Date of intake:: 8/10/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender

Previously lived with:: Adults, 1 child 10 puppies 1LMB

Behavior toward strangers:: Bark is tolerant

Behavior toward children:: Friendly and outgoing with resident child

Behavior toward dogs:: Had altercation with resident dog

Behavior toward cats:: Unknown

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: No, but she was bitten.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Moka is noted to have high energy

Other Notes:: Moka was bitten by the resident dog in the home, leaving several punctures on her face. she jumps up non-stop, pulls really hard on leash, destructive tendencies and will growl/hard bark, bare/shows teeth when strangers approach family/home. she will snap when restrained, push/pulled off furniture, and will snap/bite when her collar is grabbed, she isn't bothered when her feet/paws are touched

Date of assessment:: 8/21/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: Ignores Reactivity to dogs: did not pass Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Fearful Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: leans into petting, flinches at slight movements, very fearful but seeking out attention Handling Soft handling: Seeks Contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates Contact Handling comments: leans in, but when exuberantly touched begins to tense and duck away, whale eyes Arousal Jog: follow, loose body Arousal comments: Knock: approaches, wiggly Knock Comments: Toy: Sniffs, remains loose, walks away

Summary:: Moka arrived as a stray, so her behavior with other dogs is unknown. 8/20/26: Moka greets a novel male dog through a barrier. Moka approaches the gate displaying a tense body with a raised paw before choosing to disengage and walk away. She later reapproaches the novel male but again chooses to create distance, instead soliciting attention from a familiar staff member. The novel male remains soft bodied and socially interested, staying at the gate throughout the interaction.

Summary (4):: 8/27/26: When the handler entered the room, Moka was observed walking around and approached the handler to sniff her. The handler did not interact with Moka for several minutes. When the handler eventually made eye contact with Moka, she began hard barking and backed away. Moka quickly returned to a familiar handler, displaying a tucked tail while licking the handler and jumping up with a soft body. Moka did not approach the unfamiliar handler and otherwise ignored her for the remainder of the interaction. 08/27/26: Moka is sitting at the front of her kennel as the handler approaches. She will take treats and accept pets, but will back away from the leash. After taking some more treats, Moka will allow the handler to clip her collar and they go for a walk outside. Moka will see a known handler, and will jump on them with a loose wiggly body. Moka will continue her walk, and will take the time to sniff and explore her environment. The handler takes Moka back to her kennel and it was not clean. The handler coaxes Moka back out of her kennel whilst her kennel is cleaned. Moka will continue to sniff and will see two dog, Moka will fixate on one of the dogs on the ramp and will not respond to treats or her name so is led away with light leash pressure. Moka accepts pets from the handler and is returned to her kennel. 8/22/26: Moka is siting at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She has a loose and wiggly body and is able to be clipped to her collar with no issue. She is then taken to the behavior room. In the room, she has a loose and wiggly body as she explores around. She is comfortable approaching all the handlers in the room ad would jump and stare at them to receive pets and treats. She is able to return back to her kennel with no issues.

Summary (5):: 08/22/26 (PG): Moka is laying on her bed as the handler approaches. She comes forward with a loose and wiggly body and allows the handler to clip her with ease. She is brought to the play yard. She remains neutral while passing other dogs. After her interaction, she is returned to her kennel without issue. See Dog to Dog for more details. 8/20/26: Moka is at the front of her kennel with a neutral body, and when coaxed by the handler, will stiffen and begin to bark hard. Moka is given some high-value treats along the floor far from the handler and eats them immediately, and is treat-trained where her head is positioned outside the kennel and is able to be clipped slowly to her collar with a leash. Moka leaves kennel exuberantly, jumping on the handler and entering the behavior office where she greets familiar staff, barks at staff she does not know but immediately retreats to familar staff. Moka is easily put back into kennel after a bit of time in the room with no issue. 8/19/26 (playgroup): Moka is at the front of her kennel and will wag her tail quickly as the handler approaches. Her collar is clipped with ease and she is brought out to the play yard. Moka will walk there with a loose frame and bouncy gait, occasionally galloping ahead of the handler. She looks at the novel male dog through the gate twice, Moka will disengage and then jump onto the handler stretching her paws up onto their torso. When returning to the Care Center, Moka will get the zoomies and play bow at the handler’s feet, jumping up on them and then mouthing the leash lightly, letting go on her own and walking into her kennel with no issue. Her collar is unclipped and she is secured safely (see dog-dog for more information)

Summary (6):: 8/17/26: Moka is at the front of her kennel and will wag her tail quickly and for a few seconds as the handler crouches down to greet her with babytalk. The handler will then attempt to coax her through the slip leash loop, Moka will back up whenever the leash touches her head so the handler will remove the leash but then Moka will attempt to poke her head out of the kennel. The handler will then close the door and lock it and returns with a drag leash and collar. Moka will stand at the door as the handler adjusts the collar's size. When they place the collar into the kennel, Moka will become wiggly and is no longer eating treats. She will try to again push out of kennel slightly but is able to remain at the front while the handler puts the collar on her. She will tense slightly and whale eye as the handler reaches over her head so they stop and drop the collar. The second time they try, they will position the collar and then place some spray cheese on the door for her to lick as the handler clips the collar. She will stop licking the door but still has cheese in her mouth as the handler clicks the collar closed. She will then exit the kennel, shaking off in the hallway and then jumping onto the handler's legs. She is then brought to the behavior office where she will walk around and explore, toggling between standing on her hind legs, placing her front paws on the handler's legs and stretching. She will lean into contact, tense and when a consent check is performed she will solicit contact again in confliction. After a while, she is returned to kennel and secured safely. 8/17/26: It has been reported by ACS staff that Moka has crossed through the transfer door during morning cleaning. 8/16/26: Later in the day another handler reports that Moka has eaten the rest of the treats that are on the ground and is licking the cheese as the room is quiet. 8/16/26: Moka is at the front of her kennel as the handler approaches. She is standing with a neutral frame and soft face. She will wag her tail at the very tip, briefly as the handler baby talks and greets her. The handler will then open the door and begin treat/retreat. The neighboring dog will begin to hard bark and jump onto the wall, Moka will become startled, wincing quickly, pinning her ears and lip puckering. She will huff and will no longer eat. She is given some spray cheese on the wall as the handler locks the door. She will not engage with the food as the handler leaves but will remain at the front of kennel. 8/15/26: The handler enters the kennel room and sees Moka laying down at the front of her kennel with a long lasting chew resting between her paws. She will take a treat from the handler through the kennel door.

Summary (7):: 8/15/26: Moka is at the back of her kennel curled up on the kuranda bed as the handler approaches. She will lift her head and sit up as the handler opens the door. The handler will coax her forward with treats. She will eat the first treat out o their hand. The handler will then toss one to the back of her kennel and Moka will choose to sit on the bed. The handler will then toss some treats closer to the bed and she will take a step off of it, slowly returning to the front of the kennel. The handler will start treat and retreat, giving her the option to choose a treat from the ground or from their hand. She will eventually start to eat from the handler's hand and anticipate coming forward after eating the treat that was tossed. She settles into the pattern, moving slowly. The handler ends the session with some spray cheese on the wall which she will lick while the handler locks the kennel. 8/12/26: Moka is at the back of the kennel curled up on her bed as the handler approaches. She will look at the handler with a slightly furrowed brow. The handler tosses a treat onto her kuranda bed which she will slowly get up to eat. She will readily follow treats off of the bed while maintaining a neutral frame. She will engage in a game of treat and retreat, at first slowly reapproaching for the treat. The handler will lower the criteria, tossing both treats, one onto the bed and the other closer. Once she is approaching in anticipation of the treat closest to the handler, they will offer her one in their hand. She will continue to play the game readily. After a while, the handler places some spray cheese on the kennel wall for her to lick while they close the kennel door and lock it. She will remain at the front of the kennel looking out as the handler exits the room. 8/11/26: Moka is at the back of the kennel curled up on the bed as the hander approaches. A high value treat is tossed onto her kuranda bed and she will sniff it slowly and eat it. As the session progresses, she will eat treats readily, getting off the bed very slowly. Once she is at the front of the kennel the kennel the handler feeds her treats from the center of the leash. The leash is slowly placed over her head as she eats treats. Once it is on her, she will quickly retreat back to the kuranda bed and it takes approximately 20 minutes to gently coax her over to the front with food. She will readily eat all treats although at first she will not follow treats off of the bed. She eventually comes off of the bed and is able to slowly exit the kennel, pausing every few steps but will freeze at the center of the room. She will eventually turn around to go back into the kennel so the handler asks another staff member to squeegee out her poop. The leash ring is clipped and she is returned to kennel with no issue.

Date of intake:: 8/10/2026

Summary:: Thrashed slightly

Date of initial:: 8/10/2026

Summary:: Low growling, sedated due to thrashing on intake

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Moka's fearfulness and defensive aggression displayed in care, we recommend she goes to an adult-only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to Moka's fearfulness and defensive aggression displayed in care, we recommend she is placed with one of our New Hope Partners. :

Potential challenges: : Destructive behavior,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling,Bite history (dog)

Potential challenges comments:: Destructive behavior: Moka was noted to have destructive tendencies. She will need daily enrichment to help manage these behaviors. PLease see the handout on Destructive Behavior. Handling/touch sensitivity: Moka is noted to snap and attempt to bite when restrained or when her collar is grabbed. Positive reinforcement should be utilized to help Moka associate novel handling with things she likes such as treats and toys. Please see handout on Handling/touch sensitivity. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Moka gives clear warnings when she is uncomfortable and does seem to choose to avoid or retreat when given the opportunity, but if prevented from moving away there is a potential to escalate to higher-level warning behaviors and possible fear-based aggression. It is important to move slowly with Moka, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow Moka to initiate interactions with new people. She should never be forced to greet or to interact if she is not comfortable and is not soliciting attention. Moka would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to her new surroundings. See handouts on Decompression Period and Fearful and Defensive Aggression. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration/Strength/leash pulling: Moka is noted to growl, bare teeth and hard bark at strangers who approached the family. Positive reinforcement should be utilized to teach Moka to check in with her adopter when she sees her triggers. A front clip harness should be used to alleviate her pulling. Please see the handouts on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration and Leash Manners.