Date of intake:: 10/17/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, With history (second stay)

Other Notes:: First stay: 4/12/26: Stray, No known history During his previous stay in the care center Murphy was observed to have a low threshold for arousal and would mount handlers. *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 10/20/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Attempted to mount handler Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Neutral body, sniffing around the room Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Neutral body Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Grips firmly and becomes tense when the handler apraches, Murphy then moves away from the handler

Summary:: According to Murphy's previous owner(s), Murphy lunges, barks, and growls at other dogs. 10/27/26: Murphy is introduced to a novel intact male and is loose and wiggly at the fence. He follows the other dog along the fence line and displays slight frustration behaviors, grunting a couple times. He is let into the yard and stands with a loose body and mid level wags, waiting for the other dog to approach. The other dog does chin overs, leaps on him, barrels underneath him and Murphy is tolerant remaining loose and wiggly. He does a brief chin over and toe taps while circling and sniffing, the other dog then begins snarling and guttural growling in his face. Murphy does not react back and is separated without issue. He is then introduced to a novel intact male and is loose and wiggly at the fence. The other dog is let into the yard and Murphy engages in mutual sniffing with a loose body, then begins to do chin overs and play slap. The other dog is given a break, then reapproaches and Murphy does a chin over and leaps on them with one paw. The other dog stands on his hind legs and gives a snarl. Murphy air clacks a couple times as they are separated, not aimed towards the dog's face. He recovers without issue, engaging with his handler. Notes from previous stay: 5/4/26: Murphy greets another dog at the gate with a soft body and soft wagging tail. Off leash, he play bows and paws the other dog, remaining soft and social. He is tolerant of another dog attempting to mount him, moving his boy away but remaining soft. 5/5/26: Murphy continues to be soft bodied when interacting with other dogs off leash. He will sit on the bench or in the corner of the pen when correctors (spray bottle) are used to deter the other dog from engaging in rude play behavior.

Summary (3):: 11/11/26: Murphy is observed to spin around in kennel when the room is slightly active. Earlier, he was seen panting in kennel as the room was active, with saliva under his bottom lip. 11/10/26 - Murphy is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches, he is leashed easily with no problem and has a loose body and wagging tail, he has no reactivity to other people and dogs when leaving the building and even outside he doesn't display any reactivity. Outside he walks fine by the handler with mild to moderate leash pressure, he sniffs and explores his surroundings and is easily redirected with treats if need be and responsive to verbal commands on the walk. After he is returned to kennel and unleashed with no issues. 11/4/26: Murphy is reported to walk well with a toy. 11/02/26: Murphy is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches, he is leashed while distracted with treats and is taken to the street for his walk. While walking with handler down the hall and out to the street he begins turning toward handler and jumps on them briefly before beginning to grab and mount their leg. He is pulled off and tries again but after being pulled off again he continues to walk and follows handler out to the street for his walk. Outside he pulls forward moderately and will pause and stare at dogs before pulling exuberantly toward them. He is kept away by handler who offers treats as a distraction, Murphy takes them but spits them out, he is walked for a while and stops to relieve himself and to sniff different locations. He finishes relieving himself and walks back to the care centers with handler, he is eventually returned to kennel without issue. 10/31/26: Murphy is at the front of his kennel with a loose body, barking as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and brought out the kennel. As he exits, he quickly turns around and hops in front of the handler; the handler shortens the leash and pulls him away so he can walk forward. Murphy tries to turn around again, but then continues walk ahead.

Summary (4):: -Murphy pulls coming out of the building and relieves himself. On the street, Murphy walks with mild to moderate leash tension and doesn't react to people. He at times looks back at the handler, but is mostly aloof. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Murphy to his kennel. 10/30/26: Murphy is at the front of his kennel, barking in demanding way when handler approaches. He repeatably pawing at the bars when handler is unlocking the kennel. Murphy is distracted with treats which helps handler to open the door; Murphy lured with more treats and is easily leashed. He quickly exits the kennel and right after starts pulling strongly ahead in the hallways. He darts on leash and shifts his body forward. Murphy has no reaction to other dogs or staff members and he is focused on moving toward the exit. Once outside he continues pulling hard toward the gates. Handler is able to cue him to sit. Murphy displays open-mouth panting, intense salivation and wide, red eyes. He is rapidly breathing but continues sitting following the cue. Handler engages him in quick pattern games which a little bit helps him to regulate his breathing. When walk resumes, Murphy continues remaining moderate leash tension but his pace is reduced and he stays closer to handler. Murphy pulls few times toward the spots he want to discover and relieves himself. He has no reaction to any stimuli on the street. Murphy is highly treat-motivated, looks back at the handler when called and follows basic verbal cues. He remains soft body and slightly wagging tail during the walk. Upon return handler clips the leash and brings Murphy back into his kennel with ease. 10/28/26: Murphy is at the front of his kennel with a loose body; the handler presents a toy and he shows interest. The handler leashes Murphy and drops the toy as he exits; he picks it up and squeaks it. Murphy looks back at the handler with a soft face repeatedly. He drops the toy before entering the street; he notices a dog, and tries to pull towards it with a neutral body. Murphy walks with mild to moderate leash tension and doesn't react to people. He is mainly aloof during the walk. As they walk back in the driveway, Murphy notices another dog; he whines while trying to pull in their direction with a neutral body, but the handler brings pulls him away. As they approach the room, Murphy stops and looks forward with a neutral body, either at staff or a dog in a nearby crate; the handler pulls him into the room and slightly muscles him into kennel. 10/27/26: Murphy is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches, he is easily leashed while distracted with a treat and exits kennel without issue following handler to the street for his walk. Outside Murphy pulls forward moderately and stops frequently to sniff.

Summary (5):: -He generally ignores people on the street and when seeing dogs will freeze and begin pulling hard toward them with a forward posture, he needs to be quickly pulled away due to his quickness and strenght. He does not fixate after being pulled away and continues walking, Murphy relieves himself throughout the walk, after a while he is brought back inside and returns to kennel without issue. 10/26/26: Murphy is at the front of his kennel sitting down, as kennel is open he comes forward where he is easily leashed and pulled from kennel. While walking Murphy walked slightly ahead of handler while pulling moderately and maintained a neutral body. Once while walking he looked up at handler and then jumped and tried to put his front legs around handler. Handler stiff armed him and told him "Absolutely Not", Murphy did not attempt again during walk. He stopped several times to sniff and investigate. There was a place on the sidewalk where it looked like someone had set out some old bread and rice for the birds to eat, Handler had to drag Murphy past as he tried to pull towards the food. He was returned to his kennel after his walk with no issue. 10/25/26: Murphy is at the front of his kennel hard barking when handler approaches. He is not receptive to treats but allows leashing. He readily exits the kennel and pulls strongly through the hallways all the way outside. Once in the driveway handler is able to cue him to sit and give some time to regulate breathing. Murphy resumes walking continually pulling hard on leash and shifting his body weight in front. Murphy darts on the leash while crossing the street and does not react to verbal recall or treats. He sniffs around and relieves himself. During the walk Murphy constantly sniffing the fence from the construction side on the street. When handler pulls him away he is resisting to move and pulls back to the fence to sniff. After some time he eventually follows the handler and continues walking. Handler is able to get his attention again and cue him to sit. Murphy gently takes offered treat and look at the handler. He is panting due to leash tension and displays wide eyes. He passes people with no reaction. When he sees another dog he will strongly pull toward them but is redirectable with leash pressure and recall. Upon return handler clips the leash and brings Murphy back into the kennel with no further issues. 10/24/26: Murphy is at the front of his kennel with a loose body; he is easily leashed and presented a toy, but he shows no interest. As he exits, the handler tosses a toy on the ground, but Murphy shows no interest. He turns around to the handler, but the handler pulls the leash so he can face forward and walk. On the street, Murphy walks ahead with mild to moderate leash tension and doesn't react to people or dogs. He looks back at the handler with a loose body. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Murphy to his kennel with ease.

Summary (6):: 10/23/26 (PM): Murphy is reported to nip a handler's knee as he was being brought out the room; he was reactive to the dog next to him in kennel and redirected, but caused no bleeding. He wasn't walked for the evening. 10/22/26 [am]: It is reported that Murphy will attempt kennel fight while coming out. He will pull more strongly, specifically toward kennel next to him and will constantly turning back toward them. However he allowed handling outside without displaying any concern behavior and was brought back to the kennel with no further issues. 10/20/26: Murphy is at the front of his kennel with a soft body; he is easily leashed and brought out the kennel. While exiting the room, Murphy repeatedly looks at the dogs in the kennels he passes; in the hallway, he repeatedly jumps on the handler with a loose body and nudges their treat pouch. On the street, Murphy walks with mild leash tension and doesn't react to stimuli (dogs, people). Murphy allows pets all over his body; he attempts to mount the handler afterwards, but the handler pulls him off. Before entering the building, Murphy play bows at a large dog, and as they enter, they play bow back. Murphy is brought inside for his assessment (see notes); afterwards, he is returned to his kennel with ease. 10/19/26: It has been noted on the whiteboard from 10/16 that Murphy is "humpy" 5/11/26: Murphy is standing at the front of the kennel when the handler approaches. He is easily leash and taken to the behavior office for training. While in the office Murphy begins jumping up on handlers persistently and mouthing them with mild pressure. He is then taken to the yard where he has more success with training. The handler works on the charging the clicker, the clik stik, following a lure, and learning the cue jump. Murphy begins walking through the jump with the bar on the ground, and as he is successful, the handler slowly raises the bar. After a few successful cues the handler ends the interaction on a positive note. 5/9/26: Murphy is reported to mount and repeatedly jump on the handler. Treats are used and he eats , but he goes back to do the same action. 5/8/26: Murphy greeted handler at front of kennel with a neutral body. He was easily leashed and taken for a street walk. Murphy walked next to handler with a slack leash. He took treats gently and accepted pets and scratches on his head and back. He was returned to kennel with no issue. 5/1/26: Murphy is sitting at the front of his kennel with a soft body; he is easily leashed and brought out the kennel. He immediately mounts the handler, but they're able to straight arm the leash and get him off of them. On the street, Murphy walks with mild leash tension, with no dog or people reactivity, but he persistently mounts the handler; the handler is able to redirect him by tossing treats onto the ground...

Summary (7):: 5/1/26 (cont.): Murphy does go back to the handler and mounts them; anytime Murphy approaches and jumps onto the handler, they straight arm the leash and he then continues the walk. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and brings Murphy to his kennel; right before entering, Murphy mounts the handler again, but the handler straight arms the leash and brings him into the kennel. 4/28/26: Murphy is at the front of his kennel with loose body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed and taken out of the room. Murphy attempts to jump on the pop up crate in the hallways and other staff members. Handler uses a treat lure and Murphy sits. He slightly pulls out of the shelter and keeps moderately pulling on the street. Murphy does not react to other dogs or people. He follows handler with neutral body. Handler was able to pre clip the leash and bring Murphy back to the kennel with no further issues. 4/25/26: Murphy was at front of kennel with a loose and wiggly body. He was easily leashed and pulled from kennel. While in elevator he attempted several times to mount handlers leg, but was refocused with treats. He walked ahead of handler and pulled moderately. He was returned to kennel with no issue. 04/16/26: Murphy is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches, he is leashed while distracted with a treat and taken to the street for his walk. He pulls toward staff he passes in the hallway with mild intensity but once outside does not pull toward members of the public. Murphy ignores dogs he sees and will accept treats, he occasionally turns to jump on handler seeking more treats. He is walked around for a while before being brought inside for his assessment, once complete he is returned to kennel following a tossed treat. 4/13/26: The night before, staff reported that Murphy was mounting them incessantly during their walk. Murphy is sitting at the front of the kennel with a soft body. He is panting. Handler unlocks the kennel and he stands up with a soft tail wag. He is easily leashed and removed from the kennel. He is taken out towards the street where he walks with a loose leash besides the handler. Murphy relieves himself a few times. He walks besides the handler and begins to whine. Handler tosses treats to Murphy and he sniffs them but does not eat them. After sometime, Murphy then presses his nose in the handler's rear and grabs the back of their leg with his fore paws. Handler straight arms Murphy off of them. Throughout the walk, Murphy continues to make attempts to mount the handler while also whimpering. Various staff pass Murphy and he approaches with a wiggly body and wagging tail. He jumps up exuberantly on the staff and paws at them. He is kept away and will pace around. After sometime, Murphy will eat the treats that were tossed on the ground. He is then brought back to the shelter and returned to kennel without issue.

Date of intake:: 4/12/2026

Summary:: Whining and fearful

Date of initial:: 4/12/2026

Summary:: Humping staff, tense body for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Murphy so we cannot be certain of their behavior in a home environment. However, they will need daily mental and physical activity to stay engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in addition to physical exercise, to positively direct their energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to his low threshold for arousal, we recommend an adult only home. 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: : Resource guarding,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Murphy has been observed to become tense with a toy in his possession. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Murphy's mouth, and any time something is removed they should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. On Leash Reactivity: Murphy has been observed to be reactive to the other dogs in the kennel room. In one instance he nipped the handler on the knee after reacting to another dog. Murphy will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Arousal: Murphy has been observed to mount handlers persistently. This behavior can be difficult to redirect. Positive reinforcement training should be used to teach Murphy to remain calm during arousing situations. If they begin to escalate, people should pause the interaction, and create distance from the trigger. Pattern games such as 1-2-3 treat and the cue “mat” can be used to reinforce calm behaviors. Please see handout on Arousal.