Date of intake:: 10/14/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Date of assessment:: 10/18/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Tense body, ears pinned, tail tucked Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Fearful Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Tense body, tucked tail, receptive to treats Soft handling: Tolerates contact Exuberant handling: Fearful Comments: Tucked tail and moves away from exuberant contact Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily with low tail Knock Knock comments: No approach Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 10/31/26: Hmara is introduced to a novel intact male and approaches the fence with a neutral-tense body and low tail, sniffing towards the other dog and then looking to the handler with soft wide eyes. She stretches her neck out to sniff the other dog when he disengages and continues to look to him with a neutral body. The other dog is avoidant and does not seek out additional interaction, the meet is ended and Hmara is led away from the fence without issue.

Summary (5):: 11/4/26: It is reported that when a handler went to leash Hmara she lunged at their hand. 10/31/26: Hmara is asleep in the back of her kennel; as the handler unlocks the kennel, she wakes up. The handler slowly reaches in and leashes her with a pre-clipped leash; she stands up and slowly walks out the kennel and room. Hmara is brought to the yard for playgroup (see D2D notes). She is fearful near the familiar handlers; she slowly sniffs the handlers present. Hmara is returned to her kennel afterwards. 10/28/26: Hmara is lying down in the middle of her kennel when handler approaches. She gives a small tucked tail wag before getting up. She slowly comes to the front and takes treats from handler, she is easily leashed and taken outside. She walks with no leash pressure and is not reactive to people or dogs or the loud construction happening. She is not interested in treats while on the walks. she is walked around the block and occasionally she will look up at handler with a neutral body and soft eyes. she is easily returned to kennel after her walk. 10/27/26: Hmara is lying down in the middle of her kennel and picks her head up looking to the handler with soft eyes when they approach. She slowly comes to the front and sniffs a treat through the bars, but doesn't take it. She is non reactive as the handler slips their leash on, and exits kennel without issue. She walks with no leash tension and is not reactive to people or dogs. She is taken for a street walk and walks with no pulling, stopping to use the bathroom a couple times. When the handler crouched, she looked to them softly and allowed gentle head pets, but did not seek out more pets. She continued walking with no leash tension inside through PAC, did not pay attention to the cat rooms, flinched slightly with heavy barking from the dogs but continued walking without issue. She entered kennel slowly but on her own.

Summary (6):: 10/26/26 (LATE ENTRY) - Hmara is in her crate growling when handler approaches, handler turns to the side coaxing her with a soft tone and going slow, using high value treats and tossing it through the crate, when handler opens door a crack and tries to leash she growls and lunges at the door snapping before retreating further in her crate. Handler gives her a second to decompress and tosses chicken, unfortunately Hmara needed to be moved to a kennel so handler does attempt again this time even more slowly, took about three minutes to leash her up due to her taking treats and retreating back into the crate again, handler was finally able to slowly leash her and exit the crate where she is tense and moving slowly and handler tosses treats for her, she did need a brief walk so handler takes her outside very briefly where she relieves herself but still tense, when walking back into the building her body is a little more relaxed, she does move slow and does flinch when hearing loud sounds outside and going back into the building, at kennel handler is able to bring her in and she goes in on her own and is unleashed fine, handler visits kennel door a little later and she is not lunging or growling like she did in the crate, most likely was resource guarding her crate. 10/26/26: It is reported that Hmara is lunging at the handler when they approach to leash her. When a more experienced handler approached to leash her with cheese and treats Hmara continued to escalate, and the handler was unable to leash her. 10/25/26: (PM) Hmara is in her pop up crate as handler stands nearby. She alert barks and begins growling. Handler parts the cover and offers a treat. She sniffs the treat and look towards the handler with a whale eye and a tense body. Interaction is ended. 10/25/26: Hmara is at the back of her pop-up crate when handler approaches. Handler offers some treats and she slowly approaches and takes them. Handler lures her with treats and is able to put the leash on. Hmara slowly exits the crate and walks behind the handler through the hallway with low body. She has no reaction to other dogs or staff members. She is taken to the yard where she relieves herself and enters the pen. She stays at the same spot, scanning her surroundings. Hmara has no reaction to any stimuli in the yard. She is not responsive with handler and start visibly trembling when being pet. She ignores treats and verbal recalls remaining aloof. She remains stiff body and tucked tail most of the time. Upon return handler clips the leash and brings Hmara back into her crate with no issues.

Summary (7):: 10/23: Hmara is shy and a bit apprehensive when I first approach her. Soft encouraging words and a few treats were able to entice Hmara to the front of her 2nd floor pop-up crate, where I slowly and carefully leashed her. Hmara offered no resistance whatsoever and, in fact, seemed quite interested in heading out for a walk. We first headed out to the backyard, to take it slow and have her get to know me a bit. She was happy to do her business there, explore a bit, but was soon ready to leave, which we did. I was happily surprised to see that Hmara didn’t want to return inside; instead, she chose to lead me on a long walk near the park, showing off her cute coat along the way. I hadn’t expected that level of enthusiasm, since Hmara originally seemed to have had a problem with very sensitive feet, but Friday’s walk and exploration clearly indicated that she was feeling much better. Hmara was just wonderful to walk: great leash manners, a bit of pep in her step, curious, independent with a quiet determination. Treats were not particularly interesting on our walk, although she enjoyed them immensely once we returned to the shelter. 10/22: Volunteer - Hmara initially stayed toward the back of her pop-up crate, appearing fearful and unsure. With some gentle baby talk, she was easily leashed and walked nicely alongside me on a loose leash. She sat next to me on the bench and accepted gentle pets, though she wasn't interested in treats. She also allowed us to put a coat on her and accepted some butt scratches. 10/18/26 (Assessment): Hmara was at the back of the kennel lying on her blankets as handler approached. When kennel door was opened she came forward but retreated when she saw the leash. Handler had to make a couple of attempts before leashing and pulling her for a brief street walk before her assessment (Please see assessment notes for details). While walking Hmara walked ahead of the handler with a body lowered to the ground, tucked tail and pinned back ears. She displayed no reactivity to the dogs and people she saw on the street. She accepted treats with a soft mouth. After her assessment she was returned to her kennel with no issue.

Date of intake:: 10/14/2026

Summary:: Tense body, tucked tail

Date of initial:: 10/14/2026

Summary:: Tense, but allows all handling for exam and tasks.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Hmara 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),Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior, we recommend an adult only home. 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/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful Defensive: Hmara has been observed to have a tense body and tucked while on leash and when handlers attempt to interact with her. Recently Hmara has been observed to growl and lunge at handlers when they approach to try and leash her. It is important to move slowly with Hmara, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow them to initiate interactions with new people. They should never be forced to greet or to interact if they are not comfortable and soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression.