Date of intake:: 1/31/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Previously lived with:: 1 adult

Behavior toward strangers:: Summer is friendly, outgoing, and playful

Behavior toward children:: Summer is friendly, outgoing, and playful

Behavior toward dogs:: Summer will hard bark and alert bark

Behavior toward cats:: Summer is friendly, outgoing, and playful

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: Yes Summer has one bite in her history that occurred two years ago. Summer was in daycare when a younger dog went up to her and was very close to Summer’s face. Summer became tense before biting the other dog on the face on the cheek area. This bite was a bite and hold that broke skin and lasted approx. 30 seconds.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Low

Other Notes:: Summer does have general anxiety. She is reactive towards other dogs by lunging and alert/hard barking.

Date of assessment:: 2/4/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: None Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: Panting heavily, pacing around the room, whining throughout the assessment Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Neutral body, wagging tail Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler slowly, required coaxing, wagging tail Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler, neutral body wagging tail Toy Toy comments: Sniffs, No reaction

Summary:: 2/5/26: Summer approaches the gate with a soft wiggly body but loks towards handler on the other side of the gate, ignoring the other dog. She then anxiously jumps up and down on handler and does not reapproach the gate.

Summary (6):: 2/5/26- Summer is laying down with a soft body when handler approaches her kennel, she comes to the front being loose and wiggly. She is easily leashed and taken to the play yard for a dog dog. After greeting the other dog she whines a little in the vestibule. She is walked around the perimeter and is social with handler. She gently takes treats and has a loose and wiggly body. She sniffs around and relieves herself. When handler scratches her back she becomes even wigglier. She is easily clipped and stops outside her kennel. Handler tosses in treats and she goes in without further issue. 2/4/26: (ASSESSMENT WALK): Summer is standing at the front of the kennel with a neutral body with a soft wagging tail. She is easily leashed and taken out of the kennel. Summer is walked slowly to the street where she relieves herself. She pulls mildly ahead when a dog passes in front of her. Summer is walked back to the shelter and is brought to the assessment room where she is social with the assessor. She allows petting. After her assessment she is easily re-leashed and walked slowly back to her kennel, she stops briefly and handler crouches to coax her along. She follows the handler and is returned to kennel without issue. 2/4/26: Summer is lying down and then stands up with a soft body and wagging tail; she also jumps on the kennel door. She is easily leashed and brought out the room. Summer immediately relieves herself after she enters the street; she sees a large dog walk past and she whines with a neutral body but disengages herself. On the street, Summer walks next to the handler with no leash tension. She has no interest in passersby and other dogs. She also allows pets and takes treats from the handler. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Summer to her kennel with ease.

Summary (7):: 2/3/26: Summer is standing at the front neutral body panting. She is not interested in treats but easily leashed and removed from kennel. She is walked on the street where she walks alongside handler no pull on leash. She has not reaction to people who pass on the street. She is easily clipped and returns to kennel without issue. 2/2/26: PM WALKS: Summer is at the front of the kennel with a neutral body. Handler crouches and greets her and she remains tense, with a slow tail wag. Handler offers her treats but she does not take them. Handler easily leashes Summer and she exits the kennel. She walks to the backyard slowly with wide eyes darting back and forth. Summer walks a short distance into the backyard and she stops and relieves herself. They are outside for a short moment until Summer begins shivering. She is walked back into the shelter and turns the corner. She enters the slop sink area and refuses to move hiding in the corner. A second handler calls her forward sits nearby trying to encourage her out of the sink. The handlers use cheese which she licks up but refuses to move and stands with whale eyes. Summer eventually is coaxed out by crouching and verbal encouragement. Summer enters the closet area refusing to move forward again. More crouching, verbal encouragement and gentle leash pressure is used to walk her back to kennel and returned without issue. 2/2/26: Summer is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is able to be quickly leashed and is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she has no reactions to dogs or people and is able to relieve herself. She begins to baulk when reaching the driveway. She is able to continue walking slowly with coaxing through the hallway. She then baulks to the ground again when reaching her kennel room. She is able to continue walking when the handler applies slight leash pressure and starts jogging. She then enters her kennel with no further issues. 2/1/26: Summer is standing a the front of her kennel with a tense body and widened eyes as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and she pulls on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, she has a tense body and would constantly stopped to relieve herself. She has no reactions to dogs or people. She quickly baulks when reaching the front of her kennel room, and is is then able to walk back and enter kennel with no issue.

Date of intake:: 1/31/2026

Summary:: Wiggly body, whining and became tense when seeing another dog

Date of initial:: 1/31/2026

Summary:: Wagging tail, allows all handling

ENERGY LEVEL:: Summer is described as low energy. They will need daily mental and physical activity to keep them engaged and exercised. And we recommend using force-free, reward-based training techniques for them.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to on leash reactivity we recommend an adult only home. Single Pet Home/No Dog Parks: Due to her bite history we recommend a single pet home with no trips to the dog park. 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,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Bite history (dog)

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: Summer has been observed to have a tense body and baulk while on leash. 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. Summer 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. Bite History (Dog): Please see bite history above for more details. Please see handout on Bite History and Potential for Future Aggression. Anxiety: Summer's previous owner states that she has general anxiety. During her assessment Summer was observed to be panting heavily, pacing around the room, and whining throughout the assessment. If Summer displays anxious behavior in their future home, we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving them other things to focus on to alleviate their anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used. Please see handout on Generalized Anxiety. On Leash Reactivity: Summer's previous owner states that she will hard bark and lunge towards other dogs. During intake she was observed to become tense and whine when seeing another dog. Summer 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.