Date of intake:: 11/8/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Bite history:: On 12.20.2025 at approximately 11am, An ACS was returning Chulo from a walk. They entered the elevator and Chulo jumped socially onto the handler; he jumped high and Chulo's tooth made contact with the handler's nose, leaving one superficial scratch that bled.

Date of assessment:: 11/10/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Tense body Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Sniffing around the room and counter surfing, mouthed handlers hands for treats Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Neutral forward body Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: 11/12/25: Chulo greets another dog at the gate with tense body. He then barks and lunges forward.

Summary (2):: 2/24/26: Chulo is at the front of his kennel with loose body, jumping on the kennel door. He is easily leashed and brought it out the room. The handler brings Chulo to the yard. There, Chulo runs around and rubs himself in the piles of snow. He jumps up towards the handler's face a few times with a closed mouth. He doesn't react to the dogs in nearby pens. The handler then brings Chulo inside to the office. There, CHulo takes treats given by familiar handers. He also jumps on them with a loose body. After a few minutes, the handler clips their leash and returns Chulo to his kennel.

Summary (3):: 2/21/26: Chulo is at front of kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulled from kennel. Chulo pulls hard coming out of kennel and room. Once outside he lessens, but still keeps pulling. He walked past a man walking a small dog and he had to reaction. He took treats somewhat gently. He was returned to kennel with no issue. 2/19/26: Chulo is at the front of his kennel with a soft body, and jumps on the kennel door. He is easily leashed and brought out the room, which he pulls hard out of. Another handler tosses a toy, which he picks up and holds. Th handler is able to place him in a leash harness with ease. On the street, for the majority of he walk, Chulo walks ahead with moderate to har pullin on the leash. After relieves himself, he lightly eases the tension. Chulo also doesn't react to any dogs or people. While crossing the street, Chulo drops his toy; as the handler picks it up, Chulo begins to jump up high on the handler but continues the toy. The handler gives him his toy back after crossing. Upon entry, Chulo pulls towards staff with a wiggly body. The handler removes the leash harness and clips it, and returns Chulo to his kennel.

Summary (4):: 2/17/26- Chulo is at the front of his kennel with a wiggly body, he is easily leashed and pulls hard exiting the room. When passing pens with dogs in it he pulls to the passing fences, handler tugs away and he is taken to the last pen. He is placed on a drag leash and he goes to relieve himself. He is social with handler and takes treats with mild pressure. When treats are presented Chulo sits automatically with a soft body and is takes them. He explores the pen, sniffing around. He sees another dog in the neighboring pen handler calls to him and he comes to handler. He allows handler to scratch his sides and he leans into handler's legs. He is easily leashed and pulls hard back to his kennel, he readily goes in without issue. 2/17/26: Chulo is sitting at the front of his kennel, leaning against the door. The handler feeds him a treat and then leashes and brings him out the room. On the street, Chulo pulls hard ahead of the handler; he does it consistently throughout the walk. Chulo doesn't display any people or5 dog reactivity, even as a dog fixates on him. Chulo also recalls well, turning around and sitting in front of the handler as they call him for attention; the handler tosses treats at him, and he eats. Upon entry, the handler brings Chulo to the officer; there, he greets familiar handlers and takes treats that are tossed. Chulo also lightly fixates on another familiar handler but is distracted when treats are given. The handler exits the room and returns Chulo to his kennel. 2/16/26: Chulo is at the front of the kennel with a soft body. He is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the room. He pulls hard towards the street. Chulo relieves himself and continues to pull. Handler puts him in a leash harness and Chulo pulls mild to moderate. He will look towards dogs but he is easily redirected with a kiss noise and treats. When he jumps up exuberantly on the handler he is told "down" or "sit" and he follows. He is given a treat. Chulo is walked around the block where he occasionally stops to sniff his surroundings and relieve himself. Chulo passes by people without issue. He is walked back to the shelter. His leash harness is undone and he pulls hard back to the kennel. Chulo is returned without issue.

Summary (5):: 02/15/26: Chulo is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is offered treats which he takes softly, he is leashed while distracted with treats and removed from kennel. Chulo pulls hard on leash, a toy is tossed in front of him as he pulls out the room which he accepts and holds onto for the remainder of his walk. He pulls out to the street for his walk, outside he continues pulling and passes people without issue. He stops to relieve himself and walks with handler for a while before being brought back inside, he returns to kennel without issue. 2/14/26 (AM Walks): Chulo is at the front of his kennel with a soft body. The handler feeds him a few treats which he eats softly. Chulo is leashed and brought out the room. While walking out the building, Chulo pulls hard; as he jumps on the handler to eat their treats, the handler places him in a leash harness. On the street, Chulo pulls with moderate to hard leash tension. He occasionally stops for treats and allows pets. He also isn't dog or people reactive. The handler then brings Chulo to the office. There, he approaches other handlers with a soft body, jumping on them excitedly and repeatedly, as well as soliciting treats and pets. Chulo begins to focus on one handler, looking at them and pulling towards, but the handler leaves the room with him. Upon entry, the handler returns Chulo to his kennel. 2/14/26: Staff reports that upon exiting kennel, Chulo turned toward handlers leg with an open mouth, handler stiff-armed him away but Chulo again attempted to pull hard toward handler's leg. 2/10/26: Chulo is at the front of the kennel jumping up and down, easily leashed and pulls hard out of the kennel. He jumps on the handler socially. He is told "down" and he jumps down and is given a treat. He pulls hard towards the street. Handler puts Chulo in a leash harness to help with the pulling. Chulo pulls mild to moderately on the leash harness as he is walked around the block. When he goes to jump on the handler exuberantly he is told down, Chulo jumps down and sits. Chulo is walked back to the shelter and greets a familiar handler with a soft body and wagging tail. He then pulls very hard back to his kennel and he is returned to his kennel without issue. 2/1/26: Chulo is on the floor asleep in the middle of his kennel. He gets up and is easily leashed. He pulls hard out of the building. He quickly jumps up at the handler's face from a sit in the elevator, but with a soft mouth. He also jumps up to stick his head in the handler's treat pouch. Once on the street, he sits for treats. He continues to pull hard. He eliminates. He pulls hard, but less hard back through the building. He is easily kenneled.

