Date of intake:: 3/5/2024

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

Date of assessment:: 3/6/2024

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard pulling Reactivity to humans: Moderate – dog barks/lunges Reactivity to dogs: Moderate – dog barks/lunges once Leash walking comments: Distracted with treats but doesn't settle takes roughly, even when distance is increased and no longer see dogs. Sociability Loose in the room (15-20 seconds): Distracted, does not approach- nervous Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: when treats used jumps on handler loose body Handling Soft handling: Accepts contact – loose body Exuberant handling: Accepts contact – loose body Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Distracted follows Arousal comments: Knock: Barking Knock Comments: settles Toy: Ignores Toy comments:

Summary:: Due to Diva entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 04/16/24 Diva is introduced to a novel male dog while off leash at the care center, for a face-to-face interaction. Diva has a muzzle administered to her. The novel male dog is moved to the farthest pen, allowing Diva to enter. The novel male dog comes in hot with an exaggerated approach, making Diva feel uncomfortable. Diva becomes avoidant, actively trying to hide behind one of the handlers. Diva is tolerant, however, due to the excessiveness of the novel male dog, she begins to snarl. The novel male is moved away and Diva is returned to kennel after she hard barks at the novel male dog. 03/07/24 Diva is introduced to a novel male dog while off leash at the care center. Diva greets the novel male dog with a soft body and walks away to chase birds. Diva returns to vocalize at the novel male dog and continues to chase birds.

Summary (3):: 04/29/24 Diva is at the front of her kennel, jumping on and off her kennel door. Diva is leashed after she is able to settle and sit. Once the lead is on her, she begins to try to forcefully exit her kennel. Diva runs to the exit, toe tapping in front of the exit door. They proceed outside. Diva displays a loose body while slightly pulling on leash. Diva listens to her name and the handler calls it in order to get her to check in. Diva will lean into the handler and solicit pets from them. Diva takes treats gently when administered and will sit on her own when wanting one. Diva will follow the sit cue as well. As the handler speaks to a staff member, Diva sits down in between the legs of the handler, remaining patient while slightly panting. Diva is returned to kennel. Diva enters the building and her kennel with no issue.

Summary (4):: 4/26/24: Diva begins jumping up into the air as handler approaches, almost hitting the top of the kennel. Handler uses a food lure to leash her and she pulls hard out of the kennel room. Once in the hallway, she begins to solicit the handler for treats, jumping up and attempting to stick her head in the treat pouch. Handler begins to mark and reward her for walking politely. She is led outside to the play yard. She allows handler to clip the drag leash but jumps up and grabs the rope in her mouth as handler attempts to remove it. She trades readily for food and begins to explore the play yard. Diva approaches the handler who begins to reward her for taking a breath. She does this readily. Diva then jumps up onto the bench next to the handler and leans in to solicit contact, eventually sliding off of the bench and onto the ground. She begins to become over-aroused and jumps up towards the handler with an open mouth. Handler stands and Diva sits so handler rewards. Handler attempts to re-leash her but Diva catches it in her mouth and begins to thrash. Handler offers a treat and Diva trades without issue. She pulls hard back to kennel. 4/25/24: Staff reported Diva is leash biting during her walks. 04/25/24: Diva is standing at the front of the kennel with a loose body when handler approaches. She is easily leashed and rushes out of the kennel to the point that she almost flips over when she hits the end of the leash. She begins to walk politely next to the handler with a loose body. Handler marks and rewards for loose leash walking. She continues for the duration of the walk and is returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (5):: 04/24/24: Diva is standing at the front of her kennel when handler arrives, she then begins jumping up at the door displaying a loose wiggly body and tail, Diva is given a toy but doesn't take the toy instead she looks for more treats on the floor, handler then administers more treats to distract and prevent any potential leash biting, as Diva takes her treats from the floor handler leashes her with ease and proceeds to leave the room, Diva demonstrates jumping up while walking through the hallways with a loose body, handler keeps diva on a short leash until they reach outside, while outside Diva maintains a neutral frame the whole walk. Diva Sniffs around exploring the grass and trees. Diva is taken back into the facility and returned back to her kennel safely with no issues. 4/24/24: In the morning Diva was jumping up and pulling when walking past two staff members. The handler who was walking her kept Diva on the opposite side of the two who were standing in the hallways. When they passed, Diva jumped across the handler. The handler's hand moves in front of Diva when she attempts to grab it. The handler was able to maneuver her away and keep walking her.

Summary (6):: 4/17/24: Diva is standing at the front of the kennel jumping on the door with a loose, wiggly body when handler approaches. Handler plays several rounds of Take A Breath with her before leashing her and removing her from kennel. She pulls hard out of the kennel room, but once outside is able to settle into loose leash walking. Once outside, handler is gradually able to decrease Diva's rate of reinforcement. She is then asked to jump up onto a concrete step and handler plays several rounds of Take A Breath. After this, handler is able to decrease the rate of reinforcement even further while Diva maintains loose leash walking. She sees another dog and tenses with a forward body, but is able to be redirected by the handler. She turns a few times to look for the other dog, but responds when the handler makes a sound and accepts reward. She walks with a loose leash back into the care center and into the kennel. 4/16/24: Diva is standing at the front of the kennel with a loose, wiggly body when handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the kennel room. Once in the hallway, handler pauses and begins to mark and reward Diva for orienting to the handler and loose leash walking. She pulls moderately outside where handler continues to reward her for loose leash. Diva is more successful outside and engages readily with the handler. Diva jumps up when the rate of reinforcement is too slow, but does not touch the handler. She is brought into the play yard where handler lures her onto a mat and begins to teach the Look at That protocol with a neutral object. Diva picks up on it quickly and engages readily. Handler plays several rounds of Take a Breath with her before leading her back towards the care center. Diva sees another dog and begins to stare with a tense and slightly forward body, but is easily redirected by a sound from the handler and begins to play Look At That successfully. She then walks loose leash back to the kennel room. 4/8/24: Diva is jumping on the bars of her kennel with a loose, wiggly body when handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls hard to the point that her front legs are off of the ground. She pulls towards every person that she sees, attempting to jump up onto them to solicit treats. Once outside, Diva begins to engage more readily with the handler. She attempts to walk in a loose leash, but requires a high rate of reinforcement. Otherwise, she will jump up repeatedly onto the handler. Handler and Diva reach a grass patch and handler begins to scatter food. Diva searches intently for the food, sniffing and investigating the area eagerly. Following this, she is better able to engage with the environment and the handler, sniffing intently. She occasionally hits the end of the leash and readily reorients to the handler. Once back inside the care center, Diva begins to pull hard again. She is walked back to the kennel and enters the kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 4/5/24: Diva is sitting at the front of the kennel with a loose, wiggly body when handler approaches. She is easily leashed and led outside, but has difficulty focusing on loose leash walking due to the high value of the handler's treat. Diva jumps repeatedly up onto the handler to attempt to access the reward and then rushes to the end of the leash when this is unsuccessful. Handler marks and rewards Diva re-orienting to them when she hits the end of the leash. Diva relaxes over the course of the walk and is better able to engage with the environment and the handler. She pulls hard as she re-enters the care center. 4/4/24: Diva is sitting at the front of the kennel with a loose, wiggly body when handler approaches. She is easily leashed and initially jumps on the handler, but is easily redirected. Handler attempts to encourage her to walk with a loose leash, but Diva is unable to focus so handler allows her to pull moderately out of the care center. Once outside, handler is able to get her to engage in loose leash walking for the majority of the walk. She occasionally sees another dog and watches, but is easily redirected by the handler. Diva is returned to kennel without issue. 4/3/24: Diva is sitting at the front of the kennel with a loose, wiggly body when handler approaches. She is easily leashed and led to the canine behavior office. Diva initially pulls hard but after a few moments begins to engage with the handler and accept treats. She allows handler to place a drag leash and begins to engage in the LATTE enrichment game. She eventually wanders away and jumps up onto the bench next to the handler. Diva is loose and social, leaning in to solicit contact. She is easily leashed and returned to the kennel without issue.

Date of intake:: 3/5/2024

Summary:: Hard bark, tail tucked warmed up with treats

Date of initial:: 3/6/2024

Summary:: Friendly, food-motivated, jumpy and hyperactive

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,No cats

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13)-Due to the high level of jumping, mouthing, and escalating lunging and barking at dogs/people seen at the care center, we recommend a home without young children. NO CATS- We recommend NO CATS in the household due to Diva's high prey drive. Single-pet home: Due to the concerning behaviors that Diva has shown during playgroup (see Dog-Dog SUMMARY), we feel that Diva should not visit dog parks and be the only resident dog. The Behavior Department recommends that she be socialized in a more controlled setting until his behavior towards other dogs can be further addressed. Reward-based, force-free training can be utilized to help Diva associate dogs with things she enjoys like toys or treats.

Potential challenges: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Social hyperarousal

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control- 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/poor impulse control. Social hyperarousal- Diva quickly becomes over aroused in the presence of people, jumping up and mouthing. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Diva to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. She should be rewarded with treats when calm. If she escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Diva. Please see handout on Social hyperarousal. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration- At the care center, Diva has been observed to react to other dogs/people on leash, lunging towards them, barking and growling. Diva may need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach him to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness or head halter to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration. Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition- Diva has shown some mouthiness in the care center. Little pressure is applied, but this is a behavior that should be extinguished through training alternate behaviors and lack of reward (ex. walking away whenever Diva teeth make contact with skin). Please see handout on Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression- Diva has escalated to hard barking and lunging on multiple occasions both at intake and during her time in the care center. Her signs of discomfort must be respected; Diva should never be forced to interact, she should always be given the opportunity to walk away from situations or people she finds uncomfortable. We recommend a slow approach and we recommend ONLY force-free, reward-based training methods for Bella. More aversive techniques are likely to increase fear, increase the risk of aggression, and decrease Bella's quality of life. Please see handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression.