Date of intake:: 5/2/2026

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray; history unknown

Date of assessment:: 7/2/2026

Summary:: 07/02/26 Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard pull Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Seeks attention, heavy panting, leans into touch, flushed face, conflicted begins to pace Call over: Readily approaches Sits for treats, seeks attention Sociability comments: takes treats with hard pressure( leaving bruising) jumps on handler often Handling Soft handling: Tolerant- lip licks, head whips, heavy panting Exuberant handling: Tolerant- lip licks, head whips, heavy panting Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- heavy panting flushed face Arousal comments: Knock: Jumps on helper Knock Comments: Toy: Conflicted play bow when toy toss loose body 2nd pass muzzle punch prompt hand high tail Toy comments: 5/10: Behavioral assessment upon request. 5/4: While Dizzie has become more tolerant of leashing, she quickly becomes conflicted - seeking contact, whale eyes, pinned ears, low tail wags, chuffing. She escalates to growling. Out of concern for her stress levels, a handling assessment is not conducted. 5/3: A handling assessment could not be conducted due to Dizzie being sedated for her medical exam because of her behavior.

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 05/10/26 Dizzie is introduced to a novel male while off leash. She approaches the gate with a neutral frame and will briefly sniff the male before disengaging. She wanders the yard and does not return to the gate.

Summary (5):: 7/14/26: As handler approaches Dizzie's kennel she jumps and stands on the kennel door with a low wagging tail. Dizzie drops on all fours while handler unlocks the kennel door and leashes Dizzie with ease. Dizzie walks close to the handler with mild pulling while exiting the building where she starts to walk on a loose leash, sniff and explore. Dizzie does not solicit attention but responds and approaches the handler when her name is called and responds to the "sit" command. While on the walk another staff member approaches Dizzie and she looks towards the staff members direction with a low wagging tail and ears up. The staff member engages with the command "sit" with Dizzie before walking away. Dizzie is then brought back to her kennel with no issues. 07/2/26(BA):Dizzie is standing at the front of her kennel and allows the handler to leash her with ease. She immediately rushes out of the kennel, pulling hard as she exits the room. She is brought to the assessment room where a drag leash and collar are placed on her without issue. Dizzie repeatedly jumps up on handlers, takes treats very roughly, and displays heavy panting throughout the assessment. She allows handling while a secondary handler provides distraction. She runs without becoming aroused and does not respond to the knock portion of the assessment. During the toy assessment, she hovers over the toy and gently nibbles at the dummy hand, displaying mild mouthy behavior. For more information, see Behavioral Assessment. 7/2/26: Dizzie is sitting at the back of her kennel as handler approaches. She comes forward to the front with a loose body and begins jumping at the door while barking. She is able to be leashed with ease while being distracted with treats and then pulls hard on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, she continues to pull hard ahead and will constantly spin around and jump up on the handler while heavy panting. She is able to be redirected with treats and is comfortable sitting for treats and to receive pets. She pulls hard on the way back to her kennel is able to enter with no issues.

Summary (6):: 6.24 - Dizzie's kennel is smeared with feces. As handler approaches (unfamiliar), Dizzie stares up with soft eyes and eventually moves to stand on the door as handler unlocks the door. Treats are used to her lure her down and handler kneels down on one knee to leash her. Loop is successfully secured as Dizzie excitedly pushes out. No kennel fighting present but she was actively pulling towards spilled food to eat it. A dog was walking down the hall and she was easily guided to the side where she sat for treats, mouthing at the handlers hand slightly in an attempt to get it. Upon entering the play pen, Dizzie is switched to a drag leash and mouths slightly at the handler as she's clipped, a treat is used to distract her. Dizzie sniffs around the yard before approaching the present handlers (2, unfamiliar) to solicit attention. She is very food-motivated, catching treats and sitting when asked. Handler calls her over and after some petting she begins to lean further into the handler before standing up and putting her upper body on the handlers lap. She spends the rest of the interaction eating treats, and receiving pets with a loose body, loose face, and a floppy tongue. The mouthiness and jumpiness quickly lessens as time passes. Dogs are seen multiple times and she shows no reactivity disengaging on her own. She is easily leashed and walked out of the pen to return to the shelter. No reactivity is present when passing dogs but she begins to pull hard when a small bird comes into view. No reactivity was present towards pigeons however. Otherwise, she is easily returned to her kennel

Summary (7):: 6/18/26: Dizzie is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed while being distracted with treats and she then pulls hard on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, she would continue to pull ahead and would constantly stop and jump up on the handler to receive treats. She would lean into the handler to receive pets and had no reactions to dogs or people. On the way back to her kennel, she tries to pull towards a dog in a kennel next to hers while being quickly placed inside of her kennel. 6/6/26: Dizzie is reported on the white board to be kennel fighting. 5/14/26: Reported via whiteboard that Dizzie is a sweet girl and warms up with treats - 5/10/26: Dizzie is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She would back away with a tense body as the handler unlocks the door and attempts to leash her. She is able to be leashed while being distracted with treats and is then taken to the behavior room for her assessment. In the room, she has a tense body and would avoid being collared by backing away. She begins to warm up as she eats high value cheese and spray cheese on the ground. She is then comfortable being petted after being collared. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. She is able to return back to her kennel with no issues. 5/9/26 (pg): Dizzie is at the front of the kennel with a loose and wiggly frame as the handler approaches. She is leashed with a treat and will come out of the room with a wiggly frame as she spots a familiar handler in the hallway. Once in the play yard, another handler will clip her collar with the drag leash. Dizzie will meet another dog at the gate. Afterwards, she is returned to kennel with no issue and secured safely. 5/4: Dizzie enters the office, trotting alongside a handler. She stays near that handler, readily accepting treats. She becomes conflicted - seeks contact, but her body is tense, wide eyes, pinned ears, and low tail wags. She begins chuffing at the handler and then escalates to growling when another handler in the room glances over and makes eye contact. They immediately turn away, and Dizzie returns to taking treats from the other handler. She begins roaming the room, occasionally lingering by the door, seeking an exit. Dizzie returns to her kennel without issue.

Date of intake:: 5/2/2026

Summary:: intially loose/wiggly, once in office began hard barking/growling, started thrashing being walked

Date of initial:: 5/3/2026

Summary:: hard barking in kennel, whale eyes, able to leash and walks with tail tucked; sedated as precaution

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Dizzie's potential for defensive escalations and her handling sensitivity, we recommend an adult-only home.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Handling/touch sensitivity | Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: During her medical exam, Dizzie hard barked in kennel with whale-eyed staff, needing sedation. During her intake, Dizzie was initially loose and wiggly, but quickly began hard barking and growling at staff. When being walked back to her kennel, she balked at times and then began thrashing. Dizzie has been able to warm up to select handlers with time, high value treats, and a slow pace. She gives clear warnings when she is uncomfortable and does seem to choose to avoid or retreat when given the opportunity, but if prevented from moving away, there is a potential to escalate to higher-level warning behaviors and possible fear-based aggression. It is important to move slowly with Dizzie, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow her to initiate interactions with new people. She should never be forced to greet or to interact if she is not comfortable and does not want to solicit attention. Please see handouts on Handling/touch sensitivity & Fearful/potential for defensive aggression. Basic manners/poor impulse control: Dizzie is noted to jump on handler often. Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Dizzie is noted to takes treats with hard pressure( leaving bruising). Anxiety: Dizzie is noted to display flushed face, pacing, panting, difficulty settling. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Dizzie is reported on the white board to be kennel fighting. Strength/leash pulling: Dizzie is noted hard pull in the care center.