Date of intake:: 4/10/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Behavior toward dogs:: Peas arrived with two other dogs however their behavior towards each other is unknown

Date of assessment:: 4/11/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Pulls toward dogs with tail low and whining. Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately Social Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: Explores the room but solicits contact with handlers, doesn't initially approach but approaches after consistent coaxing Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows, neutral Knock Knock comments: Approaches exuberantly Toy Toy comments: No response

Summary:: 4/15/25: Pease rushes towards the gate to greet the other dog. Her body is neutral but her eyes are tense. 4/22/25: A decoy dog is used to safely gage Peas behavior while off leash with another dog. Peas rushes towards the dog, knocking the dog over. She stands over the dog, tense body. Handler pulls the decoy dogs leash to move it and Peas bites at the decoy dogs face. She moves around the dog sniffing with a tense body and will bite at it whenever it moves.

Summary (7):: 4/23/25: Peas was at the front of the kennel with a soft body, she was easily leashed and lifted down. There is no dog in the kennel below her. When she walks out of the kennel room and quickly turns back and pulls towards the room. She is kept away and taken to the backyard for a dog-dog interaction. After the interaction, she is easily lifted and returned to kennel without issue. 4/17/25: Peas is standing in his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and was comfortable being picked up. He is then taken for a walk outside. On the walk, he would pull ahead and towards the side of the handler. He began to pull harder and jump up on his hind legs when he saw a small dog across the street. While passing the dog, he would still fixate and try to find the dog again. Another dog then appears and he begins to jump high and try to pull towards the dog. While crossing the street, he continued to jump up on the handler and would turn around and face the handler. The handler tosses treats and squeaks a squeaker, but he was not able to be redirected. He then began to nip at the handler's jacket. The handler had to stiff arm him a few times to get him to stop. He is then taken back to his kennel. When entering his kennel room, he begins to growl at the dog under his kennel. The handler is able to pick him up and place him back into his kennel before he had a chance to escalate. 4/16/25: Peas is reported to cage fighting with the dog underneath them. 4/11/25- Peas is a the front of the kennel with a soft body in the top kennel, when handler goes to leash she becomes loose and wiggly. She is easily leashed and she allows handler to pick her up. She is taken for a street. She a moderate to hard pull to get to things to sniff. When people pass her she has a slight pull towards them with a soft body and when she sees another dog, she pulls towards them with a medium tail and neutral body, she starts to whine when the dog is her line of sight for a minute. Handle presents treats, she stays focused on the dog. Handler uses a squeaker which distracts her momentarily. She is taken for her assessment where she is social with handlers and is easily collared. She seeks attention from handlers and occasionally whines when dogs bark outside the room. When handler goes to releash, she whines but allows handler to leash. While waiting in the hallway for dogs to move, a dog barked in its pop up crate which Peas then pulled towards the pop up but with no vocalization. Handler tugged her away, she was easily picked up and returned to her top kennel without issue.

Date of intake:: 4/10/2025

Summary:: Tense, tail tucked, allows handling and warms up to handler, solicits contact

Date of initial:: 4/10/2025

Summary:: loose wiggly body, allows all handling

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Peas 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:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 13): Due to the potential for redirection we recommend an adult only home. Single pet home: Though Peas was surrendered with other pets, we do not know the context of their relationship in the home. That coupled with the behavior shown at the care center, we do not recommend she live with other pets. No Dog Parks: Due to the concerning behaviors that Peas has shown during her gate greet and during her stay in the care center we feel that Peas should not visit dog parks. We recommend that they be socialized in a more controlled setting until their behavior towards other dogs can be further addressed. Reward-based, force-free training can be utilized to help Peas associate dogs with things they enjoys such as toys or treats.

Potential challenges: : Fearful,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: When first arriving at the care centers, Peas displayed some fearful tendencies, observed with a tucked tail and tense body posture. Peas should never be forced to approach anything that she is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be Pea’s choice to approach a new person or thing. Pam would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to her new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period. Anxiety: During her assessment, Peas is observed to whine frequently in the office and paces anxiously when not being pet or interacted with by handlers. we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving her other things to focus on to alleviate her anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training only should be used. Please see handout on Generalized Anxiety. On Leash Reactivity: Peas is observed to pull hard towards the dogs in the kennel room and to dogs while on leash. This behavior is not able to be redirected easily using squeakie sounds or treats. After reacting to dog Peas is observed to spin towards the handler and mouth their arm. They will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other dogs. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier frustration.