Date of intake:: 3/14/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Returned from foster

Previously lived with:: 1 adult

Behavior toward strangers:: Moochie is social

Behavior toward children:: Moochie is excited when seeing children

Behavior toward dogs:: No experience

Behavior toward cats:: Moochie is tolerant

Resource guarding:: Moochie can snap or bite when a toy or something she finds that she is very interested in looks like it’ll be taken away. While in foster Moochie was noted to escalate when having items in her possession. It is noted that Moochie bit the foster multiple times, in one instance on the hand and on another on the FP face.

Bite history:: During another instance, Moochie bite the FP on the hand when they were attempting to remove a plastic bag from her possession. 01/08/26: Trainer spoke with FP regarding Moochie's resource guarding, leash pulling and general impulse control. Moochie bit the FP on the face when Moochie had a toy in her mouth.

Housetrained:: No

Other Notes:: Previous stay: 10/6/25 Owner Surrender Means of surrender (length of time in previous home): Owner Surrender Previously lived with: 3 adults, 2 children, 1 cat Behavior toward strangers: Moochie is shy/prefers contact on her own terms Behavior toward children: Moochie is friendly and outgoing with children Behavior toward dogs: Moochie is shy/prefers contact on her own terms with dogs Behavior toward cats: Moochie is shy/prefers contact on her own terms with cats Resource guarding: Has a tense body and hovers over toys Bite history: No bite history Housetrained: Partially Energy level/descriptors: Very High Moochie pulls very hard on the leash and is anxious when left alone. She can be reactive towards selective strangers and dogs by lunging. She is unbothered when held/restrained, disturbed while sleeping, when furniture is pushed, and collar is grabbed. She does lunge when feet/paws are touched. *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 10/10/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Explores the room, jumps on handlers lap multiple times, accepts gentle petting and treats Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows neutral bodied Knock Knock comments: Approaches quickly pulling toward door Toy Toy comments: Becomes tense.

Summary:: 3/22/26- Moochie gate greets another dog with a neutral body with a low wagging tail. She disengages and engages on her own with a softer body.

Summary (1):: A Volunteer Wrote: Moochie was so devoted to the cat she used to live with that she would sleep beside him at night, happily snoring away. She lived just as sweetly with two children, reveling in her toys, baths, and car rides, and her former owner says that her friendly, outgoing personality extends to other dogs, as well! In other words, this charming girl is the perfect company. As her former owner was surrendering Moochie, she said, "She doesn't like to be alone."

Summary (5):: 3/22/26: It is reported via the whiteboard that Moochie does not have resource guarding issues. Not sure who wrote the note or in what context they were reporting (food, toys, objects, etc). 11/1/25: Moochie is standing quietly with neutral frame, looking at handler with soft eyes as kennel door is unlocked. Moochie is easily leashed, exits kennel with minimal pulling. Moochie walks on sidewalk with neutral body, allows all petting gentle and exuberant and becomes wiggly bodied. Moochie ignores a SMB with MOP, walks with mostly loose leash, checks in with handler for verbal cues. Moochie re-enters MACC. On elevator Moochie sits when cued and continues to allow all petting. Moochie re-enters kennel without issue. 10/25/25: Moochie is laying in her kennel as handler approaches. She comes forward to the front and is comfortable taking treats and is leashed with ease. She is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she has a loose body and would approach the handler to retrieve treats. She would hard stare at dogs that were nearby and was able to be redirected with treats. She has no reactions to people and is able to return back to her kennel with no issues. 10/18/25: Moochie is standing quietly, in middle of kennel as handler approaches. As kennel door is unlocked, Moochie approaches with soft body, is easily leashed and exits kennel with loose leash. On elevator, Moochie allows all petting with soft body and becomes more loose, wagging tail while being pet. Moochie exits to sidewalk, walks with neutral body, is walking slowly but steady with loose leash. Moochie looks toward several MOPs that pass by with soft body, head turns briefly but is maintaining steady walking pace with handler. Moochie continues to allow gentle and exuberant petting by handler with loose body and wagging tail. Moochie is easily returned to MACC and kennel without issue. 10/11/25: Moochie is laying on her bed at the back of the kennel but comes forward as handler unlocks the kennel. She is neutral bodied. She is easily leashed and removed from kennel. Moochie is walked on the street where she pulls moderately ahead of handler. She will walk forward, stop, look around then resume walking. She does this repeatedly throughout the walk. In the behavior room she approaches another handler with a soft body and climbs onto their lap. She is collared using a treat as distraction. She attempts to climb onto handlers laps again. She is easily returned to kennel.

Summary (6):: 02/08/26: Resource guarding (food, toys, space): Generally, FP took something away from her that she valued. The first incident she didn’t think she even saw her hand under the plastic bag she had her head in. Another time FP leaned in to kiss Moochie when she was right next to a toy. There was another incident when FP attempted to remove Moochie's harness, Moochie snapped and continued to snap at the FP Behavior in the Home House trained: Yes Crate trained: No Behavior in crate: Behavior when left alone (out of crate): Accidents in the house Destructive behavior (chewing or destroying items while home): Chewing. She does chew a lot, and doesn’t limit it to her chew toys. I imagine she’d benefit from more enrichment and exercise — we haven’t been going for long walks so I think she has a lot of pent-up energy. Training & Cues Known cues/commands: Sit/Stay Energy level / descriptors: Medium, She can be a couch potato for hours and is an excellent smuggler, but also can act like a puppy. She breaks into a run on walks sometimes, only slowed down by her human walker. She gets excited very easily. If she sees someone running or hears people talking, she wants to join in. Medical & Health Recent injuries or health issues: Just an ear infection, taken care of with meds. She has some continuing skin issues (chicken allergy?) and she is on a special diet. Current medications: None. For a New Family to Know: Moochie wants to be where you are! She will curl up with you whether you’re on the couch or sitting on the floor trying to put your shoes on. She thinks she’s a lapdog. In Shelter Assessment: 10/11/2025 Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Explores the room, jumps on handlers lap multiple times, accepts gentle petting and treats Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows neutral bodied Knock Knock comments: Approaches quickly pulling toward door Toy Toy comments: Becomes tense. Moochie pulls very hard on the leash and is anxious when left alone. She can be reactive towards selective strangers and dogs by lunging. She is unbothered when held/restrained, disturbed while sleeping, when furniture is pushed, and collar is

Summary (7):: Date questionnaire was filled in: 02/08/26 Length of time in foster care: Three months Foster household composition: · Number of adults: 1 · Number of children (add ages): 0 · Number of dogs (add sizes):0 · Number of cats: 1 · Other animals: 0 Social Behavior Behavior toward resident children: N/A Behavior toward unfamiliar children: Social/playful Overly playful (mouths, jumps on, and/or body slams) Behavior toward visitors/strangers: Social/playful Overly playful (mouths, jumps on, and/or body slams). Moochie gets very excited and will jumpy, especially when people around her get excited. Behavior when held or physically restrained: Tolerates Handling tolerance (e.g., grooming, ear checks): Tolerates. Reactions During Walks Leash behavior (does dog grab the leash?): Yes · If yes, how do you get them to let go (treats, toys, etc): She only grabs it sometimes, when she’s very excited. I haven’t tried distracting her with a toy - I think treats would work. Not sure about when she grabs the leash but the 1-2-3 game does get her attention most of the time. Reactions to other dogs during walks: Isn't bothered. She’s very social and seems to like everybody - dog and human alike. Reactions to other stimuli on walks (bikes, people, sounds): Tolerates Overly playful (mouths, jumps on, and/or body slams). Interactions with Other Animals Behavior toward familiar dogs: Social/Playful. She doesn’t regularly see any dogs, except perhaps the few that live in the building. Those might be considered familiar? She’s very social. Behavior toward cats: Tolerates/social/playful. She is generally very respectful of the resident cat. Sometimes she can play a bit too energetically, such as pawing at the cat and running after him very briefly, but mostly she leaves him alone. She isn’t bothered when he eats her food. Behavior with other animals: N/A Mouthiness & Resource Guarding Mouthy during play (teeth on skin/limbs): Yes · If yes, do they apply mild, moderate or hard pressure: Moderate · Type of vocalization during mouthy behavior: No Bite/broken skin/bruises/red marks reported (scratch, punctures, what happen): puncture 3 or 4 - we’ve had a few incidents, all of which I believe were connected with resource guarding Continued in other notes.....

Date of initial:: 3/16/2026

Summary:: Body relaxed; easily examined

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have a limited history on Moochie so we cannot be certain of her behavior in a home environment. However, she will need daily mental and physical activity to keep her engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct her 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 Moochie's resource guarding and bite history - 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: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: During the toy portion of her assessment Moochie become tense and began intensely pulling toward the assess-a-hand. We recommend that Moochie be left alone while eating, and playing with toys, and that food guarding behavior modification steps (available at ASPCApro.org) be utilized. Moochie has bitten three times in her foster home (no skin was broken but there was bruising). Two occurences were when Moochie was playing with a toy, the third is when her foster attempted to remove something from her mouth. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Moochie's mouth, and any time something is removed she should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. She should be taught the "drop" cue and trade-up games. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Fearful Defensive/Handling and Touch Sensitivty: Moochie is described by her former owners as shy and preferring contact on her own terms. She has also been observed to become tense during handling and her former owners report she will lunge when being touched near her paws. While in foster it is reported that Moochie lunged persistently at them when they attempted to remove a harness. Positive reinforcement, reward based training should be used to pair touch with good things such as food rewards in order to teach Moochie to be more comfortable with this. Please see handout on Handling and Touch Sensitivity and Fearful and Defensive Aggression. Multiple Bite History/Bite History (Human): Please see bite history above for more details. Please see handout on Bite History and Potential for Future Aggression. On-Leash Reactive: Moochies former owners have reported that she will selectively react to and lunge toward people and dogs on leash. Moochie may need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach her to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness or head halter to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On-Leash Reactivity. Leash Biting: It is reported that while in foster Moochie would jump up and bite the leash. We recommend walking them with a toy to dissuade them from grabbing the leash. Positive reinforcement, force-free training is advised to teach them to focus on you rather than grabbing the leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.