Date of intake:: 7/31/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (no known information)

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate - Hard Pulling Reactivity to humans: None - ignores Reactivity to dogs: None - ignores Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social - stays near handlers, also explores on his own Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Accepts, neutral body, leans in, whale eyes Exuberant handling: Not conducted Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Engages in play, looks at handler Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches, neutral Knock Comments: Toy: Tense, hovers Toy comments: **Previous assessment from 2021 is available upon request.**

Summary:: 8/3: Freedom greets M LMB dog at the gate with soft body. The other dog barks and Freedom does not react back, remaining neutral with a wagging tail. 8/2: Freedom is greeted at the gate by a male LMB. Freedom is forward facing with forward ears and a low wagging tail. As the dog gets closer his tail gets higher and becomes wiggly. 7/6/21: When greeting a novel dog at the fence, Freedom has a loose, wiggly body and wagging tail. 7/31/21: Freedom greets another dog through the fence with a loose and wiggly body.

Summary (5):: 8.12 Freedom is lying down in his kennel when staff member walks into the room. He stands up when staff approaches the kennel and is easily roped. Freedom pulls hard as he is walked to the yard where he meets a representative of a rescue group. Freedom is soft-bodied and mostly ignores the other person. Freedom is kept on a leash and walks near the other person and accepts pets from the staff. Freedom is taken for a quick walk around the building, where he pulls moderately hard, but maintains a soft body. Freedom is brought back to the yard, and approaches the rescue person, sniffing at but not taking the offered treats. Freedom accepts butt pets from them. Freedom meets a medium mixed-breed dog through the gate. Freedom approaches the dog with a soft and wiggly body. He remains soft and alert barks several times at the other dog. Freedom is easily returned to his kennel. 8/11 Freedom is barking upon approach. When the door is opened, he lowers his head and is easily leashed. He pulls hard while walking, and he slows down as we get further from the building. When returning, he begins to pull very hard on the leash, barking while walking through the halls. He attempts to pull towards neighboring dogs and is easily redirected towards his kennel.

Summary (6):: 8/9: Freedom is barking at the front of his kennel. He is easily leashed and pulls hard when leaving the building. When at the bottom of the ramp, Freedom slows down and walks beside handler with a soft body. He begins to pull hard when returning to kennel. When entering the building, Freedom begins to bark and vocalize and pulls towards neighboring dog. He walks into his kennel and begins to hard bark at another staff member with unleashed. 08/08: AM: Handler walked Freedom with a second handler on the street. Freedom had a neutral body throughout. PM: A handler took Freedom out to the yard. Second handler entered the yard after primary handler and Freedom were in for a few minutes. Upon entering, Freedom walked up to second handler, sniffed, and immediately became stiff, hackles raised, and growling. Primary handler had Freedom by the leash and pulled him back. Freedom began hard barking and lunging at second handler. Second handler was able to exit the yard with no issues. Once Freedom settled, primary handler walked Freedom back to his kennel. While coming inside, Freedom was hard barking and growling. 8.6 Freedom is standing in his kennel and is easily roped. Freedom walks nicely and ignores people in the hallway. In the yard freedom is put on a drag leash. he sits near staff and gently leans into head pets. Freedom then wanders the yard and relives himself, before returning to the staff and accepting more pets. When returning to his kennel freedom begins to bark while walking in the halls.

Summary (7):: 8/4 Freedom is barking when kennel is approached. He is easily leashed and pulls hard while leaving the building. When we get to the street, Freedom begins to pull less. He walks with a neutral body and his hind end swaying back and forth. When returning to the building, he begins to pull much harder on the leash. When entering the building Freedom begins whine and pull towards DH. Freedom walks into his kennel and sniff the treats left, before the door is closed he lunges at the door and bears his teeth. 08.02 Freedom is at the front of the kennel with a high tail and neutral body. He is easily leashed and is brought out for a walk. He pulls moderately, with a soft body and high tail, his nose to the ground sniffing at grass. He begins to pull hard toward the street, and handler redirects him towards the building. As we get closer to the building, Freedom begins to pull harder at the end of the leash. He pulls hard retuning to kennel and is easily unleashed. Later when brought out for photos. He attention barks and is easily leashed. Freedom pulls hard on leash and becomes stiff when the camera is out. We walk into the yard and Freedom is kept on leash. Handler sits on bench and slaps there thigh to coax Freedom over. He leans against with a low wagging tail allowing pets, when the camera comes out, he stops wagging and stiffens with forward eyes. He leans forward and hard barks. HE is redirected again and turns with a stiff body staring at volunteer with camera. He hard barks again and volunteer leaves the yard. He is greeted at the gate by a male LMB. Freedom is forward facing with forward ears and a low wagging tail. As the dog gets closer his tail gets higher and becomes wiggly. 7.31 Freedom is lying down in the back of his kennel when approached. He gets up and with a soft body moves to the front of the kennel. Freedom is easily roped and taken to the yard. In the Yard freedom is tolerant and allows handling as staff removes a drag leash. Freedom has a soft body and accepts gentle pets. Freedom is neutral bodied and scanned for a microchip. Freedom is then brought on a walk. During the walk Freedom pulls a moderate amount with high strength. He is responsive to the handler and walks with a soft body. When staff sits on a bench Freedom approaches them and leans into gentle head pets. Freedom is easily clipped and returned to his kennel. **Enrichment notes available from previous stay upon request.**

Date of intake:: 7/31/2025

Summary:: barking and growling in airline carrier

Date of initial:: 8/1/2025

Summary:: relaxed body initially, tense during exam but allowed all handling

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Freedom so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he is a young, enthusiastic, social dog who 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.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearful potential for defensive aggression, we recommend an adult only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to fearful potential for defensive aggression, we recommend placement with experienced New Hope Rescue Partner.

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

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: During the toy portion of his assessment, Freedom became tense and hovered over the soft toy. We recommend Freedom be left alone when engaged with items he finds of a high value. Nothing should ever be taken directly from Freedom's mouth. Should you have to take something from him, we recommend always trading for another item of equal or higher value. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Freedom has escalated to lunging at a staff member who entered the yard during socialization session. He has been increasingly on-leash reactive when passing people in the hallway. Freedom was reported to be snapping and growling at people before entering the care center. At the care center, he was initially very fearful, growling when approached in his kennel. He has warmed up to familiar handlers and displayed social behavior but will need a slow approach when acclimating to unfamiliar people and environments. Please see handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression.