Date of intake:: 8/4/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray(Unknown History)

Date of assessment:: 8/6/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: loose Reactivity to humans: N/A Reactivity to dogs: N/A Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Explores room- timid, doesn't approach handlers, Call over: Aloof- approaches only when treats are tossed Sociability comments: Noted touch sensitivity, side-eyed handler tense body Handling Soft handling: Fearful- tense, tight muzzle, curved tail Exuberant handling: Fearful- fliched when touched, tight muzzle Handling comments: whale eye Arousal Jog: Follow- curved tail, tense body doesn't shake off Arousal comments: Knock: No response Knock Comments: Toy: No response Toy comments:

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 08/06/25 Spice is introduced at the gate to a novel female dog while off leash at the care center. Spice appears aloof, reluctant to approach the gate as he sniffs from a distance. The novel female dog is aloof, displaying hackles reluctant to approach the gate as well. The novel female dog is returned, and another female dog is brought to the yard. Spice will approach the gate this time sniffing the female dog through the gate. Spice displays a square posture and stiff tail. Spice will remain present at the gate panting as he is ignored for the remainder of the time. This concludes the interaction.

Summary (5):: 9/17: Spice is seen slamming on his kennel door while alternating between panting and wailing. When the handler peeks into his kennel, Spice stands on the door of his kennel and begins licking the glass. Treats are dropped into the kennel and he follows them down, but he does not eat them. 9/16/25: Spice is at the front of his kennel with his paws on the door as the handler approaches. Spice is leashed with ease and walks slightly ahead of handler to the sidewalk where he sniffs and solicits attention from handler. Spice has no issue walking back into the building but begins to slow down and eventually pancakes as they approach the room his kennel is in. The handler offers him treats but he does not take them. Spice begins to get up as the handler angles themself away from the room and Spice walks to the behavior office. Spice runs around and eventually is able to walk back closer to his kennel with a trail of sausages. Spice stops taking them at the door and a second handler assists with a towel under his hind end to guide Spice back into his kennel where he is secured safely.

Summary (6):: 9/15/25: Spice is at the front of his kennel when approached, and is easily leashed but the handler feels that his neck is covered in saliva. Spice enters the behavior office with no issue, immediately soliciting attention from multiple staff members, walking over and leaning into contact. Spice is left with a staff member while the handler cleans his kennel, and is reportedly that he engages with a snuffle mat and engages with all staff. Spice is taken back on his drag leash, and walks in the hallway but stops and pancakes halfway. Spice's hind end is raised with a towel and carried to his kennel with no issue. 09/11/25 Spice is lying down on his karanda bed with a neutral body. He rises and comes forward, allowing the handler to leash him. They proceed outside for a walk. Spice maintains a neutral frame as he trots along side the handler. Spice explores dirt and grass patches along the walk, relieving himself and commencing the walk. Spice remains neutral all throughout the walk, maintaining a moderate pace as he is returned to the facility. Upon arrival they will attempt to enter his kennel room through meet and greet and to where he will pump the breaks, with some praise and jogging, Spice is guided to his kennel. Spice is guided into kennel with directional leash pressure. 9/11/25: Spice is laying down at the front of his kennel with his snout sticking out of his water bowl gap as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is taken to the behavior room. In the room, he has a loose body and is comfortable approaching the handlers to receive treats and pets. He tries to baulk to ground on the way back to his kennel and the handler is able to slowly place him in with ease as they jogged quickly to place him inside. 09/10/25 As the handler walks by room A, they witness a staff member attempting to coax spice into kennel. Spice is pancaked, reluctant to walk. The handler will coax Spice with a toy, and the staff member uses directional leash pressure to place Spice back into kennel. Later that day, the handler is administering enrichment and witness Spice, again pancaked to the ground, reluctant to enter his kennel. At this point another handler and staff member are able to coax him into kennel with treats and spray cheese. Towards the end of the day, Spice is witnessed for a third time unwilling to enter his kennel. The handler will use high value treats to create a trail for him to enter his kennel. Spice collects each piece of the high value treat until he is in the doorway of his kennel and directional leash pressure is used to guide him into kennel. 9/7: ACS staff alert a handler that Spice is throwing himself into his kennel door repeatedly. When the handler approaches to check on Spice, he is found lying in his bed. But the kennel glass is covered in saliva.

Summary (7):: 8/26/25: Spice was standing at front of kennel and was leashed with ease. He walked to the yard where he was clipped to a drag leash. Spice relieved himself once outside. Spice became playful and bouncy when handler engaged him in fetch. He took his toy to a shaded area and lay down to chew on it. Spice left his toys in the yard without issue. He balked in the hallway outside kennel room. A staff member lured him with a treat trail most of the way back to kennel. Handler used directional leash pressure to guide him the rest of the way in. The staff member tossed another treat into his kennel. 08/19/25: Spice is standing at the front of kennel with a neutral frame as handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and walks with a neutral frame out to the play yard where he is clipped to a drag lead and free to explore the space. Spice spends time sniffing along the yard and will engage with a treat toss. He shows no interest in tossed toys. Spice keeps to self while in the yard. After his session, he is returned to kennel safely. 8/6/25: Spice was curled up quietly resting in the kennel as the handler approached. Handler tossed a trail of treats into the kennel, and he slowly approached to be leashed. Spice walked to the BA room for his assessment. Spice was timid and aloof as he explored the room with his nose to the ground. He would occasionally glance up at the handlers while sniffing the floor. Spice was highly touch sensitive and displayed a tense face and body during the handling portion of his assessment. Spice appeared frozen and looked directly at handler 1 (assistant) during this part of the assessment. Following his assessment, he appeared uneasy when handler 1 approached with a slip leash loop, stepping back and whale-eyeing. Handlers used spray cheese and a slow approach to put him back on the slip leash and remove the drag leash. Spice was returned to the kennel without issue. 8/5 (late entry; assessment): Spice is standing in his bed when a handler approaches. He does not come forward with coaxing but does sniff out offered treats. Spice does not take them but follows the trail to the front as he continues to sniff. He steps back twice when the handler attempts to leash him, but then comes forward again. On the second attempt, he is leashed and brought to the office for his assessment. While the handlers can cpllar him using sliced cheese, he remains wary of further interaction. Spice will begin to follow a handler around the office, but when they turn to greet him or offer more cheese, he scurries away whale eyeing. Out of concern for his stress levels, a handling assessment is not attempted, and he is returned to his kennel. -

Date of intake:: 8/4/2025

Summary:: appeared friendly bur slightly nervous. He easily allowed staff to handle and walk him into the kenn

Date of initial:: 8/4/2025

Summary:: walked in a little tense but wagging tail. Stiffened up when attempting to handle, not very food mot

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Spice's fearfulness and handling sensitivity, we recommend that he be placed in an adult-only home. Place with a New Hope Partner: Spice has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has allowed only minimal handling since intake. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home.

Potential challenges: : Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful/ Handling/touch sensitivity: During spice medical exam he little tense but wagging tail. Stiffened up when attempting to handle, not very food motivated. Placed muzzle for exam, stayed frozen for most of the exam. During spice handling assessment he displayed a tight muzzle, tense body, whale eyes and would flinch and side eye the assessor and helper when touched. Training should focus on gentle desensitization to handling, using low-pressure interactions and positive reinforcement to build trust and reduce fear responses. Please see the handout on decompression period and Handling/touch sensitivity.