Date of intake:: 12/4/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (No Known History)

Date of assessment:: 4/8/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate- pulls in the direction he wants to go Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Become tense when seeing another dog, easily redirectable Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Explores around, seeking toys Soft handling: Over aroused Exuberant handling: Over aroused Comments: Head whipping persistently throughout contact Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler exuberantly, begins jumping up, then begins lunging at the handler persistently. The handler has to straight arm Torwen and the secondary handler uses squeaky sounds to distract them. Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Grips toy firmly, and engages with the toy

Summary:: 12/20/25: Torwen greets another dog at the gate with a forward, tense body, high rapidly wagging tail and wide eyes. 1/15/26: Torwen approaches a decoy dog with a low body. He then mounts the 'dog' after sniffing it briefly. 4/13/26: Torwen greets another dog at the gate with a tense, forward body, chattering. He moves along the fence line attempt to get to the other dog. 4/14/26: A decoy dog is used to greet Torwen off the leash. Torwen approaches with tense body and postures to mount. He moves away then returns to the dog, tense still standing over the 'dog' as it had fallen over. He is tense and begins to bite at the ear inside of the leg. He is not easily called away.

Summary (2):: 4/14/26: Torwen is at the front of his kennel with a soft body. He is easily leashed and brought out of kennel. While the handler walks Torwen to the yard, he stares at dogs with a slightly tense body, but breaks his own focus. While in the hallway, and standing by to allow other dogs to pas, Torwen begins to chatter. The handler brings Torwen to the yard for playgroup (see dog-dog notes). Afterwards, the handler brings Torwen inside and returns him to kennel.

Summary (3):: 4/8/26: Torwen is at the front of his kennel with a soft body. He is easily leashed and brought out the room, which he pulls hard out of. On the street, Torwen walks with switching between mild to hard pulling; he doesn’t react to passersby. When seeing other dogs, Torwen stares at them with a slightly tense body, but is easily redirected when the handler calls his name and gently pulls him away. The handler brings Torwen inside for his assessment (see notes). They then return him to his kennel, and as he enters it, Torwen begins to bite and hold the leash; the handler slow removes the leash with gentle pressure until Torwen lets go. 4/4/26: Torwen is at the front of the kennel with a slightly tense body and soft wagging tail. He is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the kennel room. He walks to the street where he pulls mild to moderate towards the street. On the street Torwen stops to relieve himself a few times. He pulls moderately towards areas to sniff intensely, when observing dogs, Torwen stops and lowers his body tense. Handler calls him away and tries squeakers. It takes a moment to redirect him but he eventually responds to the handler. A treat is tossed and he continues walking. This happens several times during the walk. He is redirected with treats and kept away from the dogs. Torwen is then walked back to the shelter, he pulls moderately back inside and is returned to kennel without issue. 3/28/26: (during PM walk) Torwen is witnessed jumping toward a staff member in driveway, he is loose bodied but panting. Staff member allows Torwen to approach closer, uses treats to keep Torwen on all 4's and pets Torwen, he remains loose bodied but panting while being pet on face and neck. 3/28/26: Torwen is at the front of his kennel with a soft body. He is leashed and brought out; he pulls hard while exiting. On the street, Torwen walks ahead with moderate to hard pulling; he fixates on other dogs with a tense, forward body, so the handler calls and pulls him away to break his focus. Torwen is social with the handler, allowing pets. Before entering the building, Torwen fixates on another dog walking past that fixates on him; when the other dog reacts to him, Torwen attempts to pull towards but the handler shortens the leash and brings him into property. The handler clips their leash and as they walk Torwen to his kennel, he pulls hard and looks at the kennels; he enters his own with ease.

Summary (4):: 3/28/26: Torwen is reported by staff to be fixating and dogs on walks, trying to re-establish line of sight. Additionally, Torwen was reported to pull toward a linen cart when exiting kennel. 3/24/26: Torwen is at the front with a slightly tense body and slow wagging tail. He is easily leashed and taken out of the kennel. He pulls hard out of the room and brought outside towards the street. Torwen walks with a loose leash on the street. He stops to sniff spots and relieve himself. He passes people without issue. Handler tries to engage with him and he sits at the handlers feet taking treats. He is largely aloof with the handler but will take treats gently. After, he is walked around the block and walked back to the shelter. He is returned to his kennel without issue. 3/13/26: Torwen is laying down quietly in kennel, towards front, soft eye contact with handler. Torwen stands for treats offered, is easily leashed. Torwen is leashed easily, exits with moderate pull. Torwen sees a dog when exiting driveway, he briefly stares but recovers. Torwen is walked on sidewalk, he takes treats offered, allows petting with soft body. After some time Torwen is walked back to MACC. He re-enters kennel without issue (no leash biting on return as previously noted). 3/7/26: Torwen is at the front of his kennel with a neutral body when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and taken outside for a street walk. He pulls hard cross the street and immediately relieves himself. He pulls moderately but social and engages with handler when called. He follows command "sit" and gently takes treat as a reward. He sees another dog cross the street and starts hard starring towards them with tense body. Handler is able to redirect Torwen with a treat and make him sit again. Torwen pulls hard in the driveway on the way back to the kennel. He is easily clipped and brought to the kennel with no further issues. 3/3/26: Torwen is noted to be leash-biting on return to kennel. 3/2/26: Staff is walking through the kennel room and observes Torwen to bounce off the kennel walls when a dog is being removed from the kennel. He has a stiff wagging tail and barking towards the dog as it approaches his kennel before the handler leads him away. Shortly after the dog leaves, Torwen grabs a toy and lays down on his kuranda bed, chewing it. 3/02/26: Torwen is at the front of the kennel, lying down while chewing on a toy. As handler begins to unlock the kennel, he quickly gets up and is easily leashed, as he has a loose and wiggly body. Torwen is then taken for a street walk, where he would walk alongside the handler not reacting towards any passing stimuli. He would quickly relieve himself and would continue walking forward with the handler. Torwen would sniff multiple spots and would readily follow the handler with ease. Torwen is then clipped and returned back to his kennel with no issue.

