Date of intake:: 3/25/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, Limited history

Other Notes:: Silly Sky's previous owner states that she will hard bark and growl when people attempt to touch her food. They also state that she is friendly and outgoing with strangers and children. Stating that she previously lived with children. It is also reported that Sky has destructive tendencies (such as with furniture/ couch).

Date of assessment:: 3/30/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: Mild Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Hackles raised when staring towards people, lunged towards one person Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Takes treats with moderate pressure Soft handling: Tolerates contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: Tense body Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: No approach Toy Toy comments: Grips light, relinquishes

Summary:: 4/1/25: Silly Sky greets another dog at the gate with tense body and raised hackles.

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Summary (4):: 8/6/25: Silly Sky is lying down on her kuranda bed. Handler unlocks the door and Silly Sky quickly approaches the front of the kennel and jumps up with with her front paws on the glass. She stretches and is easily leashed and taken out of the room. She walks with a loose leash on the street, stopping to sniff her surroundings and relieve herself. She ignores people passing by, bikes and cars. Handler walks back to the shelter and Silly Sky begins to slow down. She stops to sniff different objects on the ground, handler tosses treats to coax her to move forward which is successful. A dog gets close to her and she ignores the dog. Handler tosses treats ahead of her and she follows after them. Some familiar handlers call to Silly Sky and she looks towards them with a soft body and a slow wagging tail. She is then brought to her kennel and returned without issue. 8/1/25: Silly Sky is found sitting on her bed as the handler approaches the kennel. When attempting to leash the first time, Silly Sky moved her head away from the leash, and then began to sniff at her food. The handler attempted to leash again and was able to at ease. Silly Sky was brought to the street; she walked slightly ahead of the handler without any pressure on the leash. She then relieved herself. The handler gave her pets, in which she allowed. Silly Sky was brought back to her kennel with ease. 7/25/25: Silly Sky is lying down on her bed as handler approaches. She comes forward to the front for treats and would back away as the handler attempts to leash her. She is able to be leashed while being distracted with treats. She is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she has a loose body frame and would walk ahead of the handler. She greets another handler with a loose body and wagging tail and jumps up for pets. She is comfortable siting to receive treats and had no reactions to dogs or people. She is able to return back to her kennel with no issues. 7/11/25- Silly sky was at the front of her kennel with a soft body, when handler went to leash she backed up then came forward. After a couple of attempts handler was able to leash her. She was taken for a street walk. She had a moderate to hard pull at times to get to a spot to sniff. She was social with handler and gently took treats. She allowed handler to pet her head, neck, chin and back. She had no reaction to any stimuli. She was easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (5):: 07/04/25: Silly Sky is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is leashed while distracted with a treat and pulls moderately out of kennel. She is brought out to the street and walks with handler pulling mildly down the street. She ignores people that she passes outside and takes treats exuberantly when offered, she will jump on her hind legs trying to reach the treat in handlers hand. When seeing a dog from afar or down the street she shows no reaction, however when in a closer proximity she will pull toward them moderately. She stops to use the bathroom on her walk and will frequently stop to sniff spots on the street. She is very determined to sniff certain spots and frequently baulks if they are passed too quickly. She will also baulk and stop walking at certain points when she believes handler is walking back to the care centers. She is taken on a long walk and whenever she baulks handler 6/27/25: Silly Sky is laying down on her bed in kennel as handler approaches. She comes forward to the door and is able to be leashed with ease. She then pulls hard on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, she continues to pull ahead and would stop and stare at the handler with a loose body frame for treats. She is comfortable siting for treats and receiving a few pets on her head. She would stop walking periodically to sniff around. She pulls on the way back to her kennel and enters with no issues. 6/20/25 Silly Sky is at front of kennel. Some barking with relaxed body. Silly sky retreats from leash, treat lure effective for leashing on first attempt. Silly Sky pulls hard walking through MACC center, once in yard allows for clipping drag line. Silly sky is somewhat treat motivated, but not social with handler while standing. When handler sits on bench Silly Sky approaches handler with relaxed wiggly body without being cued. Silly Sky solicits petting and touching from handler, sitting in front of handler on bench with relaxed body. Silly Sky allows for leashing, re-enters MACC center and kennel with ease. 6/13/25: Silly Sky is sitting at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is hesitant to be leashed and would back away as it got closer to her. She is able to be leashed while being distracted with treats. Once leashed, she pulls hard out of kennel and on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, she would pull ahead and would sit and stare at the handler for treats. She had no reactions to dogs or people. She is able to return back to kennel with no issues. 5/30/25: Silly Sky is sitting at the front of the kennel with neutral body. As handler attempts to leash she would move her head away. A treat is presented to lure her through the loop but she will take the treat and move away from the loop. She is eventually secured and walked on the street. She walks slightly ahead of handler without pulling on leash. She is aloof, exploring her surroundings but will come to handler when called. She is easily returned.

