Date of intake:: 2/18/2026

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

Previously lived with:: adults, children, cats

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly, playful, outgoing, and tolerant

Behavior toward children:: Friendly, playful, outgoing, and tolerant

Behavior toward dogs:: Friendly, playful, outgoing, and tolerant with all dogs both on and off-leash.

Behavior toward cats:: Friendly, playful, outgoing, and tolerant.

Resource guarding:: No known reports of Resource guarding.

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

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: Cappuccino is noted in the prior home to have a high energy level.

Other Notes:: Knows to relieve himself outdoors on walks or on wee-wee pads but can have accidents. Pulls hard on his leash, jumps up often/non-stop. Car rides make him nervous and he prefers to take treats from hands. Is unbothered by having his paws or collar touched, nor by being held or restrained. He has never been disturbed while sleeping, startled, or moved from furniture.He is described as a affectionate, friendly, active, and playful couch potato who loves to spend time with his people and making friends. He pulls hard on his leash during his usual hour long walks he goes on 1-2 times a day, he allows his family to bathe and brush him but is also fine going to the groomers, and he knows the cues sit and paw. He loves water, running around, receiving belly rubs, playing with balls, and his favorite treats are Stella and Chewy's. He is not picky with food or treats but likes to have treats hand fed to him.

Date of assessment:: 2/21/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: pulls hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Heavy panting, flushed face, trouble settling Call over: Radily approaches- jumps up often, mild leash bite Sociability comments: jumps often, heavy panting, flushed face Handling Soft handling: Tolerant- moves out of handling, distracted Exuberant handling: Tolerant- moves out of handling, distracted Handling comments: Arousal Jog: 2nd pass jumps for lead is able to distract Arousal comments: heavy panting Knock: Approaches- jumps on handler Knock Comments: Toy: Hover grips toy body block Toy comments: 02/20/26: Cappuccino is taken to the behavioral office for a handling assessment. He displays mild leash biting and heavy panting, having difficulty settling. He allows the handler collar. He is given more time to decomrpess.

Summary:: According to Cappuccino previous owner(s), Cappuccino has interacted with different dogs and is often described as friendly, playful, outgoing, and tolerant with all dogs both on and off-leash. 02/20/26: Cappuccino was introduced to a novel female dog. At the gate, Cappuccino approached with a loose frame. Cappuccino demand barks while at the gate, tail wagging, and this continues throughout. Both dogs are separated, concluding the interaction.

Summary (5):: 03/09/26 (Trainer Note): Cappuccino is standing at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. the handler attempts to leash him using a toy and Cappuccino take the leash in his mouth. cappuccino does not tug on the leash and will exchange for the toy. Cappuccino bounces out of his kennel and immediately drops the toy. Cappuccino pulled moderatel;y to the training room and pulled towards the crates in M+G. When in the training room, the hanlder attempts to clip him to a drag leash and Cappuccino drops to the floor and rolls on his back. The handler backs away, Cappuccino gets up and shakes, then the handler can clip his leash using a treat. Cappuccino immediately grans a toy and bounces around the room. The handler engages cappuccino in some polite exchange and he will drop the toy at the handler's feet and the handler takes the opportunity to charge the marker work, yes. The handler then began work on the 123 game. ,cappuccino will respond to the word three and will take treats gently. Cappuccino is leashed without issue and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 03/08/26: Cappuccino is standing on his hind legs at the front of his kennel and begins demand barking with a loose, wiggly body as he anticipates being taken out. As handler attempts to loop the leash over his head, Cappuccino begins leash biting. Handler patiently waits for him to release the leash while offering a treat, then places the loop over his head. He is escorted to the live room for enrichment. Once inside, a drag leash is placed on him. Cappuccino immediately engages with squeaky toys, rotating between two toys by gripping one and releasing the other repeatedly. Handler tosses a treat onto the snuffle mat, which briefly redirects him. He alternates between engaging with the snuffle mat and returning to the squeaky toys, continuing this back-and-forth pattern while self entertaining. When the session is complete, Cappuccino is returned to his kennel safely without any issues.

Summary (7):: 3/1/26: Cappuccino is standing on his hind legs with his front paws on the kennel door while barking as the handler approaches. He will mouth at the door as the handler unlocks it and gets their leash ready. Cappuccino is lured with a treat off the door and through the leash. He will pull moderately out to the sidewalk. Where he will sniff and relieve himself. The handler attempts to take him to the play yard but there are too many dogs around the entrance and Cappuccino will begin to bark and lunge at them. The handler will encourage him to keep moving in order to create some distance. Once they are far away enough, Cappuccino will disengage from the dogs but will then jump up onto the handler and becomes slightly mouthy. The handler will then try to lure him away with a treat but he will continue to jump. Once they remove him with the leash, he will begin to chase some pigeons. Throughout the walk, Cappuccino will begin to jump onto the handler again but is able to be refocused onto sniffing again with ease. Once close to the Care Center again, Cappuccino will begin to fixate on a dog that is in a play yard so the handler will maintain a large distance between them. Cappuccino in the building will bark at dogs a large distance away but is briefly able to be refocused on a treat scatter. He is then returned to his kennel where he will pull towards other kennels. The handler has to bring a large treat up to his nose in order to lure him away back into his kennel where he is secured safely. 2/20/26: Cappuccino is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He begins to bark and jump at the door as the handler unlocks it. He begins to jump up at the door as the handler gets their leash over his head. Once leashed, he pulls hard on the way to the behavior room for his assessment. In the room, he would constantly jump up on the handler with heavy panting and becomes mouthy with the leash. He is able to be quickly collared and continues to jump up on the handlers intensely. Due to this, his assessment is unable to be completed. On the way back to his kennel, he would pull hard ahead and try to pull towards dogs in the hallway that he would pass with a tense body an his hackles raised while vocalizing. He is able to be quickly placed into his kennel with no issue. 2/19/26: Acs reported when taking out for his pm walk Cappuccino will become dog reactive and will lunge and bark at dogs that are streets away. 2/19: ACS Staff report that when the medical team was attempting to remove Cappucino from the kennel he began lunging. He was then double leashed as a precaution.

Date of intake:: 2/18/2026

Summary:: very friendly and outgoing. He greeted staff with a very loose wiggly body and a wagging tail

Date of initial:: 2/19/2026

Summary:: -hyperactive

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We reccomend Cappuccino is placed in an adult-only home at this time.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: During Cappuccino behavioral assessment he is noted to Hover grips the dummy toy and begins to body block.Training should focus on trade-up exercises, reinforcing voluntary relinquishment, and creating positive associations with people approaching valued items. Please see the handout on Resource guarding. Anxiety/Basic manners/poor impulse control/Social hyperarousal: Cappuccino is noted to jump on handlers often and display a flushed face , heavy panting, and has difficulty settling. Training should prioritize reinforcing calm behaviors, structured engagement, and regular breaks to prevent overstimulation. Please see the handout on generalized anxiety/ Basic manners/poor impulse control/Social hyperarousal. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: In the care care Cappuccino is noted to become reactive towards other dogs and will volcaize and lunge and bark. Training should focus on increasing distance from dog triggers, building handler focus, and gradually desensitizing him to other dogs in controlled settings. Please see the handout On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration. Leash-biting: Cappuccino is noted ot mildy bite on the leash.Reinforcing alternative focus behaviors and rewarding calm engagement can help reduce leash-biting. Please the handout Leash-biting. Strength/leash pulling: Cappuccino is noted to hard pull while on the leash.Loose-leash walking practice, rewarding slack in the leash, and supportive walking equipment can help improve control and safety. Please see the handout on Strength/leash pulling.