Date of intake:: 7/6/2025

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

Date of assessment:: 8/22/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: loose Reactivity to humans: N/A Reactivity to dogs: N/A Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social- sits for treats, soft body Call over: Readily approaches- wiggly, allows petting, leans in to touch, seeks attention Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- panting, soft body, looks back at assessor Exuberant handling: Allowed- panting, soft body, looks back at assessor, distracted Handling comments: Conflicted Arousal Jog: Follow- bouncy Arousal comments: Knock: No response Knock Comments: Toy: No response Toy comments: ***7/17/25: Please inquire about prior handling assessments for more details.*** 7/11/25:Duffy was brought to the behavior office for a handling assessment. During the session, he exhibited signs of stress, including lip licking, wide "whale eyes," a tucked tail, and trembling. Although he accepted treats, he did so with increasing intensity and pressure. He tolerated brief petting but would move away, continuing to show signs of fear such as a tucked tail, pinned-back ears, and whale eyes. Due to Duffy’s high level of fearfulness, a full handling assessment will not be conducted at this time. ***/07/09/25: Duffy is taken to the behavior office for a handling assessment. In the office, he displays lip licking, wide whale eyes, and a tucked tail. He begins to shake, but does take treats from the assessor. Due to his fearfulness, he is taken back to his kennel and given an extra day to decompress.** ***07/07,07/08/25: A handling assessment was not conducted due to him not getting vaccinated.***

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 08/10/25 Duffy will attend play group today to play with a familiar dog. Please refer to note (08/07/25) for more insight. 08/09/25: Duffy is introduced to two different male dogs. Duffy behavior is consistent, loose and soft at the gate with mild panting. Once in the pen, the dogs exchange mutual greetings. As they attempt to establish play styles the novel male begins to hypersalivate and show lip tension. When Duffy moves to sniff his face, the novel male growls and escalates to an air snap. Handlers intervene and separate both dogs without incident. Duffy is then introduced to a second novel male. After both dogs scent at the gate, the novel male will enter the pen, they exchange mutual greetings. Duffy is at first tolerant of the novel male's persistence when giving chin overs and attempting to mount but eventually Duffy displays discomfort and seeks handler support. The interaction ends with both dogs separated. 08/07/25 Duffy is introduced to two different male dogs on two different occasions, one of which, a familiar dog. Duffy will approach the gate on his first interaction, soft bodied, soliciting play as he play bows and offer bounces, but the male dog appears nervous as he lays down in appeasement along the gate line. Duffy remains present, offering bounces but this makes the male dog displace sniff and seek attention from the handler in his pen. Upon his second interaction, he will play face-to-face with a familiar dog. As they play, exchanging body contact and paw slaps, Duffy becomes slightly overwhelmed, attempting to create space as the familiar dog ignores said social cues. The two are separated before allowing them to play again, but at this point, Duffy is fatigued, being returned to kennel, concluding the interaction. 08/04/25 Duffy is introduced face-to-face to a male greeter dog while off leash at the care center. Duffy and the male greeter dog will both approach the gate with a soft, wiggly body, soliciting play by offering bounces and play bows. As the greeter dog is moved to the back of his pen, Duffy is guided into the pen to greet each other face-to-face. As they approach each other, they exchange body contact and greeter dog uses his paws, paw slapping Duffy and body slamming into him as well. Duffy is tolerant to attempting to match his play style, gradually using his body to body slam and attempts to solicit chase play but the greeter dog prefers a rough and rowdy type of play style. Duffy continues to try and adapt to the greeter dog's play style, even tolerating the greeter dog's mouthiness. Duffy and the male greeter dog is moved away from each other, allowing each other to decompress before being returned to kennel. This concluded

Summary (1):: 07/16/25 Duffy is introduced at the gate to a novel female dog. Due to Duffy's lack of focus, him seeking attention from the handler while ignoring the other dog, Duffy will be revisited at a later date. 07/09/25 Due to high FAS while on a walk with a staff member, appearing visibly nervous & afraid, Duffy isn't pulled for PG. Will revisited at a later date.

Summary (4):: 09/30/25: Duffy is standing at the front of kennel with a loose frame as handler approaches. He begins to jump up onto the kennel door excitedly as handler unlocks it. He is leashed with ease and pulls moderately to the Live Room where he is clipped to a drag lead and free to explore the space. Duffy is social with handler throughout his time in the room, approaching intermittently to solicit treats and jumps up once in a social manner. He is easily refocused with treats and will sit when cued. He readily engages with a snuffle mat and investigates a puzzle feeder, engaging for 10 to 20 seconds before losing focus, returning to snuffle mat, and then engaging with puzzle feeder again. He repeats this process for several minutes. After his session, Duffy is leashed with ease and returns to kennel safely. 09/25/25: Duffy is standing at the front of his kennel with a soft, loose frame and allows handler to leash him with ease. He is escorted to the play yard for enrichment activities, which included fetch, scatter feeding, and a snuffle mat. Duffy eagerly engaged with the snuffle mat, quickly devouring the treats hidden inside. When the handler tossed a tennis ball, Duffy chased after it but disengaged without retrieving it. He remained calm and neutral throughout. At the end of the session, Duffy is returned to his kennel safely without any issues.

Summary (5):: 9/24/25: Duffy is observed to vocalize in the corner of his kennel, heavily pant and jump on his kennel door. It is also reported that Duffy on walks with staff will begin to back away from sudden sounds, tuck his tail and try and pull back to the building for a majority of his walk. 9/18/25: Duffy is at the back of his kennel laying down when approached, and when seeing the handler begins to run to the door and whine. Duffy is observed to have kennel nose, which is new. Duffy is easily leashed and brought to the behavior office, where he engages in enrichment mats laid out for him, leans into contact licking the handlers and attempts to lick there face, and when staff walk into the room he will run towards them, leaning his head into contact with a loose body. Duffy after a bit is easily leashed, and brought back to his kennel. 9/5/25: Duffy is at the back of his other run, laying down looking towards the handler and when the handler calls his name he runs to the front and wags his tail. Duffy is easily leashed and brought to an office space, where he greets another staff members and begins to explore the room. Duffy will lean into contact, and begin to enjoy a puzzle toy along with an ice cube. Duffy will go between exploring, leaning into contact and laying down to enjoy an ice cube. After a bit, Duffy is brought back to kennel with no issue. 8/24 ""I have a big soft spot for Duffy. He’s been nervous on walks, keeping his tail low and crouching when something frightens him. But in the play-yard, he’s a whole different dog. After zooming around for a few minutes, he runs up to me for snuggles and backrubs and lots of pets, just melting into me like butter on a warm day. Duffy LOVES stuffed toys - so much that I give him one as I leash him in his kennel. He carries it all the way to the yard and usually hangs on to it until he gets out all his zoomies, dropping it when he's ready to interact. Even after many walks together he's still nervous on the street but since he's so relaxed and feels safe enough to be a great big lovebug in the yard (and potties there too), we spend most of our time there. Duffy also seems to be housebroken and knows the cue for ""sit"".

Summary (6):: 08/29/25: Duffy is at the front of his kennel with a loose body and is easily leashed by the handler to be brought into the behavior office. Duffy is a bit nervous entering, but once in the office begins to become very loose/wiggly, leaning into contact and let off on a drag leash. Duffy approaches some staff with a loose body, leaning into petting and exploring his surroundings. Duffy is given a pig ear to chew on to let him relax even more, eats it and continues to engage with staff. When a new staff member walks in, Duffy tenses a bit and approaches the staff member. Duffy sniffs the staff member, and walks away with his tail tucked and leans into the handler for petting. Duffy is brought back after a bit longer with no issue pulling hard. 08/22/25 (reassessment note): Duffy stands at the front of his kennel and allows the handler to leash him with ease. He is then brought to the assessment room, where a drag leash is placed on him. Duffy socializes with handlers, allows touch, and follows handlers around, responding to sit cues while being rewarded with treats. He maintains a soft, relaxed frame during interactions. After the session, Duffy is safely returned to his kennel without any issues. 8/16/25: Duffy is observed to be rebounding off his kennel door, heavily panting and coaxed into saliva. Duffy is easily leashed as he stands in front of the door panting when the handler opens the door. Duffy is walked out of his kennel pulling hard, and out into the sidewalk. Duffy explores his surroundings, relieves himself and will lean into contact when coaxed, but continues to pant heavily. Duffy after a bit of a walk, is brought back to kennel with no issue but is seen later rebounding off his kennel door. 08/07/25: (Play Group) Duffy is easily leashed and escorted to play yards for a Dog-to-Dog interaction. Please refer to Duffy's Behavior assessment summary for more details. When on leash Duffy will walk a head of the handler moderately pulling with a loose frame and wagging tail. In the yard Duffy is social with handlers, allowing pets on his back. Duffy is escorted back to the care center where he is unleashed, kenneled and safely secured. -

