Date of intake:: 1/3/2024

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (9 Years)

Previously lived with:: 4 adults, 1 child (2 mo), 1 dog

Behavior toward strangers:: Around strangers Billy is friendly, outgoing and playful.

Behavior toward children:: Around children he is friendly, outgoing, playful and tolerant.

Behavior toward dogs:: Around other dogs Billy is friendly, outgoing and playful.

Behavior toward cats:: Has no experience with cats.

Resource guarding:: With food Billy has a history of resource guarding by having a tense body and hovers over the item.

Bite history:: No bite history.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: High

Other Notes:: Pulls very hard on leash. when on walks, he will react to strangers by lunging. Isn't bothered when held, disturbed while resting, pushed off furniture, feet are touched, or collar is grabbed. Will bark if startled. With family he is described as social, affectionate, active, playful and vocal. Spends most of his time where people are.

Date of assessment:: 4/12/2024

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: None Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: None Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately Social Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: pacing, explores room, approaches for treats, neutral body, wagging tail Handling Soft handling: Accepts Contact Exuberant handling: Accepts Contact Handling comments: panting, wagging tail, neutral body, flinches when left hind leg was touched Arousal Jog: Follows neutral Arousal comments: walks with handler Knock: No Response Knock Comments: Ignores Toy: No Response Toy Comments: Ignores

Summary:: According to Billy's previous owners, Billy is friendly, outgoing and playful with other dogs. 1/08: Billy wanders the yard until he sees a novel female dog at the gate. He races over and greets her with wide eyes, stands on his tip toes, and sniffs her for a prolonged period; becoming increasingly sexually motivated. 01/03/24 Billy is introduced to a novel female dog while off-leash at the care center. Billy greets the novel female dog with a soft body. The novel female dog doesn't greet at all and Billy proceeds to walk away.

Summary (4):: 4/19/24: Billy is standing at the front of his kennel with a neutral body when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and led to the canine behavior office where he allows handler to place a drag leash before leaning into them to solicit contact. He melts down and rolls over to display his abdomen, allowing the handler to rub it. He re-initiates contact every time handler pauses. Billy then stands and jumps up onto the couch next to the handler, settling himself into their lap and leaning in to contact. He is returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (5):: 4/18/24: Billy is standing in his kennel panting when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine behavior office where he allows the handler to place a drag leash. Billy then readily explores the LATTE enrichment items before beginning to explore the room. He has difficulty moving his hind end and tips over several times. He jumps up onto various surfaces and pushes items out of the way in attempts to reach food. Billy is not easily deterred by handlers' attempts to redirect him. He is re-leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 4/16/24: Handler passes Billy multiple times over the course of several hours and each time he is barking, pacing, panting, and hypersalivating. His pupils are wide and his neck and chest are soaked in drool. He can be heard barking even when the rest of the room is quiet. 4/12/24: Billy is standing in his kennel panting heavily when handler approaches. His neck and chest are soaked in drool and his pupils are wide. Billy is easily leashed and pulls hard to the canine behavior office. He allows handler to place a collar and a drag leash and begins to walk around the room. Billy completes the assessment and is returned to kennel without issue. 04/10/24: Billy is standing at the front of his kennel when handler arrives, Billy allows handler to leash him with ease and proceed to outside where Billy is walking a on a loose leash sniffing and hard pulling while with handler, Ace crosses another handler in the halls who he wants to stop and greet, Ace is returned back to his kennel with no issues safe and secure. 03/08/24: Billy is standing with a neutral body at the front of his kennel when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and led to the canine behavior office where he allows handler to place a drag leash. He is offered a chew that he takes to a mat and eats readily. He is returned to the kennel without issue. 03/07/24: Billy is standing neutrally at the front of his kennel when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and led to the canine behavior office where he allows handler to place a drag leash with a neutral body. He takes treats and spits them out, but is highly motivated by contact. Billy leans into touch and rolls over to display his abdomen with a loose body and face. He is easily re-leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 03/06/24: Billy is standing neutrally at the front of the kennel when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and brought to the canine behavior office for a socialization session. Billy maintains his neutral body, allows handler to place a drag leash, and begins to walk around the room sniffing and soliciting contact from handlers. He takes treats with a soft mouth. He is easily re-leashed and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 02/28/24: Billy is standing at the front of his kennel panting heavily when handler approaches. His neck and chest are coated in drool and his eyes are wide and bloodshot. Billy is easily leashed and led to the assessment room where he paces and pants. Handler attempts to engage him in enrichment and he engages for a few moments before walking away. He is returned to kennel without issue. 02/20/24 Billy is sitting still in his kennel as the handler approaches. Billy is leashed with ease and taken for a walk. Billy displays a soft, loose body while walking moderately beside the handler. Billy takes treats gently when administered and will allow touch as he is pet on his back and he remains still. Billy will maintain a calm pace beside the handler as they take a lengthy walk. Billy is returned to the facility where he enters the building and his kennel with no issue. 2/15/24: Billy was leashed while second handler distracted him away from kennel opening with treats. Billy was walked down the street, but returned to kennel after having bloody diarrhea. When Billy saw another dog approaching, handler opted to use a vehicle as a visual barrier to prevent any coughing from pulling. Billy was returned to kennel with ease. 2/7/24 (KSV): Billy is standing neutrally in kennel when handler approaches. Handler uses treats to encourage Billy to take several deep breaths. He does so with mild enthusiasm but takes treats readily. Handler then throws a treat scatter that Billy turns to investigate. Handler walks away. 1/23/24: Billy is reported by an ACS staff member to mount when taken to the play yard. He is reported to be deterred by food. KSV: Billy is standing neutrally in kennel when handler approaches. Handler begins to teach breathing on cue and playing the up/down game with Billy, who engages with mild interest. After a few rounds, handler hands Billy an enrichment item and walks away.

Summary (7):: 1/21/24: Billy is reported by staff to push and mount handlers when taken to the play yard. 1/13/24: Billy is standing in his kennel panting heavily when handler approaches. His mouth and neck are soaked in saliva. Handler begins to play the up/down game and mark and reward for any signs of relaxation. Billy is able to close his mouth and sniff the treats. After a few minutes, handler gives Billy an enrichment item and walks away. 1/5/24: Billy is standing in his kennel panting when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and brought out to the play yard to engage in the LATTE enrichment game. Billy walks neutrally around the play yard and solicits contact from handler, but is disinterested in the puzzles. He stands with a neutral body and face. Billy allows contact from the handler and is returned to kennel without issue. 1/4/24: Billy is at the front of the kennel panting and drooling excessively when approached. He is easily leashed and brought into the assessment room where he begins to explore and has a slightly tucked tail. Billy is timid at first but loosens his body when given treats and becomes more neutral. Billy is still panting in the assessment room and completes his assessment with no issue. Billy is brought back to his kennel and given an enrichment item to enjoy.

Date of intake:: 4/9/2024

Summary:: friendly and curious

Date of initial:: 4/9/2024

Summary:: riendly, approached for attention, wiggly but allowed all handling,

ENERGY LEVEL:: Billy is described as active and enthusiastic. He will need daily mental and physical activity to keep him engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm. We recommend feeding with puzzle feeders and food-dispensing toys. And we recommend only force-free, reward-based training techniques for Billy.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 2

Recommendations:: No young children (under 5)

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 5): Due to Billy's resource guarding, we recommend he goes to a home without young children.

Potential challenges: : Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Resource guarding,Separation anxiety,Destructive behavior

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding" Billy is noted to guard his food becoming tense when people approach. We recommend playing trade-up games and never taking anything directly from Billy. See handout on Resource Guarding Destructive behavior- when in foster Billy has been reported to be destructive in the home, Rocky is reported to show destructive behavior in the home, such as chewing on the door. We are unaware of what, if any, attempts were made to remedy this behavior but we suggest to future adopters that Billy will need to be provided with physical and mental stimulation and with a variety of appropriate and engaging chew toys so he can engage in necessary chewing behavior without damage to human objects. We also suggest crate training. Please see hand out on Destructive behavior. Anxiety/Separation anxiety: Billy appears anxious during his assessment. When in foster Billy was reported to have separation anxiety in the home. We recommend long walks and puzzle toys to help alleviate his anxiety. See handout on Generalized Anxiety. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Billy is noted to lunge at strangers on leash. He will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach her to look at you rather than other people.