Date of intake:: 6/8/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, No known history

Date of assessment:: 6/10/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Highly kennel reactive, then jumps up on the handler and barks Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Sniffing around the room, seeking treats, highly receptive to treats Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: 6/17/25: Opie greets another dog at the gate with a neutral body. He disengages then reapproaches.

Summary (6):: 6/14/25- K9 behavior has observed Opie licking at his kennel bars. 6/13/25: Opie is at the front of his kennel, barking, panting and pacing back and forth. He is not interested in treats and when leash is presented, he grabs it in his mouth and tugs it into kennel. This is repeated a few time without relinquiahing for treats or toys and will only let go when handler lets go. Handlers decided to come back later in the day when everything is calmer. At that point he is easily double leashed for safety and removed from kennel. He turns towards one of the handler once out of kennel and jumps up biting at the leash. He is walked in the yard where he stops leash biting. He is aloof and stands at the door of the pen to leave. He will stare at handlers, neutral body and then begin walking towards one of the handlers neutral body. HE can not be distracted or refocused until the second handler puts pressure on the leash. He returns to kennel without issue. 06/12/25: Opie is at the front of his kennel as handlers approach. He is foaming heavily around the mouth and barks at handlers while jumping at the kennel door. He is offered high value treats and initially ignores them before beginning to accept some. Handlers place Opie on a double leash and while adjusting the leashes he begins to leash bite while still in kennel. Treats and toys are ineffective in redirecting him so handlers use a short burst of pet corrector which works in halting the leash biting. Handlers quickly remove Opie from kennel who again begins biting at the leash. Opie stops leash biting after a bit and walks out to the yard with handlers. While outside Opie sniffs around and uses the bathroom. He does not move around much and does not accept treats from handlers. After a while handlers return Opie to kennel, he immediately begins drinking his water and a hook is used to remove his leashes while he drinks.

Summary (7):: 6/11/25: PM Walk: Staff reported that when pulling Opie, he attempted to bite the leash when leashing but was easily redirected with treats and was leashed with a treat lure. As he exited the kennel, Opie turned to the side to fight the dog neighboring him. Staff kept him away and Opie quickly turned to the staff with an open mouth and jumped towards them. The staff straight armed him and Opie began biting the leash at a high intensity. Staff immediately muscled Opie back into kennel without clipping and the leash was removed with a hook. 6/11/25: Opie is at the front of the kennel barking and has a tense body and wagging tail. Handler prepares the leash and he begins muzzle punching the kennel bars and barking. Handler opens the kennel slightly and places the leash over him and he grabs the leash and begins tugging it into the kennel. Handler presents treats and he drops the leash. He is leashed with a treat lure and he is taken out of the kennel. Opie pulls hard out of the room, he is kept against the wall but is leaning forward and tense staring at the passing kennels. When exiting past the threshold of the room, Opie turns and jumps up towards the handler with an open mouth. He then grabs the leash and begins shaking it. Handler scatters treats and Opie drops the leash and goes to eat them. He is taken to the street where he walks slowly with a lowered head. Treats are tossed and he ignores them. He tries to attempt to turn back towards the shelter but handler applies gentle leash pressure and he continues walking with the handler, slightly behind them. Handler walks him across the street and as they turn back towards the shelter he begins pulling moderately back towards the building. A dog is nearby and he ignores the dog. He pulls moderately back to his kennel and is returned without issue. 6/10/25: Opie was reported to kennel fight at a high intensity when coming out of the room and jumping repeatedly towards the handler. Handler takes him from the staff and he pulls hard into the room and eats treats off the ground in the room. He is easily collared and when returned to kennel he does not cage fight.

Date of intake:: 6/8/2025

Summary:: Loose and wiggly, allowed all handing

Date of initial:: 6/8/2025

Summary:: Soft body for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Opie 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 additional to physical exercise, to positively direct their energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to on leash reactivity with the potential for redirection we recommend an adult only home. Single Pet Home/ No Dog Parks: Due to on leash reactivity we recommend a single pet home and no trips to the dog park. 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,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners: Opie has been observed to jump up handlers in a social seeming manner. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Sit" and "Off" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach them to control their impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward-based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners. On Leash Reactivity/ Leash Biting: Opie has been observed to be highly kennel reactive, noted to pull towards the other dogs in the kennel room and then turn towards the handler jumping up on them and vocalizing with an open mouth. After reacting to dogs Opie will begin to leash bite intensely. Opie 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. Please see handout on Leash Manners.