Date of intake:: 5/28/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 5/30/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly Social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Solicits social interaction with staff, jumps on handlers frequently , becomes slightly mouthy when petting toward end of assessment. Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Leans into pets Arousal Jog comments: Follows with neutral body Knock Knock comments: Approaches exuberantly Toy Toy comments: No response

Summary:: 7/2/25: Phillips greets another dog with neutral body, rapidly wagging tail. She pushes her nose into the gate then bounces back and forth along the fence line while vocalizing.

Summary (4):: 8/19/25: Phillips is observed to jumping up persistently in kennel. The space where she could look to the dog in the next kennel is covered in kennel blockers. A handler tosses a few treats in her kennel. Once she finishes eating the treats Phillips returns to jumping up. 8/13/25: Phillips is lying down in kennel upon approach, she stands up with a soft body and soft wagging tail. She is easily leashed and taken out of the room. Phillips is brought to the backyard and placed on a drag leash. She walks around the yard with a soft body sniffing around. Handler brings a few toys and tosses them around for her. Phillips looks towards the toys but does not engage with them. Instead she sits on the bench and allows petting from the handler, leaning her side against them. She takes treats and after sometime is returned to kennel without issue. 8/6/25: Phillips is observed to be jumping up and down persistently while in kennel. While Phillips is jumping she has an open mouth and is snapping towards the neighboring dog through the kennel bars. 08/05/25: Phillips is neutral body toward front of kennel. He sniffs but does not take treats. Phillips initially pulls back from leash, after a few moments allows for is easy leashing, walks out of kennel on loose leash. Phillips is taken to play yard, he allows for easy clipping of drag line and is taken off the slip lead. Phillips is neutral, relaxed bodied, checks in with handler visually for verbal cues, continues to only sniff treats but not take any. Phillips stays close to handler, when handler sits on bench Phillips leans in for pets, engages with handler socially. After a few moments Phillips begins to sniff and investigate play yard. A dog enters the play yard adjacent to the one Phillips is in. Phillips approaches gate with neutral body, walks away and moves back to handler when verbally cued. Phillips is easily leashed and walked back to kennel without issue, upon re-entry Phillips does take treats through kennel door. 8/4/25: It was noted on the whiteboard that Phillips is "very jumpy" 7/31/25: Phillips is sitting at the front of kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. She becomes very loose and wiggly as handler unlocks the door. A treat is used as a lure to leash and she is removed from kennel. She pulls very hard as she is taken to the street. On the street she remains loose and wiggly, pulls hard, but is easily recalled/redirected with treats. She lunges toward a person passing by on the street but handler keeps her on a short leash. She is returned to kennel without issue

Summary (5):: 07/24/25: Phillips is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She barks and jumps at the kennel door but is redirected with a treat and leashed while distracted. She exits kennel and walks with handler out to the street for her walk, while outside she pulls moderately and passes people on the street without issue. Phillips will spot dogs and stare at them before pulling toward them with mild intensity but is redirected when line of sight is broken. Phillips stops to use the bathroom and sniffs spots on the street during her walk. After a bit Phillips is brought back to the care centers and allows handler to clip her leash, she is returned to kennel without issue. 07/16/25: Phillips is sitting up right in the front right corner of her kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. She is easily leashed using treats as a lure and removed from kennel. She is taken to the street for a brief walk. She is very treat motivated and will sit in front of handler without being prompted. She takes treats gently as well from handlers hand. When spotting a cart being wheeled by a MOP, Phillips become stiff, tail horizontal and tense, and pulls very hard towards it. Handler uses a squeaker and treats to redirect her. She walks alongside handler for the most part, stopping to sniff many times. When pet she becomes loose and wiggly. Phillips is returned to her kennel without issue. 07/09/25: Phillips is at the front of her kennel laying down as kennel approaches. She is leashed without issue and exits kennel and walks without issue to the yard with handler. While walking, Phillips does not pull and slowly walks alongside handler, stopping frequently to sniff around and look around. Phillips is hyper vigilant and scans around the play yard thoroughly, when she sees dogs she is somewhat stiff and will pull toward the gate to sniff them but is kept away by handler. Phillips walks around the perimeter of the yard for a while and does not accept treats during her walk. She is eventually brought back inside, she allows handler to clip her leash before returning inside and walks back to kennel without issue. 7/2/25: Phillips is sitting at the front of kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. She begins to mildly jump up as handler attempts to leash. A treat is used as a lure to leash. She is removed from kennel and taken to the yard for a brief walk. Phillips is kept on leash. Handler begins the pattern game 'Up, Down' and Phillips is both receptive and engaged. She attempts to mildly leash bite once but is very easily redirected with the use of treats. She is highly food motivated and receptive to training. When pet she becomes very loose and wiggly. She is returned to kennel without issue with a treat toss into the kennel. 6/30/25: Phillips was observed to be digging and pawing at the wall of the neighboring kennel.

Summary (6):: 6/25/25: Phillips is in the back of her kennel when handler approaches. She comes to the front with a soft body and wagging tail. She is easily leashed and upon exiting the kennel begins pulling towards the passing kennels. She is kept away and taken to the backyard where she pulls moderately. Handler goes to place Phillips on a drag leash and she begins zooming around the pen. She will run towards the handler before jumping up onto them. Gently pressing her mouth against the handler's hands. Handler has Phillips sit and she is given a treat. She does this a few times until she spits out the treats offered to her. Handler tries to enage with her with a tennis ball. She chases it around but does not pick it up. Handler uses the hose nearby and she becomes startled before doing zoomies around the pen. She then jumps on the pen and stands there for a while. Handler oets her under neck and on her back which she allows. After sometime, she is easily re-leashed and walked back to kennel and is returned without issue 6/13/25: A staff member reported that Phillip is becoming increasingly mouthy when attempting to place a leash on her. They offered treats, which she takes, but reverts to being mouthy. 6/13/25:Leslie was walking Phillips this morning and because there was a few people out on bikes she became reactive and got loose for a quick second and Leslie was able to grab her without incident. 6/11/25 (PM) Phillips ripped her harness today and as we were fitting her into a new one, she started to become super mouthy where she had my forearm in her mouth. We would tell her no and she would let go but then would go back to jumping and being mouthy with my arms. I was able to put the harness on her, and she was put back in her kennel with the use of a toy. 6/11/25- Phillips is whining in crate when I approach for AM walk. She is removed from crate and she attempts to mouth at the leash while handler is clipping the leash to her harness. Handler distracts her by tossing a treat onto the ground and clipping leash while she eats it. She is taken outside and she stops to stare at every nearby dog, but handler gathers her attention easily with either trill sounds, baby talk, or a squeaky toy. She continues walking. When bicycles pass, she attempts to chase them and then stares as they disappear into the distance, but is once again quickly redirected with the means mentioned above and continues walking with a loose body and relaxed face. She pulls mildly for remainder of walk. When handler pauses, she jumps up on handler with loose, wiggly body. Handler pets her shoulders as she does this, and she mouths gently at handler's hand, barely making contact with the skin and leaving no marks. Handler stops petting and ends interaction. We head back to shelter and she is returned to pop-up crate with no issues.

Summary (7):: 6/9/25- Phillips is pawing at the door as I approach her pop-up crate for PM walk. She is removed and allows harness to be clipped. Pulls mildly for most of the walk and frequently stops to look back at handler. Frequently switches sides of handler. Both people on foot and other dogs pass us by throughout the walk, and she watches them pass with a neutral body but has no further reaction. However, when a man on a bicycle passes right alongside us on the same sidewalk as us, she growls/hard barks and lunges toward the bike. Handler makes a trill noise and speaks in baby voice, which focuses her attention back to handler and we continue walking with no further issue. Other bicycles pass by on the street, and she freezes and stares at each one, before being redirected once again by baby voice/trill sounds. We then pass many other individuals/dogs who are on foot, which she does not react to. Handler speaks to her in baby voice and pets along her back, and she leans into handler’s legs with a neutral body and relaxed face, accepting pets. She accepts treats gently from hand. We turn around to head back towards the shelter and she pulls hard for the remainder of the walk. She is returned to pop-up crate with ease. 6/7/25- Phillips is whining in her crate and pawing at the door. Handler is in the room on the computer, they let Phillips out and she sniffs around the room with a soft body. She comes to handler and jumps on their lap with their front paws. She allows handler to scratch her head, chin, neck and back. Another staff member comes into the office and she greets them with a soft body. They leave the room Phillips comes to handler and jumps on them again. She starts to become mouthy with handler, mouthing at their hands and forearm. Handler tosses a treat and she follows that. They throw a toy and she plays with that. When handler has to return to her pop up crate, they toss in treats but she doesn't follow. Handler throws a toy in and she follows it. Handler is able to lock the crate without issue. 5/30/25- Phillips is at the front of her kennel with a soft body, she jumps up on the door as handler tires to leash and then will try to push out. Handler is finally able to leash and she is taken for a street walk. She is social with handler and has no reaction to any stimuli. She has a slight pull towards spots to sniff around. She jumps handler seeking pets. She sees another dog and she has a neutral body with a low tail, she disengages on her own and comes to handler. When handler pets her, she lowers her body. She is taken for her assessment where she is social with handlers and gently takes treats from them. She is easily collared and jumps on handler seeking pets. After some time when handler doesn't give her attention she whines a little and jumps on them. She gets a mouthy with handler, applying soft pressure to their forearms and hands. She is easily releashed and returned to kennel without issue

Date of intake:: 5/28/2025

Summary:: Whale eyeing in crate, softens when food is offered, allowed leashing

Date of initial:: 5/29/2025

Summary:: wiggly, able to muzzle and handle and treat eyes, freckles on legs, no signs of aggression

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Phillips 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 children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No Young Children (Under 13): Due to lack of basic manners and mouthie behaviors we recommend an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners/Poor Impulse Control: During her assessment Phillips was observed to frequently jump up on handlers in a social manner. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach her to control her 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. Mouthiness/ Poor Bite Inhibition: During her assessment Phillips become slightly mouthy toward the end of her assessment. Throughout her stay Phillips has become increasingly more mouthie. Phillips has been observed to mouth handlers on the arm. We recommend never playing with bare hands, always with a toy, and ending play or attention whenever Phillips puts teeth on skin. They should be rewarded with attention and treats when they stop and/or when they are seeking attention in alternate ways. Please see handout on Mouthiness. Fearful: During her initial intake at the care centers Phillips was observed to whale eye with a tense body in her crate. It is important to always go slow and give Phillips the option to walk away from any social interaction. Phillips should never be forced to approach anything that she is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be Phillips choice to approach a new person or thing. Phillips would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to her new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression period. On Leash Reactivity: Phillips has been observed to hard bark, growl and lunging towards people while on leash. Phillips will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other stimuli. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration.