Date of intake:: 10/13/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 10/17/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: No response Reactivity to dogs: Tense body easily able to refocus Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social- umps on handler seeks attention Call over: Readily approaches- loose, approaches Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- loose body, leans into touch Exuberant handling: Allowed- loose body, leans into touch Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- loose body Arousal comments: Knock: Jumps on handler socially Knock Comments: Toy: Body block, mouth prompt hand Toy comments:

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 10/28/26: Sweetie is introduced to a novel neutered male and is neutral at the fence with high wags, standing on his hind legs onto the fence when the other dog approaches. He jumps down and begins alert barking with a tense body and mid-high level wags. He attempts to push his snout through the fence opening and demand barks, the other dog retreats and the meet is ended.

Summary (5):: 11/08/26 [pm]: Two Canine Behavior specialists came to transfer Sweetie to another kennel. Sweetie is at the front of his kennel, repeatedly jumping against it while barking at the approaching handlers. One handler offers treats to redirect his attention while the second handler attempts to put the leash on. Sweetie repeatedly turns his head away, avoiding the leash. With continued treats and verbal distraction, the handler eventually puts the first leash on. Handler then attaches a second leash through the first, and handlers successfully double-leash Sweetie. As soon as the kennel door opens, Sweetie exits readily and immediately shifts his attention toward the neighboring kennels. He turns his body toward the dogs, leans forward, and pulls in their direction while barking at them. He displays a tense body, erect ears, and an intense, fixed stare at the dogs. He continues repeatedly attempting to pull toward the kennels despite both handlers guiding him away. After getting outside Sweetie's body posture changes. He stops vocalizing, reduces the forward pressure on the leashes. His pace becomes more consistent with handlers, and he follows them between buildings without any issues or escalation. No additional barking, lunging, or reactivity is observed. As they approach the room, both handlers are able to pre-clip their leashes. Sweetie follows them inside without issues and is brought into the new kennel. Both leashes are removed without further issues.

Summary (6):: 11/8/26: As ACS handler approaches Sweetie to take him out for a mid-day walk, he is barking and jumping up at the kennel door. He is somewhat difficult to leash due to his exuberance, but handler is able to use treats to distract and successfully secure the slip lead. Upon bringing him out of kennel, Sweetie immediately starts barking, growling, and lunging at a dog in a neighboring kennel. Handler pulls him back to try to lead him out of the kennel room, at which point Sweetie turns and bites and releases their right thigh. Handler immediately returns Sweetie to kennel and uses a hook to retrieve their leash. Bite does not break skin but leaves significant bruising. 11/06/26: Sweetie is at the front of his kennel, barking and pawing at the bars when handler approaches. Handler offers a treat and Sweetie sniffs it but ignores it. Sweetie is distracted with squeaker toy and handler is able to put the leash on. Sweetie readily exits the kennel and pulls hard forward out of the room. He has no reaction to other dogs or staff members. Once in elevator, he continually paces back and forth and displays heavy panting. Handler is able to cue him to sit and this time he is receptive to treats. Once outside Sweetie continues walking ahead of the handler with mild leash tension. He frequently darts on leash and changes his directions zigzagging during the walk. He has no reaction to passing by people or dogs. Sweetie will pull harder and lunge toward birds on the street. He is fixated and is not redirectable with treats, so handler has to pull him away until bird is out of his vision. Once he disengages, he shifts his attention back to walking and sniffing. Sweetie is responsive with handler. allows petting and follows verbal cues. His body remains slightly tense due to pulling and he displays open-mouth pant. After some time outside, he gets visibly calmer; he walks with reduced tension alongside the handler on the way back to shelter. Upon return handler clips the leash and brings Sweetie back into his kennel with no issue. 10/30/26: Sweetie is at the front of his kennel, standing on his hind legs, and presents a loose body; he is easily leashed and brought out the room. Sweetie jumps on the handler with a soft body, soliciting pets. Sweetie walks with mild leash tension and no reactivity to dogs or people; he does pull and chase after pigeons whenever they're near by. Sweetie sits and takes treats with moderate pressure. As they return to the building, Sweetie picks up a dirty toy, but drops it a few seconds later. The handler returns Sweetie to his kennel.

Summary (7):: 10/23/26 - Sweetie has a neutral body when handler approaches, he is jumping at the kennel door eager to exit and handler is able to easily leash his up and exit. Outside he quickly relieves himself and walks with a neutral body, is hypervigilant of his surroundings but is responsive to treats, he isn't reactive but does pull out of curiosity to passing people and/or dogs but is easily redirected. He responds to verbal commands, he does pull strong, handler leash harnesses which he tolerates but when walking he pulls from the leash trying to get out of the leash harness, handler opts to remove the leash harness and he is fine after that but does continue to pull. When returning to kennel he gives no issues unleashing. 10/19/26: Sweetie was observed to pull quickly towards a dog in the hallway with a tense body. 10/17/26 [assessment]: Sweetie is at the front of his crate with loose and wiggly body when handler approaches. He attempts to break out when handler opens the crate door. He is distracted with treats and allows leashing. He slightly pulls through the hallways but has no reaction to other dogs or staff members. Once outside he continues walking slightly ahead of the handler with no leash tension. When he sees another dog, he will hard stare at them. Handler is able to distract him with recall, and Sweetie follows and quickly disengages. Sweetie is social and seeks attention from handler. He allows petting, is treat-motivated and focused on the handler. His body remains soft. Once walk is done, Sweetie is taken to the Canine Behavior office for the assessment (see notes). Upon return handler clips the leash and brings Sweetie back into the crate with no issues.

Date of intake:: 10/13/2026

Summary:: Soft Bodied

Date of initial:: 10/13/2026

Summary:: Soft body for exam; jumps up on staff socially

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Sweetie 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),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to resource guarding and redirecting onto a handler, we recommend an adult only home. Single Pet Home/ No Dog Parks: Due to on leash reactivity and redirecting onto a handler we recommend a single pet home with 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: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: During sweetie behavioral assessment, he is noted to body block the toy and then mouth on the dummy hand. Continued management and training should focus on building positive associations with people near valued items, reinforcing relaxed behavior around resources. Please see the handout on Resource guarding. Basic manners/poor impulse control: Sweetie is noted to jump on handlers often. Continued training should focus on reinforcing calm greeting behaviors, rewarding appropriate alternatives to jumping, and promoting better self-regulation during interactions. Please see the handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control. On Leash Reactivity: Sweetie has been observed to become tense when seeing another dog while on leash. Recently Sweetie has been observed to be kennel reactive. Noted to redirect onto a handler after reacting to a dog in the kennel room. Sweetie 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.