Date of intake:: 5/22/2025

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

Previously lived with:: 2 adults, 1 dog

Behavior toward strangers:: barks and growls around strangers

Behavior toward children:: Unknown

Behavior toward dogs:: playful with familiar dogs. She barks and growls at unfamiliar dogs

Behavior toward cats:: Unknown

Resource guarding:: No known reports of resource guarding.

Bite history:: No known reports of a bite history.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Tux is noted to have a medium energy level in the home.

Other Notes:: She is reported to escape the yard. She has never been inside. She reacts to other dogs, strangers, children, moving objects, cats, and small animals that approach the yard by barking and growling at them.She is a vocal dog. She has spent her time exclusively outside. She was crate trained, but does not do well.

Date of assessment:: 5/24/2025

Summary:: ***5/24/25:A handling assessment will not be conducted at this time due to Tux defensive behavior and not wanting to walk while on lead.***

Summary (7):: 5/24/25: Tux is observed to be whining and pawing his kennel door throughout the day when handlers pass. 5/24/25: Tux is visited at the front of her kennel where she is seen to be pacing, with food scattered across her kennel and looking at the handler when approached. Tux is weary of the handler at first, backing away but begins to show more interest as the handler opens the door. Tux will sniff the handler, displayed a low body and tucked tail and will allow the handler to pet under her chin. Tux is displayed the leash initially and sniffs it, showing little interest in it so it is placed n the ground and she puts her head towards the leash to sniff and approaches the handler again. Tux is weary of the leash when picked up and begins to back again, and the handler goes to drape the leash over her head where she begins to run away, and become head shy, closing her eyes and flinches but tolerates it being draped over her head slowly. No leash pressure is added when the leash is over her head and the rope is dropped onto the floor. Tux will begin to freeze, lay on her side and will not move as long as the leash is around her neck. Tux is extremely fearful and the leash is removed with a tool to not stress her out. Tux is left with more high values and the handler walks away. 5/24/25: Tux is observed to hard bark, snarl and snap at his glass several times at ACS staff members. Tux is greeted through a small crack in his door, and he begins to snarl and hard bark at the handler. 5/23/25: Tux is at the front of there kennel when approached and is panting while looking towards the back of there kennel sitting when the handler approaches. Tux is heavily panting, shying away from the kennel door as its being opened but begins to head tilt when the locked is being moved into her kennel card. Tux appears highly anxious, panting heavily and hypersalivating at the back of the kennel but when the handler begins to open a bag of high value food and walks towards the handler. Tux begins to sniff the handlers food in there hands and begins to take the food but drop it soon after on the floor. Tux continues to do so with a variety of food, and due to her high anxiety is left alone to decompress. Tux is visited briefly to see if she ate her food, but it appears she ate some of it, but pushed most of it under her door.

Date of intake:: 5/22/2025

Summary:: Open mouth,thrashing, biting the leash and alligator rolling

Date of initial:: 5/22/2025

Summary:: reportedly alligator rolling, trashing on leash, sedation requested, sedated exam

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Tux defensive behavior, we recommend Tux be placed in an adult-only home at this time. No cats: It is noted in the prior home that Tux will react to cats/small animals by barking and growling we recommend she is placed in a home with no cats/small animals. Place with a New Hope partner: Tux is a highly anxious dog who has exhibited escalating fear-based behaviors since intake. During her initial handling, she resisted leashing and walking, eventually thrashing, biting the leash, and alligator rolling. She also turned with an open mouth toward staff, requiring intervention from behavior specialists. In the kennel, Tux alternates between avoidant and defensive behavior—frequently hard barking, snarling, and snapping at staff through the kennel glass or door. When approached with high-value treats, she will sometimes come forward to sniff or take them but often drops the food or pushes it away. Due to her persistent anxiety, low threshold for arousal, and reactivity toward handlers she is available for rescue through one of New Hope's partners.

Potential challenges: : Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Kennel presence,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful/potential for defensive aggression/Handling/touch sensitivity/Low threshold for arousal: During intake Tux initially resisted walking on a leash. The owner used the staff's leash to guide Tux into the waiting room. Staff then had the owner leash Tux, remove her harness, and put on a belly band. As staff walked Tux to the medical hallway, she began thrashing and turned open mouth towards the staff. Canine behavior specialists were called for assistance. Despite their efforts, Tux continued thrashing, biting the leash, and alligator rolling. In care Tux has displayed snarling, hard baring and snapping at handlers not allowing handlers to leash and remove her out of kennel for walks. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: In the prior home Tux is noted to react to other dogs, strangers, children, moving objects, cats, and small animals that approach the yard by barking and growling at them. Kennel presence:Tux is observed to hard bark, snarl and snap at his glass several times at ACS staff members. Tux is greeted through a small crack in his door, and he begins to snarl and hard bark at the handler.