Date of intake:: 10/2/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (2 weeks)

Previously lived with:: 1 adult 1 50lb dog

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward dogs:: Lunges, bites

Behavior toward cats:: No experience

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: 9/24/25: On the 24th of Sept the client stated that Zoe began playing roughly with them. This is common and they state that Zoe plays rough often. Zoe began to become over aroused and started mouthing the owner with hard pressure. The owner got up and attempted to walk away from Zoe, however she began to get the zoomies and was running around the room. While running around Zoe approached the owner and bit them on the forearm. This bite was a bite and hold. The owner had to grab Zoe by her collar and pulled her back before placing her in a separate room. This bite resulted in two puncture wounds, one on each side of their arm. 10/5/25: On the 5th of Oct, when the owner arrived home from work the baby gate that kept Zoe separate was broken down. There was also evidence that Zoe had be rough with the resident small dog, noted to have scratches on their face. The resident dog was found cowering in the corner of the room while Zoe was standing on the bed. While the owner was attempting to put the baby gate back up, Zoe went after the small dog again. Zoe bit and scratched the small dogs neck. The owner yelled loudly and grabbed Zoe. This bite resulted in the resident dog having red marks and a puncture wound. The client was able to redirect Zoe by throwing a bully stick out of the room. The owner did not seek medical treatment for the dog.

Housetrained:: Partially

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

Other Notes:: Goes potty on: Wee-wee pads, Outside on walks (grass, cement, dirt, etc.) Accident frequency: Few times a week Additional info: She did not poop at all in the house, only outside. There were weewee pads set up in her space, and she would use those only when in her space. She peed once in her bed on her second day, she had torn up the pads when left alone briefly. Only tore up the pads on 2 other occasions. She peed one time in her space not on the pads. I was at work, but I believe she was scared of the thunder. ; ; When allowed out in the ear of the house, would pee on the rug. Not sure if she thought it was a pee pad. Was able to curtail that behavior by only having her out after she had recently walked/ peed. She broke out of her space while I was at work. During this time she peed all over my bed. Behavior concerns: Mouthy/Takes treats rough, Jumps up often or non-stop, Jumps up and bites/chews leash during walks, Pulls hard on leash, Destructive tendencies (furniture, walls, shoes, household items, etc.) Additional info: Not reported Reacts to on walks: Large dogs, Small dogs, Cats, Small animals (squirrels, birds, rats, etc.) Reaction type: Lunging Additional info: Not reported How this dog reacts when... - Held/restrained: Isn't bothered - Disturbed while resting/sleeping: Isn't bothered - Startled: Isn't bothered - Pushed/pulled off furniture: Isn't bothered - Paws are touched: Isn't bothered - Collar grabbed/touched: Isn't bothered Previous stay- 8/2/25: Owner Surrender Means of surrender (length of time in previous home): Owner Surrender (2 months) Previously lived with: 2 Adults, 4 Children (New born, 2, 7, 11 y/o) Behavior toward strangers: Zoe is shy and will hide at first, warms up to be tolerant Behavior toward children: Zoe will hide at first, warms up to be playful Behavior toward dogs: No experience Behavior toward cats: No experience Resource guarding: None reported Bite history: None reported Housetrained: Partially Energy level/descriptors: High Zoe will pull hard while on leash. Zoe is fearful of loud noises, such as fireworks, arguments, and thunderstorms. Zoe isn't bothered when held/restrained, feet/paws touched, or when their collar is grabbed/touched. The owner never attempted to disturb Zoe while they were sleeping, and pushed/pulled off the furniture. Zoe's previous owner describes her as a social and affectionate dog. She may know the cue sit. *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 10/15/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard- maintained pressure on the leash Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Fixated on dogs Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Jumping up on handler with open mouth, is able to be redirected using treats. When the handler sat down to begin the handling portion Zoe began jumping up high on the handler and mouthing both their arms. Zoe then began head whipping back and forth with an open mouth. The handler straight armed Zoe and she was returned to kennel Soft handling: Did not conduct Exuberant handling: Did not conduct Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Did not conduct Knock Knock comments: Did not conduct Toy Toy comments: Did not conduct

Summary:: 8/27/25: Zoe greets another dog with a neutral body and soft tail wag. When the other dog barks at her, she becomes tense, hackles raised while growling.

Summary (3):: 10/15/25: Zoe is at the front of the kennel with a loose, wiggly body. The handler leashes her and brings her out the kennel with ease. The handler walks Zoe in the driveway (due to DOH status at the time). She walks ahead of the handler with tension o the leash. Zoe would stand still and focus on dogs being walked past, but the handler calls her name and she approaches them. She also receive pets from them. Zoe is brought in the office for her assessment. During the assessment, Zoe repeatedly jumps on both the handler and assessor. With the assessor, Zoe becomes mouthy and repeatedly headwhips when they pet her. As she becomes over-aroused, the assessor ends the assessment. The handler leashes Zoe and returns her to her kennel with ease. 10/13/25: Zoey is at the front of the kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. She is easily leashed and taken out. Zoe is walked to the driveway. She greets familiar staff with a soft body and wagging tail and allows petting on her head and back. Zoey is walked around the driveway where she relieves herself. She will jump up on the handler towards their treat pouch. Handler directs her down with treats which she takes gently. Zoe tries to pull towards the street, before being walked back into the shelter. Zoe greets more familiar handlers with a soft body and is then returned to kennel without issue. 10/7/25: Zoe is laying in her kennel upon approach. As handler speaks to her and unlocks the kennel, her tail wags thumping against the floor of the kennel. She is easily leashed and removed from kennel. She is walked in the yard, where she stands on the bench nudging handlers hand with her nose for pets. She allows petting under the chin and along her back. She pulls hard towards the fence where there is another dog, tense body and not easily refocused away from the other dog. In one instance she growls. She returns to kennel without issue.

Summary (4):: 9/17/25: Zoe is lying down at the front as the handler approaches. As the handler is unlocking her kennel, she stands up with a loose body and wagging tail, and sniffs and licks the handler’s hand. She is leashed, and hesitates, but allows to be carried out her kennel. As she is on the floor, Zoe walks ahead of the handler with a very loose, wiggly body. There are two separate handlers with dogs, but she pays no attention to them. During the street walk, she sniffs all over the street. She also relieves herself three times. When the handler stops to clean up after her, they call her name for her attention three times. After the third time, Zoe finally is attentive to the handler, and softly jumps onto them. Returning to the shelter, Zoe pulls towards a member of the public as they were standing still. Zoe allows clipping once entering the shelter. Before returning to the room, Zoe sees a familiar handler and excitedly jumps on them, as they give her pets. The handler picks her up and returns her to her kennel with ease. 9/10/25: Zoe is laying down at the front of the kennel when handler approaches. She stands up with a soft body and is easily leashed. Handler tries to pick her up and she backs away. Handler moves slowly and picks her up and places her on the ground. Zoe bounces around the hallway with a soft body jumping up exuberantly towards various staff. She is walked to the street where several dogs are around. She ignores the smaller dog that is nearby, walking past it without issue. She sees a large dog at the gate and quickly runs towards the dog. Handler keeps her away and she is walked away, regularly turning around towards the dog until they are a good distance away. Zoe is walked around the block where she walks near the handler with a loose leash. She relieves herself a few times. She passes by people and tries to approach them with a soft wiggly body and wagging tail. She sees another dog ahead of her and she looks to them with a tense body. The dog walks away and she pulls hard after the dog. Zoe is walked back towards the shelter. She approaches passing staff members trying to jump on them in a social manner. Zoe is then carefully lifted up and returned to her kennel without issue.

Summary (5):: 09/02/25: Zoe is laying down quietly when handler approaches, she stands to take a treat, is wiggly bodied as handler unlocks kennel door. Zoe slightly hesitates when leash pressure is applied to pull her forward, but allows to be picked up and placed on ground with loose wiggly body. Zoe is easily clipped to harness, walks with loose leash. Zoe is highly social with staff, attempts to greet everyone with wiggly body, soliciting petting and leaning into contact with staff. Zoe continues to take treats on walk, walks with mostly loose leash, wiggly body and is highly social with handler, accepting all petting with soft body and wagging tail. Zoe returns to MACC with ease, allows to be picked up and placed back into kennel without issue. 08/27/25: Zoe is at the front of her kennel with a wagging tail as handler approaches. She is offered treats and accepts them gently before being leashed while distracted. She is lifted out of kennel and taken to the yard for a dog-dog interaction. Zoe walks with handler into the vestibule inside the play yard, another dog is waiting at the other side of the gate. Zoe initially approaches but quickly disengages, her hackles are slightly raised as she looks up at the other dog. She suddenly hard barks at the other dog and pulls hard toward them but is kept away, she continues vocalizing and growling briefly until brought away. She is lifted back to kennel and returned immediately after. 08/24/25: Zoe is sitting at the front of her kennel with a neutral body and a wagging tail when the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and immediately gets excited jumping up on the handler. Zoe is then taken into street and starts exploring the ground and then relives herself. She then keeps walking occasionally looking at other dog's pass by but does not interact. After a couple minutes outside, she is brought back into the building and greets familiar staff looking for attention and accepting the pets. Zoe is then brought back into her kennel where she did require some assistance as she did not want to enter her kennel.

Summary (6):: 8/22/25:Zoe is standing at the front of her kennel when approached. She wags her tail when she notices the handler and is easily leashed. When taken out of medical iso Zoe jumps on familiar staff with fast movements but softens and leans into their body. After Zoe is finished she is taken to the street and immediately relieves herself. She becomes energetic and attempts to leash bite but is redirected when the handler says “no” and sits down. When the walk resumes Zoe stays at the handlers side and occasionally talks off to relieve herself. When the walk is done Zoe is taken back to med iso but does not want to enter her kennel. Instead, she steps onto the handlers lap and allows them to lift her into the kennel. 8/20/25: Zoe is standing at the front of her kennel when approached. She wags her tail when she notices the handler and is easily leashed. When taken out of medical iso Zoe greets everyone she sees with a soft body and seeks attention. She leans into all pets and snuggles into the laps she approaches. After Zoe is finished she is taken to the street and immediately relieves herself. She becomes energetic and attempts to jump up and leash bite but is redirected when the handler says “no” and sits down. When the handler begins walking zoe walks at their side and occasionally walks further ahead to pee. When zoe is taken back inside she greets medical staff and happily leans into their lap. Zoe is then taken back to med iso and allows assistance going back into the kennel. 8/16/25: Zoe is laying down in her kennel, as handler approaches, she stands up and her tail begins to wag. She is easily leashed. As we are walking outside, she stops and says hello to vet staff sitting by the computer, she approaches seeking pets that she allows with a soft wiggly body. She is taken on a walk around the block, where she walks nicely alongside handler. She walks with excitement, her tail still wagging and seeking handlers' attention. Occasionally stopping to sniff around and eventually relieving herself. She had no reaction to a dog that walked by with its owner as I paused with her to let them go by. She then proceeded the walk as normal. When walking her back into the building she again stopped by the computers seeking attention from vet staff. Once in medical handler sat with her on the floor offering a plate of wet food which she ate from handlers' hands gently. She crawled up on handler's lap as handler gave her body scratches and face pets. She was then placed in her kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 8/12/25: Zoe is lying down in kennel. Handler unlocks the kennel and she stands up with a soft body and wagging tail. She is easily leashed and carefully lifted out of the kennel. She is carried to the hallway and placed on the ground where her harness is clipped. Zoe is brought to the street where she walks slowly next to the handler with a loose leash. She sniffs her surroundings and continues walking with the handler. People pass by her and she will look towards them with a soft body and soft wagging tail. When she spots a dog, Zoe's walking speed increases but she still maintains a loose leash. She stops and stares at the dog, handler calls her over to continue walking. Zoe is brought back to the shelter and into the building. Zoe stops by some familiar handlers in the hallway and approaches them with a wiggly body and fast wagging tail. She jumps on them socially and allows petting. Handler keeps walking and calling her over, she continues to look towards the familiar handlers with a wiggly body. She is eventually walked back to the kennel and as handler goes to lift her up, she leans into the handler and allows brief petting. Zoe is then carefully lifted back up into kennel. The leash is removed without issue and she is left with treats. 8/3/25: It was written on the whiteboard "dog reactive, please go slow" 8/3/25: Zoe is laying down at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and is comfortable being picked up to go for a walk outside. On the walk, she has a tense body frame while being low to the ground as she walked walked very close to the handler. She would stop and continue to have tense body while hard staring at dogs outside. She had no reactions to people. She is then taken the behavior room for her assessment. In the room, she has a loose and wiggly body and is comfortable jumping on the handlers to receive pets and treats. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. She is able to be returned back to he kennel with no issues.

Date of intake:: 8/2/2025

Summary:: Tense body, tucked tail, hard barked and lunged towards dog in lobby

Date of initial:: 8/2/2025

Summary:: Very tense body, low tucked tail, ear back; allowed slow handling

ENERGY LEVEL:: Zoe is described as active and enthusiastic. They will need daily mental and physical activity to keep them 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. We recommend feeding with puzzle feeders and food-dispensing toys. And we recommend using force-free, reward-based training techniques for Zoe.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior we recommend an adult only home. Single Pet Home/ No Dog Parks: Due to hard barking and lunging towards dogs we recommend no trips to the dog park. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to the reported behaviors in her previous home, Zoe should go to a New Hope Partner.

Potential challenges: : Destructive behavior,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful,Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling,Low threshold for arousal,Bite history (human),Bite history (dog)

Potential challenges comments:: Destructive behavior: Zoe is noted to displayed destructive behavior when left alone. Zoe will need daily enrichment when left alone. Please see the handout on Destructive Handouts. Basic manners/poor impulse control/Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Zoe is reported to lack basic manners and play rough, using moderate to hard pressure with her mouth. She will need to learn impulse control through positive reinforcement. Please see the handouts on Basic manners/poor impulse control and Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition Fearful: Zoe's previous owner states that she is fearful of loud noises such as fireworks and arguments. Zoe has been observed to have a tense body and tucked tail while interacting with handlers. She will warm up to handlers and become moderately social. It is important to move slowly with Zoe , to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow them to initiate interactions with new people. They should never be forced to greet or to interact if they are not comfortable and soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression. On Leash Reactivity/Strength/leash pulling: During intake Zoe was observed to hard bark and lunge towards dogs while in the lobby. Her previous owner her stated she is reactive on leash and pulls hard. During her stay in the care center Zoe is observed to hard bark towards dogs and charge the fence. Zoe 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/Multiple-bite history/risk of future aggression/Bite history (human)/Bite history (dog): Zoe was returned to the Care Centers after two bites that happened when she became over-aroused. She broke skin in both bites (one with his her owner and the other with the resident dog). Positive reinforcement should be utilized to teach Zoe impulse control. Please see the handout on Arousal and Bite history.