Date of intake:: 12/27/2025

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

Previously lived with:: Adults, children (5, 6, & 8)

Behavior toward strangers:: Actively avoids but can be friendly.

Behavior toward children:: Playful, alert barks, and plays rough.

Behavior toward dogs:: He is playful with familiar dogs and has no experience with unfamiliar dogs.

Behavior toward cats:: No experience.

Resource guarding:: Considers food an item of value, hovers over and has a tense body. Can escalate to barking.

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

Housetrained:: No

Energy level/descriptors:: Goose is noted to have a High (often playful/busy) in the prior home.

Other Notes:: Relieves himself in a designated area of his home. He jumps up often/non-stop. Can be reactive to dogs when on walks and escalate to barking, growling, or showing teeth. Is unbothered by being held or restrained, or moved from furniture, has never been disturbed while sleeping or startled, and will bark when his paws are touched or collar is grabbed. He is an active and playful dog who spends most of his time in the living room or kitchen of his home. He loves bath time and water, playing with balls and playing fetch. He has never been crate trained but knows the cues sientate (sit), and quieto (stay). He is accustomed to going on 3-4 walks a day for 25 to 30 minutes at a time during which he can pull hard on his leash. Being in a car can make him nervous but he enjoys night time car rides. He is not picky with food and eats both wet and dry varieties, preferably of Pedigree brand.

Date of assessment:: 12/31/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: N/a Reactivity to dogs: N/a Leash walking comments: avoidance of leashing Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Fearful, skittish, backs away when handler collaring him Call over: Comes when coaxed- allows petting, loose body Sociability comments: Full body shake off, allows petting, takes treats Handling Soft handling: Allowed- Distracted, moves out of handling position. Exuberant handling: Allowed- Distracted, Moves out of ahndling position Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Jumps on handler during 1st past, 2nd past leash bite, able to distract with squeaker Arousal comments: heavy open mouth panting Knock: Alert Knock Comments: Toy: sniffs toy walks awy Toy comments: 12/30: Skittish when coming out of kennel. Goose is taken to the behavior office for a behavioral assessment. When in the office skittish and fearful. He displays handling sensitivity, backing away as handlers attempt to place a collar around his neck. Due to this he is given more time to decomrpess.

Summary (1):: I am bilingual! Knows the cues sientate (sit), and quieto (stay).

Summary (6):: 2/14/26: Goose is observed to not want to enter back into kennel, having another staff member to coax him forward as he is pancaking and thrashing outside of the kennel room. Goose is coaxed by this staff member all the way to kennel where he has to be helped in due to pancaking outside of the kennel door as well. 02/10/26 (Trainer Note): Goose is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. The handler works with him on take a breath and the 123 game. Goose disengages readily from dogs. The handler attempts to kneel down and pet Goose and he jumps repeatedly up onto the handler. The handler stands up and Goose is able to lean into contact. However, when the handler ceases petting him he jumps up and begins to hump the handler. He responds to treats and the handler throws a treat each time he turns towards them. Goose humps the handler once more as they re-enter the building, but ceases as soon as they are inside the shelter. He balks as he is returned to kennel, but follows mild leash pressure and treats inside. 2/9: ACS staff report that Goose was reluctant to return to the kennel and pancaked once in the room. Once getting him into the kennel, he attempted to rush back out.

Summary (7):: 02/03/26 (Trainer Note): Goose is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. Goose is loose and social with handlers, leaning into contact with a soft body. The handler works with him on the 123 game and take a breath and Goose participates readily. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 02/02/26: Staff report that Goose has difficulty returning to the kennel; however, treats have been effective in encouraging him. 1/29/26: Goose is observed to get loose from an ACS, one ACS reports that they pulled the wrong side of the leash returning him and was able to be releashed by another staff member quickly. 01/27/26 (Trainer Note): Goose is standing at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. Goose is loose and social with handlers and extremely bouncy, jumping around and up onto handlers. The handler works with him on the yes verbal marker and the 123 game. The handler attempts to work with him on taking deep breaths but he is unable to focus for long enough. Goose is easily leashed and balks when being returned to kennel, but follows mild leash pressure and a treat. 1/10/26: Goose is standing at the front his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and he then pulls hard on the way outside to the yard. In the pen, he would hard stare at dogs and pigeons as they were close by. He would try to pull and lunge towards the dogs and birds, and is able to be redirected with treats. He pulls hard on the way back to his kennel and is able to enter with no issues. 1/1/26: Goose is observed to stop multiple times during his morning walk. He will briefly move forward when coaxed but will back up against leash pressure. He is eventually coaxed forward and is able to be returned to his kennel with no further issue. 12/31/25 (Assessment Note): Goose is standing at the front of his kennel and allows the handler to leash him with ease. He is escorted to the assessment room, where he initially appears skittish and fearful. He displays handling sensitivity, backing away as handlers attempt to place a collar around his neck. Goose ultimately allows handling, runs mild leash bite jumps on handler becomes alert during knocking while looking toward the door, and sniffs the toy before disengaging and walking away. Goose is returned to his kennel safely without any issues. See Behavioral Assessment for additional details.

Date of intake:: 12/27/2025

Summary:: Upon intake staff was easily able to leash the dog but opted not to collar due to level of stress. H

Date of initial:: 12/28/2025

Summary:: Very excited, hyperactive, very sweet, and friendly. Very wiggly. Very good for exam. Food motivated

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We recommend Goose be placed in an adult-only home at this time. Recommend no dog parks: We reccomend No dog parks due to reports in the prior home that while on walks he will barking, growling, or shows teeth at other dogs.

Potential challenges: : House soiling,Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: House soiling: Goose is not to npot be house-trained and will relieve himself in a designated area of his home.This indicates a need for structured house-training, consistent routines, and positive reinforcement for eliminating outdoors. Please see the Handout on House soiling. Resource guarding: In the prior home Gosse is noted to considers food an item of value, hovers over and has a tense body. Can escalate to barking. Training should focus on reducing guarding tendencies through desensitization, trade-up exercises, and reinforcing calm behavior around valued resources. Please see the Handout on Resource guarding. Basic manners/poor impulse control: Goose is noted in the prior home to jump up often/non-stop. Training should include teaching alternative greeting behaviors, reinforcing calm responses, and implementing consistent management strategies. Please see the Handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: During Goose medical exam he was noted to be Very excited, hyperactive, very sweet, and friendly. Very wiggly. Very good for exam. Food motivated. Did not tolerate restraint for blood draw, attempted to bite.These behaviors suggest a need for gradual desensitization to handling and restraint, paired with positive reinforcement to reduce stress and prevent escalation. Please see the Handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression Handling/touch sensitivity: Goose is noted to in the prior home to bark when his paws are touched or collar is grabbed. Training should focus on desensitization to touch and collar handling, using positive reinforcement to build trust. Please see the Handout on Handling/touch sensitivity On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: In the prior home goose is noted to be reactive to dogs when on walks and escalate to barking, growling, or showing teeth.This behavior requires counter-conditioning, desensitization, and reinforcing calm behavior during leash interactions. Please see the Handout On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration. Strength/leash pulling: Goose pulls hard on the leash during walks, requiring leash training to improve manners and reduce strain. Techniques such as loose-leash walking exercises and impulse control training will help address this issue. Please see the Handout on Strength/leash pulling. Low threshold for arousal: During Goose behavioral assessment he is noted to mild leash bite and jump on the handler during the jog portion on the assessment. Training should focus on impulse control, structured exercise, and reinforcing calm behavior during high-energy activities. Please see the Handout on Low threshold for arousal.