Date of intake:: 6/16/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Behavior toward dogs:: Came in with another dog.

Date of assessment:: 6/21/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Very Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Neutral body, explores around the room Handling Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Handling comments: Neutral body, shakes off after Arousal Jog: Follows handler, pulls hard Arousal comments: Neutral body Knock: Knock Comments: No approach, neutral body Toy: Toy comments: Grips light, relinquishes

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is limited prior dog-to-dog history recorded. Hugh Morris came into care with another female large mix breed dog. 6/18: Hugh Morris is bought to the playyard for a gate greet with a novel female dog. He sniffs the gate and becomes conflicted when the female dog jumps on the gate and vocalize. He shows timid behavior backs away and will reapproach still displaying conflicted behavior.

Summary (6):: 7/25/26: Hugh Morris is at the front of the kennel in a bow pose. His body loose. Handler unlocks the kennel and he stands up. Hugh is easily leashed and exit the kennel. He passes the neighboring kennel and quickly ducks behind the handler, lunging at the neighboring kennel. He jumps onto the neighboring kennel door, causing the handler to spin around. Handler has to straight arm him and short leashes him out of the room. He tries to pull towards the pop up crates. Hugh is taken downstairs and pulls very hard on the leash. He is placed in a leash harness and continues to pull at the same level of tension. When dogs are observed, Hugh fixates on them. He is not able to be redirected with squeakers. Hugh is walked around the block before he is taken back to the shelter. He is then walked back into the kennel. He attempts to pull towards passing kennels with his head forward and face tense. Hugh Morris is then returned to kennel without issue. 7/19/26: It is reported via white board that Hugh Morris is kennel reactive. 7/18/26: Hugh Morris is lying down in his kennel when the handler approaches. He lifts his head, stands, and walks to the front of the kennel; his body is loose. He is easily leashed with a treat lure and exits the kennel. He pulls towards the front kennels, his body is tense and he is barking hard at other dogs. Handler is able to shorten the leash and muscle him out of the room. In the hallways, Hugh calms down; he walks beside the handler with mild pulling and sits next to them in the elevator. He gently takes treats and leans onto the handler's leg after they pet him. Once outside, Hugh pulls hard towards the gates, and when he gets to the street, he relieves himself. When he sees another dog, he stops and stares hard at them. The handler is able to distract him with treats. Hugh disengages and continues walking ahead of the handler with moderate pulling. He is social with the handler and allows petting. Hugh has no reaction to people passing by. During return, handler is able to pre-clip the leash; Hugh pulls straight towards the front kennel with a tense body, attempting to jump on the kennel door and barking at the other dog inside, but handler is able to pull him away and distract with a treat trail, which helps bring him back into the kennel with no further issues. 7/11/26 (midday): Hugh Morris is at the front of his kennel with a soft body when the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and brought out the room. On the street, Hugh walks with mild leash tension; he doesn't react to people, and slightly fixates on dogs, but breaks his own attention. While waiting for the elevator, Hugh lies down when he sees another dog a few feet away, ubt stands up when they enter the elevator. Upon entering the room, Hugh lies down in front of the room, but as the handler walks towards the room, he walks with them. Hugh enters his kennel with ease.

Summary (7):: 7/11/26 (Am): Hugh Morris is reported to vocalize (howling and crying) when he saw another dog; he also was pulling towards the dog while they're on the opposite side of the street. The handler uses treats and squeakers to redirect, but Hugh remains fixated. 7/4/26: Hugh Morris is at the front of his kennel with wiggly body when handler approaches. He gets excited when handler unlocks the kennel and starts jumping on the door. He is easily leashed with a treats lure and taken out of the room. He doesn't react towards other dogs in pop-up crates and sits next to the handler in elevator. Hugh Morris walks slightly ahead of the handler on the lose leash with no pulling. Hugh Morris doesn't react towards other dogs or people passerby. He allows petting and gently takes treats. He constantly looks back on the handler for check-ins. His body remains soft and wiggly. During returning handler is able to pre-clip the leash and bring Hugh Morris back into the kennel with ease. 6/27/26: Hugh Morris is at the front of his kennel with loose body when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and taken out of the room. He slowly follows handler in the hallways without reactivity towards other dogs in pop-up crates. He sits next to the handler in elevator and gently takes offered treat. Hugh Morris walks slightly behind the handler and sniffs a lot. After some time he relieves himself and continues walking next to the handler with no pulling. Hugh Morris doesn't react towards other dogs or people passerby. He allows petting and responses when called. His body remains soft. During returning handler is able to pre-clip the leash and bring Hugh Morris back into the kennel without further issues. 6/21/26 (Assessment): Hugh Morris was at front of kennel with a neutral body and was easily leashed and taken for a brief walk before his assessment. Coming out of kennel Hugh Morris pulled hard and continued for the duration of his walk. He accepted treats and pets from handler. During his assessment he was social with handlers (Please see assessment notes for details). He was returned to kennel with no issue. 6/18/26: It is reported on the behavior board that Hugh pulls hard and doesn't like leash pressure, so he could use a harness.

Date of intake:: 6/16/2026

Summary:: Very fearful of ACC staff, barking, howling, balking on leash

Date of initial:: 6/16/2026

Summary:: Soft body

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Hugh Morris 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 fearful behavior and on leash reactivity we recommend a home with no children. Single Pet Home/ No Dog Park: Due to the on leash reactivity, 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: : Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: During intake Hugh Morris was reported to balk while on leash. It was also noted that he does not like leash pressure. They should never be forced to approach anything that they are uncomfortable with or submit to petting or handling. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Hugh would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to their new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period. On Leash Reactivity: Hugh has been observed to be dog reactive active and kennel reactive. Noted to lunge towards the other dogs in the kennel room, pull hard towards other dogs, and vocalize while on leash. This behavior is not easy to redirect. Hugh 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. Leash Pulling: Hugh has been observed to pull very hard while on leash. It is recommended that they be walked on a front clip harness or head halter, which will help diminish their strength through leverage, and that they be trained using positive reinforcement, reward based training to not pull on leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.