Date of intake:: 1/6/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 2/28/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate - pulls hard towards places he wants to go Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Barking towards other dogs in the hallway, easily redirectable Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Sniffing around the room, receptive to treats Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: Became tense Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler exuberantly Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: 1/14/26: Bulldoser greets another dog at the gate with a tense body. He then disengages and methodically barking.

Summary (4):: 3/4/26: Bulldoser is at the front of the kennel, he jumps up in the kennel with a soft body, barking and pawing at the kennel front. He is easily leashed and taken out of the kennel. He walks out of the room and down the hall besides the handler. Bulldoser is taken to the backyard. He picks up a toy and while holding it, allows the handler to attach a drag leash and remove his harness. Bulldoser then wanders around the pen engaging with the toys. He will pick them up and carry them around. He sometimes will stop to chew them. A familiar handler enters the yard and he approaches the pen. He jumps up with a soft body and licks their hand through the fence. After the handler leaves, Bulldoser goes back to his toys. Bulldoser will approach the handler and nudge their hand over his head before leaning into the handlers legs and allow petting along his back and flank. Bulldoser goes back to playing with his toys for a few more mins before he is easily re-leashed and walked back to kennel where he is returned without issue. 2/28/26: (PM WALKS) Staff reported that during Bulldozer's evening walk, he was reported to be reacting to dogs, barking at them and hypervigilant, tense and heavy panting. Staff tried to redirect him with a treat and a toy and it was unsuccessful. A person passes by and Bulldoser is reported to have no reaction. Two more people pass by a short time later and he was observed to lunge towards the people 2/28/26: Bulldoser is at the front of his kennel with a loose body. he is easily leashed and brought out the room. The handler clips their leash to Bulldoser's harness. As a dog is present in the driveway, the handler ris able to pull him away before he reacts. On the street, Bulldoser walks ahead with mild leash tension. He is reactive to dogs by barking and pulling towards them until the handle pulls him away or until those dogs are out of sight. He shows interest in passersby by looking at them with a neutral body, but the handler is able to get his attention with a 'sit' command and treats. However, as an unfamiliar person and the handler speaks to each other, Bulldoser alert barks at the person.He continues to do so until the conversation is ended and the handler walks away with him. Bulldoser also allows pets to be given. Upon entry, the handler unclips their leash as Bulldoser returns to his kennel. 2/28/26 (late entry): Bulldoser has been observed to alert bark at familiar handlers as they speak to his handler.

Summary (5):: 2/24/26- Bulldoser is at the front of his kennel barking at handler and jumping on the door, he stops jumping up and handler is able to leash. He pulls hard when exiting to the street, while cars are being moved in the driveway Bulldoser watches people walk by with a neutral body. He allows handler to clip their leash to his harness. Handler calls to him and he comes to them, he takes treats with mild pressure. He follows the command to sit and is rewarded. He's taken to the street where he pulls hard to various spots to sniff. When people walk pass Bulldoser pulls towards them with a neutral body, handler has Bulldoser sit by the curb and he is fed treats. He plays in the snow banks on the sidewalk with a soft body and is social with handler. When handler scratches his sides he rubs his body into their legs being loose and wiggly. When walking through a patch of icy side walk, handler and Bulldoser walked slowly and a MOP was waiting for us to pass. As handler and Bulldoser got closer to the MOP he started to hard bark with a stiff body with a mild pull. Handler shortened his leash and used treats to refocus, Bulldoser took treats and looked at MOP. Handler was able to keep distance and pass without issue, Bulldoser went back to sniffing. He pulls hard when returning to the drive way and outside PAC another handler is exiting with a dog. Handler moves to the side to let the other handler and dog pass handler tosses treats on the ground but Bulldoser turns to the other dog hard barking at them with a tense body. Handler keeps him on a short leash and the other dog and handler were able to pass. Bulldoser pulled hard back into his kennel to get enrichment that was placed in kennel. Handler was able to unclip from his harness without issue. 2/21/26: It is reported on the behavior board that Bulldozer likes to walk with a rubber ball. 2/14/26: Bulldoser demonstrates same behavior as previous entry. 2/13/26: Bulldoser is jumping up on his kennel door and barking. Treats are used to leash him. On the way out the door, he quickly jumps up and lunges (not soft but not hard) at an ACS carrying food. He pulls hard to and on the street. He reacts to a dog 20 feet away on several occasions, barking, pulling, rearing up, and with hackles raised. He is redirected with treats, but only after several seconds. While the handler was picking up Bulldoser's excrement, a member of the public with a large dog came closer behind Bulldoser, and he whips around and lunges quickly and hard at the dog (he does not make contact due to handler pulling on the leash). He pulls back to the building consistently and hard. He willingly returns to his kennel.

Summary (6):: 2/6: Volunteer EN: Bulldoser pulls hard on his leash but treats are used to help stop the momentum and redirect. Bulldoser will bark a lot at other dogs, so handler keeps their distance from other dogs. Bulldoser loves playing with squeaky toys in his kennel. 2/4/26: Bulldoser is standing on hindlegs, loose body panting mildly as handler approaches kennel. He takes treats dropped into kennel and drops to all 4's. He is easily leashed, exits kennel with moderate pull. When exiting driveway he turns and jumps up on handler with loose body, in a social manner. Bulldoser relieves himself once across the street. Bulldoser allows petting, soft body. Bulldoser takes treats, drops into a sit position when he sees handler reach into treat pouch. Bulldoser maintains mild-moderate pull on walk, is loose bodied, frequently climbing on large piles of shoveled snow. Bulldoser sees a LMB within approaching, he begins to hard-stare. When the LMB is within 10-12 feet Bulldoser begins to vocalize, takes a few steps toward and is tense bodied. When the LMB breaks line of sight, Bulldoser recovers. Bulldoser turns corner, sees the LMB walking ahead in same direction, approximately 25 feet away. Bulldoser shows no interest and focuses on handler for treats. Bulldoser is returned to kennel without issue. 1/31/26: Bulldoser is at the front of the kennel jumping up and down in kennel and barking repeatedly. He is fed treats through the kennel bars which he takes gently. He is leashed successfully with a treat lure and exits the kennel. Bulldoser pulls hard out of the room and to the hall. He is given treats which are scattered on the ground and he eats them. He relieves himself in the elevator and as they are exiting towards the street Bulldoser relieves himself in the hall. He pulls hard across the street and relieves himself again. He spots a small dog approaching and he hard stares and barks, his hackles raised. He begins pulling hard towards the dog, barking and heavily panting. Handler muscles him away. Another dog approaches as well and Bulldoser reacts in the same way. When the dogs have left, Bulldoser is taken back on the street. He walks besides the handler with mild pulling stopping to sniff and relieve himself more times. He jumps on the handler socially before walking with the handler back to the shelter. Bulldoser pulls hard back inside and he is returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 1/21/26: Bulldoser is at the front of his kennel jumping around. He is easily leashed and brought downstairs. On the street, Bulldoser walks with mild leash tension. He relieves himself for a few minutes. He also barks at a dog a few feet away, but the handler pulls him away; he shows no interest in passersby. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Bulldoser to his kennel with ease. 1/15/26: Bulldoser is at the front of kennel with a loose body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and brought out the room. Once outside, Bulldoser attempts to pull towards a dog being walked nearby, but disengages himself. On the street, Bulldoser walks ahead with moderate pulling. He stops to relieve himself for a while. After a few minutes, the handler walks him back to the shelter. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and as they're outside the room, he sniffs those who walk past him. The handler is able to return Bulldoser to kennel and removes their leash with ease. 1/7/26: Bulldozer is at the front of the kennel barking repeatedly with a wide wagging tail and soft body. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately out of the room. In the hallway, he spots a dog which he tries to pull and barks repeatedly at. He is kept away and Bulldozer is walked to the street. Bulldozer pulls hard towards spots that interest him. He stops to sniff his surroundings and relieve himself before he walks back to the shelter. Bulldozer is brought to the assessment room where he greets assessor slowly with a soft body. After his assessment, Bulldozer is walked back to kennel and plants, handler tosses a treat and he does not take it. Gentle leash pressure coaxes him further into the room. Once at the kennel he begins to buck and pull back from kennel. He has to be muscled in to return.

Date of intake:: 1/6/2026

Summary:: Allowed all handling

Date of initial:: 1/7/2026

Summary:: Low wagging tail, allows muzzle to be placed, then becomes tense

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Bulldoser 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.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No young children (under 5),Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 5): Due to fearful behavior we recommend a home with no young children. Place with NH Partner: Due to Bulldoser's escalating reactivity toward dogs and people, we recommend placement with an experience NH Partner in an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: Bulldoser has ben obsvered to become tense when handled and be reluctant to reenter kennel, noted to pull back on leash. 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. Bulldoser 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. On Leash Reactivity: Bulldoser has been obsvered to bark towards the other dogs in the hallway. Bulldoser will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Low threshold for arousal: Bulldoser recently been reported to lunge at people when in a heightened state of arousal. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Bulldoser to remain calm when dogs people and other exciting things are around. He should be rewarded with treats when calm. If he escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Bulldoser. Please see hand-out on arousal.