Date of intake:: 2/4/2024

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (10 Years)

Previously lived with:: Adults, Children, Other Dogs

Behavior toward strangers:: tony is alert around strangers and might lunge or bark a little.

Behavior toward children:: Tony is Tolerant and playful around children.

Behavior toward dogs:: Familiar dogs: Playful, Tolerant Unfamiliar dogs - on leash: Alert barks, Lunges Unfamiliar dogs - o

Behavior toward cats:: Alert barks, Lunges.

Resource guarding:: Toys, Food, "Treats (bones and rawhides) Has a tense body or hovers over them, Growls or hard barks.

Bite history:: No Bite History

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: High

Other Notes:: Toy is described as Social/Affectionate, Lazy/Couch potato, Independent, Prefers contact on their own terms. He likes to be in the Living room, Bedroom. In addition he loves bath time/water.

Date of assessment:: 2/6/2024

Summary:: Due to Tony's growling while attempting to conduct his assessment. A handling assessment could not be conducted.

Summary:: According to Tony's previous owner, he did engage in altercations with the other resident dog. With familiar dogs, he is playful and tolerant. But with unfamiliar dogs both on and off leash, Tony will hard bark and lunge. 2/5: Handlers are unable to collar Tony due to him grumbling while trying to flee from handlers with a stiff body and tightly tucked tail. A gate greet is attempted with a novel female dog, but Tony grumbles with whale eyes and maintains his fearful body language while seeking an exit when he sees the female.

Summary (2):: 2/13: Tony is at the front of his kennel panting when a handler approaches. He is easily leashed and taken to the assessment room for another attempt at a handling assessment. Tony begins wandering the room, sniffing different areas before resuming his panting. He does accept treats from the handler and a 2nd handler that was also in the room. The handlers attempt to collar Tony but he begins whale eyeing while backing away, racing to the door, seeking an exit. As handler 2 readjusts the size of the collar, Tony returns to the treats, now only eating select treats. The handlers make several attempts to collar Tony but do not allow them to do so. Out of concern for his rising stress levels, the handlers suspend their attempts and he is returned to his kennel. 2/6: ACS Staff report that when Tony is taken on a walk, he attempts to bolt out into the streets to flee from staff. 2/5/24: Tony is lying and growling in the back of his kennel when the handler approaches, the handler throws him treats which he ignores. The handler attempts to leash him and he lunges at the handler. Tony begins to display a hunched body avoiding eye contact with the handler. After a few attempts at leashing him and him taking off the lead, he is leashed by a second handler. The handlers take him to the play yard where he sniffs around the yard, before beginning dog playgroup. Tony growls and jumps forward towards the secondary, Tony turns away right after. Tony is taken back into the center and placed into his kennel without issue.

Date of intake:: 2/4/2024

Summary:: shy and fearful

Date of initial:: 2/6/2024

Summary:: Very nervous and tense, tail tucked, low growling, and whale eye

ENERGY LEVEL:: Tony is described as active and enthusiastic. He 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. We recommend feeding with puzzle feeders and food-dispensing toys. And we recommend only force-free, reward-based training techniques for Tony.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: Recommend no dog parks,Single-pet home,No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Tony's fearfulness displayed in care, we recommend he goes to an adult-only home. Single-pet home/recommend no dog parks: Due to Tony's concerning history in his previous home and behaviors that indicate he is uncomfortable with other dogs in playgroup (see DOG-DOG Summary), we recommend that Tony to be the only dog in the home and not attend dog parks.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Tony is reported to have a tense body or hovers, Growls or hard barks when his toy/food/treats are approached. See handout on Resource Guarding. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Tony in care has escalated to growling and has been intensely fearful. Tony would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings. See handouts on Decompression Period and Fearful and Defensive Aggression.