were also noted to be excessively panting. 2/9/25: Upon approaching Roxy Gal's crate for her afternoon walk she had a loose wiggly body. I was able to leash her without any issues. While on our walk she spotted another dog down the block and became fixated on the dog. She did not want to walk so I had to tug on her to walk. I tried redirecting her with treats but she was not interested in them. She walked a couple steps and continued looking back for the other dog. Tried redirecting her with a squeaker this time but she was stuck staring at the dog. I eventually was able to walk her a little more until she saw a little girl on a scooter and began hard barking and standing on her rear legs. I pulled her back and waited for the child to pass by with her mother. While walking back into the building someone was exiting and held the door for me and Roxy Gal began hard barking at them as well so I asked the person to kindly step away and they were receptive and thanked me. Roxy Gal returned to her kennel with no issues.

Summary (6):: 2/9/25 9:30am As I approached Roxy Gal's crate for her morning walk, Roxy Gal was barking and jumping against the crate bars. She sat upon command. Once let out, she ran around the office room and then approached me with a loose, very wiggly body, jumping up on me for attention. It was difficult to put on her harness due to the hyper energy and wiggling body, but I was eventually able to clip the harness on. She sniffed many items in the office before we left the building. She walked by my side, checking in with me every so often. She does not sniff/investigate nearly any areas, fences, walls, or objects outdoors. Dogs in the near or far distance do grab her attention - she will stare at dogs with a still body. When she fixated on (staring at) one large dog approaching us from down the block, I squeaked a toy which captivated her attention on me. When I squeaked it a few more times and began continuing to walk, she followed me at my side and no longer paid mind to the dog approaching. At one point after Roxy Gal defecated on the sidewalk, a man walked past us carrying a shovel. She barked under her breath several times while jumping towards him with a tense body. He kept walking and she was silent and still while staring at him. I was able to redirect her attention back to me with the squeaky toy again, and we continued our walk with no issues. Towards the end of the walk, she fixated on another dog and after staring at the dog for a while, she barked at the dog under her breath. This fixation was easily redirected once again with a squeaky toy. Once we returned from our walk, I unclipped the leash from her harness, tossed a toy into her crate, and Roxy Gal returned to crate with no issues. 2/6/25: Handler approached Roxy gal for Pm shift she was easily leashed and taken to the backyard. She became stiff and tense throughout her entire body once entering the backyard. Handler brought her to the backpen where she relieved herself. She had a high flagging tail and slight hackles raised. She heard another dog barking and began barking, she then quickly turned and faced handler. Handler began walking around the pen to avoid her engaging further with barking or reacting to the dog barking. Roxy gal was aloof with handler and was hyperfocused on sniffing urine. She was tense and her hackles raised so handler moved to a further pen. Roxy gal continued to be uncomfortable so walk was ended to avoid further FAS. Roxy gal went into her kennel after a handful of treats was thrown in.

Summary (7):: 2/5/25: This afternoon at 5:30 pm, I took Roxy Gal out for a walk. She would jump up on me very socially when It was time to put on her leash, handler would clip her carness. During the walk with Roxy, She would pull very moderately, but it was nothing that seemed out of the control or unable to redirect. A person wearing a hat and backpack, was holding an art piece while walking close by us in the same direction. She greeted Roxy Gal but did not pet, Roxy Gal did become quite triggered by this person appearance as she began to hard bark consistently, hard stare, low growl, and try to pull handler towards them. Handler decided to walk Roxy Gal to another direction opposing the person, Roxy-Gal was still barking at the person even though we had crossed the street, Handler tried offering her treats and baby talking to her, to gain back her attention, however she would not pay attention. Handler distracted her by walking a different corner. Another person wearing a hat and oversized coat started walking in the same street and Roxy Gal then proceeded the previous behavior towards this person. handler proceeded to take Roxy Gal back to the facility and have her walk in the play yard. 2/3/25: Buttercup is at the front of kennel with a neutral body frame. She let out a small and brief low growl but softens when treats are given. She becomes a little more loose with a relaxed tail wag and she is easily leashed. She is brought out to the street for a walk where she displays the same body language. When passing by other dogs she stares at them but remains neutral and continues walking. When passing by other people she pulls hard towards them and stares, but is easily redirected with squeaker toys. When a group of adolescents are spotted down the block, she pauses, stares, and begins to bark at them. She is easily redirected with both treats and a squeaker. She is brought to the behavior room for an assessment where she continues displaying the same behavior. Tolerated handling, had a neutral body with relaxed tail wag, and took treat gently. She is very food motivated. Buttercup is returned to kennel, she pauses briefly in front of her kennel but jumps right in with a treat toss and light leash pressure.

Date of intake:: 2/2/2025

Summary:: Loose body, allowed all handling

Date of initial:: 2/2/2025

Summary:: Body relaxed; easily examined; allowed all handlings

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Buttercup 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 additional to physical exercise, to positively direct their energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior and on leash reactivity we recommend a home with no children. Recommend no dog parks: Due to the concerning behaviors that Roxy Gal has shown during playgroup (see DOG-DOG SUMMARY), we feel that Roxy Gal should not visit dog parks. The Behavior Department recommends that she be socialized in a more controlled setting until her behavior toward other dogs can be further addressed.

Potential challenges: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful Defensive: Buttercup has been observed to growl at handlers, but warms up quickly when using treats. It is important to move slowly with Buttercup, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow them to initiate interactions with new people. They should never be forced to greet or to interact if they are not comfortable and soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression. On Leash Reactivity: Buttercup has been observed to pull towards people while on the street and vocalize and bark when seeing children. This behavior is not able to be easily redirectable. Buttercup 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.