Date of intake:: 11/3/2024

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Bite history:: A staff member stopped outside while Buck was being walked by medical staff. The staff member offered Buck treats with a flat hand. Buck eagerly took the treats out of their hand, and while doing so nicked their left ring pointer finger, leaving a small puncture dragging down to their cuticle. The staff member applied a bandaid, and did not seek medical attention.

Date of assessment:: 11/26/2024

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: None Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Jumps up and bites the leash Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Jumping up on handlers, mouthing their hands Soft handling: Fearful Exuberant handling: Fearful Comments: Headwhips Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily, jumps up and begins to bite the leash Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: No interest, no reaction

Summary (6):: 12/05/24: Buck is standing towards the front of his kennel engaging in an enrichment item. As his kennel is unlocked he turns his attention towards the handler and is leashed without issue. He exits the kennel room and is led outside via the driveway. Once out on the street, he walks with a neutral body - sniffing his surroundings. Handler goes to adjust his sweater - as it is falling off the side of his body. At this moment, Buck jumps up and begins biting the leash. Treats are tossed, which Buck sniffs at (thus releasing the leash) and the walk continues. Shortly after, he begins biting the leash again and tugs hard against the handler. Another leash is placed on Buck - and they continue their walk - Buck keeping the first leash in his mouth. As they cross the street, Buck goes to bite the new leash. Handler grabs the old leash, and releases the new leash - again walking Buck with the new leash in his mouth. Buck is returned to the shelter, clipped, and returned to kennel without issue. Once back in kennel he begins to again leash bite - tugging hard against the leashes. Spray cheese is used to distract Buck - and he relinquishes the leashes and the interaction is ended. 11/30/24: While in kennel Buck is observed leash biting when being leashed, he does so intensely enough that the handler attempting to leash drops the leash and asks for assistance from a second handler with leashing. A second leash is used to leash Buck while he is distracted with the other still attached leash. He is successfully leashed and begins leash biting in the hallway. Even though minimal pressure is put on Bucks leash he begins passing out, while lying down second handler attempts to remove the extra leash on Buck, however he quickly gets back up as it is being removed, causing the primary leash to loosen and fall off his neck. Buck is secured using the harness strap attached to him and re-leashed before going on their walk.

Summary (7):: 11/26/24- Buck is sitting at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body, he was easily leashed. Once exiting the kennel he starts to bite at the leash, handler has to continuously toss treats to deter him from biting. He was taken for a street walk where he walks on loose leash next to handler and randomly start to jump up and bite the leash. When handler pet him, he leaned into their legs and goes slightly belly up. He had no reaction to any stimuli while outside. He was taken for his assessment where he leash bites. One handler had to hold a treat lure while other collared. He was social with handlers, jumping on their laps with his front paws. She was releashed and returned to kennel without issue. 11/24/24: ACS reported that Buck will bite the leash while out of kennel. When handler tosses treats Buck will let go momentarily to eat the treats, but then goes back to biting the leash. 11/22/24- Buck is at the front kennel with a loose body, he is easily leashed and when exiting the room he bites at the leash. Handler tosses treats and he eats them, when treats aren't consistently being tossed he goes back to biting the leash. Handler just keeps tossing small treats to deter. He is taken to the play yard and handler tosses some treats on the ground in a pen and is placed on a drag leash. He tries to bite the drag line attached to his harness momentarily, again treats are tossed and he stops. He follows handler around the pen seeking more, handler ignores him and he goes to sniff around the pen for a few moments. He jumps up on handler and they scratch his chin. He jumps down when a treat is thrown and handler pets his head and chin. He leans onto handler's legs then slides down presenting his belly for pets. Handler just stays to petting his head and chin. When handler goes to leash he tries to bite the leash, handler lassos the leash on and tosses treats down to successfully unclip drag from harness. Handler continuously uses treats to deter from leash biting, was able to clip and return to kennel without issue. 11/20/24: Buck is observed to leash bite when taken out of kennel and brought to the yard. Handler uses a squeaker but this only disrupts the behavior momentarily before he resumes leash biting. 11/8/24 : Buck is happy to see staff and wags his tail. Easily leashed and heads outside. Walks slowly but once outside , he urinates and defecates. He allows petting on his head and body and wags his tail some. He returns into the building and goes into his kennel with no issue.

Date of intake:: 11/2/2024

Summary:: Allowed to be picked up

Date of initial:: 11/2/2024

Summary:: Allowed handling, leans into pets

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Buck 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)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to leash biting we recommend a home with no children.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Handling/touch sensitivity,Leash-biting,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners: Buck has been observed to jump up frequently on handlers. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Sit" and "Off" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach them to control their impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward-based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners. Mouthiness: Buck has been observed to take treats with a hard mouth. Bucks has also been observed to mouth handlers hands. We recommend giving treats with a flat hand and to use force-free, reward-based training methods to teach Buck to take treats with a softer mouth. Please see handout on Mouthiness. Handling Sensitivity: Buck has been observed to head whip towards handlers handler when they attempt to pet him. Positive reinforcement, reward based training should be used to pair touch with good things such as food rewards in order to teach Buck to be more comfortable with this. Please see handout on Handling and Touch Sensitivity. Bite History (human): Please see bite history above for more details. Please see handout on Bite History and potential for Future Aggression. Leash Biting: Buck has been observed to jump up and bite the leash. This behavior is not able to be redirected using treats. 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.