Summary (5):: 2/24/26- Torwen comes to the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body, when handler attempts to leash Torwen gets his paw caught in the leash. He jumps down and handler is able to remove the leash around Torwen's paw. Handler tries to leash again and is able to easily. He has a mild pull exiting and is taken for a street walk. When he sees another dog when on the sidewalk he stares at the other dog with a stiff body with ears perked and medium tail. Handler calls to him but he keeps staring at the dog, handler has to present a treat in front of him then he follows handler. He looks back when Torwen follows handler. He is social with handler and jumps on them, handler fully scratches his back and he leans his head back. He jumps down and handler scratches his sides, he leans into handler's legs and rubs into them. He has no reaction to people passing and takes treats with mild pressure. He is easily clipped and is returned to his kennel without issue. 2/13/26: Torwen is at the front of his kennel with a neutral body when the handler approaches. He initially bites and tugs the leash, then is easily leashed with the use of treats. He pulls mildly out of the building then relieves himself outside. He pulls moderately on the street. He stalks (crouched, slinking forwards) another dog 25 feet away and cannot be redirected vocally, with treats, or with a squeaker. He pulls hard back to the building. He willingly goes back into his kennel. 2/6/26: Torwen is at front of kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. He is leashed using a treat lure and taken outside for a walk. Torwen pulls hard coming out of the kennel and also leading out of the building. Outside his pulling lessens. He is returned to kennel with no issue, handler did throw a treat scatter before Torwen went into kennel. 2/1/26: It is reported on the behavior board that treats were needed to unleash Torwen (most likely due to leash biting). 2/2/26: It was noted on the whiteboard that Torwen was able to be leashed without treats but needed treats to remove the leash. 1/30/26: Torwen is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed after taking treats and he then pulls hard on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, he would continue to pull hard ahead and would hard stare at dogs that were across the street. He would continue to look behind him for the dogs and is able to be redirected with treats. He has no reactions to people and is able to return back to his kennel with no issue.

Summary (6):: 1/21/26: Torwen is at the front of his kennel with a soft body as the handler approaches. He is leashed but begins to bite the leash; the handler shows treats and he stops to eat one. He is brought out the room. While walking to the stairs, Torwen stares at a dog in a nearby crate with a tense body. Outside, while crossing the street and seeing a large dog, Torwen lowers his body and attempts to pull towards them, but the handler walks him in the opposite direction. Torwen walks ahead with moderate leash tension. He stops to relieve himself. He also looks back at a two people, one of whom is a child. The handler calls Torwen’s name for his attention; Torwen looks back at the handler and forward on the walk. Upon entry, Torwen stares at the same dog in crate, but is redirected. The handler clips their leash and returns Torwen; as they remove the leash, he bites and holds onto it. The handler is able to pull out his mouth. 1/15/26 (playgroup): Torwen is at the front with a soft body and wagging tail as the handler approaches. As the handler attempts to leash him, Torwen bites and holds the leash, attempting to pull it in. The handler uses their squeaker, but he shows the interest. They then show a treat and he lets go. After he lets go, Torwen chatters. The handler uses their squeaker treat to lure and leash Torwen; they bring him out the room afterwards. The handler brings Torwen to the yard and places him on a drag leash. He attempts to pull towards birds standing by. (See dog dog notes). Afterwards, the handler switches their leash and brings Torwen inside, returning him to his kennel. 1/10/26: Torwen is at the front of the kennel with a loose body and wagging tail, the leash presented and he jumps up and begins biting the leash and pulling it into the kennel with mild pressure. He is easily redirected with treats. Torwen is leashed with spray cheese and treats to lure him through. He pulls hard out of the kennel. On the street, Torwen relieves himself immediately. Due to the hard pulling, handler puts him in a leash harness. A small dog passes by and he pulls very hard towards dogs and vocalizes quietly. Handler breaks his line of site and he settles. After sometime, Torwen is walked back to the shelter. He is returned to kennel and turns to bite the leash. Torwen is redirected with treats and the leash is removed without issue. 1/3/26: Torwen come to the front neutral body as handler unlocks the kennel. He jumps up briefly on the door but is able to lure down with a treat and leash him with the use of treats. Once out he pulls hard forward while looking at the other dogs in the kennels. He is walked on the street where he pulls hard spot to spot but is receptive to handler when called and will take treats. HE will pull forward tense body towards dogs but can be easily redirected with treats. Treats are tossed into kennel ahead of him and leash removed.

Summary (7):: 1/2/26: Torwen is at the front of the kennel with a wiggly body as handler approaches. When attempting to leash, Torwen bites and tugs leash moderately, but was redirected with treats and brought out of room. While waiting for the elevator Torwen is Fixated on the pop up crates barking but easily redirected with treats. While on walk, Torwen immediately relieves himself when exiting garage. On walk Torwen pulls mildly but consistently with neutral body. When returning to MACC Torwen pulls mildly and goes into kennel with no issue. 12/27/25 (Late Entry): Torwen is at the front of his kennel with a soft body; he is easily leashed and brought out the room. While waiting for the elevator, Torwen fixates on dogs in nearby crates with a tense body. During the elevator ride, Torwen jumps on the handler and a staff member with a soft body. On the street, Torwen walks ahead with mild pulling on leash; he also has slight interest in passersby. When seeing dogs on the street, Torwen stares at them with a tense body; he disengages when the handler calls or pulls him away. Upon entry, Torwen stares at the same crates with a tense body. The handler clips their leash and returns him to kennel. 12/24/25: Torwen has been reported to jump and lunge at the leash in kennel after he is returned and the door being closed. 12/20/25: Torwen is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He accepts treats offered by handler and is leashed before exiting kennel and following handler out to the yard for some dog/dog interactions. Torwen accepts treats tossed and waits in the yard for dogs to greet, he jumps on handlers socially and will sit with them on the bench soliciting social interaction as well as accepting treats and leaning deeply into pets. Details on Torwen's dog/dogs are available under his behavior assessment. After a while Torwen is brought back inside and to kennel where he stops at the front but follows tossed treats back inside. 12/18/25: It is noted on the whiteboard on 12/18 that Torwen is "sweet and gentle". 12/11/25: Torwen is observed to be biting and tugging handlers leash into kennel after being returned. Another handler approaches and offers treats and he releases the leash. 12/11/25: It is noted on the whiteboard on 12/9 that Torwen "humps after getting treats". 12/10/25: Torwen is laying in middle of kennel, quiet with soft body. As handler opens kennel door, Torwen approaches with neutral body. Torwen momentarily avoids leash, but is easily leashed with a treat lure. Torwen exits kennel with mild-moderate pulling, neutral body. On sidewalk Torwen takes treats gently from handler, is somewhat social checks in for verbal cues but inconsistently. Torwen allows gentle petting with soft body. Torwen re-enters MACC, baulks in front of kennel however follows a treat trail in without issue.

Date of intake:: 12/4/2025

Summary:: Shied away from MC scan, allowed leashing, walked to kennel

Date of initial:: 12/4/2025

Summary:: tense initially, warmed up with loose body wagging tail, eats food and allows muzzling

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Torwen so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he 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),Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No Children: Due to Torwen's fearful disposition paired with his lack of impulse control and capacity for arousal, we recommend a home with no children. Recommend no dog parks: Due to the concerning behaviors that Torwen has shown during playgroup (see DOG-DOG SUMMARY), we feel that Torwen should not visit dog parks. The Behavior Department recommends that he be socialized in a more controlled setting until his behavior toward other dogs can be further addressed. =We recommend placement with a New Hope rescue partner who is able to provide an experienced, adult-only foster home. Force-free, reward based training and/or consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Fearful,Leash-biting,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners/Poor Impulse Control: During his assessment Torwen was observed to jump on counters and on handlers. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach him to control his impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners and Impulse Control. Social Hyperarousal/Low Threshold for Arousal: During his assessment Torwen was observed to jump on handlers exuberantly and became aroused, biting on the leash as well as attempting to mount handlers profusely. During his reassessment, Torwen was observed to begin lunging at the handler. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Torwen to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. He should be rewarded with treats when calm. If he escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Torwen. Please see handout on Arousal. Fearful: During intake and his behavior assessment, Torwen was observed to display fearful behavior, shying away from a microchip scanner, displaying a tense body and avoiding handlers. It is important to always go slow and give Torwen the option to walk away from any social interaction. They should never be forced to approach anything that they are uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Torwen would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to their new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period. Leash-Biting: During his assessment Torwen became over-aroused and began leash biting during the jogging portion of the assessment. We recommend walking him with a toy to dissuade him from grabbing the leash. Positive reinforcement, force-free training is advised to teach him to focus on you rather than grabbing the leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.