Date of intake:: 12/9/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Previously lived with:: 2 adults, 1 child

Behavior toward strangers:: Amira is tolerant of strangers and visitors

Behavior toward children:: Amira is playful, friendly and outgoing with children

Behavior toward dogs:: Amira hard barks or growls at dogs

Behavior toward cats:: No Experience

Resource guarding:: No resource guarding

Bite history:: No bite history

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: High Energy

Other Notes:: pulls really hard on leash destructive tendencies lunges at small animals, large and small dogs *Previous assessment available upon request*

Date of assessment:: 9/3/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Pulls very hard on leash, pulls toward dogs with slight tension. Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Greets handler, jumping on them and soliciting pets, accepts treats and explores the room. Soft handling: Seeks contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows neutral bodied Knock Knock comments: Approaches exuberantly with wagging tail Toy Toy comments: No response

Summary:: 12/17/25: Amira greets another dog at the gate with a tense body while making a high pitch vocalization. She attempts to push through the gate.

Summary (6):: 1/6/26: Whiteboard notes that Amira is continuing to show reactivity to both kennels and pop-up crates. 1/2/26: When a staff member is attempting to remove Amira from her kennel, she is cage fighting with the dogs in the kennels above her. Even when out in the hallway, she will turn towards the room and attempt to pull back in. The staff member attempts to clip their leash to her harness and she turns her head quickly in the direction of the hand. 12/31/25: Amira is at the front of her kennel with a soft body as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and brought out the room; there, the handler clips their leash to her harness. While walking out, Amira notices a dog in a nearby crate, but she disengages. On the street, Amira walks ahead of the handler with moderate pulling; occasionally, she turns her head to look at the handler. Amira then solicits and receives pets from the handler. When walking back to the shelter, Amira pulls hard while walking. She sees another dog, but disengages when the handler calls her name. Upon entry, the handler normally leashes Amira and returns her to kennel with ease. 12/29/25: It has been reported on the whiteboard that Amira is kennel fighting "really bad". 12/23/25: Amira is at the front of the kennel with a soft body. She pulls hard out of the room. Handler reaches for her harness and Amira flinches. Handler coaxes her over and her body softens. She leans into the handler and allows petting on her side and back. Amira is brought to the street where she pulls hard. Amira sees some familiar handler's outside and she approaches them with a soft body and jumps up on them socially. She will stare at passing dogs with a tense body. Amira is hypervigilant, her ears forward and she looks around. She stares tense at a small child before she is walked back into the shelter. Amira is returned to her kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 12/21/25: Amira is observed to be panting heavily at the front of the kennel. She will jump up and begin barking when handlers or dogs pass her kennel. 12/20/25: Amira has been observed to bang on the transfer door as the room is active. 12/18/25: Amira is laying at the front of her kennel when handler approaches. She stands neutral body with soft wagging tail as handler unlocks the door. She takes treats through the bars and is easily leashed and removed from kennel. In the hall, she approaches another staff member with a loose wiggly body and jumps up soliciting attention. Handler walks her on a harness on the street. she walks ahead of handler slight pull on leash. She will sit for treats and checks in often. She returned to kennel without issue. 12/16/25: Amira is reported to be vocalizing loudly as the handler is exiting the room with her, Amira then jumped up and snapped at the handlers hand. In the yard Amira continues to vocalize loudly and will react to other dogs. When reentering the kennel room, Amira appears to fixate on a dog that is in a top kennel. 12/10/25: (ASSESSMENT WALK)Amira is at the front of her kennel ripping up an enrichment item. When handler approaches she remains at the front with a soft body. Amira is easily leashed and pulls moderately out to the street. The leash is clipped to her harness without issue. On the street, Amira pulls very hard, she is hyper vigilant, stopping to look around at people and towards dogs. She pulls hard back to the shelter and is brought to the assessment office. Amira greets the assessor with a very wiggly body and wide wagging tail. She is easily collared and after her assessment is walked back to kennel and returned without issue. 12/10/25: Amira can be heard vocalizing very loudly when the room is active. 9/3/25: Amira is standing at the front of the kennel with loose body and wagging tail. She is easily leashed and when the door is opened, she places her paws on handlers shoulders to assist in being lifted out of a top kennel. She pulls hard at times when being walked on the street, going from spot to spot. She is receptive to handler when called. In the behavior room she remains loose and wiggly, approaching handlers and sitting for treats. She allows petting and is collared without issue. She is easily picked up and returned to kennel.

Date of intake:: 12/9/2025

Summary:: loose and wiggly body, jumping frantically on handler, enters kennel without issue.

Date of initial:: 9/2/2025

Summary:: Body relaxed; easily examined but very high energy and wiggly; highly food motivated

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Amira 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),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No Children: Due to Amira's strength paired with her exuberance and lack of impulse control, we recommend a home with no children. Single Pet Home/ No Dog Parks: Due to Amira's dog reactivity with the risk for redirection we recommend a single pet home that makes no trips to the dog park.

Potential challenges: : Destructive behavior,Basic manners/poor impulse control,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Destructive Behavior: Amira's former owners report she has displayed destructive tendencies in her last home, chewing on shoes, clothes and furniture. Amira will need to be provided with physical and mental stimulation and with a variety of appropriate and engaging chew toys so she can engage in necessary chewing behavior without damage to human objects. Please see handout on Destructive Behavior. Basic Manners/Poor Impulse Control: In her previous home Amira was reported to be exuberant and jumpy, and had on more than one occasion knocked over the 8 year old in the home. In the care centers she has also been observed to jump and paw at handlers exuberantly. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach her to control her impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners and Impulse Control. On Leash Reactivity: Amira's previous owner states that she will hard bark, growl, and lunge towards dogs. She will also lunge towards small animals. Amira has been obsvered to be kennel reactive and will vocalize loudly while exiting the kennel room. During one instance Amria jumped up and snapped at the handlers hand while exiting the room. Amira 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. Strength/Leash Pulling: During walks Amira is reported to pull very hard on leash and can be difficult to manage at times. Her adopter must be prepared and able to handle a dog of this size and strength. It is recommended that she be walked on a front clip harness or head halter, which help diminish his strength through leverage, and that he be trained using positive reinforcement, reward based training to not pull on leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.