Date of intake:: 2/14/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (no prior history)

Date of assessment:: 5/24/2025

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): Expolores room- neutral body Call over: Comes when coaxes- neutral body, focused on treats Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- neutral body Exuberant handling:Allowed- neutral body Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- neutral body Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches- neutral body Knock Comments: Toy: Grips walks away Toy comments: ***2/18/25: Enola Holmes has been displaying fearful behavior such as heavy panting, a flushed face, and would pace around the room without settling. She has been aloof with staff, not allowing handling. Out of concern for her level of stress, Enola Holmes is not eligible for a handling assessment at this time. ***

Summary:: Due to Enola Holmes entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 05/08/25 When off leash at the Care Center Enola Holmes is introduced to a novel female dog. At the gate Enola Holmes approaches with a high flagging tail. Both dogs will scent one another through the gate. The novel female will lip lick with ears forward and display hackles while remaining present at the gate. Enola Holmes with also display a high flagging tail, lip licking and a knot in her tail. Enola Holmes snarl and bark at the novel female. Both dogs are separated, concluding the interaction. 02/19/25: When off leash at the Care Center Enola Holmes is introduced to a novel male dog. At the gate Enola Holmes approaches with a stiff frame. Enola Holmes begins drooling. Enola Holmes scents the novel male, displaying hackles and a flagging tail. Enola marks before remaining present ears and frame forward. Enola begins toe tapping before she lets out soft barks. Throughout the novel male displacement scents taking no further interest in the novel female, thus ending the interaction.

Summary (2):: 05/28/25: Enola's behavior remains consistent. Please refer to Enola's previous note dated 05/27/25 (PM) for more details. 5/27/25 Enola is lying down in her karanda bed as the handler approaches. Enola is leashed as she takes a toy when administered, simultaneously. They proceed outside for a walk. Enola will carry her toy while displaying a neutral, still frame and a wagging tail. She will shake the toy on her way out of the building. Enola maintains a moderate pace while trotting alongside the handler maintaining her toy in her mouth. Enola is taken to the play yard where she is tossed another toy. She will engage with both toys until approaching the handler soliciting treats. Enola and the handler will engage in a treat game called "Find it" where a treat is tossed and she's cued to seek it out. Enola's arousal will slightly climb as she begins to close her proximity with the handler, getting closer to their treat pouch. She will nip the handler's treat pouch before exiting the play pen and is tossed a toy where she will refocus her attention on to that. At this point, Enola is visibly relaxed, maintaining the toy in her mouth and she is returned to the facility. She will enter the building as well as her kennel with no issue. (PM) Enola greets the handler standing in front of the kennel door with a loose frame and wagging tail. The handler will toss at toy in front of her kennel and proceeds to leash her easily. Enola will grab her toy before she is escorted out of the care center to the play yards. When on leash Enola will moderately pull continuing to squeak her toy. When in the play yards Enola will bounce between scenting and exploring the yards and chewing on her toy. Enola will allow pets on her back and hindquarters. Enola is escorted back to her kennel where she is unleashed and safely secured.

Summary (3):: 5/26/25: Enola Holmes is pawing at her kennel door as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and is taken to the behavior room. In the room, she would jump and prance around with a lose body. She would jump up on the handler and sit for treats. She would engage in a sniffle mat and a cheese lick mat on and off. She would jump on the couch and chew on a few squeaky toys that was on it. She pulls hard on the way back to her kennel. 05/25/25: Enola Holmes is laying on her kuranda bed as handler approaches. She comes forward as the kennel door is unlocked and will jump up onto the door excitedly. Handler uses a toy to catch her focus, and she will stand with four on the floor and is leashed with ease, carrying her toy to the Canine Behavior Office. Enola walks around the room and engages with various enrichment items set out for her including a snuffle mat, puzzle feeder, and frozen meatball. Handler switches Enola to a drag lead and she is free to explore the space. She runs back and forth along the room and will engage with the enrichment items intermittently throughout. She approaches handler and sits to solicit treats taking treats very roughly from hand. Enola attempts to jump up onto the desk to grab a stuffed animal and is guided away with directional leash pressure and tossed treats. Handler offers her a toy which she carries back to kennel, returning safely. 05/24/25 (Trainer Note): Enola Holmes was standing at the front of her kennel as the trainer approaches, she began to jump and was leashed using a treat. Enola pulled strongly as she left her kennel, jumping at the trainer The trainer scattered treats on the floor which would briefly distract her. As Enola gets to the door of A1, she briefly passes out. Enola comes too and slowly stands up, her pupils are dilated, her eyes are red and her face is flushed. Enola sits briefly and then begins to jump and lunge at the trainer again. The trainer decides to return Enola to her kennel and does not clip the slip leash. A second handler helps retrieve the trainers leash. Enola is given a frozen licki mat for enrichment.

Summary (4):: 05/24/25: An ACS reported that Enola Holmes was biting his treat bag and jumping/lunging at him when he tried to walk her. 05/22/25 (Trainer Note): Enola Holmes is standing in her kennel with a mild pant as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed, but rushes out of kennel and begins to jump up onto the handler and thrash. The handler keeps her moving and she begins to pull hard outside. Enola Holmes readily plays engage/ disengage as other dogs walk past. She intermittently jumps up onto the handler but is easily redirected. The handler brings her to a quiet area and works with her on the 123 game and take a breath. Enola Holmes is initially frustrated and intermittently jumps up onto the handler, including once jumping high enough to bump her chin into the handler's chin, but settles over time. She participates readily and walks politely next to the handler back to the building. Upon entering the building, she begins to pull hard. Enola Holmes is returned to kennel without issue. 05/20/25 (trainer note): Enola Holmes was lying down in her kennel as handler approached. She had medication in her kennel that was uneaten. She approached handler with a loose frame and was easily leashed. As soon as her kennel door opened, she pushed her head through the door and began to strongly pull on the leash. Handler kept her on a short leash and walked to the live room to help her decompress. She was placed on a drag leash and was provided with various enrichment items. She engaged with the enrichment items and calmed down to a point where she could orient towards the handler and gently lick peanut butter off the handler's hands. When the session was over, handler leashed Enola Holmes up by luring her head through the rope with a treat. When leaving the room, Enola began to jump on the handler but was able to be refocused with treats. As handler was opening the door to the meet and greet room, Enola jumped up towards the handler's face. Handler kept her on a short leash and returned her to her kennel safely. 5/18/25: Staff report that Enola Holmes tries to grab treat pouches often on walks, and is able to be refocused but they report that she has to be constantly refocused to make sure she does not grab there treat pouches. 5/17/25: It is noted by ACS staff that Enola had began to kennel fighting when leaving the kennel rooms.

Summary (5):: 05/15/25 (Trainer Note): Enola Holmes is standing at the front of her kennel as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls hard outside, intermittently jumping up towards the handler. As they are exiting the building, the fire alarm goes off. Enola does not react and follows the handler outside and across the street. Enola demands treats by jumping up so handler begins to play Doggie Zen with her. She is intermittently successful, but intermittently jumps up when not immediately given the treat. Staff are cleared to re-enter the building so Enola walks through a crowd with the handler. She begins to jump up repeatedly onto the handler, lightly grabbing the handler's treat pouch and clothing. She is redirected and then the handler begins to reinforce her for walking for several steps without jumping up. Enola Holmes pulls hard but is returned to kennel without issue. 05/10/25 (Trainer Note): Enola Holmes is standing at the front of her kennel as the trainer approaches, she is easily leashed and pulls strongly outside, jumping at the trainer multiple times. Enola and the trainer practice some engage/disengage which she is able to do successfully, but will periodically jump for treats. Enola is marked and rewarded for keeping all four paws on the floor. Enola Holmes and the trainer practice doggie zen when outside, and while she can orient away from the treats in a closed palm, she will continue to jump. The trainer feeds her treats on the floor to help keep here there, but as they walk back to her kennel, she begins to jump again. Enola is safely returned to her kennel. 5/8/25: Enola Holmes is sitting on her bed as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease when she approaches the front and she pulls on the way to the play yard for play group. In the yard, she instantly pulls towards the gate to meet the other dog with a tense body. After a few sniffs, she then snarls and barks at the dog. The handler then backs her away and the interaction ends. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. She pulls on the way back to her kennel and enters with no issue. 05/01/25 (Trainer Note): Enola Holmes is laying on her bed as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed, but rushes out of kennel and jumps up towards the handler, fishtailing with a closed mouth. Handler begins to walk and she pulls hard outside, pulling towards people in the room and making herself strain to breathe. She is led to the play yard where she allows the handler to attach a drag leash. Handler works with her on impulse control by playing Doggie Zen. She engages readily though she intermittently reattempts to steal the treat. By the end of the session, Enola is able to keep her head away from the treat as the handler presents it at her eye level with a flat palm. Handler then leads her over to the pool and scatters treats that she can bob for. Enola Holmes participates readily. She pulls hard back to kennel, but enters without issue.

Summary (6):: 04/24/25 (Trainer Note): Enola Holmes is laying on her bed with a neutral body as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls moderately outside. Enola jumps up on the handler so handler uses the 123 game to reinforce polite walking. She is able to play engage/ disengage without issue. In the kennel room, Enola pulls hard and jumps towards kennels. She enters the kennel without issue. 04/17/25 (trainer note): Enola Holmes is standing at the front of her kennel with a loose frame and is easily leashed and taken outside for a walk. Enola pulls on leash and would continuously jump on the handler with a flushed face and dilated pupils. Handler used the 1, 2, 3 game to help Enola settle and reinforce her calmer behavior. She took treats roughly, so handler would start by tossing treats on the ground. When better settled, Enola would sit and give paw when asked and practiced breath work outside. After consistently calmer behavior without jumping, handler was able to practice engage/disengage with Enola successfully. She was taken back to her kennel without issue. 04/10/25 (trainer note): Enola Holmes is standing at the front of her kennel with a loose body and tail wag. She is easily leashed and walked outside with mild pulling. She readily orients towards the handler and would perform sit and paw when asked. She takes treats roughly, and at times would jump on handler to demand for treats. Handler reinforced the calm behavior, and would play the 1, 2, 3 game to redirect her attention when needed. Enola Holmes was able to practice engage/disengage successfully with the surrounding dogs. At the end of the walk, she was brought back to kennel without issue. 04/04/25 (Trainer Note): Enola Holmes is sleeping on her karunda bed as the trainer approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls mildly outside to play some engage/disengage. Enola looks at dogs from across the street and orients to the handler with no issue. Pedestrians and joggers pass next to her and she can engage with them and look to the trainer with ease. Enola Holmes is taking treats very roughly and will occasionally jump at the trainers treat pouch, the trainer rewards her for keeping all paws on the floor and delivers the treats to the floor to encourage her to stay there. Walking back to the shelter, a dog on the same side of the street reacts to Enola and Enola lunges, the trainer waits in-between two parked cars so the other dog can pass. Enola is able to sit and looks at the dog as it passes and back to the trainer without issue. Enola pulls mildly back to her kennel and doesn't initially want to enter, the trainer tosses a treat and she walks in without issue.

