Date of intake:: 12/3/2025

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

Previously lived with:: 1 adult, 2 children (6 and 11yo)

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly, outgoing, and playful.

Behavior toward children:: Friendly, outgoing, playful, and tolerant.

Behavior toward dogs:: Lived with dogs when he was a puppy noted to be friendly, outgoing, and playful

Behavior toward cats:: Lived with cats when he was a puppy noted to be friendly, outgoing, and playful

Resource guarding:: Owner stated that there is no resource guarding and she can take things from his mouth without issue but previously wrote that Jacobo would growl or hard bark when toys or food was approached.

Bite history:: No reported bite history.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Jacobo is noted to have a mediumn energy level in the prior home.

Other Notes:: Jacobo will use the bathroom when outside on walks. He is known to be fearful of storms and fireworks. He will chew on shoes. Jacobo is known to have separation anxiety and will bark when left alone. Owner reported that Jacobo will bark at strangers, squirrels, and birds while on walks. He will bark at other dogs so he can get closer to them according to the owner. Jacobo is unbothered when held, bothered when sleeping, pushed/pulled off furniture, and when collar is grabbed. Jacobo is described as social, caring, very active, playful, lazy, and independent. He spends most time with people. He allows the owner to bath, brush, and trim nails. Jacobo will pull somewhat and was walked 3-4 times a day for 10 minutes. He has never been crated. Jacobo enjoys car rides. He knows commands like sentarse, quedarse, quieto, and dar la pata. The previous owner's favorite thing about him is that he is very caring, playful, and he snores a lot. Jacobo likes balls, stuffed toys, and wet foo

Date of assessment:: 12/23/2025

Summary:: 12/23/25: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: N/a Reactivity to dogs: N/a Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social- seeks attention from familiar handlers, soft body Call over: Readily approaches- performs sit and paw, soft body Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- panting, soft body Exuberant handling: Allowed- panting, soft body Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- loose body Arousal comments: Knock: Alert approches loose body Knock Comments: Toy: Playful Toy comments: 12/06/25: Due to Jacobo's Fearfulness, a handling assessment will not be condcuted at this time.

Summary:: According to previous owner(s), Jacobo lived with other dogs and a cat when he was a puppy. He was reported to be friendly, outgoing, and playful. Information with unfamiliar dogs on/off leash are unknown. 12/07/25 Due to fearfulness, Jacobo cannot attend PG at this time.

Summary (5):: 02/05/26 (Trainer Note): Jacobo was jumping at the front of his kennel as the handler approached. The handler leashed him using a treat and he walked calmly to the Live Room. When inside, Jacobo is wiggly and the handler can work on the 123 game with him. Jacobo will periodically jump at the handler but is marked and rewarded for sitting. The handler begins to condition the word yes and conditions the word 3 forthe 123 game. Jacobo would try to sneak behind the handlers back to get to where they were holding their treats. The handler was able to count to three and Jacobo would orient to them. Jacobo would take treats gently and solicited pets. Jacobo was re leashes using a treat and was safely returned to kennel.

Summary (6):: 1/25/26: Jacobo is jumping up at his kennel door with a wiggly body a handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is then taken to the behavior room. In the room, he has a loose and wiggly body as he would jump up on the handler to receive pets and treats. He tries to drink water from the water hose as the handler fills up the water bucket. He engages in a game of fetch with toys. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues 01/11/26: Jacobo is standing at the front of his kennel displaying a soft, loose body frame and takes treats gently from the handler’s hand. He allows the handler to leash him with ease and is escorted outside for an enrichment walk. While outside, Jacobo practices sit cues with the handler. When released to walk, he moves forward with a soft, loose body, occasionally pouncing playfully while walking. When the session is complete, Jacobo is returned to his kennel safely without any issues. 01/04/26: Jacobo is standing at the front of his kennel on his hind legs and allows the handler to leash him with ease. He is escorted to the assessment room for enrichment. Once inside, a drag leash is placed on him. Jacobo roams the room freely, maintaining a soft, loose body frame. The handler practices place work using a stool, and Jacobo engages appropriately, responding to sit cues and earning rewards for compliance. He then engages with a snuffle mat, seeking out all treats until they are done. Jacobo remains regulated throughout the session and is returned to his kennel safely without any issues. 12/30/25: Jacobo is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body, jumping up on his hind legs, and allows the handler to leash him with ease. He is escorted to the play yard for enrichment. Once inside the yard, Jacobo immediately relieves himself, then begins running around the yard with zoomies, occasionally jumping up on the handler with excitement. When the session is complete, Jacobo is returned to his kennel safely without any issues.

Summary (7):: 12/23/25: Jacobo is at the front of his kennel with a loose body, is easily leashed and walked outside into the play yards. Jacobo is social with the handler, offering paw for treats and when dogs pass while he is in the pen will begin to tense and whine as they pass. Jacobo continues to explore and watch dogs pass, but does not react past whining. Jacobo is easily leashed and placed back into kennel. 12/16/25: Jacobo is standing at the front of his kennel, jumping on his hind legs, and allows the handler to leash him with ease. He is escorted to the play yard for enrichment. Once inside, Jacobo roams the yard freely, exploring, sniffing, and relieving himself. He interacts with the handler through toy play when a tennis ball is tossed, he runs and retrieves it, but does not remain engaged for an extended period. Jacobo then begins zoomies, dashing around the yard in circles. When the session is complete, Jacobo is returned to his kennel safely without any issues. 12/08/25 Jacobo is standing in front of his kennel door vocalizing at the handler as they approach. He comes forward with a soft, frame and wagging tail, allowing himself to be leashed before being taken out. He exits the kennel with no issue and they proceed to the live room. He trots over maintaining a relaxed, neutral frame and wagging tail. as he arrives, there is a snuffle matt and lick matt he will engage with for the time being. He will collect treats from the handler when administered as well when ever he approaches the handler. Jacobo is then taken outside for a walk. On his walk he will relieve himself and he will pull back towards the entrance. They enter the facility with no issue and Jacobo enters his kennel quickly. 12/5/25: Jacobo displays the same behaviors as of yesterday (12/4) with just one handler today. He growls and snaps at the leash before being leashed and taken outside. Please refer to those notes. 12/4/25: Jacobo is laying down at the back of his kennel with a tense body as handler approaches. He begins trembling with a tense body as he remains laying down on the bed as the handler unlocks the door. He begins to growl as the handler slowly attempts to leash him. Once leashed, he continues to have a tense body while shaking and would turn his head away. He eventually steps forward and peeks his head out of the door. He then retreats back to his bed and lays back down. When the second handler walks away and the handler then starts to close the door, he reapproaches the front and is slowly able to walk out of kennel. He is then slowly taken outside for a walk. On the walk, he has a tense body and tucked tail as she slowly explored around the pen. He doesn't interact with the handler and had no interest in toys or treats. He is able to be taken slowly back to his kennel with no issues.

Date of intake:: 12/3/2025

Summary:: hard barked and lunged at staff member.

Date of initial:: 12/3/2025

Summary:: hard barking and growling during owner handoff

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We reccomend Jacobo be placed in an adult-only home at this time.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Destructive behavior,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Separation anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding:Owner stated that there is no resource guarding and she can take things from his mouth without issue but previously wrote that Jacobo would growl or hard bark when toys or food was approached. Training should include management and observation, feeding and playing in controlled environments, and implementing desensitization and counter-conditioning if guarding behaviors are observed. Please see the handout on Resource guarding. Destructive behavior:He will chew on shoes.Provide appropriate chew items, increase mental enrichment (puzzle feeders, training games), and supervise to prevent rehearsal of destructive behaviors. Redirect to acceptable items and reinforce calm behavior. Please see the handout on Destructive behavior. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: In the prior home Jacobo isn noted to be fearful of storms and fireworks.Upon approach, Jacobo hard barked and lunged at staff member. Upon intake, owner was asked to muzzle and leash him before walking in. Staff was able to take the leash from the owner and start to walk back to medical. After walking from the owner, Jacobo was able to remove his muzzle and continued to whale eye the handler while walking back. Once staff and Jacobo were separated with a gate (without any pressure at all), Jacobo began to hard bark at staff.Training should focus on confidence-building, cooperative care, and controlled introductions, using slow approaches and pairing handling with high-value rewards. Avoid sudden movements and restraint; implement desensitization to environmental triggers like storms and loud noises. Please see the handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression. Separation anxiety: Jacobo is known to have separation anxiety and will bark when left alone.Training should include gradual desensitization to absences, enrichment activities, and creating a safe space. Please see the handout on Separation anxiety. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration:Owner reported that Jacobo will bark at strangers, squirrels, and birds while on walks. He will bark at other dogs so he can get closer to them according to the owner.Training should focus on counter-conditioning and desensitization to triggers at a safe distance, reinforcing calm engagement with the handler. Use management tools like visual barriers and structured exits to prevent rehearsal of reactive behaviors. Please see the handout on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration.