Date of intake:: 4/25/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, with history (2nd stay in care)

Bite history:: Approx 12/2026: Hockey bite the owner's daughter when they were attempting to put a leash on Hockey. Hockey head whipped, bared teeth. Hockey's teeth grazed their hand and this bite did break skin. The owner also states that Hockey frequently growls when his collar is grabbed.

Other Notes:: Means of surrender (length of time in previous home): Owner Surrender Previously lived with: 1 adult, 1 child Behavior toward strangers: Hockey is friendly and outgoing Behavior toward children: Hockey is friendly and outgoing Behavior toward dogs: Hockey is friendly and outgoing Behavior toward cats: No experience Resource guarding: Hockey will growl or bark when you try to take away food or toys. Bite history: Approx 12/2026: Hockey bite the owner's daughter when they were attempting to put a leash on Hockey. Hockey head whipped, bared teeth. Hockey's teeth grazed their hand and this bite did break skin. The owner also states that Hockey frequently growls when his collar is grabbed. Housetrained: Partially Energy level/descriptors: Medium Other Notes: Hockey tends to chew up the walls in the home. Held/restrained: Isn't bothered Disturbed while sleeping: isn't bothered Startled: barks/growls Pushed/pulled off furniture: isn't bothered Feet/paws touched: isn't bothered Collar grabbed/touched: isn't bothered During his last stay in care Hockey was observed to be on leash reactive. *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 4/27/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: None Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Social Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Loose body Soft handling: Seeks contact Exuberant handling: Seeks contact Comments: Leans into handler with wagging tail Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler exuberantly Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Becomes tense, hovers, and growls loudly when the assess-a-hand approaches

Summary:: 5/5/26: Hockey greets another dog at the gate with a tense body, face and tail. Hockey is walked into the pen away from the other dog. He alternates from sniffing then looking over towards the other dog with a tense body. He is slowly walked over but begins to lip lick. Interaction is ended. PREVIOUS STAY: 1/28/26- Hockey gate greets another dog with a neutral body with a high tail. His hackles are slightly raised he disengages on his own and engages on his own. He continues to remain neutral and sniffs at the gate.

Summary (2):: 6/30/26: Hockey is sitting at the front of his kennel with wide eyes and lip licking; he is easily leashed and brought out the room. Before going downstairs, the handler clips their leash to his harness; a familiar handler greets Hockey and he allows pets from them. On the street, Hockey walks ahead with mild to moderate leash tension; he doesn't react to dogs or people. Hockey allows pets from the handler; he also looks back at them a couple times during the walk. Upon return, the handler and Hockey wait to the side; the handler tells Hockey to sit a couple times, and he eventually follows. As unfamiliar people walk past him in the hallway, Hockey stands up with a soft body. Afterwards, the handler brings Hockey to his kennel and removes the leash from his harness.

Summary (3):: 6/21/26: Hockey is at the front of his kennel with a loose body and wagging tail. He takes treats and is easily leashed. He allows his harness to be clipped and allows petting. He doesn't take treats now. Outside, he relieves himself. He stares at another dog passing nearby, but is easily redirected. He sniffs around and pulls lightly. He returns to kennel willingly and takes treats again. 6/14/26: Hockey is staying in front of his kennel with loose body when handler approaches. He starts hard barking and pacing in the kennel when they attempted to unlock the kennel door. Handler uses a treat lure and is able to put the leash on and take Hockey out of the kennel. Hockey pulls hard in the hallways but sits next to them in the elevator. Once outside, Hockey immediately relieves himself; he continues walking on the loose leash, slightly ahead of the handler with no pulling. Hockey is social and engaging with handler: follows commands "sit" and "wait", allows petting and gently takes treats. Hockey doesn't react towards other dogs or people passerby. During returning handler is able to pre-clip the leash and bring Hockey back into his kennel with ease. 6/8/26: Hockey is sitting at the front of the kennel lip licking repeatedly with wide eyes and ears pinned back. He is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the kennel towards the elevator where they stand. In the hall, Hockey leans against the handlers leg with a soft body. He becomes slightly tense and lip licks when he is pet under the chin or on the rear. Handler stops petting him and he is taken downstairs. Hockey is taken out to the street where he walks with a loose body. He relieves himself a few times. Hockey is walked back to the shelter, he sees a familiar handler and jumps up on them socially and allows petting on his chin. He is walked back to the elevator. A dog pulls out of the elevator and Hockey lunges and hard barks towards the dog, he is kept away and is taken into the elevator. He is brought upstairs and is returned to kennel without issue. 5/31/26: Hockey is at the front of his kennel with neutral body when handler approaches. He easily leashed and taken out of the kennel. He slightly pulls in the hallway and immediately sits next to the handler while waiting for elevator. As soon as he gets outside he relieves himself and continues walking ahead of the handler with mild pulling; his body remains neutral. He allows pets and gently takes treats. He doesn't react towards other dogs or people. During returning he pulls hard towards the shelter and in the hallways. Handler is able to pre-clip the leash and bring Hockey back into his kennel with no further issues.

Summary (4):: 5/24/26: Hockey is at the front of his kennel with soft body when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and taken out of the kennel. He immediately starts pulling towards elevator but sits right after handler's command and gets rewarded after. Hockey allows to put a slip-lead harness with no issue. As soon as he gets outside he relieves himself and starts walking next to the handler with no pulling. His body remains soft with wagging tail. Hockey doesn't react towards other dogs or people. He is social with the handler: allows petting, follows commands "sit" and "paw" and gently takes treats. During returning handler was able to pre-clip the leash and brought Hockey back with no further issues. 5/23/26: It is noted on the behavior board that Hockey is pulling hard and "choking himself". 5/19/26: Hockey is at the front of his kennel with wide eyes and lip licking, as well as a soft body; he is easily leashed and brought out the room. Hockey walks ahead with moderate leash tension; he doesn’t react to passersby. He tolerates pets from the handler, and as soon as they stop petting, he immediately continues the walk. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Hockey to his kennel. 5/14/26: Hockey is reported to resource guard his food. 5/12/26: Hockey is at the front of his kennel with wide eyes and lip licking, as well as a soft body; he is easily leashed and brought out the room. Hockey walks ahead with mild leash tension; he doesn’t react to passersby. When seeing a dog several behind, Hockey looks back at them with a neutral body; the handler calls his name, and Hockey refocuses on the walk. He also engages with the handler; he allows pets all over his body. After entering the building, Hockey slowly climbs up the stairs; he then becomes scared and pulls back down because a staffer is carrying something huge and it makes a loud sound. The handler brings him downstairs; when the handler attempts to bring Hockey upstairs, Hockey pulls to go downstairs. The handler then brings him into the elevator; then they return Hockey to his kennel with ease. 5/5/26: Hockey is at the front of his kennel with wide eyes and lip licking, as well as a soft body; he is easily leashed and brought out the room. The handler brings Hockey to the yard for playgroup (see dog-dog notes). After the interaction, the handler brings Hockey into another pen and places him on a drag line. There, he follows the handler and places his body in between their legs as they’re seated; he solicits and receives pets all over his body. When another familiar handler enters the pen, Hockey sprints over to them and allows pets, and then runs back to the primary handler; as both handlers are on the opposite sides of the fence, Hockey runs to each other with a loose body afterwards. After several times, the primary handler switches their leash and returns Hockey to his kennel with ease.

Summary (5):: 4/30/26: Hockey is at the front of his kennel with a soft body and wagging tail, wide eyes and lip licking. He is easily leashed and brought out the room, which he pulls hard out of. On the street, Hockey walks ahead with mild leash tension; he doesn't react to passersby and dogs. Hockey engages with the handler by allowing pets, even on his underside, and taking treats fotly. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Hockey to his kennel. BB 4/27/26: It was noted on the whiteboard that Hockey was not pulling on his walk and tolerated brushing. 4/27/26: Hockey is at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body as handler approaches. He is then easily leashed and removed from kennel, which he is then taken for a street walk. Throughout the walk, he walks on a loose leash and doesn't react towards any dogs or people. As handler would call his name, he would jump onto them in a social manner and allow petting all over his body. This would continue throughout the walk and he would take treats with a soft mouth. Shortly after, he is returned for his assessment. Once completed, returned to his kennel with ease. 3/8/26: Hockey is lying down on his kuranda bed as handler approaches. He would quickly sit up as he notices it's a familiar handler and would approach with a soft body and widened eyes. Hockey is then easily leashed and removed from the kennel, where he would walk alongside the handler and periodically walk in front on a loose leash. Hockey is then taken to the play yard; handler then places him on a drag leash, where he would become highly exuberant and begin to zoom around the pen. Handler walks towards the bench, and Hockey quickly follows. Once Handler sits, Hockey would sit on the handler's feet and rub his body against their leg for a brief second. Hockey would allow handler to pet him all over and would begin to lie belly side up and allow the handler to pet him. This would go on for a few minutes, and then Hockey would begin to play with a toy and keep himself occupied. Shortly after, he is then easily re-leashed and returned back to his kennel with no issue. DZ

Summary (6):: 3/5/26: Hockey is at the front of his kennel with a soft body, licking his lips and presenting widen eyes. He is easily leashed and brought out of kennel; he immediately jumps on the handler with a loose body and allows pets. Before exiting, the handler tosses treats on the ground, and as Hockey eats them, they place their leash into a leash harness. He turns to it briefly a few times. On the street, Hockey walks ahead with mild to no leash tension; he has slight interest in people and when he sees dogs, he’s easily redirects when the handler calls him. Hockey also sits with and without the given command; he takes treats and pets. Upon entry, the handler undoes the leash harness, clips the leash, and returns Hockey to his kennel with ease. 3/02/26: As handler approaches Hockey's kennel he will approach with slightly widened eyes. Once he notices it's a familiar handler he becomes soft and loose-bodied with a wagging tail. He is then easily leashed and removed from his kennel; he would have a mild pull ahead of the handler. Handler then places Hockey in a slip-lead harness, which he tolerates but would periodically attempt to bite at, which stops as the walk progresses. Hockey is then taken to the play yard, where he is then placed on a drag leash; he would begin to explore his surroundings and not react towards any passing dogs or people. He would relieve himself in multiple spots, and as handler goes to sit on the bench, he would sit next to them and allow the handler to pet him continuously. Handler would then toss him a toy, which he would begin to play with and keep himself occupied with. Shortly after, he is then easily re-leashed and returned back to his kennel with no issues. 2/28/26: It is reported on the behavior board that Hockey's harness was found ripped apart in kennel. 2/28/26: Hockey is being walked to play-yard by two staff members for photos and video when Canine Behavior is going to retrieve him. Canine Behavior follows to observe behavior stays outside of play-yard. Hockey is highly social with staff members in the play-yard, leans in for contact, engages with a tennis ball. When the tennis ball is in his possession, Hockey does become tense when staff approach him, but trades up for treats and other toys. Hockey is fitted for a harness, the harness has to be refitted multiple times. Hockey tolerates this well however at times pulls back from handlers and lip licks. He is given treats, verbal coaxing and eventually fitted for harness. Canine Behavior observes Hockey resume play and social behavior (taking treats and soliciting petting) before leaving the play-yard.

Summary (7):: ***Older Enrichment notes available upon request*** 2/26/26: It is noted on the whiteboard that during a street walk, Hockey didn't react to an off leash dog "advancing towards him". He backed away with the handler, as well as "played up/down on steps, and followed without looking (back)". 2/25/26: It is reported on the behavior board that Hockey did not react to an off leash dog coming towards him, and followed the handler's lead attentively. 02/24: Volunteer EN: Hockey is a great street walker, only pulling slightly on his leash but easily managed. He readily sits for treats and is incredibly sweet and affectionate. He loves the backyard. 2/22/26: Hockey is loose and wiggly at the front of his kennel. He is easily leashed. He pulls moderately out of the building and on the street. He takes treats and allows petting. He pulls moderately back and enters his kennel willingly. 2/21/26: It is reported on the behavior board that Hockey was soliciting pets from handler. Pre-clip sign removed due to less handling sensitivity. 2/14/26: (Hockey presents the same behavior noted in the previous EN). Hockey is at the front of his kennel with a soft body, and wide eyes while repeatedly licking his lips. He is observed to have saliva on his mouth, as well as his neck and chest is wet from the saliva. The handler gives him a treat and leashes him, removing him out the room. On the street, Hockey walks ahead with mild leash tension. He stops to relieve himself a few times. Hockey also has no interest in passersby. He allows pets from the handler as he stands on his hind legs. While walking back to the shelter, Hockey increases leash tension as he slightly pulls ahead. Upon entry, the handler pets Hockey once more. Afterwards, the handler clips their leash and returns Hockey to kennel with ease. 2/7/26: Hockey is at the front of his kennel with a soft body, and wide eyes while repeatedly licking his lips. The handler gives him a treat and leashes him, removing him out the room. On the street, Hockey walks ahead with mild leash tension. He stops to relieve himself a few times. Hockey also has no interest in passersby. He allows pets from the handler as he stands on his hind legs. While walking back to the shelter, Hockey increases leash tension as he slightly pulls ahead. Upon entry, the handler pets Hockey once more. Afterwards, the handler clips their leash and returns Hockey to kennel with ease.

Date of intake:: 1/20/2026

Summary:: Tense, low body

Date of initial:: 1/23/2026

Summary:: Tense, but allows placement of muzzle and handling for exam and all tasks. Whale eye

ENERGY LEVEL:: Hockey is described as medium energy. They will need daily mental and physical activity to keep them engaged and exercised. And we recommend using force-free, reward-based training techniques for them.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to bite history and resource guarding we recommend an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Destructive behavior,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Hockey's previous owner states that he will growl or bark when you try to take away food or toys. During his assessment he was observed to become tense and hover over a toy in his possession. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Hockey's mouth, and any time something is removed they should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Destructive Behavior: Hockey's previous owner states that he chews on the walls in the home. We are unaware of what, if any, attempts were made to remedy this behavior but we suggest to future adopters that Hockey will need to be provided with physical and mental stimulation and with a variety of appropriate and engaging chew toys so they can engage in necessary chewing behavior without damage to human objects. Please see handout on Destructive Behavior. Fearful Defensive: Hockey's previous owner states that he will bark and growl when startled. It is important to move slowly with Hockey, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow them to initiate interactions with new people. They should never be forced to greet or to interact if they are not comfortable and soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression. Bite History (Human)/ Handling Sensitivity: Please see bite history above for more details. Please see handout on Bite History and Potential for Future Aggression. On Leash Reactivity: Hockey was observed to pull off the walls and attempt to get closer to the other dogs in the kennel room. Hockey will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration.