Date of intake:: 5/30/2026

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray; limited history

Date of assessment:: 6/10/2026

Summary:: Diane has continuously escalated to hard barking, growling, snapping, leash biting, and lunging at handlers when attempting to remove her from the kennel. She recently has also escalated towards a handler during an interaction. Due to these concerns, a handling assessment is not conducted at this time.

Summary (6):: 06/5/26: Diane is lying down at the back of kennel as handler approaches. She is avoidant of leashing and will tense at the back of kennel. Handler squeaks a squeaker and Diane will come forward but becomes very tense and tight-lipped when handler attempts to slowly clip her collar. Diane moves to the back of kennel and maintains a tense frame. Handler lassos Diane with their lead, and she bites onto it repeatedly before settling and exiting kennel. Diane walks with handler to the Canine Behavior Office where she will pull towards handlers to sniff them. Handler sits on the couch, and Diane will lean into their legs to solicit petting, and handler will briefly pet her hind end. Diane turns to face handler with her face at their chest and will begin to growl and lip curl. Handler stiff arms her as they stand up and she will walk around the room with a tense frame and hackles. Handler clips their lead while a second handler distracts and she is returned to kennel safely. 6/4/26: Diane is laying down at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She remains at the front of the kennel as she eats high value chicken. She would back away when the handler slowly presents their leash. She is eventually able to be leashed when another handler distracts her with chicken and the handler gets the loop over her head. Once leashed, she is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she has a loose and wiggly body and is comfortable approaching the handler to receive chicken and pets. She would stare at dogs and people that were passing by and is able to be distracted with chicken. She is able to return back to her kennel with no issues.

Summary (7):: 6/1/26: Diane is at the back of her kennel laying down growling when the handler approaches. The handler attempts to leash Diane from the back of her kennel and she would bare teeth, lunge from the back of her kennel and hit the front of the kennel door. Diane will not approach the handler for some time but is given high value treats until coaxed to the front. At first Diane will bare teeth when the handler gets close to clip her collar and stops, but will revisit shortly and baby talk her. Diane begins to rub onto the bares, panting heavily and allows the handler to grab and clip her collar slowly. Diane is brought into the office where she paces, jumps on staff and is conflicted. Tucking her tail when pet and tensing when staff greet her. Diane after a bit is returned to her kennel with no issue and tolerated being unclipped. 5/31/26: Diane is laying down at the front of her kennel with a tense body as handler approaches. She has no interest in treats or a squeaker toy. She stands up and retreats to the back as the handler unlocks the door. She begins to growl as the handler presents the leash. When the handler removes the leash and closes the door, she re-approaches the front. She then retreats to the back again when the handler opens the door again. She then begins to growl and bare teeth as the handler slowly brings the leash close to her. Due to fearfulness, the handler does not continue to attempt to take her outside for play group. The handler then locks the door and ends the interaction. 5/31/26: It is reported on the board that she did not want to walk DURING HER PREVIOUS STAY UNDER THE NAME BELLA: 7/18/25: Bella is at the back of her kennel laying down when the handler approaches, and when crouched next to begins to shake and stare at the handler. Bella's tail is tucked, pupils dilated and begins to shift her weight back at the handler begins to slowly toss treats towards her direction. Bella does not move, and the handler will begin to try and leash Bella from a distance, she will growl and head whip when the leash lands on her but tolerates the movements. Bella after several attempts begins to escalate to lip curling and air snapping once when the leash is tossed again. The handlers decide to not continue and she allows the handler to pull bedding out with a tool, clean it, and put new bedding and she remains seated in the corner of her kennel watching. Bella will begin to eat the sausage that was thrown to her, and approach the kennel on her own, at times paw raising when the handler looks in her direction, but looks away while giving her food at the front of the door and she takes softly. Bella is given more food, and left alone to decompress for the morning.

Date of intake:: 5/30/2026

Summary:: did not take treats, tense, step away when attempting to scan for MC, growled when leash was placed

Date of initial:: 6/2/2026

Summary:: avoids leash in kennel but once leashed, eagerly came out of kennel and was loose and wiggly.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Diane's high levels of handling/touch sensitivity and quick escalations towards handlers, we recommend an adult-only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Diane came into the care center as a stray; due to this, her behavioral history in a home environment is unknown. She has escalated to higher-level warnings throughout her care when handlers attempt to remove her from the kennel. Due to all noted concerns displayed in the care center, the behavior department recommends Diane be placed with a New Hope placement partner who is able to provide an experienced adult-only foster home. A period of decompression is recommended to allow Diane to acclimate comfortably to her new environment; force-free, reward based training only is advised when introducing Diane to new and unfamiliar situations. Consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended for guidance to safely manage/modify any behavior Diane presents with outside of the care centers.

Potential challenges: : Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Kennel presence

Potential challenges comments:: Handling/touch sensitivity | Fearful/potential for defensive aggression | Kennel presence: Diane has escalated to hard barking, growling, baring teeth, lunging, and snapping when approached in the kennel and during attempts to leash her. Once out of the kennel, she has had instances of being social with select handlers but then on one occasion escalated to growling and lip curling at a handler after she had solicited petting. Please see hadnouts on Handling/touch sensitivity, Fearful/potential for defensive aggression, and Kennel presence.