Date of intake:: 2/13/2023

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

Previously lived with:: 1 adult and 1 child

Behavior toward strangers:: friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: excited

Behavior toward dogs:: exuberant but respectful

Behavior toward cats:: no reported history

Resource guarding:: no reported history

Bite history:: no reported history

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: Lace is reported to be very high energy

Other Notes:: will bark when a stranger comes near his house or people

Date of assessment:: 2/15/2023

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild to moderate Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: None Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Fearful Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: Hides underneath familiar handler, skittish, panting, huffed at assessor, drooling Handling Soft handling: Fearful Exuberant handling: Fearful Handling comments: Tense, panting, whale eyes Arousal Jog: Follows (low, fearful) Arousal comments: Stops once to stay near familiar handler then resumes following Knock: Approaches (low, fearful) Knock Comments: None Toy: No response Toy comments: Sniffs, ignores

Summary:: According to Lace's previous owner, he is exuberant but respectful with other dogs. He likes to play but can be respectful. 2/15: When off leash at the Care Center, Lace is introduced to a novel female dog. He is initially nervous but relaxes when he greets the other dog.

Summary (3):: 03/21/23 When the handler approaches the kennel, Lace is laying down facing his kennel door with a still, neutral body. The handler unlocks the kennel door, Lace comes forward, and he is roped. They proceed outside for a walk. Lace maintains his still, neutral body with a neutral tail. Upon arriving outside, Lace sees a passing dog with a novel handler and glances at the dog, continuing his walk. Lace takes treats gently and tenses up with touch. The handler returns Lace back to the facility, where He enters the building as well as his kennel with no issue. 3/19: Lace was observed lunging at strangers and staff during walks. 3/18/23: Lace's behavior remains the same. 3/17: Lace in the play yard with a handler, wandering. He sees another handler walk past then charges towards the gate at the other handler. He begins hard barking and growling as he gets closer and then begins to snarl once he jumps on the fence. 3/17/23: Lace is standing in front of his kennel growling and baring his teeth at the handler. Lace lunges at his kennel door when the handler takes off his kennel blocker. The handler has Lace go into a "Sit" which he quickly does and is rewarded with treats. The handler opens up his kennel door and he comes towards the front of his kennel trying to squeeze his head between the door. The handler quickly leashes him and runs him out of the kennel room, where he pulls on the leash. Once outside in the yard, he relieves himself. Lace notices novel dogs with handlers walking past him he pulls on the leash and recovers by sniffing and walking out of view. Lace checks in on the handler and goes into a " Sit " cue and is then rewarded. The handler takes him back to the kennel and he is placed inside his kennel without issue. 3/17: Lace will growl and charge at his kennel bars when staff walk past his kennel. Lace will bite at his kennel bars when staff clean neighboring kennels.

Summary (4):: 03/14/23 **Kennel Side visit** When handler was cleaning a kennel, Lace was banging on his kennel door, growling and snarling. At one point, Lace was salivating and baring teeth. 03/10/23: AC Coordinator was lowering the kennel blocker while Lace was on a leash with another staff member. The coordinator raised her arm to indicate to the other staff what she was trying to point out and Lace jumped up and went to grab her arm. The action ripped the staff member's hoodie right below the elbow and left a small puncture and bruising but it didn't draw blood. Lace was returned to the kennel with no further incident and the staff member injured went to medical to get the wound cleaned and dressed. No outside medical attention is being sought at this time. 2/27/23: Lace is reported to pant excessively and hard bark when people or dogs walk past his kennel. 2/17/23: Lace is observed snaring and baring teeth at the back of his kennel when the handler approaches the handler tosses him treats which he looks at the then ignores continuing to snarl. 2/16/23: Lace is observed Snaring and baring teeth at the back of his kennel.

Date of intake:: 2/13/2023

Summary:: calm and curious, growled slightly during kenneling but allowed

Date of initial:: 2/13/2023

Summary:: Very nervous, whale-eye, low growling--muzzled for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: His previous owners describe Lace as a high-energy dog. In the care center he has been active and enthusiastic. He may have a low threshold for arousal and needs guidance to learn how to appropriately channel that energy when he becomes overstimulated. He will need daily mental and physical stimulation and exercise, and force-free, positive reinforcement-based training may help him to learn impulse control and to train desirable behaviors that can be rewarded.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: NO CHILDREN: Due to Lace's fearfulness we recommend an adult-only home. NEW HOPE ONLY: Due to Lace's fearfulness and bite history, we recommend he be placed in an experienced, adult-only foster home through one of our New Hope partners.

Potential challenges: : House soiling,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: HOUSE SOILING: Lace has been reported to be not fully house trained. He will need consistency and force-free, reward-based training to learn the appropriate behavior. FEARFUL/ POTENTIAL FOR DEFENSIVE AGGRESSION: Lace gives clear warnings when he is uncomfortable and does seem to choose to avoid or retreat when given the opportunity, but if prevented from moving away there is a potential to escalate to higher-level warning behaviors and possible fear-based aggression. It is important to move slowly with Lace, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow Lace to initiate interactions with new people. He should never be forced to greet or to interact if he is not comfortable and soliciting attention. Lace would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings. See handouts on Decompression Period and Fearful and Defensive Aggression. BITE HISTORY (HUMAN): Lace has one bite on record while in care. When a member of care staff pointed, Lace jumped up and bit their arm, tearing their hoodie and leaving one puncture. Please see handout on Bite History and Potential for Future Aggression.