Date of intake:: 12/5/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (No Known History)

Date of assessment:: 12/6/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Pulls moderately on leash, when seeing dogs will begin to whine and vocalize with a loose body and wagging tail. Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Exuberant with handlers, allows petting and accepts treats, jumps on handlers and counter surfs on desk, takes treat bag and begins eating it, able to be redirected with more treats. Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows exuberantly, jumps on desk Knock Knock comments: Approaches exuberantly, jumps on handler Toy Toy comments: Grips, engages in play, paws at assess-a-hand

Summary:: 12/17/25: Herbie greets another dog at the gate with a tense body, hackles raised while growling.

Summary (5):: 2/15/26- Herbie is at the front of his kennel jumping up on the door then does a spin in his kennel, he is easily leashed. He jumps on handler and they present a treat which they hold down, he jumps down and takes the treat hard. He continues to jump on handler when walking to the elevator seeking treats, he grabs handler's treat pouch. Handler spins away from him and zips up their treat pouch. While in the elevator he follows the command to sit and handler scratches his head/ neck. He pulls hard going to the street and relieves himself once outside. He has a moderate pull and occasionally jumps on handle seeking treats. Handler has him sit and is rewarded. Once Herbie sits, is rewarded then pulls forward being bouncy, He has a moderate pull towards spots to sniff and is social with handler. He has no reaction to people walking by. Herbie is easily clipped and pulls hard back into the kennel, he readily goes back into kennel without issue. 2/10/26: Herbie is at the front of the kennel. He jumps up and paws at the kennel door before spinning around. Herbie is leashed with ease and taken out of the kennel. He pulls moderately out of the room towards the street. On the street Herbie walks besides the handler with a loose leash. He relieves himself and walks slowly sniffing the ground. He begins to limp. so the handler walks him back to the shelter. Once inside, he begins to lie down and roll onto his back. Handler will toss a treat and he stands up and chases after it. He does this again in the elevator. Herbie runs into a familiar handler which he jumps up with a loose body. He allows brief petting on his head. Herbie is walked back to the kennel and returned without issue. When the leash is removed he immediately lies down again and licks his paws. 2/9/26: Herbie is observed to be throwing his body against the walls of his kennel while the room is active. He is banging his water bowl, and finger painting as well. It is also reported that Herbie is highly dog reactive. 2/6/26: A volunteer reports that Herbie will become tense and growl when seeing another dog. 2/1/26: Herbie is loose and wiggly at the front of his kennel. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately during exit from the building. He jumps on the handler to stick his snout in their treat pouch. He is exuberant on the street. He eliminates. He sits on cue for treats, which he takes with a hard mouth. He allows petting. He pulls hard back inside and is returned to kennel without incident.

Summary (6):: 1/30/26: (Late Entry) A volunteer reports that Herbie will become tense and growl when seeing another dog. 1/29/26: It is noted on the board on 1/28 that Herbie may be pigeon reactive 1/25/26: Herbie is standing at the front of his kennel and takes a treat. He is leashed easily and exits the building with light pulling. He seems to enjoy the snow outside. He jumps up and mouths the handlers hand in search of a treat. Upon return, he reacts (bark, snarl, pulling) to another dog 5 feet away getting off the elevator. He gets back in his kennel willingly and without incident. 01/18/26: Herbie is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches, he is easily leashed with treats as a distraction and taken to the street for his walk. Outside he is neutral bodied and does not pull when walking. He stops to relieve himself and ignores people on the street, he will stop and stare at dogs from afar but is easily redirected with treats and is very responsive to handler when called. After a while he is brought back inside and returns to kennel without issue. 01/16/26: Herbie bangs on his water bowl, spilling it then pushes it around the kennel. A staff member gives him an empty (decoy)bowl which he plays with leaving the filled water bowl alone. 1/8/26: It is noted on the whiteboard on 1/7 that Herbie is "dog reactive". 1/8/26: Herbie is observed to bang repeatedly against his water bucket with his paws, splashing the water out of it. This was during morning walks/cleaning but the room was empty of handlers at the time. 1/4/26: Herbie is reported to be barking at dogs and lunging for birds on walks. 12/29/25: It has been reported on the whiteboard that Herbie is dog reactive. He will loud bark to each dog he sees. 12/27/25: Herbie at the front of the kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. Herbie is easily leashed and pulls mildly out of the room. He observes a dog in the hallway and barks at them, he tries to pull forward towards the dog. When there is leash tension, Herbie pulls back and will head whip. He is then walked to the street with a loose leash. Herbie sniffs his surroundings and relieves himself, he takes treats gently. He walks back to the shelter and growls at a dog in the driveway, he continues walking looking towards the dog and is walked back inside. Herbie is returned to kennel without issue with a toy.

Summary (7):: 12/21/25: Herbie is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is leashed while distracted with treats and taken to the street for his walk. Herbie sits for treats and allows brief petting in the elevator, outside he pulls mildly and walks with handler down the street. Herbie passes people on the street without issue, he stops to sniff spots on the street and to relieve himself during his walk. After seeing a dog he pulls hard toward them and stares tensely toward them. He is walked around them and does not react further toward them once they pass. Herbie walks with handler for a while before being brought back inside and returned to kennel without further issue. 12/17/25: Herbie is at the front of his kennel with a loose, wiggly body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and brought out the room. He goes down the stairs with ease. While walking in the hallway, Herbie jumps on a nearby staff member with a loose body; he also shows no interest to a dog walked past. Herbie is then brought to the yard for Playgroup. With the first gate greet, Herbie presents a tense body and low growls at the dog. After the first dog leaves, Herbie presents a loose body and runs around. He jumps on the second handler present, high enough to almost touch their face. They also jump on the first handler and nudge their treat pouch. A second dog is brought in for the gate greet. Again, Herbie presents a tense body and growls at the dog. (Please refer to Dog-Dog notes). The handler clips their leash and returns Herbie to kennel. 12/15/25: When a staff member walked up to Herbie's kennel he was facing away from the kennel door barking. When Herbie noticed the staff member he faced the door and was silent for a moment before resuming barking. He then began pawing at his water bucket which was tipped over. Before leaving the room the staff member refilled Herbie's water bucket. 12/9/25: ACS reported Herbie is knocking his water bucket around and barking at it in kennel. 12/6/25 (For assessment): Herbie is loose wiggly bodied at front of kennel, stand on hindlegs briefly when kennel door is unlocked. Herbie is easily leashed, exits kennel with moderate pulling, neutral forward body. Herbie exits to sidewalk with loose body, high-pitch vocalizes when seeing a LMB but is easily verbally cued away. During walk Herbie jumps on handler with soft body in a social manner. Herbie takes treats offered, understands sit commands. Herbie is walked to office where he becomes social with staff with loose body, takes treats. Herbie is easily walked back to kennel after assessment with issue.

Date of intake:: 12/5/2025

Summary:: Whining and scratching crate door, friendly when leashed, fearful of dogs barking

Date of initial:: 12/5/2025

Summary:: timid at first, allowed pets and interested in food, allowed all medical handling

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Herbie so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he will need daily mental and physical activity to keep him engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No young children (under 5)

Recommendations comments:: No Young Children: Due to Herbie's fearful demeanor paired with his exuberance and lack of impulse control, we recommend a home with no young children.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Fearful,Anxiety

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners/Poor Impulse Control: During his assessment, Herbie was observed to jump exuberantly on handlers and table surf. 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. Please see handout on Basic Manners and Impulse Control. Fearful: During his intake it was reported that Herbie was fearful when entering the dog kennel room and needed to be ran into kennel on a double leash. It is important to always go slow and give Herbie the option to walk away from any social interaction. They should never be forced to approach anything that they are uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Herbie would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to their new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period. Anxiety: During his assessment, Herbie entered the behavior office whining and crying, he was also reported to whine on walks when seeing dogs outside. We recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving him other things to focus on to alleviate his anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training only should be used. Please see handout on Generalized Anxiety.