Date of intake:: 1/21/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 1/23/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Kennel reactive, pulls towards dogs with a tense body Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Jumps up on handler and jumps up for treats Soft handling: Seeks contact Exuberant handling: Seeks contact Comments: Leans into handler Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily with loose body Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: 1/28/25: Eden greets another dog at the gate with a tense, still body and hard eyes. She follows the other dog as they move away with her eyes only.

Summary (2):: 7/2/25: Eden is standing with a neutral body and barking in the middle of her kennel as handler approaches. She is easily leashed and removed from her kennel. As she is removed she begins to kennel fight but at the end of the room she lunges and intensely hard barks at the dog in the pop up crate. She is taken to the street for a walk. Handler attempts to pet but she quickly head whips with a loose and wiggly body and begins jumping on handler in in a intense yet social manner. As she passes by the cat hallway she repeats the same behavior, lunging with a tense body, hackles raised, and hard barking. Handler has to keep her on a short leash. On the street she moderately pulls ahead, and when spotting a bike, the same behavior repeats itself but at its highest intensity. She is not receptive to treats or toys and remains hypervigilant for the remainder of the walk. She is returned to kennel without issue. 7/2/25: It was reported that handler had to straight arm Eden as she attempted to 'muzzle punch' as if she wanted to hump. After straight arming her she attempted to very briefly leash bite. 07/01/25: Eden is at front of kennel, barking, loose, wiggly body. She takes treats from novel handler gently through kennel door. She is leashed easily. She leaves the MACC center with light to moderate pulling. During walk she is receptive to treats and pulls with moderate pressure to areas she wants to sniff. Her body is relaxed, she is panting heavily on the warmer day. Eden visually fixates on dogs passing but when kept far enough away is receptive to be redirected with treats. Eden re-enters MACC center and kennel safely, takes treats through kennel door. 6/30/25: ACS reports mild leash biting observed from Eden 6/15/25- Eden is at the front of her kennel with a loose and wiggly body, she is easily leashed and taken for a street walk. She has a moderate pull to spots to sniff. When passing a stray cat Eden pulls hard to them with a tense body and hard barking. Handler pulls away and tosses a treat ahead, she runs to eat the treat. When handler calls to her, she comes to handler and is rewarded. She allows handler to pet her head, neck and back. She leans into handler's legs when they scratch her side. When walking back to the building there is a dog walking towards her. Handler goes to the street and Eden tries to find the dog by looking under the car or pulling to either side of it to find the dog. Handler presents a treat in front of her and she follows handler, they toss treats ahead and she follows them to eat. She is easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (3):: 5/27/25- Eden is sitting at the front of her kennel with a soft body, she stands up and is easily leashed. She is taken for a street walk, while in the elevator Eden follows the command to sit and gently take treats. She has a moderate pull sniffing around and relieving herself. There is a person laying on the curb as Eden passes them she has a tense body, high tight tail and growls. Handler calls to her but she stays fixated on the person. Handler tugs her away and presents a treat, she takes it. She allows handle to pet her head, neck and back. She is easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue. 5/18/25- Eden is at the front of her kennel with a loose and wiggly body, she is easily leashed and taken for a street walk. She pulls hard to various spots to sniff, when handler calls to her she comes to them. She gently takes treats from their hand. When she sees another dog on the street, she has a slight tense body and grumbles. Handler presents a treat and she follows handler. She has no reaction to people passing her and allows handler to pet her head, neck and back. She is easily clipped and handler tosses treats into kennel, she goes in without issue. 5/16/25: Eden is reported to be cat reactive. 5/11/25: Eden is at the front of the kennel with a neutral body, barking. She is easily leashed and runs out of the room and down the hallway, pulling hard. She is leash harnessed and brought to the street where she walks ahead handler pulling moderately. She relieves herself and remains aloof with the handler throughout the walk, occasionally stopping to sniff areas on the ground. A dog is walking down the street and she pulls hard with a tense body towards the dog. Handler physically moves her away with leash tension. At the same time a person walking with their bike passes by. She crosses in front of the handler charging the bike. Handler quickly body blocks Eden to move her away. Eden continues walking and is returned to kennel without issue. 5/4/25: Eden is lying down in kennel she jumps up to the kennel door and barks. She is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the room. She is easily leash harnessed and brought to the street. When exiting the driveway she spots another dog and pulls towards them, vocalizing and barking with her body tense. She is kept away. On the street, she pulls moderately, heavy panting. Eden stops and sniffs random spots on the ground and relieves herself. When she sees a dog across the street she looks towards them her head high and ears perked. When handler stops at a cross walk, Eden looks towards them and sits at their feet. Handler offers her treats and she takes them and spits them out. Handler and Eden walk back to the shelter and she is brought to the kennel without issue.

Summary (4):: 4/27/25: Eden is at the front of her kennel barking with a wagging tail, she is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the room, barking towards the passing kennels. Eden is taken downstairs and she sees a dog at a distance. She barks at the dog. A dog passes too close to her when handler steps aside with Eden to let them pass. She lunges at the dog. Eden is walked back to the shelter, and pulls towards a dog leaving the room. She is kept away and returned to kennel without issue. 4/20/25: Eden is at the front of her kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. She is easily leashed and ran out of the room barking and pulling at the passing pop ups. At the elevator, Eden is distracted with treats. She allows the handler to wrap their leash around her as a harness. Eden walks with moderate pulling. When spotting a dog as a distance away she hard stares at them. Eden is then redirected with treats. On the walk, Eden did not react to scooters or bikes. She briefly looks at them, then looks away. Eden relieves herself and stops to sniff surroundings. Eden is walked back to kennel without reacting to the passing kennels and enters without issue. 4/13/25: Eden is lying down at the front. She gets up and looks towards handler with a soft body and wagging tail. Eden is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the kennel. She pulls hard towards the passing kennels and pop up crates. Eden is taken to the street where she pulls very hard. She spots a dog and is kept away, she pulls towards the dog with a tense body. Handler's leash is used to make a harness and Eden is taken to the street where she continues to pulls hard. On the street Eden spots a dog approaching and starts to pull. Handler steps aside with Eden and she leans forward towards the passing dog. The dog passes and she vocalizes towards them briefly. She walks around the block, relieving herself and remaining aloof with handler. When called to, Eden approaches with a wiggly body and wagging tail for a brief moment and walks away. Eden will stop and stare at dogs across the street. She is brought back inside and she cage fights with the pop ups and passing kennels. She hard barks as she passes them and is returned to her kennel no issue.

Summary (5):: 4/6/25: Eden is standing in kennel she jumps up on hind legs with soft body and wagging tail, easily leashed, pulls very hard out of kennel. She is running forward and barking towards the passing pop up crates. Eden is taken to the street where she pulls very hard. At the end of the block, handler puts Eden in leash harness. She walks with less pulling. A bike is approaching down the street and as it gets closer her body becomes tense and Eden rushes forward when the bike passes. Eden is walked back to the shelter and two dogs approach and Eden becomes tense and pulls forward. Handler moves her to the side of the road to let them pass. Eden is leaning forward whimpering while hard staring the dogs as they pass by. Eden's leash harness is removed and she pulls very hard back into the building and upstairs where she runs forward and barks at passing pop up crates and returned to kennel without issue. 3/30/25- Eden is at the front of her kennel with a loose and wiggly body while barking at handler as they approach. She is easily leashed and when exiting the room she tries to cage fight with the kennels and pop up crates in the hallway. Handler tosses treats ahead of her to distract her and to keep her moving, she runs after the treats to eat them. She pulls hard continuously on the walk and will come to handler when called to eat a treat which she takes gently. When waiting for the light to change, handler has Eden sit and as bikes pass she is distracted with treats. While walking down the block a small wagon passes her, handler has Eden go by the curb and sit. She looks momentarily at them and handler calls to her, she stays focused on handler while they feed her treats. She sees another dog and watches them with a neutral body with no vocalization. Handler presents a treat in front of her and she follows the handler. When returning handler keeps her close and away from the pop up crates, she does try to pull towards them while barking. She tries to cage fight when returning to kennel and goes in without further issue.

Summary (6):: 3/22/25: Eden is at the front of the kennel with a loose wiggly body and a wagging tail. She is easily leashed and is taken out. As she is exiting the room Eden begins barking and vocalizing at the dogs in the front of the room. She is taken to the street where she pulls hard to moderately. Eden relieves herself and sniffs around. Handler has Eden sit for treats and she takes them gently. When returning to the shelter, Eden spots a dog in the driveway and hard stares pulling towards them but is kept away. Eden is later returned to her kennel without issue. 3/19/25: Eden is reported to have reacted to bikes and skateboards while walking on the street. 3/18/25- ACS reported when walking Eden on the street she would have a slight pull towards people in passing. When passing one MOP she lunged and hard barked at them. Handler was able to keep her away. 03/15/25: Eden is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is leashed while distracted with treats and taken to the street for her walk. During her walk she walks past people without issue and stops to sniff or use the bathroom occasionally. Eden will turn to face handler when called and accepts treats gently from handler, she is walked for a while and towards the end of her walk begins jumping on handler softly. She is brought back inside and allows clipping before being brought back to kennel. She follows treats back to kennel and returns with treats tossed into kennel. 2/22/25: Eden is barking at his kennel door as handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and tries to bark at all the dogs in room while exiting. He pulled on the way downstairs while being taken for a walk outside. On the walk, he would pull ahead and would continuously look up at the handler to see if he would be offered a treat. He would sit in front of the handler while receiving the treat and would take them gently. He would look at the ground to find treats the handler would toss on the ground. When dogs would pass, he would hard stare and start to pull hard. He is easily redirected with treats. He is able to return back to kennel with no issues.

Summary (7):: 2/17/25: Eden is observed to be standing facing the back of her kennel, staring at the bottom part of the Transfer Door. Handler calls her over several times to disengage. She approaches the front with a soft body and handler ends interaction. 2/14/25: IT was reported that Eden will cage fight with one dog in a pop up crate in the hall. She grabs the bars of the crate with her mouth and pulls. 1/30/25: Eden was recorded staring at her transfer door and slightly difficult to refocus. 1/29/25: It was reported on the behavior board that Eden is focused on the transfer door, barking and pawing at it. 1/23/25: Eden is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches, she is leashed while distracted with treats and taken to the street for her walk. As soon as she gets out of kennel she pulls towards the other dogs attempting to cage fight. She is kept away and walks to the street, while outside she pulls hard but walks past people on the street without issue. She will pull towards dogs she sees close by and is difficult to redirect. She is walked for a while and brought back inside after a bit for her assessment. During her assessment she approaches handlers with a loose and very wiggly body. She allows petting and collaring from handlers while taking treats in between. She is uninterested in toys when offered, and once finished with her assessment she is brought back to kennel. She pulls towards the neighboring dog next to her kennel but is returned quickly. 1/26/25 Eden was easily leashed and removed from kennel. Leaving the room, she pulled with moderate strength, looking towards dogs in other kennels but not reacting at all. Outside in the yard, she pulled but was able to be directed into a pen and easily placed on a drag leash. She explored and released herself, before seeking attention and affection from the handler. sat for treats on command and posed for photos, before being easily leashed and returned to the building. No issue returning to kennel, hopped right back in.

Date of intake:: 1/21/2025

Summary:: Friendly, required coaxing to come out of crate, allowed all handling

Date of initial:: 1/21/2025

Summary:: Body relaxed; easily examined; not interested in treats

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Eden 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 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 13): Due to lack of basic manners and on leash reactivity we recommend a home with no children.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners: Eden has been observed to jump up on handlers in a social manner and when seeking treats. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Sit" and "Off" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach them to control their impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward-based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners. On Leash Reactivity: Eden has been observed to pull towards dogs with a tense body in the kennel rooms and while on leash. Throughout her stay Eden has been observed to begin lunging and hard barking towards crates in the hallway, the cats, and bicycles on the street. This behavior is not able to be redirected easily. Eden 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. Arousal: Eden has been observed to quickly become over aroused and begin to mount handlers. eden should be rewarded with treats when calm. If they escalate to jumping or mounting, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Eden. Please see handout on Arousal.