Date of intake:: 6/24/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Other Notes:: 7/27/26: When an adoption counselor was attempting to leash Shimmer for an interaction, she was observed to potentially guard a long-lasting chew while in her crate. She would whale-eye the handler during leashing while holding onto the chew hard, body tense. A second handler assisted as Shimmer began leash biting. She is able to be coaxed out of the kennel using sliced cheese but would turn and try to return/pull hard to the chew in her crate to the point where she caused herself to pass out. Once outside for the interaction, Shimmer began jumping up and began biting the drag leashes that were clipped to the fencing. The adoption counselor could redirect her after a few tries, but as the interaction progressed, Shimmer became increasingly aroused. Once she let go of the leashes on the fence, she began to bite at her own drag leash. The counselor had more difficulty redirecting Shimmer as she was re-leashed. Shimmer then went on a second interaction right after the first one. Shimmer had the zoomies and seemed to be able to settle a bit afterwards. She was able to take treats gently, and when one of the potential adopters attempted to engage in play with Shimmer with the use of a squeaker toy, she grabbed the toy from the adopter and then began mouthing at the potential adopter's arm. Shimmer would not let go of their arm, but this did not break skin or draw blood. Using another squeaker toy was able to redirect Shimmer.

Date of assessment:: 6/29/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: No approach Sociability comments: Sniffing around the room, loof to handlers Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Loose and very wiggly Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler exuberantly Knock Knock comments: No approach, distracted Toy Toy comments: No interest, no reaction

Summary:: Shimmer arrived at the care center as a stray, so her behavior with other dogs is unknown. 7/18/26: Shimmer greets a novel male dog through the barrier off leash. Shimmer initially when noticing the male dog will stare, and walk around the yard sniffing ignoring the male dog who is soft bodied, toe tapping and remains at the gate. Shimmer does approach the gate, and begins to wag her tail in a circular motion, soften her body and become wiggly, but walks away. Shimmer appears a bit conflicted so is brought back to kennel and will be revisited after cleared for her CIRDC.

Summary (7):: 08/06/26: Shimmer is standing at the front of her pop-up crate with a neutral body. Handler leashes her with ease and brings her out to the play yard. A drag leash is placed on her, and she explored the yard - sniffing intently at certain spots. A handler tosses her a toy and Shimmer chases the toy, grabs and shakes it. It flies out of her mouth and Shimmer redirects onto another toy, interacting with it in the same exuberant manner. That toy is dropped and Shimmer redirects onto the handler - jumping up at them and air snapping. Handler backs away and Shimmer begins snapping towards their feet and legs. As handler continues to back away, they toss treats to try and redirect Shimmer but it does not work. Handler is able to grab the drag leash, which distracts Shimmer and she begins biting the drag leash. Handler loops the slip lead through the drag leash and drops the drag leash, at which point Shimmer releases the drag leash as well. Shimmer is led out of the pen and the drag leash in unclipped. Shimmer is brought back inside without further incident. Once back in her pop-up she is given treats and takes them gently. A "Keep on Leash" tag is placed on her kennel and the interaction is ended. 7/25/26: Shimmer showed excitement jumping in the kennel as handler approached with leash to take her out for a walk. Shimmer allowed handler to leash her and took her toy too accompany her on her walk. While outside Shimmer was next to handler, did show interest in other dogs but did not go near them. Coming back into the facility Shimmer was still next to handler and was easily placed in a new location in small dog adoptions. 07/19/26: Shimmer is sitting at the front of the kennel. She is easily leashed. Very eager to walk. Noticed she would leash bite or attempt to if she felt the leash was limiting her in some way. Returned to kennel without issues. 07/18/26 (PG): Shimmer is at the front of the kennel as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and brought to the play yard. After her interaction, Shimmer tries to pull back towards the play yard when leaving. She picks up various toys along the way, but drops them. She is returned to her kennel with no issue. 6/29/26: As handler approaches Shimmer is lying down in her kennel, she quickly gets up as she sees the handler starting to unlock the kennel. She is easily leashed and removed from kennel, she is then taken out for a street walk where she would pull hard forward with her ears pinned back. Throughout the walk, she wouldn't react towards any dogs or people and would remain highly exuberant as handler calls her name. She takes treats with a soft mouth and is then returned inside for her assessment. Once completed, returned to her kennel with ease.

Date of intake:: 6/24/2026

Summary:: Friendly

Date of initial:: 6/25/2026

Summary:: Wiggly and seeking attention. Allows all handling

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Shimmer 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 addition to physical exercise, to positively direct their energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to the concerning level of arousal displayed during two adoption interactions and the potential for the resource guarding we recommend that Shimmer be placed in an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Leash-biting,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: When an adoption counselor attempted to remove Shimmer from her crate, she was noted to become tense, whale-eyed, and grip a long-lasting chew that she was actively engaged with hard. A secondary handler was needed to assist and was able to lure her out of her crate with high-value treats. She attempted to pull hard back to the crate to return to her true to the point where she caused herself to pass out. Please see handout on resource guarding. Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition | low threshold for arousal | leash biting: Shimmer has been noted to leash by when attempting to remove her from her crate/kennel. While she typically is able to be redirected with treats, once over her threshold, Shimmer can become difficult to redirect and will begin to leash by during walks and during an adoption interaction. On one adoption interaction, she was noted to grab at the leashes that were clipped to the fence as they were not in use at that time. Please see handout on mildliness/pore by inhibition and arousal.