Summary (6):: 5/23/25: Silly Sky is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and is taken downstairs for a walk outside. On the walk, she would prance ahead with a loose body frame and sprint ahead due to being excited. She would stop and stare at the handler to receive treats. She would jump up on the handler with a loose body and wagging tail to receive pets. She would lean into the handler to receive pets as well. She is able to be taken back to her kennel with no issues. 5/10/25: Silly Sky is at the front of the kennel with a soft wagging tail, she is easily leashed and walks out the room pulling mildly. She is taken to the street and walks ahead of the handler before slowing down to walk beside them. Silly Sky relieves herself and stares at dogs and pulls towards them with a tense body. She is kept away and treats are tossed in which she eats. She is then returned to kennel without issue. 4/26/25: Silly Sky is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She was distracted with trying to find treats while the handler attempted to leash her. Once the handler offers her another treats, she was able to pick her head up and be leashed with ease. She then pulls on the way downstairs for a walk. On the walk, she would walk slowly next to the handler and would pull hard towards trees to be able to sniff. She would pull harder towards people as she saw them walking from a far distance and when getting close by. She had no reactions to dogs. She was able to return back to her kennel with no issue. 04/19/25: Silly Sky is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is leashed while distracted with treats and taken to the street for her walk. During her walk she pulls moderately to hard, she accepts treats tossed from handler and stops to use the bathroom early on in her walk. She spots a dog and stares at them with a stiff body and is difficult to redirect. She eventually turns when hearing a squeaker and continues walking with handler. After a while she is brought back to the building, she allows handler to clip her leash and returns to kennel with treats tossed. 04/12/25: Silly Sky is laying down in her kennel as handler approaches. She stands up and is able to be leashed with ease. She then pulls hard on the way downstairs for a walk. This causes her to pass out on the stairs. The handler helps make sure she doesn't fall and waits for her to catch her breathe. She then continues pulling downstairs on the way outside. On the walk, she would walk ahead of the handler and would stop and turn around when the handler squeaked a squeaker. She would chase after treats the handler would toss on the ground. She would start to pull hard when she started to smell something interesting on the ground. She pulled hard back upstairs and entered her kennel with ease.

Summary (7):: 4/2/23: Silly Sky was laying on the kuranda bed when handler approached. When handler presented a treat, Silly Sky stood up from the kuranda bed and approached the front of the kennel with a neutral body to retrieve the treat, softly. When attempting to leash, Silly Sky did move her head slightly away to dodge the leash. Once leashed, she pulled moderately towards the yard. In the yard, she looked towards the neighboring pens at dogs playing with other handlers, however, showed no interest. Handler proceeded to sit on the bench and Silly Sky walked over to lean onto handler. Second handler came over and assisted first handler with taking Silly Sky for a walk. Silly Sky pulls moderately but as walk continues, she pulls less. Silly Sky is aloof during the walk, however, attention is given with treats. Silly Sky sits for treats and enjoys catching treats toss. She allowed soft petting on her head and walked with a loose and wagging tail. She was returned to her kennel with no issues. 3/30/25: Silly Sky is lying down on her bed as handler approaches her kennel. She is able to be leashed with ease, and she pulls hard on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, she would continue to pull hard and she hard stared and lunged towards another handler that was passing by with a dog in the driveway. She would continue to hard stare at people from a distance and close by with her hackles raised, a tense body, and stiff tail. She would jump up on the handler to demand for treats and would sniff everywhere to find more. She is then taken to the behavior room for her assessment. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. She pulls on the way back to her kennel. 03/27/25: Silly Sky is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She allows leashing without issue and is taken to the street for a walk, she stops once outside and begins sniffing around frequently. Silly is taken around the street for her walk and walks past people and dogs without issue. She stops to use the bathroom while outside and pulls mildly in between sniffing. Silly is walked for a bit more before being brought back to the shelter. She allows her leash to be clipped and returns to kennel without issue. 03/26/25: Silly Sky is at the front of her kennel laying down as handlers approach. She is offered treats and accepts them gently from handler, she is leashed while distracted with treats but shy's away from the leash a few times before allowing successful leashing. She exits kennel and walks with handlers sniffing as she walks along. She exits out to the play yard and continues sniffing frequently. She will stop walking until she has thoroughly smelled the area of interest, second handler offers treats to her but she does not accept them. She walks around the yard entering play yards and sniffing frequently, eventually using the bathroom. After walking for a bit she is returned without issue.

Date of intake:: 3/25/2025

Summary:: Lunged and growled towards a passing staff member, took treats with hard mouth

Date of initial:: 3/26/2025

Summary:: Loose wiggly body with wagging tail, becomes tense with exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Silly Sky 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 additional to physical exercise, to positively direct their energy and enthusiasm.

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: 3/26/25: During his medical exam Silly Sky was observed to escalate to failing when his ears were palpated and when his blood draw was attempted.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

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

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Destructive behavior,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Sky's previous owner states that she will hard bark and growl when people attempt to take food from her. We recommend that Sky be left alone while eating, and that food guarding behavior modification steps (available at ASPCApro.org) be utilized if this behavior is problematic in their future home. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Sky'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. Destructive Behavior: Sky's previous owner states that she has destructive behavior in the home with household items such as furniture. We are unaware of what, if any, attempts were made to remedy this behavior but we suggest to future adopters that Sky will need to be provided with physical and mental stimulation and with a variety of appropriate and engaging chew toys so they can engage in necessary chewing behavior without damage to human objects. Please see handout on Destructive Behavior. Mouthiness: Sky has been observed to take treats with a hard mouth. We recommend giving treats with a flat hand and to use force-free, reward-based training methods to teach Sky to take treats with a softer mouth. Please see handout on Mouthiness. Fearful/ Handling Sensitivity: During her medical exam Sky was observed to flail when her ear were touched and when they attempted a blood draw. It is important to always go slow and give Sky the option to walk away from any social interaction. 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. Sky 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. Please see handout on Handling Sensitivity. On Leash Reactive: During intake Sky was observed to lunge and growl towards a handler passing by. During her stay Sky has been observed to lunge towards people on the street. Sky will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other people. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration.