Date of intake:: 11/26/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender, 2 Years

Previously lived with:: 2 adults 1 child 1 MMB

Behavior toward strangers:: owner states when strangers approach he will hard bark, and warms up by 2 days

Behavior toward children:: he lived with a 10y/o and will hard bark, shy contact on his terms and playful

Behavior toward dogs:: he lived with another dog and was tolerant, friendly and playful

Behavior toward cats:: has not spent time around cats so behavior is unknown

Resource guarding:: has a tense body/hovers over treats, toys and food

Bite history:: no known bite history

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Medium

Other Notes:: Is fearful of loud noises and will hard bark/growl, Isn't bothered when he is held/restrained, disturbed when sleeping or his collar is grabbed/touched, and will hard bark/growl when startled and its unknown when he is push/pulled off furniture or feet/paws are touched He is social/affectionate, prefers contact on his terms and independent. He likes to be in the living room and loves bathe time/water and allows family to bathe and brush and doesn't allow for his feet to be touched. He goes on walks 3-4x daily with mild to moderate pulling and loves going for car rides. He knows the cues for sit and will kick out his feet when he needs to go outside.

Date of assessment:: 11/30/2025

Summary:: 11/30/25: Due to Brownstone's intense fearfulness in the care center, a handling assessment could not be conducted at this time.

Summary:: According to Brownstone's previous owner(s), he lived with another dog and was tolerant, friendly and playful. Information with unfamiliar dogs, on/off leash are unknown. 12/08/25 Cannot conduct due to limited operations. 12/03/25 Couldn't conduct due to the lack of staffing today. Will revisit at a later date.

Summary (6):: 12/6/25: Brownstone displays the same behaviors as of (12/4). Please refer to those notes. 12/4/25: Brownstone is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He begins jumping and pawing at the door as the handler unlocks it and leashes him. Once leashed, he is then taken to the behavior room. In the room, he is able to be transferred to a drag lead an is able to engage with stuffed toys. He would jump up on the handler with a loose and wiggly body and heavy panting while receiving pets. He had no interest in treats and would head whip when the handler clips his collar. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues. 12/03/25: Brownstone is at the front of his kennel vocalizing and will begin to paw at the door as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and will pull hard to the behavior office where his collar is clipped to a drag leash. At first, Brownstone's arousal is high, with his face flushed and pupils dilated. He will jump on the handler and will not take treats. The handler will then offer him cheese which he takes. Brownstone is still panting with a wide mouth and hyper salivating. They offer him water and after a minute or so he will start to breath through his nose and the handler is able to work on Take a Breath with him. After a while, his body is more loose and he is able to return to his kennel, pulling moderately. He allows the handler to unclip his collar and is secured safely.

Summary (7):: 12/02/25 Brownstone is standing in front of his kennel door with a slow swaying tail. He attempts to dodge the leash at first before allowing it to be draped onto him. Brownstone is taken out for a walk. Brownstone displays a neutral, still frame, walking at a slow pace with the handler. They proceed to the live room at first, entering the room with no issue. As the handler slowly attempts to place a drag leash onto him he backs away, baring teeth. The handler tosses the drag leash and Brownstone stops baring teeth. Brownstone explore the room while on leash but will linger by the room door and pant. The handler takes him outside. They proceed outside, entering the pens as he explore each one. After he explores the fourth pen, he is returned to the facility. His kennel isn't ready so they must circle back outside and return to the pens. After a significant amount of time, its completed and he is returned to kennel. Due to him not allowing for his ring to be clipped, a hook is used to retrieve the leash once it slides off his body. 11/30/25: Brownstone is at the front of his kennel vocalizing and pawing at his kennel door as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease as the handler presents some cheese to lure him through the loop. Brownstone is brought over to Pepper's kennel (the dog he came in with) so she can be leashed while he distracts her. Brownstone will lead the way to the play yard, pulling hard. Once in the play yard, both dogs will coexist without interacting much except for the few times they get brief zoomies. Brownstone will engage with the handler for cheese and they begin to lure him into a chin rest. Eventually, another handler is able to bring collars and both dogs are fitted with a collar and placed on a drag leash. Once they are on the drag leashes, Brownstone and Pepper play briefly but Brownstone is too intense and Pepper corrects her. His drag leash is held for the duration of the session. He is walked back to his kennel on the drag leash with no issue and unclipped. He is secured safely. 11/29/25: Brownstone is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and he pulls with a tense body on the way to the behavior room. In the room, he has a tense body and low tail as he explores around. He would slowly approach the handlers in the room with a tense body and had no interest in the treats that were offered. He would flinch and pull towards the door when he gets startled by the leash and when a handler tosses chicken on the ground for him. He baulks to the ground and tries to snap at the handler's hand as they quickly clip their leash he returns back to his kennel with no issues.

Date of intake:: 11/26/2025

Summary:: lunging, hard barking, fearful

Date of initial:: 11/27/2025

Summary:: lunging, hard barking, fearful, sedated

ENERGY LEVEL:: Brownstone is described by his previous owners as having a medium energy level. He will need daily mental and physical activity to keep him engaged and exercised.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Brownstone's fearfulness in the care center, we recommend he goes to an adult-only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to Brownstone's fearfulness in the care center, we recommend she is placed with one of our New Hope Partners.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Brownstone's previous owner notes that he may growl when his food bowl is approached. We recommend that Brownstone be left alone while eating, and that food guarding behavior modification step be utilized if this behavior is problematic in his future home. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Beatty's mouth, and any time something is removed he should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. He should be taught the "drop" cue and trade-up games. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Brownstone has escalated to growling and lunging on multiple occasions both at intake and during her time in the care center. Her signs of discomfort must be respected; Brownstone should never be forced to interact, he should always be given the opportunity to walk away from situations or people she finds uncomfortable. We recommend a slow approach and we recommend ONLY force-free, reward-based training methods for Brownstone. More aversive techniques are likely to increase fear, increase the risk of aggression, and decrease Brownstone's quality of life