Summary (7):: 03/28/25 (Trainer Note): Enola Holmes is standing at the front of her kennel with a loose body as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls mildly to the canine training room. She allows the handler to attach a drag leash and readily engages with the various enrichment items. Handler works with her on the 123 game, take a breath, and engage/ disengage with a neutral object. Enola Holmes participates readily. She is returned to kennel without issue. 03/18/25 (trainer note): Enola Holmes is standing at the front of her kennel with a loose tail wag. She is easily leashed and mildly pulled to the behavior office. When loose in the room, she engaged with the enrichment toys with a loose wiggly body. When eating from the snuffle mats and slow feeder bowls, handler practiced walking past and eventually approaching her while tossing extra treats. During this activity, Enola Holmes remained loose and wiggly and allowed handler to be near her, and at times would orient towards handler without prompt. She was easily leashed and returned to kennel. 03/12/25: Enola Holmes greets the handler standing in front of her kennel door. Enola Holmes is easily leashed and escorted out of the care center for a walk. When on leash Enola Holmes will walk ahead of the handler with a loose confident trot as she takes in her environment. Enola Holmes is escorted back to her kennel where she is unleashed without issue. 03/11/25 (assessment): Enola Holmes is standing at the front of kennel with a neutral frame as handler approaches. She is leashed with ease and pulls mildly to the Canine Behavior Office for assessment (see Behavior Assessment for further details). Enola Holmes is clipped to a drag lead and free to explore the space. She maintains a neutral frame throughout and will readily take treats when offered. After assessment, she is leashed with ease and returns to kennel safely. 03/05/25 (Trainer Note): Enola Holmes was at the front of her kennel as the trainer approaches. She is easily leashed and taken to the yard to play some engage/disengage. When outside, Enola is more interested in the trainers than any potential distractions. Two dogs walk past the yard and Enola looks at them, and orients back to the handler where she is marked and rewarded. Enola's frame remains loose and we play with scooters and people passing by. Each time, Enola looks at the distraction and will orient back to the handler. Enola takes treats with a hard mouth so the trainer delivers treats with a flat palm. On the walk, back to the kennel, a dog passes more closely an Enola engages and disengages with no issue. Enola Holmes is easily returned to her kennel. **Older enrichemnt notes are avialable upon request or in GAN.**

Date of intake:: 2/14/2025

Date of initial:: 2/14/2025

Summary:: Tail wagging, allowed handling

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearfulness, we recommend Enola Holmes be placed in an adult-only home at this time. Recommend no dog parks: Due to Enola Holmes dog reactivity in the play group towards novel dog we recommend No Dog Parks Place with a New Hope partner: Enola Holmes came into the care center as a stray, so her behavioral history in a home environment is unknown. It was noted that Enola Holmes was possibly hit by a car. Enola Holmes has been struggling in the care center despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Enola Holmes is highly anxious coming out of her kennel, has some arousal concerns on walks where she will begin to jump up and grab handlers treat pouches, jump on staff incessantly having to be persistently refocused with treats or toys to help dissuade this behavior, making it difficult to walk her safely.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety,Leash-biting,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Acs reports while in the play yard, Enola Holmes began to resource guard a ball they found. Basic manners/poor impulse control: Enola Holmes has demonstrated a lack of basic manners in the care center, jumping up onto staff. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", and "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach her to control her impulses instead of simply reacting. Proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward-based training only is recommended. See handout on Basic Manners and Impulse Control. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Enola Holmes has displayed jumping and lunging at handlers and grabbing onto their belongings such as their treat pouch. At one point, a staff member observed her freeze while walking past a crated dog. It is important to go slow with her and allow her to set the pace and tone of interactions. Please see handout on fearful behavior. Leash-biting: Enola Holmes is noted to grab onto leashes and leash bite. Low threshold for arousal: Enola Holmes has a low threshold for arousal and may become overstimulated quickly, as seen when she mounted, bit at clothing, and jumped up on staff during walks. Interactions should remain calm and structured, with arousal levels monitored closely. If she begins to escalate, redirect with a known cue, give space, and allow time for her to settle. See handout on Arousal and Impulse Control.