Date of intake:: 4/28/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Other Notes:: *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 5/19/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Fearful, pulling hard back to the building, did not make it far from the building Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Fearful Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: Seeking exit, low tail, sniffing around the toom Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Neutral body Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Jumps towards the door when the handler exits, approaches then readily when they reenter Toy Toy comments: Sniffs, no reaction

Summary:: 5/12/26: Dale does not approach the gate to greet another dog. He is tense bodied, ears pinned back and tail tucked. He extends his head forward to sniff briefly before retreating.

Summary (6):: 6/5/26: Dale is at the front of his kennel alert barking at the handler and two unfamiliar persons in the room. He is easily leashed and brought out the room. While walking through the driveway, Dale gets very startled by a loud sound; he darts away but recovers. On the street, Dale walks with mild leash tension, but turns to walk back to the shelter as the walk progresses; the handler applies leash pressure, and he continues to walk, but baulks. When walking back to the shelter, Dale walks with mild leash tension; the handler then brings him to yard. There, he allows pets and leans in, but gets startled by the loud sounds. In the hallway, Dale greets a familiar handler with a soft body and jumps on them. After the elevator ride, the handler walks Dale in the hallway to return; he walks into an object, and gets scared; he darts away and bumps into a crate. He recovers and continues to walk; upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Dale to the kennel. 5/31/26: Dale is standing in kennel with a neutral body and is leashed with a treat. He pulls hard out of the room and to the street. He checks in and sits for treats. He sniffs around intently. He walks with a neutral body. He allows leash clipping and returns to kennel with a tossed treat. 5/20/26: Dale is observed to be hyperaroused when leaving kennel and in the hallways, and pulls towards whatever direction he wants to walk in hard enough to rear up on his hind legs when held back with leash pressure. Once in the driveway, he tucks his tail and pulls hard back towards the building.

Summary (7):: 5/20/26: Dale is at the front of the kennel with a slightly tense body, and loose wagging tail. He is barking at the front. Dale is easily leashed and pulls out of the room. He is taken downstairs. A staff member is standing off to the side and Dale approaches the person in the stairs with a neutral body, he sniffs them and handler calls him away. He is taken out to the street pulls moderately. Dale starts to slow down behind the handler. Treats are used to coax him forward. He then stops and turns around. He pulls hard back to the shelter. Dale is taken to assessment office, where he approaches handlers with a soft body and wagging tail. After his assessment, Dale is walked back upstairs, he pulls hard where he rises up on his hind legs towards passing people. Dale is brought back inside the kennel room and stops outside the kennel. He is returned to kennel by being muscled in. 5/14: Volunteer Note - Soft, sweet demeanor. MOP was standing with his dog, a calm pup, in front of us for a bit, about 10 ft away, but Dale didn’t react or show any interest. Instead, he kept interacting with staff. He sits for treats and jumped up to hug staff a few times. Wiggly, but got a bit nervous when Amazon delivery carts were passing by, then recovered quickly. Walks in front of staff with wiggles. 5/13/26: Dale is standing at the front of his kennel with a neutral body and tail wagging low. He is very easily leashed and walks calmly out of the kennel room and to the driveway. Once nearing the street, he stops short and resists moving. He can be coaxed forwards by crouching. He walks into the handler and accepts petting. He stops again at the gate and the handler allows him to instead sniff around the driveway. It should also be noted that the day before Dale displayed fearfulness (tucked tail, tense) in the yard. He walks calmly back to kennel and gets in. He takes treats. Lastly, it should also be noted that staff report that he has been walking on the street fine, and that his reluctance may be due to his coming down with an illness that day. 4/30/26: Dale is lying at the back of his kennel with a trembling body as the handler approaches. The handler tosses treats into his kennel, but Dale show no interest; they use a squeaker, and he turns to look at them, but turns away. The handler reaches the pole leash and leashes him, but Dale doesn't exit. The handler applies leash pressure every 30 seconds to bring him to the front, but Dale stands up and then goes to back of kennel. After several attempts, the handler removes the leash with a hook and ends the interaction.

Date of intake:: 4/28/2026

Summary:: Tense body, tucked tail, urinated, attempted to hide, thrashed on leash

Date of initial:: 4/30/2026

Summary:: Catatonic fear, frozen in kennel with no signs of escalation

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Dale 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:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior we recommend an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : Fearful,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: Dale has been observed to be highly fearful while in care. During intake he was observed to have a tense body, tucked tail, and urinated when handlers interacted with him. They should never be forced to approach anything that they are uncomfortable with or submit to petting or handling. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Dale 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. Arousal: During the jog portion of the assessment Dale lunged at the secondary handler. Positive reinforcement training should be used to teach Dale to remain calm during arousing situations. If they begin to escalate, people should pause the interaction, and create distance from the trigger. Pattern games such as 1-2-3 treat and the cue “mat” can be used to reinforce calm behaviors. Please see handout on Arousal.