Date of intake:: 7/25/2025

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

Previously lived with:: Other Dogs, Adults, Children

Behavior toward strangers:: Tolerant

Behavior toward children:: Friendly & Outgoing

Behavior toward dogs:: Familiar dogs: Friendly & Outgoing Unfamiliar dogs - on/off leash: Alert barks

Behavior toward cats:: Lunges

Resource guarding:: In Bleu’s previous home, he was noted to guard food; however, the owners reported that he never attempted to touch or take valuable items such as food

Bite history:: In the prior home it is noted that Bleu was bitten by a off leash dog in 8/6/2024.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Bleu is noted to have a Very high (more active than most).

Other Notes:: Bleu is noted to becomed fearful when startled.

Date of assessment:: 9/16/2025

Summary:: 9/16/25 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- marks, sniffs room, approaches handlers for attetion, sits for treats Call over: Readily approaches- soft body, allows light petting Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- rested into handling position, distracted by helper, lip licks Exuberant handling: Allowed- begins to lean into touch, neutral body Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- neutral body Arousal comments: Knock: No response Knock Comments: Toy: Quickly grips the dummy's hand arm and bites his way up and readjusts bite Toy comments: Helper is able to gain his attention, which Bleu begins to jump up on the lead, the handler stiff-arms the lead ***08/01/25: Please inquire about prior handling assessment for details.*** 7/27/25: Bleu/Bamboo remains highly fearful and avoidant of handlers. While he does approach for treats, he will retreat after accepting. When attempting to collar, Bleu/Bamboo will whale eye while ducking away, body tense and tail tucked. Out of concern for his stress levels, he is returned to his kennel, and an assessment is not conducted. ***07/26/25: Bleu/Bamboo is taken to the behavior office for a handling assessment. In the room, he is avoidant of touch and collaring, with a slow approach; he does take treats, but remains avoidant and backs away when handled. He is given an extra day to decompress.***

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 07/31/25 Bleu/Bamboo is introduced at the gate to a novel female dog. Bleu/Bamboo approaches the gate with a neutral frame, sniffing the novel female dog through the gate. The novel female dog appears neutral as well. The novel female dog is guided into Bleu/Bamboo's pen to greet each other face-to-face, and while both dogs are walked in a circle, both dogs choose to keep their distance. Bleu/Bamboo eases in, pulling towards the novel female and immediately licking her genitals, making the novel female dog visibly uncomfortable as she displays hackles. Both dogs are separated. concluding the interaction.

Summary (6):: 09/18/25 (Trainer Note): Bleu is lying down on his bed as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls mildly outside. Bleu will pull towards object to sniff them. Bleau and the handler begin some engage/disengage with another dog and handler. Bleu will occasionally fixate on the other dog and is led away with a treat magnet. Bleu will easily disengage when given a little more space and the handler is able to approach the other dog again. Bleu is able to engage/ disengage easily at a shorter distant and remain relaxed. Bleu is taking treats with a soft mouth. Bleu is easily returned to his kennel. 09/03/25 (Trainer Note): Bleu is standing at the front of his kennel with a neutral body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls mildly to the canine training room. Bleu allows the handler to attach a drag leash and engages intently with the LATTE game, orienting towards the handler and moving from item to item with them. Handler waits for Bleu to take a breath before moving onto the next item. Handler then works with him on the 123 game, which he engages with readily. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 08/20/25 (Trainer Note): Bleu is standing at the front of his kennel with a neutral body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls mildly to the canine training room. He is slightly tense, but wags his tail and moves slowly around the room. He coughs intermittently and leans into contact with a soft body. The handler works with him on orienting and breathing between items. He participates readily before leaning into contact. Bleu briefly plays with a toy before discovering a bag filled with tennis balls that he begins to carry around. The handler gives him another tennis ball and he readily trades for it. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 07/31/25 (Play Group): When the handler approaches, Bleu is standing at his kennel door. Bleu is easily leashed and escorted out his kennel, When exiting, Bleu will stand, stiff in the middle of the room and give one hard bark before the handler guides him away, out the kennel room and to the Play yards for an interaction. (Please refer to Ty's Dog-to-Dog summary in his behavior assessment) Bleu is escorted back to his kennel where he is kenneled, unleashed and safely secured. 07/29/25: Bleu is noted in care to bark at kennels and kennel fight on his way out of the kennel rooms. 07/27/25 (assessment take 2): Bleu is sitting at the back of kennel with a slightly tense frame as handler approaches and will alert bark as they stop in front of his kennel. Handler tosses treats which he will slowly come forward to eat. Handler kneels down with kennel door cracked and lures Bleu through the lead with treats. He walks with a slightly tense frame, tucked tail, to the Canine Behavior Office for assessment. Bleu's behavior for the remainder of interaction remains consistent with the previous assessment note from 07/26/25. 07/26/25: (Assessments) When the handler approaches Bleu is standing in the center of their kennel. Bleu will alert bark at the handler and retreat to the back of the kennel. Bleu is reluctant to be leashed, attempting to evade the leash. The handler will toss treats and while distracted, Bleu is easily leashed and escorted to the BA room for an Assessment. In the room he is avoidant of touch and collaring, with a slow approach he does take treats, but remains avoidant and backs away, keeping an eye on the handlers. Bleu is escorted back to the kennel where he is unleashed, kenneled and safely secured.

Date of intake:: 7/25/2025

Date of initial:: 7/25/2025

Summary:: tail tucked, ears back, will take treats and make eye contact but then backs away

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to how uncomfortable Bleu is currently with touch and novel stimuli, we feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time. No cats: In the prior home Bleu is noted to lunge at cats we reccomend he is placed in a home with not cats. Place with a New Hope partner: Bleu has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and during his reassessment, Bamboo began he Quickly grips the dummy's hand arm when the hand touches the plush toy. Bleu bites his way up and readjusts his bite. The Helper is about to regain his focus which he begins to jump up on the lead and the helper has to stiff-arm the lead. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based).

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Low threshold for arousal,Other

Potential challenges comments:: Low threshold for arousal/Resource guarding:In Bleu’s previous home, he was noted to guard food; however, the owners reported that he never attempted to touch or take valuable items such as food. During Bleu reassessment he Quickly grips the dummy's hand arm when the hand touches the plush toy. Bleu bites his way up and readjusts bite. The Helper is about to regain his focus which he begins to jump up on the lead and the helper has to stiff-arm the lead. Fearful: In the prior home Bleu is noted to become fearful when startled. Bleu/Bamboo has been highly fearful and avoidant of interaction during attempts to conduct his assessment and during his stay in care. It is important to always go slow and give him the option to walk away from any social interaction. Bleu/Bamboo should never be forced to approach anything that he is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be Bleu/Bamboo’s choice to approach a new person or thing. Bleu/ Bamboo would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings. Please see the handout on the Decompression Period. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Bleu/Bamboo is noted in care to bark at kennels and kennel fight. Inn the prior home it is noted that Bleu will alert bark at dogs and will lunge at cats. Other: In the prior home it is noted that Bleu was bitten by a off leash dog in 8/6/2024.