Date of intake:: 12/7/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Bite history:: On 01.09.2025 around 6:30pm an ACS was unlocking Ivory's kennel in preparation to take her for a walk. As they was doing so, Ivory was hard barking and growling at the dog in the neighboring kennel. They initially used treats to distract her but she immediately went back to reacting to the neighboring dog. The ACS went to secure the kennel lock on the kennel bars and while they did so their finger was briefly on the inside of the kennel; Ivory bit their finger and held for one second before letting go. The ACS sustained one shallow puncture wound on their right index finger that bled. They cleaned their wounds prior to returning to work and does not plan on seeking medical attention at this time.

Date of assessment:: 12/8/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate 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: Playbows and runs around the room Soft handling: Seeks contact Exuberant handling: Seeks contact Comments: Leans into handler Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler exuberantly Knock Knock comments: Approaches handle readily Toy Toy comments: Playbows, no reaction

Summary:: 12/20/25: Ivory greets another dog at the gate with a tense body, vocalizing while bouncing on her front paws.

Summary (5):: 1/20/26: Ivory is laying at the front of the kennel with a neutral body when the handler approaches. She approaches the front when she sees the handler and has a soft body and wagging tail. The handler offers a treat and Ivory is readily receptive, taking the treat with a soft mouth. 1/11/26: (PM) Ivory is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She begins hard barking and jumping at her kennel door as the handler unlocks it. She continues to bark and attempts to bite at the handler's leash. She would take treats roughly as the handler quickly gets their leash over her head. Once leashed, she pulls hard out of kennel and tries to lunge towards two handlers in hallway. The handlers tossed treats but she doesn't take them. She is able to be quickly taken away and she begins pulling hard on the way towards the yard. She then lunges and jumps high up towards the handler with an open mouth and the handler has to stiff arm her. She has no interest in the treats and begins to hard stare at the handler. When the handler turns around to take her back to kennel, she then bites at the handler's pants leg and is quickly taken and is muscled back into her kennel.

Summary (6):: 1/11/26: (AM) Ivory is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She begins hard barking and jumping at her kennel door as the handler unlocks it. She continues to bark and attempts to bite at the handlers leash. She would take treats roughly as the handler quickly gets their leash over her head. Once leashed, she pulls hard out of kennel and tries to lunge towards the dog in kennel next to her. She is able to be quickly taken away and she begins pulling hard on the way to the yard. She then jumps up high on the handler with an open mouth and the handler has to stiff arm her while tossing treats. She has no interest with treats and then continues to pull on the way to the yard. In the yard, she would hard stare and bark with a tense body at dogs that would pass by. She is able to be redirected when the handler tosses treats. She then would sit and stare at the handler as they would continue to give her treats. She pulls hard with heavy panting on the way back to her kennel, and tries to lunge towards the dog in kennel next to her before having to be muscled inside her kennel. 01/10/26: Ivory is at the front of her kennel hard barking and standing on her hind legs with her muzzle pressed on the kennel door. She is distracted using a long treat and leashed quickly, she exits kennel and quickly whips her head toward the dogs in the neighboring kennels. She bangs her head against handlers leg and is straight armed away and is walked out to the yard for her walk. Outside she seems to have difficulty settling and walks with handler around the perimeter of the yard briefly stopping to sniff spots around the yard. She enters one of the play yards and briefly sniffs around before fixating on handler, sniffing their leg. Handler decides to continue walking around the yards perimeter, treats are offered by Ivory ignores them and begins pulling back inside. Handler attempts to coax her back toward the backyard to walk for a bit more but she continues pulling back inside. Handler returns inside and brings her back to kennel, she enters without issue and begins jumping at the kennel door and hard barking as handler secures the kennel door.

Summary (7):: 12/27/25: Ivory at the front of the kennel barking, she is easily leashed and taken out of the kennel. Ivory kennel fights at a high intensity, pulling forward with her paws out stretched in front of her. She is barking to the passing dogs. Ivory is then brought into the hallway and is redirected with treats. She pulls towards the pop-ups in the hallway. Ivory is taken downstairs and she is brought to the street where she stays besides the handler and presses into them at times. Handler offers her treats and she takes them gently. Ivory is then walked back to the shelter and pulls hard to kennel fight. She is kept away and placed into kennel without issue. 12/15/25: (Mid Day Walk)Ivory is in her crate sleeping when handler approaches. She comes forward and is easily leashed. When she exits the kennel she begins pulling and barking towards the small dog kennels. Handler uses directional leash pressure to get Ivory out of the room. She is walked down the hall and towards the street. On the street, Ivory relieves herself. She walks close to the handler frequently shaking her body and would stare at handler, slightly tense before jumping off their body before running in a circle with her rear tucked down. Handler tries to redirect her jumping with treats which she takes gently. ivory is walked back to the shelter. When dogs pass her in the hall she barks towards them. She is brought towards her kennel and begins to kennel fight the dog in the neighboring kennel. Treats are tossed in and she follows after it, returning to kennel without further issue. 12/15/25: It is reported that when Ivory attended a mobile event, she would easily become aroused and very mouthy with some pressure. She could be redirected with a toy, but would quickly returned to the mouthy behavior. It is also reported that she was reacting to dogs. 12/14/25: Ivory is obsvered to lunged and hard bark towards the other dogs in the kennel room once their crate is uncovered. When being taken out of the crate Ivory will charge towards the dogs in the kennel room. This behavior is not able to be redirected easily. 12/8/25- Ivory is laying down at the front of her kennel with a neutral body, she is easily leashed and slowly exits kennel. She greets a staff member with a soft body and sniffs them. She is taken for a street walk where she walks with a moderate pull. She is social with handler but shows no interest in treats. She sees a dog across the street, she looks at them with a neutral body and high tail. Handler uses their squeaker and she is refocused on handler. They scratch her neck and back. She is taken for her assessment where she is collared and explores the room sniffing around. She is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue.

Date of intake:: 12/7/2025

Summary:: Fearful, receptive to treats

Date of initial:: 12/7/2025

Summary:: Body relaxed; easily examined

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Ivory 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:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to on leash reactivity we recommend an adult only home. Single Pet Home/ No dog parks: Due to on leash reactivity and the potential for redirection we recommend a single pet home, and no trips to the dog park. We recommend placement with a New Hope rescue partner who is able to provide an experienced, adult-only foster home. Force-free, reward based training and/or consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended.

Potential challenges: : Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Mouthiness: Ivory has been reported to mouth handler with pressure. We recommend never playing with bare hands, always with a toy, and ending play or attention whenever Ivory puts teeth on skin. They should be rewarded with attention and treats when they stop and/or when they are seeking attention in alternate ways. Please see handout on Mouthiness. Bite History (Human): Please see bite history above for more details. Please see handout on Bite History and Potential for Future Aggression. On Leash Reactivity: Ivory has been obsvered to charge towards other dogs in the kennel room and hard bark at them. During one instance after reacting towards a dog Ivory turned towards the handler and lunged towards them, and bite the handler on the leg. This bite made contact but did not break skin. This behavior is not able to be redirected easily. Ivory will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration.