Date of intake:: 4/28/2026

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

Previously lived with:: adults

Behavior toward strangers:: shy and prefers contact on her own terms. May hide at first.

Behavior toward children:: Tolerant.

Behavior toward dogs:: playful with all dogs but with unfamiliar dogs,shy/prefers contact on her own terms at 1st even onle

Behavior toward cats:: Friendly, playful, and outgoing.

Resource guarding:: None reported. Surrendering client noted she is protective of her people.

Bite history:: No known reports of a Bite history.

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: Maeve is noted in the prior home to have a High (often playful/busy) energy level.

Other Notes:: She is reported to have general anxiety, and be fearful of loud noises. While on walks she stares at large dogs and moving objects. She is not bothered when held/restrained, when woken from sleep, when pushed/pulled off furniture, when her paws are touched, or when her collar is grabbed. She is fearful when startled. She is a social, affectionate, active, and playful dog. She spends most of her time where people are, in the bedroom, and in the living room. She loves to cuddle and follow her people around. She allowed her previous family to bathe and brush her. She pulls moderately on leash. In her previous home she would go on two 20-40 minute walks a day. She was crate trained, but does not use one currently. She is nervous getting in a car, but settles if pet while in the car. She knows, "sit", "wait", "place", "let go - release", "Let's go", "walk", "go to bed", "catch", "hold it/wait". Her release word is "ok". She is very affectionate and loves to please her people. She loves to play, especially tug-of-war. She is very food motivated and loves mini seedless cucumbers and freeze dried meat.

Date of assessment:: 5/14/2026

Summary:: 5/14/26: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social with familiar handlers- loose body, wiggly Call over: Readily approaches- jumps on handlers, wags tail Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed - soft body, leans into touch Exuberant handling: Allowed - soft body, leans into touch Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- loose body Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches- loose body Knock Comments: Toy: Grips toy drops Toy comments: 5/1/26: Due to Maeve's fearfulness and allowing limited handling with the handler a handling assessment will not be condcuted at this time.

Summary:: According to Maeve's previous owner(s), she is playful with all dogs but is shy at first and prefers contact on her own terms regardless of being on leash. 05/11/26 Maeve is introduced to a novel male while off leash. She approaches the gate as the male comes forward. The male greets with a loose, wiggly frame but Maeve becomes tense displaying high hackles and begins to growl. Maeve is guided away from the gate and interaction is concluded. 04/29/26 Maeve is introduced to a novel male. Due to her FAS, she is not collared and kept on a loose leash for her interaction. Maeve will walk past the fence but does not interact with the male and walks to the other end of the yard, keeping to self.

Summary (5):: 5/19 (PM): Maeve is jumping on her kennel door, barking and baring teeth when she sees a hadnler approach. She immediately races back to her bed and sits, watching the handler. She does not take their treats and tracks their movements. She quickly dodges the handler's attempt to leash her and hard barks twice. Due to her stress, the handler retreats to give her time to settle and allow a familiar handler to take her for her evening walk to reduce her stress levels. 05-19-26: Aa familiar handler approached kennel Maeve is at front of kennel ready and Upon leaving the kennel, she was composed and let the handler use rewards to slide the leash over her head. She acknowledges the snufflemats with treats and catnip. sniffed at the lickmat with cheese, but appeared uninterested and unimpressed.Extremely thrilled when the toy was briefly involved, but quickly returned to snufflemat with rewards.When the bouncy ball was introduced, she stayed composed and sniffed it without participating in any play. She made an effort to dodge the lead, but the handler had the ability to leash her so she could return to the kennel without any problems. 5/19/26 (AM): Maeve is at the front of the kennel as the handler approaches, she has her front paws on the door and will become wiggly as the handler opens the door. She will then stand at the front and allow the handler to clip her collar. She is brought out on a walk where she will sniff around with a loose frame. Maeve will tuck her tail slightly and become a bit startled when air brakes go off. She will recover quickly and will continue to explore. She is brought back to the kennel with no issue and is unclipped and secured safely. 5/17/26: Maeve is standing at the front of her kennel with a loose body and wagging tail as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she has a loose body as she walks ahead of the handler to explore. She has no reactions to dogs or people and is comfortable approaching the handler to receive pets. She is then returned back to her kennel with no issues. 5/14/26: Maeve is standing at the front of her kennel with a loose body and wagging tail as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she has a loose body as she walks ahead of the handler to explore. She has no reactions to dogs or people and is then taken to the live room. In the room, she is comfortable approaching the handler and would jump up and sit on their feet to receive pets. She is then returned back to her kennel with no issues.

Summary (6):: 5/11/26: Maeve is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is able to be slowly leashed with ease and is then taken to the yard for playgroup. In the yard, she has a loose and wiggly body as she jumps up on the handlers that she is familiar with. She greets the other dog at the gate with a tense body and her hackles raised and begins to growl. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. She is able to return back with no issues. 5/8/26: Maeve is laying down on her bed as handler approaches her kennel. She comes forward to the front with a wagging tail as the handler unlocks the door. She then becomes tense and retreats back to her bed when the handler slowly presents their leash. She growls and barks towards the leash as the handler is able to leash her. Once leashed, she is then taken outside before a walk. On the walk, she has a neutral body frame as she walked next to the handler and sniffed to explore. She would stare at dogs that would pass by and would begin to baulk behind the handler while on the way back into the building. She notices a familiar handler in the hallway, and becomes loose and wiggly as she pulls towards the handler. She jumps ups on the handler with a wiggly body and wagging tail as she receives pets. She is able to return back to her kennel with no further issues. 5/7/26: Maeve is laying down on her bed as handler approaches her kennel. She sits up with a tense body and begins to growl as the handler unlocks the door. She comes forward with a tense body as the handler bends down and opens the door. She then retreats to the back of her kennel when the handler presents their leash. She begins to bark and growl on her bed as the handler attempts to leash her. She quickly snaps at the leash when the handler leashes her, and then slowly walks out of kennel. She is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she has a neutral body frame as she explores around while sniffing. She would hard stare at dogs as they passed by, and she tries to lunge for a dog while barking. She has no interest in treats or toys and is able to return back to her kennel with no issues.

Summary (7):: 5/6/26: Maeve is at the front of her kennel standing with her paws on the door as the handler approaches. As they go to open the door she will retreat to the back of her kennel and will flatten her ears and lip curl as the handler attempts to coax her forward. She will then reapproach as the handler closes the door and they are ab le to leash her as she is standing in the middle of the kennel. She will then come out of kennel and is brought out on a walk where she will sniff and watch dogs that pass on the sidewalk from the play yard., Maeve is then returned to her kennel with no issue. 5/2/26: Maeve was lying on her bed at back of kennel as handler approached. Handler tossed a couple of treats before opening kennel door. When handler put leash into kennel Maeve jumped up and started pawing at rear kennel door. Handler abandoned walk and requested another handler attempt. She may be selective about handlers. 04/29/26 (PM): Maeve is lying on her kuranda bed as handler approaches. When handler cracks open the kennel door, she will run forward but bares teeth when handler presents the lead, and will run to the back of kennel again. Handler attempts to lure Maeve to the front of kennel with treats and a soft tone but she shows no interest. Handler pushes the kennel door inward and after a couple of attempts, is able to drop the lead carefully over her head. Maeve slowly exits kennel, will lightly thrash, and then walks with a low, tucked frame to the Canine Behavior Office. She leans into light petting intermittently. Handler slowly collars her and after her session is returned safely. 4/29/26 (playgroup): Maeve is at the back of her kennel as the handler approaches. She will curl into a tight ball but the handler is able to place the leash over her head and Maeve will walk out of the kennel with no issue. She will walk to the play yard on a loose leash and will approach the gate and then disengage. (see dog-dog info) She is then returned to her kennel with no issue. 4/29/26: Maeve is at the back of the kennel curled up on her bedding as the handler approaches. The handler attempts to coax her to the front of the kennel with sausages and babytalk but Maeve will only sniff the sausages. The handler will then drape the leash over the back of her head, she is leashed as she lifts her head and will come out as the handler opens the door and will follow the handler out on a loose leash to the behavior office where she will walk around with a slightly low posture and her ears held back. The handler will sit on the couch and Maeve will sit next to them, facing the door with her tail tucked under her. After a while, she will get up and is walked back to her kennel with no issue and is secured safely.

Date of intake:: 4/28/2026

Summary:: hrashed and refused to walk for a few moments when her leash was held by staff. Staff allowed her to

Date of initial:: 5/1/2026

Summary:: Limited ability to examine, resistant to handling, body tense, tries to flee

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Maeve's fearfulness, we reccomend she be placed in an adult home at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Maeve came into the care center as an owner surrender due to the owner moving and not being able to take her with them. She is a social, affectionate, active, and playful dog. She spends most of her time where people are, in the bedroom, and in the living room. She loves to cuddle and follow her people around. She allowed her previous family to bathe and brush her.She knows, "sit", "wait", "place", "let go - release", "Let's go", "walk", "go to bed", "catch", "hold it/wait". Her release word is "ok". Maeve has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has allowed only minimal handling since intake. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home. RECOMMEND NO DOG PARKS: Due to the concerning behaviors that Maeve has shown during playgroup (see DOG-DOG SUMMARY), we feel that she should not visit dog parks. The Behavior Department recommends that she be socialized in a more controlled setting until her behavior towards other dogs can be further addressed. Reward-based, force-free training can be utilized to help Maeve associate dogs with things she enjoys like toys or treats.

Potential challenges: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: on intake maeve was low growling and teeth baring at staff while in waiting room.Client was asked to leash the dog and pass the leash to staff once down the hallway. In the hallway dog thrashed and refused to walk for a few moments when her leash was held by staff. Staff allowed the dog to reset before rushing her down the hallway to medical. She pumped breaks a few times getting to medical and her leash was removed with the assistance of the hook once she was inside her kennel. These behaviors indicate a high level of stress in unfamiliar environments and during transitions, with defensive responses when she feels pressured. Please see the handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression. Anxiety: She is reported to have general anxiety and be fearful of loud noises and when startled. Consistent routines, low-pressure handling, and minimizing exposure to sudden or loud stimuli will be important in supporting her emotional regulation. Please see the handout on generalized anxiety. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: In the prior home she is noted while on walks she stares at large dogs and moving objects. In the care cneter she is noted to display a high tail and lunge at dogs with and charge at the playyard gate when novel dogs walk pass.These behaviors are consistent with on-leash reactivity and barrier frustration, indicating difficulty managing arousal and frustration when restricted or faced with novel stimuli. Please see the handout onOn-leash reactivity/barrier frustration