Summary (6):: 1/25/26: Chulo is standing at the front of his kennel loose and wiggly. He accepts a treat. He is leashed easily. He pulls hard out of the building. He is walked with a toy. He accepts petting and remains neutral in body. He pulls moderately on the sidewalk then pulls hard on return to shelter. Walk is ended early due to his reaction (lifting paws, seeking cover) to the weather (snow, cold, wind). He gets back in his kennel willingly. 1/16/26: Chulo is wiggly bodied at front of kennel as handler approaches. He is easily leashed, takes a treat and exits kennel with moderate-consistent pull. Chulo is walked on sidewalk, when a treat is presented he jumps once with soft body, but is easily cued into a sit. He is highly social, checks with with handler frequently visually with or without verbal cues. Chulo allows all petting with soft body, Chulo turns to side and leans torso against handler's legs while being pet. Chulo is pulling more mildly during walk, ignores a MMB with staff he passes walking back to MACC. Chulo re-enters MACC and kennel without issue. 12/22/25: Chulo displays the same behaviors as of (12/21). Please refer to those notes. 12/21/25: Chulo is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He begins barking as the handler unlocks the door. He is able to be leashed with ease and he then pulls hard on the way to the yard. In the yard, he would continue to pull hard around until he relieves himself. He would hard stare at dogs with a tense body 12/20/25: Chulo is at the front of the kennel with a soft body and tail. He is easily leashed and taken downstairs and brought to the backyard. Chulo is placed on drag leash. He is given a toy and proceeds to carry the toy around the yard. He engages with the handler doing commands like "sit", down" and "paw" for treats. He begins to jump up exuberantly towards the handler. The handler turns away and he sits. He is given a treat. He then runs to his toy and runs around the yard playing with it. Stopping to chew on it and throw it into the air. After some time outside, Chulo is easily leashed and returned to his kennel without issue. 12/17/25: Chulo is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches, he is leashed while distracted with treats and taken to the street for his walk. Outside he pulls moderately and will attempt to sniff some people as they pass him, when seeing dogs he will stare at them from afar but is redirected when called or tossed a treat. Chulo walks with handler and relieves himself outside, stopping to sniff briefly as he walks. He walks for a while before being brought back inside and into kennel following tossed treats.

Summary (7):: 11/30/25: Ireland is at the middle of his kennel sleeping. Handler approaches the kennel and he wakes up and quickly approaches the soft, easily leashed and taken out of the kennel. Ireland is brought to the street. He walks with moderate pulling and relieves self a few times. He observes passing dogs and stares at them with a tense body. Ireland is called away and will follow the handler for treats. When a treat is presented, he sits without the handler saying so. Ireland is walked back to the shelter and is returned to kennel without issue. 11/22/25: Ireland is at the front of his kennel with a neitral body. He takes a treat gently through the bars and is easily leashed and removed from kennel. He pulls hard while being walked on the street but will come to handler when called. He takes treats hard but will catch them when thrown. When he begins to pull hard handler will cease walking then reward him for turning to handler and releasing tension on the leash. HE then begins to catch himself and will walk back to handler when tension is placed on the leash from his pulling. He returns to kennel without issue. 11/13/25: Ireland is laying down toward back of kennel quietly. Ireland approaches with neutral body as handler unlocks door. Ireland pulls moderately out of kennel, is neutral bodied. Ireland exits to driveway, it is notably raining at the time. Ireland lowers head a bit as rain intensity picks up, but walks with steady pace, mostly loose leash to sidewalk. Ireland takes treats from handler, allows gentle petting with handler with soft body. Due to weather, the walk is ended earlier. Ireland is walked back to MACC and kennel without issue. 11/10/25: Ireland is at the front of his kennel with a neutral body. Handler is able to easily leash Ireland and remove him from kennel. He would have a hard pull out of the room and would continue to pull hard on his street walk. He would walk ahead of the handler with a tense body and would relieve himself in multiple spots. He would spot a dog but would continue to walk past them, he is shortly returned back to the assessment room where he would begin to explore for treats. He is easily collared and after the assessment returned to his kennel with no further issues.

Date of initial:: 11/9/2025

Summary:: Whale eyed, tail tucked, avoided muzzling, tense body for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Chulo 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 additional 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 and mouthiness, we recommend a home with no children. 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: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners/ Bite History (Human): Please see bite history above for more details. Please see handout on Bite History and Potential for Future Aggression. Mouthiness: Chulo was observed to take treats with pressure. We recommend never playing with bare hands, always with a toy, and ending play or attention whenever Chulo puts teeth on skin. They should be rewarded with attention and treats when they stop and/or when they are seeking attention in alternate ways. Please see handout on Mouthiness. Fearful: During his medical exam Chulo was observed to have a tense body and tucked tail. During his walk Chulo was also observed to have a tense body. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Chulo would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to their new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period. On Leash Reactivity: In the kennel room Chulo was observed to turned toward the handlers leg with an open mouth, the handler stiff-armed him away but Chulo again attempted to pull hard toward handler's leg. Chulo is also observed to become tense and hard stare at other dogs. Chulo 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.