Date of intake:: 4/26/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, no prior history

Other Notes:: Danny Boy was taken out for a playgroup interaction. It was reported that Danny Boy was mouthy and jumped up often once out of the crate and once outside in the yard. During the interaction, Danny Boy was social with handlers but began baring teeth and barking after a prolonged greeting at the fence. Due to his behavior, Danny Boy's interaction was ended, and they began walking him back to the building. At the top of the ramp, Danny Boy began nipping at their pants. They held him away when he did this. Danny Boy frequently walked in front of them, turning and facing them. While walking through a kennel room, Danny Boy grabbed their pants and legs twice, causing tooth scrape wounds on their inner thigh and calf. Danny Boy then began persistently leash biting the rest of the way into his crate. Two other behavior staff had just gotten off the elevator and began walking through Small Dog Adoptions into Room A when they noticed Danny Boy in Room B. They saw that Danny Boy was persistently jumping up and biting at their pants. On one instance, they saw him grab their pants and hold for a few seconds as they moved him away even further before he finally let go. Danny Boy's mouth seemed to have made contact with their legs between 2-3 times. Seeing this, the two behavior handlers rushed over. Danny Boy began leash biting and finally latched onto the drag leash once they were close enough. One handler tossed treats into Danny Boy's crate, and he finally let go following the treats.

Date of assessment:: 5/13/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly Social Call over: Approaches Readily Sociability comments: mouthy mild, jumps on handlers, social, leans in for petting, distracted Handling Soft handling: Accepts Contact Exuberant handling: Accepts Contact Handling comments: leans in, hard to get into position, leans in, thrashes a bit, flinches when rear is touched, recovers Arousal Jog: Follows loose Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches loose Knock Comments: Toy: Grips, relinquishes Toy comments:

Summary:: Due to Danny Boy entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 05/01/25: When off leash at the Care Center Danny Boy is introduced to a greeter female dog. At the gate Danny Boy approaches with tail wags, ears forward. Both dogs will scent one another through the gate. Danny boy will become bouncy as he displays prey bows. Over aroused Danny boy will pace along the gate with a high curved tail. The greeter female will remain present at the gate with a loose frame and wagging tail. Danny Boy quickly grows in arousal and frustration, with a hard face, he escalates from baring teeth to hard barking and charging the gate. The greeter female will display hackles and hard bark in response. Both dogs are immediately separated, thus ending the interaction. 04/28/25 Couldn't conduct due to lack of focus. Danny Boy seeks constant attention from handler, unable to get a clear read. Will revisit at a later date.

Summary (3):: 5/18/25: Danny Boy was laying in kennel as handler approached. He gave a loose tail wag as he was leashed and walked the short distance to the BA room. Danny Boy was clipped to a drag leash and walked with handler to the toy chest. He immediately engaged with toys with a loose, bouncy frame. Danny Boy stayed close to handler and checked in with them often. He would lean into pets on his cheeks. Danny Boy was highly social and solicited pets and treats from each handler that entered the room. He displayed occasional mild mouthiness towards handlers' hands when being pet, but was easily redirected with a treat scatter. Danny Boy was returned to kennel with all of his toys and waited patiently as handler unclipped drag leash. Handler left kennel uncovered for some natural light. 05/17/25 (PM): Danny boy is in the side of his kennel with a loose frame. Danny approaches the kennel door and is easily leashed. Danny is escorted out for a walk. Through out Danny is loose and soft. Danny will track along the gate looking for rocks to consume, while mildly pulling. When approaching the care center danny will walk with his body close to the handlers leg. The handler will feel Danny boy open mouth and nose pressed against their knee. The handler will guide danny away from their knee and through out the course of the walk he will repeat this mutliple times. When approaching his kennel Danny boy will mouth his leash twice with a softy. Danny will quickly stop and return to walking beside the handler. Danny is escorted back to his kennel where he unleashed and is secured safely.

Summary (4):: 05/16/25 (PM): Danny Boy is standing at the front of kennel, toe-tapping as handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and walks with a loose frame to the Canine Behavior Office. Danny Boy is clipped to a drag lead and free to explore the space. He is social with handlers throughout his time in the room and will approach to solicit petting. He maintains a loose frame during contact. Danny Boy engages with several enrichment items including snuffle mat, licky mat, and puzzle feeder. He takes treats gently from hand. After his session, Danny Boy is leashed with ease and returns to kennel safely. 05/16/25: Danny Boy is sitting at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and walks calmly to the play yard where he immediately pees. Danny Boy walks around and sniffs and begins to seek attention from the handler by leaning on them. The handler gently pets Danny and he leans into contact. Another dog walks past and the handler leads Danny towards the back of the yard, away from the passing ACS and dog. Danny's ears are up and pointing forward and his body is tense as he fixates on the dog. Danny is redirected with treats which he takes very gently. Danny Boy and the handler leave the play yard and Danny boy tries to pickup a large rock in his mouth. The handler distracts him with a toy which he carries back into the building. As the handler opens the door to go into Dog Meet and Greet, Danny drops his toy, Danny then attempts to grab the handler's trousers on their knee. The handler manages to grab the toy and offers it to Danny which he takes and carries back to his kennel. 5/15/25: Danny Boy is laying down as the handler approaches and picks his head up and displays a loose body with a wagging tail. Danny does not eat the handler treats that offered and his food is observed to be untouched along with his medication. Danny Boy is easily leashed and walked outside to the ramp where he is in the yard, coughing and reverse sneezing. Danny Boy continues to do so in the yard, but in-between will play with a tennis ball and lean into petting. Danny Boy after playing is taken back to his kennel where he enters the behavior office very briefly, seeking attention from a more familiar handler and is taken back to his kennel with no issue.

Summary (5):: 5/13/25: Danny Boy's behavior in care remains the same as noted 5/9. He did not eat his morning medication or midday (third feeding) meal. 05/11/25 (PM) Danny Boy is lying down in kennel appearing a bit lethargic. The handler leashes him and takes him out to the play yard. When exiting through the C staircase, Danny will slowly climb the stairs, appearing more lethargic. As they arrive outside, Danny will maintain a slow pace and low head. Danny will enter the pen and pancake, remaining still. He will force himself to get up to engage with a tennis ball, only for a few. When exiting the yard, it was hard for Danny to rise from his lay position, appearing disoriented. Danny will wobble his way back into the facility. He will enter his kennel with no issue. (AM - late entry): Danny Boy was laying in kennel appearing lethargic as handler leashed him. He walked at a slow pace to the yard and was clipped to a drag leash. Danny Boy immediately lay down and would crawl towards his toys rather than walk. Danny Boy was unsteady on his feet on the way back to the care center and stopped walking in the hallway. Handler carried him to medical where he was examined. Danny Boy did not take high value treats offered. He was able to walk back to kennel. 5/9/25: Danny Boy was laying in kennel as handler approached. He was leashed with ease and walked beside handler to the yard where he was clipped to a drag leash. Danny Boy appeared to be getting sick and was less energetic than usual. He lay down with a braided rope toy and gently chewed on it. Danny Boy was social and approached handler often to solicit pets. At one point Danny Boy sat across the yard appearing lethargic and did not come to handler when they crouched down and called him to them. Handler opted to return Danny Boy to kennel to rest. He briefly waited with handler in the live room while his kennel was cleaned. He climbed back in and lay down. Handler brought him some toys. 05/06/25 (AM): Danny boy greets the handler lying in front of his kennel door. Danny will get up and approach the door with a loose wiggly frame. The handler is easily able to leash him and escorts him of the care. When on leash Danny is over aroused, twirling to look at the handler. The handler is able to escort Danny boy to the play yards. When roaming around Danny boy will engage in a snuffle matt and a cheese covered lick matt. Danny will eventually loose interest approaching the handler, jumping on the handler and becoming mouthy with their figure tips. The handler is able to redirect Danny back to the matt where he continues to interact with it. Danny is escorted back to his kennel, but since it is still being cleaned, The handler do reptations going up and do the stairs. Danny's confidence shows with each rep, going from low and crouched down going up and down to confidently trotting up and down. Danny boy is escorted back to his kennel where he is unleashed and secured without issues.

Summary (6):: 5/5/25 (AM): Danny Boy greeted handler at front of kennel and was leashed with ease. He walked the short distance to the BA room where he was clipped to a drag leash. Danny Boy was highly social with handlers and frequently solicited pets which he leaned his whole body into. He was treat motivated and enthusiastically engaged with a cheese lick mat and frozen kong. Danny Boy took his edible enrichment up onto the couch and lay down on a cushion while he finished eating them. Danny Boy paraded his toys around and accepted pets while the toy was in his possession. He was returned to kennel by another handler without issue. Handler brought him his toys to have in kennel. 05/04/25 (AM) Danny Boy is lying down in kennel as the handler approaches. He will rise as the handler is unlocking the kennel door, being leashed with ease. Danny is taken outside to the play yard. Danny is administered a toy as they exit the kennel room, fixated on the toy and ignoring his surroundings. Danny will carry said toy outside with him. Danny maintains a loose frame as he trots moderately beside the handler on their way to the play yard. Danny and the handler will arrive in the play yard and the handler will administer him treats in which he will inspect but not take. Danny is administered another toy in which he will engage with. Danny will lose focus and nip at the handler's pants and shoes and the handler will treat scatter, however, Danny is unphased. Danny has a toy tossed to him and to where he will engage with the toy for a bit, he will whip around and attempt to nip at the handler's garments. Danny is returned to the facility where he will enter the building with no issue. He is stiff armed on his way to his kennel and he will enter his kennel with no issue. 05/03/25: Danny Boy was barking with a loose body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and walks the short distance to the training room jumping at the handler on the way. When inside Danny is clipped toa drag leash and runs around the room jumping on the other handlers. Danny is given a licki mat with spray cheese and is able to focus on it for several minutes with a loose body. When his kennel is clean, Danny Boy is returned to his kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 05/02/25: Danny Boy was at the front of his crate as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and taken outside. Danny is interested in people walking past and relieves himself. When the handler and Danny walk through room A, Danny begins to jump and grabs hold of the handlers trousers. A second handler uses a squeaker to redirect Danny, which works and then he jumps and holds on to their treat pouch. The second handler takes the leash and Danny holds on to their treats pouch and walks through room B to meet and great where he is distracted with a treat and returned to his kennel. 5/1/25: Danny Boy greeted handler at front of crate with a loose, wiggly frame. He was leashed with ease and walked in a bouncy fashion, frequently switching the side he walked on. Danny Boy frequently turned to look back at handler on the way to the yard for a gate greet (see dog-dog summary.) Danny Boy displayed puppy-like behavior and mouthiness. A second handler assisted by keeping him still and untangling the slip leash while he was clipped to a drag leash by handler 1. Danny boy was social with handlers and frolicked around the yard. Danny Boy greeted the other dog at the fence a number of times with a bouncy frame. On the final greet, he began barking while baring teeth and was pulled away by handlers. Handler 1 swiftly removed him from the pen. At the top of the ramp, Danny Boy began nipping at handler's pants. Handler held him away from them when he did this. Danny Boy frequently walked in front of handler, turning and facing them. While walking through a kennel room Danny Boy nipped handlers pants and legs causing tooth scrape wounds on their inner thigh and calf. Danny Boy persistently leash bit the rest of the way into his crate. Two handlers that observed the incident then took over securing him. 4/28 (late entry): Danny is wiggly and whines at the front of his crate when a handler approaches. He is easily leashed and brought to the behavior office for his assessment. Danny remains loose bodied, seeking attention and treats or explores the room briefly before returning to check in with handlers. Once his assessment is complete, Danny Boy returns to his crate without issue.

Date of intake:: 4/26/2025

Date of initial:: 4/26/2025

Summary:: loose, wiggly, not interested in treats, yawns occasionally during exam

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 Danny Boy's Potential challenges, we recommend that he be placed in an adult-only home at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Danny Boy came to the care center as a stray, so his behavior in a home environment is unknown. At the care center, he has shown some behavioral concerns. He has shown to become aroused, often becoming overstimulated and engaging in intense mouthing, jumping, leash biting, and nipping, which result in a handler getting a tooth scrape bite on their thigh and leg. He also grabs at handlers' clothing, legs, and treat pouches, requiring intervention from multiple staff members for redirection and safe handling. Despite these challenges, Danny Boy is highly social and engages positively with enrichment activities, but he struggles to settle in the care center environment. Danny is available for rescue through one of our New Hope partners.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting,Low threshold for arousal,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control/Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Danny boy has demonstrated a lack of basic manners in the care center, jumping up onto staff. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach him to control his impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward-based training only is recommended. See handout on Basic Manners and Impulse Control. Handling/touch sensitivity: Danny Boy should never be forced to approach anything that he is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be Danny boy’s choice to approach a new person or thing. Danny boy may do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings. Bite history (human)/Fearful/potential for defensive aggression/Low threshold for arousal/barrier frustration/Leash biting:Danny Boy was taken out for a playgroup interaction. It was reported that Danny Boy was mouthy and jumped up often once out of the crate and once outside in the yard. During the interaction, Danny Boy was social with handlers but began baring teeth and barking after a prolonged greeting at the fence. Due to his behavior, Danny Boy's interaction was ended, and they began walking him back to the building. At the top of the ramp, Danny Boy began nipping at their pants. They held him away when he did this. Danny Boy frequently walked in front of them, turning and facing them. While walking through a kennel room, Danny Boy grabbed their pants and legs twice, causing tooth scrape wounds on their inner thigh and calf. Danny Boy then began persistently leash biting the rest of the way into his crate. Two other behavior staff had just gotten off the elevator and began walking through Small Dog Adoptions into Room A when they noticed Danny Boy in Room B. They saw that Danny Boy was persistently jumping up and biting at their pants. On one instance, they saw him grab their pants and hold for a few seconds as they moved him away even further before he finally let go. Danny Boy's mouth seemed to have made contact with their legs between 2-3 times. Seeing this, the two behavior handlers rushed over. Danny Boy began leash biting and finally latched onto the drag leash once they were close enough. One handler tossed treats into Danny Boy's crate, and he finally let go following the treats.