Animal Profile

Bob is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Bob has shown intense fear based defensive aggression in the care center, escalating to growling, baring teeth, lunging, and biting at leashes, tools, and nearby objects during handling attempts. He freezes and hard stares when outside the kennel, refuses to walk, and retreats to corners while continuing to display warning signals. Medically, Bob has dental disease.

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This pet needs emergency placement. Please click here to go to our emergency placement page for more information. This pet is available only through ACC New Hope partners. To adopt or foster, please complete the pre-screener form below. Inquiries sent directly to ACC will not receive a response. Pre-Screener Form Bob is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Bob has shown intense fear based defensive aggression in the care center, escalating to growling, baring teeth, lunging, and biting at leashes, tools, and nearby objects during handling attempts. He freezes and hard stares when outside the kennel, refuses to walk, and retreats to corners while continuing to display warning signals. Medically, Bob has dental disease. Bob came into the care center as a stray because his behavioral history in a home environment is unknown. Bob has demonstrated significant handling sensitivity and a quick escalation to defensive aggression when pressured. On intake, he presented with low growling and whale eyes, initially tolerating light touch from staff, but once the leash made contact with his head, he responded with hard barking, snarling, and repeated attempts to bite both staff and the leash. While he walked into the care center and entered his kennel without issue, he escalated again when staff attempted to remove the leash with a hook, growling, snarling, and biting and shaking the tool. Even with canine behavior support present, Bob continued attempting to redirect. Bob will require placement with a New Hope partner. A slow, structured introduction, low-stress handling, and positive reinforcement will be critical to help Bob build trust and learn to safely participate in routine care.

My medical notes are...

Weight: 19.6 lbs

Medical Notes

11/19/2025

DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: 3-6 years Microchip noted on Intake? scanned pos History: stray Subjective: Observed Behavior -very reactive, snarling, biting, was able to sedate in squeeze gate Is there evidence of Cruelty? no Is there evidence of Neglect? no Is there evidence of Trauma? no Objective BCS 5/9 EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal or ocular discharge noted Oral Exam: missing multiple incisors, upper canines crown fractures up to gums with some frank blood present PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupnic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: neutered male MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, severe diffuse matting with urine scalding CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Rectal: grossly normal Assessment Matting Dental disease Prognosis: fair Plan: DVM intake and tasks awaiting sort Trazadone 50 mg 1.5 tabs po bid Gabapentin 100 mg po bid sedated with 0.13 mls each Dex/Torb IM Shaved mats and applied Douxo mousse SURGERY: Permanent waiver due to already altered

Details on my behavior are...

Behavior Condition: 5. Red

Behavior History
Behavior Assessment

Date of intake:: 11/18/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray(Unknown History)

Date of assessment:: 11/19/2025

Summary:: Due to Bob's defensive behavior in care, a handling assessment will not be conducted at this time.

Summary (7):: 11/23/25: Bob is approached in kennel and begins to bare teeth and lunge towards the front of his kennel door, ignoring all treats or toys that are presented. Bob is left alone, and given the food on the opposite side of his transfer door. 11/20/2025: Bob is at the front of his kennel with tense body, growling and baring teeth when approached at the kennel door. Bob continues to growl, bare teeth and when attempted to be leash will lunge forward, biting onto the leash and shaking it briefly, doing it a couple times before the leash can be thrown around him. Bob will exit kennel, take a couple steps and stand, refusing to walk and remaining tense, hard staring at the handler frozen in the middle of the kennel room. Bob is encouraged to walk, but does not. Bob will end up walking on his own towards his kennel and runs into the corner, where he will begin to bare teeth at the handler. Bob waits in the corner while his kennel is being cleaned, and is returned back to kennel where the leash has to be removed with a tool, where he bites the tool through the bedding as it was placed under to prevent him biting the hard tool. The leash was removed and he was left alone. 11/18/25 As admissions place Bob in a kennel they reach out to the BT in order to retrieve their leash due to the intensity of his behavior. As the handler approaches the kennel and slowly guides the hook into the kennel, Bob lunges up and bites the hook repeatedly at a fast rate. Bob is left alone and the handler will return to see if the lash slipped off. As the handler moves his karanda bed in order to get a clear angle to use the hook, he bites the karanda bed excessively. Bob continues to lunge up and snap and eventually the hook catches the ring of the leash, slipping it off. A towel is placed on his kennel for him to decompress.

Date of intake:: 11/18/2025

Summary:: low growling and whale eyeing. When staff tried to leash him he initially let staff touch him, once

Date of initial:: 11/19/2025

Summary:: very reactive, snarling, biting, was able to sedate in squeeze gate

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We reccomend Bob be placed in an adult-only home at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Bob came into the care center as a stray because his behavioral history in a home environment is unknown. Bob has demonstrated significant handling sensitivity and a quick escalation to defensive aggression when pressured. On intake, he presented with low growling and whale eyes, initially tolerating light touch from staff, but once the leash made contact with his head, he responded with hard barking, snarling, and repeated attempts to bite both staff and the leash. While he walked into the care center and entered his kennel without issue, he escalated again when staff attempted to remove the leash with a hook, growling, snarling, and biting and shaking the tool. Even with canine behavior support present, Bob continued attempting to redirect. Bob will require placement with a New Hope partner. A slow, structured introduction, low-stress handling, and positive reinforcement will be critical to help Bob build trust and learn to safely participate in routine care.

Potential challenges: : Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Low threshold for arousal/Fearful/potential for defensive aggression/Handling/touch sensitivity: Bob is noted on intake that he was low growling and whale eyeing. When staff tried to leash him he initially let staff touch him, once the leash touched his head he hard barked, snarled and kept turning his head trying to bite staff and the leash. Once in the care center he walked without issue, and jumped into the kennel. When staff tried to use a hook to remove the leash he began low growling, snarling and was biting and shaking the hook, staff called canine behavior to assist and Bob still continued to bite and shake the hook. Bob is noted to be reactive, snarling and began to attempt to bite. Please see the handout on Low threshold for arousal/Fearful/potential for defensive aggression/Handling/touch sensitivity.