Summary (7):: 8/04/25: Duffy is at the front of his kennel with a neutral body and is easily leashed. Duffy walks up the sidewalk, but gets spooked by the door being slammed by another staff member and continues to look back. Duffy is able to walk to the yard for a greet, and ends up playing with another male dog. Duffy with staff is social, leaning in for petting and loose bodied. Duffy returns to kennel with no issue. 7/22/25:Duffy stands at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches, then begins jumping at the door while it is being unlocked. He is able to be leashed with the help of treats. On the way outside he pulls to sniff around and marks. Duffy is taken to the lay yard. He displays a loose, wiggly body and frequently jumps up on handlers to seek attention and treats. He engages in a game of fetch with the handler and has zoomies around the yard. On the return walk, Duffy continues to pull but re-enters his kennel without issue. 7/17/25: Duffy is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He begins jumping at the door as the handler unlocks it and is able to be leashed while being distracted with treats. He then pulls on the way to the behavior room for an assessment. In the room, he had a loose and wiggly body and would jump up on the handlers to receive pets and treats. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. He pulls on the way back to kennel and enters with no issue. 07/16/25: Duffy is standing at the front of his kennel and allows the handler to leash him with ease. He is then brought to the play yard to meet a playmate. Once inside the yard, a drag leash is placed on him, and he approaches the gate for a nose-to-nose greeting, displaying anxiousness and nervousness. Duffy walks away briefly, then re-approaches and begins sniffing around the yard. When the interaction is complete, Duffy is brought back to his kennel safely without any issues. 7/10/25: Duffy is siting on his bed as handler approaches his kennel. He comes forward to the door as the handler unlocks it and would then back away as the handler tries to leash him. He was able to be leashed while being distracted with treats. He is then taken to the behavior room for his assessment. On the way to the room, he has a tense body and tries to shy away from the handler and urinates on himself. He then enters the room with a tense body and was avoidant of the handlers. Due to fearfulness, his assessment was not able to be completed at this time. He pulls on the way back to his kennel and enters by pulling to his bed as the handler unleashes him and locks the door.

Date of intake:: 7/6/2025

Summary:: fearful, but allowed handling. Staff was able to scan for m/c, but did not collar due to FAS.

Date of initial:: 7/8/2025

Summary:: tail tucked, ears back, moves slowly as he checks out the room, very food-motivated and tolerated a

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Duffy's fearfulness, we recommend that he be placed in an adult-only home at this time.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful,Anxiety

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control: Duffy will socially jump on handlers for attention. Training should focus on teaching calm greetings, reinforcing four paws on the floor, and rewarding calm behavior to reduce attention-seeking jumping. Please see the handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control. Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Duffy accepted treats, he did so with increasing intensity and pressure.He would benefit from exercises that promote gentle treat-taking, such as hand-feeding with feedback, and redirection to appropriate chew items. Please see the handout on Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition. Fearful/Anxiety: Duffy exhibited signs of stress, including lip licking, wide "whale eyes," a tucked tail, and trembling.These behaviors indicate fear or anxiety, and training should prioritize building confidence through gradual desensitization, positive reinforcement, and creating a predictable, low-pressure environment. Please see the handout on the decompression period and generalized anxiety.