Date of intake:: 8/13/2024

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 8/15/2024

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Aloof Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Attempts to mount handler grips with hard pressure Soft handling: Tolerates contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: Tense body Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Grips firm, relinquishes

Summary:: 9/10/24: Remington greets another dog through the gate with neutral body and slow wagging tail. His face and eyes are slightly tense, staring at the other dog.

Summary (3):: 09/30/24: Remington is standing at the front of kennel and barking as handler approaches. He has a loose and wiggly body as he is leashed, and he jumps out of kennel, pushes off the wall and attempts to kennel fight as he is walked out the hallway. Once outside he relieves himself and pulls hard into a pen. As he passes by a dog in a yard, he pauses, his body becomes stiff, and he starts to low growl. Handler had to use some muscle to pull him away. Once in the pen, he immediately seeks out the LATTE items and begins engaging it. Handler continues Resource Guarding protocol, utilizing the cue "Leave It." Remington had 3/5 sucessful attempts: as he was eating off the snuffle mat, handler would use the verbal cue "Leave It", he would lift his head/gaze slightly, a reward marker was used and he was given a high value treat, then he would continue interacting with the LATTE. Handler moved all the LATTE items near the fence where the neighboring dog was, Remington stared at him briefly through the fence but went right back to interacting with the LATTE. Maintaining a loose body with a tail wag. He also allowed petting for longer periods of time, without head whipping or mounting. He was easily leashed and returned to kennel. He kennel fought returning as well.

Summary (4):: 09/22/24: Remington was laying down in the middle of his kennel as handler approaches. He stood up and approached the front with a lowered head and a rapid low tail wag. He was leashed using treats as a lure, as he kept jumping up on the kennel door. He kennel fought on his way out of the room and immediately shook off when exiting into the hallway. He pulls hard as he is walked to the backyard. Once outside, he relieves himself first and then immediately begins engaging with the slow feeder. He sniffs around the other LATTE items laid out and is most interested in the snuffle mat. When he notices the dog in the neighboring pen, he runs up to the fence, begins to low growl with his snout through the opening, his body is tense, his tail high and stiff, and mouth closed. Handler used some leash pressure to pull him away, but he was easily redirected back onto the snuffle matt with some treats. After the dog was no longer there, handler put away LATTE items. Handler sat down on bench and Remington sat directly in front without being prompted. Handler introduced "Watch Me" protocol. Remington was both receptive and engaged. He remained seated in the same spot throughout the training. Handler utilized clicker as a reward marker and he was rewarded any time he made eye contact with handler. Handler would usually wait for him to look away, do the hand signal (index finger to nose), and click + reward when he returned his gaze to handler. After 5 successful attempts, verbal cue was paired with exercise ("Watch Me"). Out of the 5 attempts with the verbal cue + hand signal, Remington was successful 3 times meaning handler decided to "stick" with that level (Push, Drop, Stick protocol). Another dog entered the pen adjacent, instead of approaching the fence, Remington stared briefly, handler used verbal and hand cue, it took him a couple seconds to think about it, but he ultimately returned his gaze and attention back to handler. Handler began tossing treats towards the perimeter of the fence (where the other dog was visible), Remington would chase after the treats and without hesitation trot back and sit in front of handler. He was easily leashed and on his return to kennel he kennel fought but not as much as coming out.

Summary (5):: 9/20/24: Remington has been observed to lick incessantly at the transfer door. He will attempt to cage fight with the neighboring dog when returning to kennel. 09/15/2024: Remington displays similar behavior as previous EN (09/13) coming out of kennel, walking to the pens, and in the play yards. Handler continued ASPCA Resource Guarding Protocol training. He did not body block the LATTE items this time, and would disengage with whatever item he was engaging with when the cue "Leave It" was said, and handler would use a clicker as a reward marker and toss him a treat, and he then would re-engage with the item. This was repeated multiple times. At one point, while he engaged with the snuffle mat, Remington noticed the dog in the neighboring pen. He ran over to the fence, his body was stiff, tail high and tense, closed mouth, and he began low growling. Handler had to pull him away briefly, but as soon as he felt the leash pressure he turned around and trotted back over to the snuffle mat and began to engage with it once again. Handler tossed more treats onto the mat and Remington did not go back to interact with the dogs in other pens near him. He was easily leashed and brought back to kennel.

Summary (6):: 09/13/2024: Remington has a low head, loose body, with ears back, and slight whale eye as handler approaches kennel. He shook off and was leashed using a treat as a lure. Remington is kennel fighting the entire walk out of the room, lunging and snapping at the other dogs. He shook off as soon as he exited the room, handler tossed treats on the floor and he chased after them . He pulled hard on walk to the pen. When seeing another dog, he would become tense, closed mouth, tail high and still, and even low growled a couple times. He was not easily redirected, even with treats (he is highly food motivated), and handler had to use muscle to pull him away. While in the pen, Remington was engaged for the majority of his walk. Allowing petting without mounting, remaining loose and wiggly, and accepting treats. Handler practiced pattern games and hand targeting briefly, but mainly focused on the ASPCA resource guarding protocol. Remington would be eating treats from the slow feeder, he kept body blocking , handler tossed a treat near him, and used a clicker as a reward marker whenever he lifted his head to eat the treat and disengaged from the slow feeder. After 5 successful attempts, handler pushed and began using the verbal cue "Leave it." After a 15 minute training session, he was easily leashed and brought back to kennel. He did not kennel fight as much coming back in, but treats needed to be tossed in his kennel for him to hop back in, as he tried to kennel fight his neighbor to the left. 09/13/2024: ACS's reported excessive and intense leash biting, almost making contact with handlers hand. 09/09/2024: Remington had a loose and wiggly body as the front of kennel as handler approaches. He had soft eyes and was easily leashed, he pulled moderately towards the play pens. He immediately seeks out the LATTE items laid out and begins to engage with them all. Handler would toss high value treats to the side of him eating, and use a clicker to reward mark when he disengaged from the LATTE. Exercise was repeated a couple times, and he was no longer body blocking items and was disengaging with the LATTE and looking up at handler , he was rewarded. Handler attempted to play trade at the beginning, but Remington was solely food motivated, no toys or pets. When attempting to pet, he would scurry away and shake off immediately. He tolerated A collar fitting and handler fit a collar on him. 09/06/2024: When being removed from the top kennel, Remington attempted to jump out but handler caught him. He was taken out it the yard where he engaged with the LATTE items laid out. He actively was seeking out the items and maintained a neutral body throughout. When returning, Remington was kennel fighting, and when being put up in the top crate, he head whipped and attempted to redirect onto handlers arm. He did not make contact and he was secured in kennel.

Summary (7):: 09/05/2024: Remington was standing at the front of kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. A treat is used to lure him and he is easily leashed. He does not leash bite, but does pull moderately on his walk to the play pens. Upon noticing a dog in the adjacent pen, he becomes tense, his tail is pointed upward and is stiff, he is posturing, and begins to low grow. Handler pulls him away and he shakes off. Once in the yard he continues to approach handler and sit politely, handler would toss treats. Handler prepares some LATTE items, and he begins to engage with them as soon as they are all laid out. He broke off a piece of the puzzle feeder (safely removed from pen and not consumed). Remington would body block and stiffen any time handler would get close to him whilst eating. His stance would softened as the distance was increased. He would take turns with each LATTE item, and when handler attempted to pet, he became aroused. Handler paused, tossed some treats onto snuffle mat and Remington chased after them. He was easily leashed and returned to kennel. 09/05/2024: Remington was reported by staff to be leash biting. 08/29/24: Remington is laying down towards the back of his kennel as handler approaches. He stands with a neutral body and avoids the kennel rope. Treat is used as a lure and handler successfully brings him out the play yard. Once in the pen, Remington immediately engages with the LATTE items laid out. First, the snuffle matt and then moved on to the slow feeder (the one he interacted with the most). He remains neutral with a relaxed tail wag. He is easily leashed and brought back to kennel. 8/15/24: Remington is laying down in his kennel when handler approaches. He stands with neutral body as handler unlocks the door. He is easily leashed and picked up out of the top kennel. He is walked on the street where he remains neutral bodied, exploring his surroundings. He attempts to paw at and get to cat food left on the other side of a fence and has to be pulled away as he did not respond to handler redirecting him. In the behavior room, he is soft and wiggly approaching new handlers and hyperfocused on treats, sitting in front of handlers and jumping towards the treat pouch. He allows handler to pick him up but starts to flail. He is placed back on the ground to settle then picked up again this time allowing handler to place him in his kennel.

Date of intake:: 8/13/2024

Summary:: Loose wiggly body, mounted handler

Date of initial:: 8/13/2024

Summary:: Soft body for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Remington 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:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to low threshold for arousal we recommend an adult only home. Single-pet home/ No Dog Parks: Due to on leash reactivity and potential to redirect onto handlers we recommend a single pet home with no trips to the dog park.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guard: Remington has been observed to become tense and hover over food when in his possession. We recommend that Remington 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 Remington'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. Mouthiness: Remington 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 Remington to take treats with a softer mouth. Please see handout on Mouthiness. On Leash Reactivity: Remington has been observed to become tense and growl at dogs while on leash. In the kennel room Remington has been observed to hard bark and lunge towards the other dogs in the kennel room. When handlers attempt to pick up Remington to place him in his top kennel, he has been observed to headwhip and attempt to redirect onto handlers. Remington 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. Leash Biting: Remington has been observed to bite and tug the leash. We recommend walking them with a toy to dissuade them from grabbing the leash. Positive reinforcement, force-free training is advised to teach them to focus on you rather than grabbing the leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners. Low Threshold Arousal: Remington has been observed to mount handlers with hard pressure, leaving red marks on the handlers arm. This behavior was not easily redirectable. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Remington to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. Remington should be rewarded with treats when calm. If they escalate to mounting, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Remington. Please see handout on Arousal.