Date of intake:: 9/7/2024

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (6 months)

Previously lived with:: 2 Adults

Behavior toward strangers:: Jack is friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Jack is friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward dogs:: Jack is friendly with dogs on and off leash

Behavior toward cats:: No experience

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: High

Date of assessment:: 9/9/2024

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Baulks randomly Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Stays near handlers not soliciting attention Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Neutral body Arousal Jog comments: Baulks, required treat lure Knock Knock comments: Approaches readily Toy Toy comments: No interest

Summary:: 10/23/24: Jack-O-Lantern is soft bodied with wagging tail when greeting another dog at the gate. Off leash, he remains soft and playful, pawing at the other dog and sticking his nose in the other dogs ear.

Summary (4):: 11/16/24- ACS staff have reported Jack o Lantern hyper salivating while on his walk and focusing on their treat pouch.

Summary (5):: 11/12/24- As handler approaches Jack o lantern, he is standing tense at the front of his kennel with his ears pinned back. As handler begin unlocking the kennel door, jack begins to bark up and down with a softer body. Jack is easily leashed and as he comes out of kennel, he attempts to kennel fight with the neighboring dogs. Jack is brought out for a street walk, where he walks with a soft body by the handler's side and checks in frequently, taking treats gently. He pulls hard a few times to sniff, but for the majority of the walk, he maintains a loose leash, occasionally pulling moderately. Outside Jack is hyper vigilant of his surrounding and get startled by loud noises. When returning back to kennel jack pancakes and is coaxed by another staff member and treats. 11/10/24- Jack o lantern is at the front of his kennel with a wiggly body, he is easily leashed and taken for a street walk. He moderately pulls towards spots to sniff. He gently takes treats from handler and stays focus on them throughout the walk wanting more treats. He follows the command to sit and allows handler to pet his neck, chest and back. When petting his side, he leans into handler's legs. He looks at people when they pass with a soft body but keeps walking when handler calls to him and offers a treat. He is easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 11/7/24: ACS report that while off leash they attempted to pet him, Jack then began to mouth their hand. Jack would also run up to them and begin to mouth their wrists and ankle all with light pressure. 11/2/24: Jack has been observed to hypersalivate and pant while in kennel. 10/27/2024: Jack-O-Lantern is leash by the handler and kennel fights on his way out of the room. Once at the threshold, he spins around and jump towards handler with an open mouth. The handler straight arms and he does not make contact. He's settles once fully out of the room. 10/25/24: It was reported by staff that Jack-O-Lantern will attempt to fight the other dogs as he passes their kennels. Once out in the hallway he spins and faces the handler. 10/20/24- Jack is sitting at the front of his kennel with a soft body when handler approaches, he jumps on the door when his door is being unlocked. He is easily leashed and taken for a street walk. He walks on a loose leash next to or behind handler. He gently takes treats and has no reaction to people passing. He will pull hard momentarily towards a spot to sniff. He allows handler to pet his head, neck, chest and back. He follows command to sit and is rewarded with a treat. He is easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue. 10/06/24:Jack is sitting at the front of kennel and barking as handler approaches. He begins pawing at the door as kennel rope is put in. He is easily leashed and removed from kennel. On his walk to the yard he regularly checks in with handler and stays by their side. Jack jumped up towards handler twice, attempting to put his two front paws on handlers chest, handler avoided contact and cued a sit. Jack is very receptive to treats at first. In the yard, he no longer was interested in the treats, but would continuously run up to handler soliciting pets by rubbing his torso on handlers legs. Jack pranced around the pen, and was not very engaged during training session. However, he became very interested in the red wobbler. He engaged with it briefly and then was taken back to his kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 9/26/24: It was reported by staff that Jack was attempting to cage fight with a neighboring dog when taken out of his kennel for a walk. Once out of the room, he jumped towards the handler's right side and arm not making contact. To prevent potential incident, he was put back in his kennel. Jack bite the leash in half as handler attempted to remove it with the hook. 09/24/24: Jack-O-Lantern is sitting at the front of kennel with a loose body as handler approaches. He is removed from kennel and taken to the driveway. He immediately engages with the LATTE items and when he finishes he checks in with handler. Handler begins playing "popcorn" pattern game and Jack-O-Lantern is receptive and engaged. He picks up the game quickly. He is brought back to kennel without issue. - TK 9/21/24: Jack-O-Lantern is at the front of the kennel with a loose body, barking when the handler approaches. He takes treats readily and is easily leashed. He stares at the other dogs on the way out of the kennel room and jumps towards a staff member with a loose body but is held back by the handler. The handler scatters treats on the floor and Jack-O-Lantern engages with them. He is taken for a street walk where he pulls moderately but frequently checks in with the handler for treats which he takes gently. He does not react to strangers or other dogs. He relieves himself on the street and allows the handler to pet him on his back with a soft body. He is taken inside and is returned to kennel with ease, where he immediately begins drinking water and is unleashed without issue. 9/9/24: Jack-O-Lantern is at the front of the kennel with a soft body and loose tail wag. He takes treats gently and is easily leashed. He is taken for a street walk where he does not pull, sniffs frequently, and pulls towards people with a soft body but is easily redirected with treats. When he sees dogs he stops walking and stares at them with a neutral body and slight tail wag. He pulls back on the leash occasionally but will continue walking when the handler jogs or applies light pressure while coaxing with treats. On the way inside he hard stops outside of the garage and refuses to enter. He will not be coaxed forwards and has to be muscled in. Once inside he walks again and is taken for his assessment. He is social, soft bodied, allows all handling, and takes treats readily. He is easily releashed and returned to kennel without issue.

Date of intake:: 9/7/2024

Summary:: Friendly and outgoing

Date of initial:: 9/8/2024

Summary:: Soft body for exam

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

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 13): Due to lack of basic manners, and on leash reactivity we recommend a home with no children.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners: Jack's previous owner states that he jumps up on people and strangers persistently. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Sit" and "Off" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach them to control their impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward-based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners. On Leash Reactivity: Jack has been observed to pull towards the other dog in the kennel room after reacting Jack jumped towards the handler. Jack 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 Biting: Jack has been observed to bite and tug the leash in kennel. This behavior is not easily able to be redirected. We recommend walking them with a toy to dissuade them from grabbing the leash. Positive reinforcement, force-free training is advised to teach them to focus on you rather than grabbing the leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.