Date of intake:: 10/16/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (No Known History)

Date of assessment:: 11/17/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Sniffing around the room Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Neutral Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Becomes tense and hovers, lip licks

Summary:: 10/22/25: Omaha greets another dog at the gate with a soft body and soft tail wag. Off leash, he jumps on the other dogs back.

Summary (6):: 11/20/25: Omaha is reported to be leash-biting and thrashing in yard. 11/19/25: During interaction he was pulling hard. When he saw birds he would pull hard towards them. Omaha head whipped back and forth with open mouth. Omaha became mouthy with handler, placing light pressure on hand and arm. Handler took out treats and he settled down after a few minutes. Omaha was easy to put back in his kennel. 11/18/25: An ACS reports that Omaha leash bites during their walk. On the street, Omaha only bites the leash once, as the ACS uses a squeaker to distract him. In the yard, Omaha jumps up repeatedly to bite the leash, and shakes it as well. The ACS uses their squeaker, which briefly distracts him. The ACS also brings him a toy, but he has no interest. Omaha stops leash biting when walking back to the building. He is returned with ease. 11/17/25: Omaha is at the front of his kennel with a soft body, he allows himself to be easily leashed and is then taken for a street walk where he would have a mild pull ahead of him. He would continue to pull forward and not react towards any dogs or people passing by. Omaha would then spot a dog and would begin to vocalize and attempt to pull towards them. He would then begin to sniff around and watch people pass with a neutral body. Shortly after, he is then brought back inside for a reassessment. Once completed, he is easily clipped and returned to his kennel. 11/17/25: During an adoption interaction he was pulling hard. When he saw birds he would pull hard towards them. Omaha head whipped back and forth with open mouth. I could feel his teeth on my hand and arm. I took out treats and he settled down after a few minutes. He was easy to put back in his kennel. 11/12/25- Omaha is at the front of his kennel barking at handler with a loose body, he is easily leashed and taken for a street walk. He pulls moderate to hard throughout the walk. He is only social with handler when treats are presented which he takes hard. Handler gives them with an open palm. He has no reaction to any stimuli and just sniffs throughout the walk. He allows handler to scratch his chin and he just looks around with a neutral body. He is easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue. 11/5/25 (late entry)- Omaha is at the front of his kennel with a neutral body, he is easily leashed and taken for a street walk. Omaha walks with a mild pull towards various spots to sniff. He has no reaction to any stimuli and is social with handler. He gently takes treats and allows handler to scratch his head, neck and back. He follows the command to sit and is rewarded. He is easily clipped and readily went back into kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 10/29/25: Omaha is at the front of her kennel with a neutral body. The handler leashes her with ease and brings her out the room. On the street, Omaha walks ahead of the handler with little to no tension on the leash; she shows interest in passersby and does not react to dogs nearby. Omaha follows the sit and paw commands given by the handler; she takes treats from them. The handler is able to clip their leash and return Omaha to her kennel with ease. 10/22/25: (Play Group) Omaha is at the front of the kennel with a soft and wiggly body. He is easily leashed and taken out of the room. Omaha is brought to the backyard. He does a dog-dog interaction (see dog-dog information). Omaha is exuberant towards handlers in the pen, barking towards them and would jump and place their front paws on them. He will occasionally mouth them. Omaha takes treats gently. After sometime he is walked slowly back to the shelter. Omaha avoids the door and dodges the handler when they try to pre-clip the leash. Omaha pulls away from the door, handler uses gentle leash pressure to move them back into the building. He is then returned to kennel by tossing treats and the interaction is ended. 10/22/25: Omaha is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches, he is leashed while distracted with treats and is taken to the street for his walk. While outside Omaha will stop occasionally but is coaxed forward, he pulls mildly on the leash and walks with handler accepting treats. He passes people on the street without issue and relieves himself while outside. After walking for a while he is brought back inside and his leash is clipped before he is returned to kennel, he baulks briefly but with mild leash pressure continues walking until in kennel. Interaction is ended shortly after. 10/20/25: Omaha is noted on whiteboard "doesn't like going back to kennel" 10/19/25: Omaha is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and he pulls ahead frantically and would jump up on his hind legs on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, he would continue to pull frantically with heavy painting and had no reactions to dogs or people. He is then taken to the behavior room for his assessment. In the room, he would pace and spin around with heavy panting and would whale eye while being petted. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. He pulls on the way back to his kennel, and begins thrashing and alligator rolling while pushing his paws off of the handler and kennel door. He is able to be quickly muscled back into kennel.

Date of intake:: 10/16/2025

Summary:: Allowed leashing and handling, petting and was social

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

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior we recommend a home with no children.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Fearful,Anxiety,Leash-biting,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Omaha is obsvered to become tense and hovers over toys in his possession. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Omaha's mouth, and any time something is removed they should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Fearful: When returning to kennel Omaha began thrashing, alligator rolling, and push off the kennel. It is important to move slowly with Omaha, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow them to initiate interactions with new people. They should never be forced to greet or to interact if they are not comfortable and soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression. Anxiety: Omaha has been observed to be panting heavily. If Omaha 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. Leash Biting: Omaha has been obverted to jump up, bite and shake the leash while on walks. This behavior is not easily able to be redirected. 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. Arousal: During his assessment Omaha was observed to attempt to persistently jump up on the handler, while head whipping back and forth with open mouth. Positive reinforcement training should be used to teach Omaha 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.