Date of intake:: 9/4/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, No known history

Date of assessment:: 9/18/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: Mild Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Pulls hard towards other dogs and a bike with a tense body Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Neutral body and receptive to treats, forward body when approaching handlers Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Neutral body Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily with forward body Toy Toy comments: Grips firm and engages with the toy, neutral body and wagging tail

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 9/12/26: Bourbon Fries is introduced to a novel intact female and is tense at the gate with high wags. He sniffs the other dog nose to nose through the fence, loosening with time with mid level wags, following the other dog along the fence line with soft eyes.

Summary (6):: 9/18/26: Bourbon Fries is at the front of his kennel with a loose body; he is easily leashed and brought out the room. Bourbon goes down the stairs with ease and relieves himself before exiting. Bourbon walks around with mild to moderate pressure; he allows pets, but doesn't fully engage with them, as he briefly looks at them when they call him. Bourbon begins to pull significantly, but eases the leash tension. As an unfamiliar staff member walks past, Bourbon lunges and pulls towards them; he hard barks as they enter the building. Bourbon then lightly barks at another staffer he walked past early; he barks lightly due to the leash tension, as he is pulling forward towards the staffer and the handler is pulling him back. As the leash tension is eases, he begins to hard bark at the person; the handler walks Bourbon inside and returns him to his kennel

Summary (7):: 9/17/26 (PM): Bourbon Fries is at the front of his kennel with a loose body; he is easily leashed and brought out the room. Bourbon allows pets from the handler as they ride down the elevator. Bourbon is walked to the street, and he walks with mild to moderate leash tension. He doesn't react to most passersby, just looks at them with a neutral body. While standing on the road, Bourbon immediately turns in a 180 direction and pulls toward a man walking past; he continues to present the forward body, even as the person is out of sight. Bourbon doesn't react to a small dog and owner that walks past. Afterwards, the handler walks Bourbon inside and returns him to his kennel. 9/17/26: Bourbon Fries is reported to lunge and attempt to grab a passerby's cane; the handler quickly pulls him away. Bourbon hard barks towards the person, so the handler walks him in the driveway for the remainder of the walk. 9/12/26 (D2D): Bourbon Fries greeted handler with a loose and wiggly body at the front of his kennel where he was easily leashed and pulled for playgroup (Please see dog to dog notes for details). Bourbon Fries was returned to kennel with no issue. 9/10/26: Bourbon Fries is at the front of his kennel with neutral body when handler approaches. He gently accepts offered treats and is easily leashed. He walks slowly by the wall side while exiting the room and has no reaction to neighboring dogs. Once outside, he pulls strongly toward the gates and relieves himself. Bourbon walks slightly ahead of the handler with strong leash tension, shifting his body weigh forward. When he sees another dog, he slows down and hard stares at them. He will pull toward them with visible muscle tension but handler is able to redirect him with treats and verbal recall. When he sees another person on the street (person on the bike) he will pull hard toward them. Handler uses light leash pressure and is able to refocus him. Bourbon quickly disengages and follows the handler in another direction. He gently takes treat as a reward. After some time he gets visibly calmer and his body is neutral. Bourbon is social with handler, follows cue "sit" and accepts treats. Once walk is done, Bourbon is taken to the Canine Behavior office for the assessment (see notes). During return handler is able to pre-clip the leash and bring Bourbon Fries back into his kennel with ease. 9/10/26: Bourbon Fries is observed to present a tense face when a dog is near him

Date of intake:: 9/4/2026

Date of initial:: 9/5/2026

Summary:: Friendly, soliciting attention , wiggly during exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Bourbon Fries 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 addition to physical exercise, to positively direct their 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 on leash reactivity, we recommend a home with no children. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to Bourbon's on leash reactivity and poor impulse control we recommend placement with a new hope partner.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful/potential for defensive aggression/On Leash Reactivity: Bourbon Fries has been observed to be reactive to dogs and people. Noted to pull hard towards them with a tense body and will begin to fixate and lunge. The handler has to pull them away from people but are able to call him away from the dogs. Bourbon will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than dogs and other stimuli. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration and Fearful/potential for defensive aggression. Basic manners/poor impulse control: Bourbon Fries is reported to lunge and attempt to grab a passerby's cane; the handler quickly pulls him away. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach him to control him impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended. Please see the hand out for Basic Manners.