Date of intake:: 1/10/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 1/14/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs:N/a- Did not see any Leash walking comments: Hypervigilant, stays close to handler Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Seeks contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Handling comments: Knudges handler with head, becomes tense with exuberant contact Arousal Jog: Follows handler readily Arousal comments: Low tail Knock Knock Comments: No approach Toy Toy comments: Grips light, relinquishes

Summary (4):: 1/21/25: Jake is at the front neutral body, wagging tail. He is easily leashed using a treat as a lure. When walking down the hall he stops and turns to handler, standing perpendicular blocking handler path. Treats are tossed ahead to get him to move forward. This works but has to be repeated multiple times to get out to the driveway. Once in the driveway, handler opens the gate to go to the street, Jake goes ahead, turns around, playbows and grabs the hem of handlers pant leg, tugs then lets go. Handler tosses treats to redirect him back into the driveway. He explores the driveway and is redirected back to his kennel using a treat trail. 1/21/25 (Trainer Note): Jake is at the front of kennel with a loose, wiggly body, and barking as handler approaches. He begins to jump on kennel bars as door is unlocked, he continues to jump up while being leashed. He is successfully leashed and brought out to the yard for a walk and a training session. He remains loose with handler but is displaying frantic displacement behavior by pushing off handlers body very intensely, and suddenly intensely leash biting and attempting to redirect onto handler. He is easily cued into a sit and is rewarded. Handler begins to "Up/Down" pattern game and he is food motivated, engaged, and receptive. Towards the end of the walk he was hopping up and down without being prompted. He shook off and remained loose throughout walk. Handler refrained from petting him, even though he would lean into handler. Petting leads to Jake going over the threshold for arousal, and becomes jumpy, mouthy, and begins to leash bite intensely. He is returned to kennel without issue, lots of praise was used, and is given some enrichment in kennel as handler leaves.

Summary (5):: 1/20/25: It was reported by an ACS that upon returning to kennel, Jake began to leash bite and thrash. He bit and held handlers hand/pinky and she had to pull her hand out of his mouth. She exited the room with him and asked for K9 behavior assistance. K9 behavior took him into the office briefly and played a patter game. He shook off and remained loose and social with handler. Second handler approached and he became slightly stiff, a treat was used to double rope him. He briefly leash bit and thrashed, handler had to muscle him into kennel. Bite didn't break skin. 1/19/25: Jake is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is leashed without issue and brought to the street for his walk. Jake exits kennel and walks alongside handler out to the street without issue or reaction. He accepts treats and walks with a neutral body posture. He passes people on the street without issue and stops to sniff spots on the street. He stops frequently to urinate and after walking for a while is brought back inside. Jake allows handler to clip and return him without issue. 1/17/25: Jake is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is leashed without issue and brought to the street for a walk. Once outside Jake pulls moderately and uses the bathroom outside. He stops to sniff spots on the street he is curious of and walks past people without issue. Jake spots multiple dogs from afar on his walk and generally ignores them, besides occasionally looking at them for a bit. He accepts treats tossed by handler and walks around for a while before being brought back to the building. Jake allows clipping before being brought back to kennel. Jake stops at the front of the kennel and treats are tossed to encourage him inside. He ignores them and attempts to turn away from kennel, but handler uses moderate leash pressure to return him to kennel. 1/15/25: A novel handler approaches Jake in kennel. He is sitting in the front, body pressed up against the kennel door. He is not interested and treats but wags his tail as handler unlocks the kennel. He is easily leashed and removed from kennel. He is walked in the yard where he is soft bodied but does not seek handler attention. He is still not interested in treats. When returning to kennel, he begins to thrash backwards and jumps up pawing at the leash. He is walked to the hallway where a known handler to Jake assists in returning him to kennel. He follows this handler and jumps into kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 1/14/25- Jake is at the back of the kennel with a neutral body, he comes to the front and when the leash touches him, he backs up and barks at handler showing teeth. When leash is taken away, he comes to the front and handler slowly drapes the leash over his head. He doesn't bark when the leash is slowly secured on him. He's taken for a street walk, he stays right next to handler's legs while walking. When any person walks by Jake will come to handler's legs and stay close. He walks on a loose leash and had a moderate pull when he wanted to relieve himself. He was behind handler sniffing a spot, when a person was approaching from ahead Jake came again straight to handler's legs. He was offered treats and didn't show any interest in them. He was taken for his assessment, when he saw the other handler he ran to them with a soft body and tail wag. He was social with handlers and took treats. He would go back and forth between handlers seeking pets and treats. He was easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 1/14/25: Jake is at the front of kennel with a soft body and a relaxed tail wag as handler approaches. He attempts to push past the door as handler unlocks it, maintaining the same body language. He does not attempt to dodge the leash and is easily leashed without a lure. He hops out of the kennel and carries a low head as he pulls lightly to the yard. He relieves himself and shakes off upon exiting. In the pen he leans into handlers legs, soliciting and accepting pets. Handler takes him out on the street. At first, he is tense, has a tucked tail, and is occasionally lip licking. Once he shakes off his body is loose and soft, tail is relaxed, and he lightly trots in front of handler. He is returned to kennel without issue. 1/11/25: Jake is at the back of his kennel as handlers approach. He begins barking and lowers his head facing handlers as they begin offering treats. He is difficult to leash and will accept high value treats but dodges the leash while doing so. He is finally lassoed after many attempts and is taken to the yard for his walk. During Jakes walk he pulls lightly, and will creep around the yard and its perimeter. He stares at other dogs he sees in the neighboring pens and does not accept treats outside. His tail is tucked and hackles are slightly raised. He is walked for a while and uses the bathroom while outside and after a bit is brought back inside and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 1/12/25: Jake is at the front of the kennel hard barking at handlers when they approach. Handler offers treats, Jakes sniffs then while barking at the handlers. Jake is cautiously receptive to the treat. More treats are offered and Jake warms up slightly and begins taking the treats more readily. Handler attempts to leash Jake using treats however he retreats to the back of the kennel and continues to hard bark. Jake will approach the front of the kennel for treats however will retreat once the leash is presented. Handler attempts to lasso however, Jake dodges the leash. The handler attempts to use the hook to guide the leash on. Jake hard barks at the leash then rolls over on his back and paws at the leash. Handlers end the interaction to lower FAS. 1/11/25 (PM walk)- Jake was at the back of his kennel with a tense body with his tail tucked when handlers approached his kennel. One handler held out a treat and Jake slowly approached the front of the kennel and took the treat with some pressure. When first handler attempted to leash while the other handler tossed chicken into his kennel, first handler would slowly drape the leash onto him when Marty was eating then quickly would retreat to the back of the kennel. He would stay very tense with his tail tucked, ears pinned when first handler keeps attempting to leash when he's at the back. He stopped coming forward for chicken. First handler went to use a hook to attempt to get the leash on, he got it on and Marty maneuvered himself out of it. After a couple of attempts occurred, Jake started to show further signs of stress by cowering and pushing himself into the back of his kennel wailing. He slide his body down to the ground, going belly up and gives more wailing. Handlers ended interaction to not further stress Jake. Handler locked the door and Jake came to the front with a tense body, one handler fed him some chicken before both handlers left.

Date of intake:: 1/10/2025

Summary:: Aggressive

Date of initial:: 1/10/2025

Summary:: Hard barking, sedated

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Jake 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:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior we recommend a home with no children. We recommend placement with a New Hope rescue partner who is able to provide an experienced, adult-only foster home. Force-free, reward based training and/or consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended.

Potential challenges: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful Defensive: During his stay in the care center Jake has been observed to be highly fearful. Noted to hard bark towards handlers. Guidance from a professional trainer/behaviorist is recommended to assess behavior after decompression in a new home environment. Force-free, reward based training is advised when introducing or exposing Jake to new and unfamiliar situations. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression.