Date of intake:: 5/8/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Bite history:: 6/18/25: It is reported that Nutella lunged and bit a person who was standing in the hallway as the handler was walking past them. Nutella bit and released the handlers leg where their phone was in their pocket. This bite did not break skin.

Date of assessment:: 5/11/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: None Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: Sniffing around the room Soft handling: Fearful Exuberant handling: Fearful Comments: Tense body, tucked tail, lip licking Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Grips light, relinquishes

Summary:: 5/31/25: Nutella greets another dog at the gate with a forward body, hackles and rapidly wagging tail. Off leash, she engages in bouncy play.

Summary (6):: 06/21/25: Nutella is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She barks and jumps at the kennel door but is distracted using a treat and leashed successfully. Nutella exits kennel quickly and almost immediately turns and jumps toward handler. She is quickly straight armed away and walked out the room, she is taken downstairs and to the yard for her walk. While outside she uses the bathroom and sniffs around, she pulls moderately and accepts treats outside that are tossed. After a bit she is brought to her new kennel and enters without issue. 6/20/25: Nutella was observed to snarl, hard bark and lunge at a cart and the person pulling the cart. When the handler pulled her away, she display a stiff posture. 6/18/25: It is reported that Nutella lunged and bit a person who was standing in the hallway as the handler was walking past them. Nutella bit and released the handlers leg where their phone was in their pocket. This bite did not break skin.

Summary (7):: 6/14/25: Nutella was reported to hard bark at select staff 5/25/25: Nutella is laying on her kuranda bed when handler approaches. She stands up and approaches the front of her kennel with a soft body. Nutella is easily leashed and walks out of the kennel at a slow pace. Nutella is brought to the street where she continues to walk at a slow pace just behind handler. Nutella stares at dogs tense with hackles raised. She relieves herself and continues walking behind the handler slowly back to the shelter. She stops outside the kennel room and refuses to move forward with leash pressure. Handler tosses treats all the way back to her kennel and she enters without further issue. 5/17/25:Volunteer reports Nutella muzzle punching their hands and growling towards them. When handler approached the pop-up crate, Nutella was curled up in the back. She lip licks when handler speaks to them and is tense bodied. Handler tosses a few treats in and she eats them. Handler's crouched down and talks softly to her and Nutella approaches the front. She is easily leashed and lead out of the room. She exits slowly and tries to sniff a neighboring crate. Her body tense and her hackles raised. She is refocused with treats in which she eats some of them. Nutella is brought to the street where she very slowly walked besides the handlers. She is aloof with them. Nutella relieves herself. She continues walking slowly and was returned to kennel without issue. 5/11/25: Nutella was standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and is taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she would stop walking with a tense body and lift her front paw up as people got close by and passed her. She would continue to walk with a tense body as she explored her surroundings and would jump on the handler for treats and pets. She had no reaction to dogs. She is then taken to the behavior room for her assessment. In the room, she would explore around with a tense body and continued to be tense and would lip lick during the petting potion of the assessment. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. She was able to return back to her kennel with no issues.

Date of intake:: 5/8/2025

Summary:: Relaxed body, allowed leashing and enters kennel without issue

Date of initial:: 5/9/2025

Summary:: Tense initially but warms up over time and allows all handling for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Nutella so we cannot be certain of her behavior in a home environment. However, she will need daily mental and physical activity to keep her engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct her energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior and on leash reactivity 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,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful Defensive: Nutella was observed to be fearful during handling. Noted to have a tense body, tucked tail and lip licking. During her stay at the care center Nutella has escalated to muzzle punching handlers hands. It is important to move slowly with Nutella, 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. On Leash Reactivity: Nutella has been observed to become tense with raised hackles when seeing another dog. During one instance Nutella was observed to lunge and bite a person on the leg as she was walking by. This bite did not break skin. Nutella will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than dogs and other stimuli. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration.