Date of intake:: 1/6/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, unknown history

Bite history:: Baby was reported to bite her finder's right middle finger when attempting to pet her after finding her. Their finger was reported to bleed a little.

Other Notes:: Baby's finder reproted that she was found and brought to the finder's shop's yard. The finder reported that when attempting to pet Baby, she bit the finder. The finder was not able to put a leash or harness on her as she would bare her teeth anytime the finder made any attempts. When staff approached Baby during pick up, her hackles went up and she began hard barking. She would approach the staff member, sniff, then retreat, but accepted treats. Allowed staff to pet her with the use of more treats/food and a slow approach.

Date of assessment:: 1/14/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: Ignores Reactivity to dogs: Ignores Leash walking comments: paw on lead Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social- loose wiggly Call over: Readily approaches- loose wiggy, jumps on the handler Sociability comments: bouncy Handling Soft handling: Allowed- wiggly, leans into touch Exuberant handling: Allowed- wiggly, leans into touch, lip licks Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow-loose body Arousal comments: has zoomies Knock: Approaches- pulls past helper Knock Comments: Toy: Fearful of dummy hand Toy comments:

Summary (5):: 02/11/25 Baby is sitting down in front of her kennel door with a soft frame. The handler slowly unlocks her kennel door and slowly guides the loop of the lead onto her neck. Baby is taken for a walk. Baby will maintain a moderate pace as she trots alongside the handler. Baby will solicit attention from the handler as well as pets, climbing the handler as they stop walking to be pet. Baby doesn't take treats when administered. They will commence their walk as Baby trots moderately with a loose frame. Baby is returned to the facility where she enters the building and her kennel with no issue.

Summary (6):: 2/7/25: Acs reported that when leashing baby she will begin to leash bite and attempt to remove the lead with her paws, baby would also have to be coxes to walk when taken on her walks. 2/3/25: Baby is at the front of the kennel and stretches from getting up, and is leashed while being coaxed with treats. Baby is leashed and brought outside where she begins to explore her surroundings, aloof to the handler and more focused on sniffing different areas of the sidewalk. Baby is offered treats when she begins to orient back to the handler, and takes them a bit rough. Baby is walked and continues to display the same neutral behaviors before being brought back to kennel. 01/13/25: Baby is standing at the front of kennel with a loose frame as handler approaches. She demand barks at handler and takes treats gently from hand. Baby is leashed with ease and pulls mildly to the Canine Behavior Office. She is clipped to a drag lead and free to explore the space. Baby is loose, wiggly, and social with multiple handlers throughout her time in the room. She will jump up on handlers excitedly and lightly mouth their arms. She spends time engaging with a snuffle mat and will take treats gently from hand. Baby accepts petting with a soft frame. She is leashed with ease and returns to kennel safely. 01/10/25: Baby is lying in the middle of kennel with a soft frame as handler approaches. She stands up, barks at handler, and is leashed with ease. Baby lightly mouths the lead before exiting kennel and walks with a loose frame at the side of handler. She is brought to the Canine Behavior Office where she is clipped to a drag lead and free to explore the space. Baby is social with handlers throughout her time in the room and will readily approach multiple handlers to solicit petting. Baby will scent treats that are offered but does not eat them. After her session in the room, Baby is leashed and returns to kennel safely. 01/09/25 (PM) Baby is sitting in her kennel, curled up as the handler approaches. The handler unlocks the kennel door and Baby attempts to force her way out. The lead is slowly guided around her neck, and she is taken to the play yard. Baby exits the kennel, a bit weary, becoming startled before exiting the kennel room. They proceed outside and she will gradually loosen up. Baby enters the pen and with a loose body and wagging tail, army crawls her way to the handler, soliciting pets. She leans is and will allow for petting. She doesn't take any treats when administered but will climb the handler and hold the handler. Baby will spend most of her time collecting pets. Baby is returned to kennel, entering the facility quickly as well as her kennel.

Summary (7):: 01/09/24: Baby greets the handler standing in front of her kennel door hard barking. The handler waits for Baby to stop barking and tosses in treats. Baby immediately investigates them and consumes them. During which the handler prepares the lead. The handler tosses treats again and proceeds to leash her. Baby willingly comes out her kennel, on leash her head is low, high shoulders and a tucked tail as she scans her environment. The handler escorts Baby outside of the care center. Baby will sometimes walk a head of the handler or behind the handler. Over the course of the walk she will start to walk beside the handler with her head up, only dropping to scent the places she is most curious about. Baby is escorted back to her kennel. When waiting for her kennel to finish being clean, Baby will stand and eventually sit between the handlers legs/ feet. Baby till solicits pets by using her muzzle to nudge the handlers hand. Although she does like pets, she does become over aroused jumping on the handler to demand more. When baby jumps back down on all fours the handler verbally rewards her and she returns to sitting between their legs and feet. Baby is guided to her kennel where she is unleashed and secured without any issues. 01/07/24: Baby is standing in the middle of kennel with a neutral frame as handler approaches. She is leashed with ease and walks with a slightly tense body and tucked tail, to the Canine Behavior Office. Baby spends time scenting along the room and will approach second handler with a soft frame, sniffing along their side and legs. A third handler enters the room and Baby will begin trembling, but once they kneel down, she loosens and approaches. She allows petting along her side with a loosened frame. Handler sits on the couch and Baby slowly approaches, leaning into their legs and allows petting with a soft frame. After her session, Baby is walked back to kennel, returning safely. (PM) Baby greets the handler cautiously approaching the kennel door. Baby scents the handler handlers hands as the kennel door is opened. Baby proceeds to whine and paw at the kennel door as the handler prepares the lead. Baby is easily leashed and escorted out of the care center. When on leash Baby will walk behind the handler cautiously stopping to investigate different scents with her paw raised. She scans her environment as she is escorted to the play yards. Baby spends her time in the yard investigating different scents. Baby scents the handlers legs before attempting to stand on the them with her front paws on them. The handler takes a stop back and baby pops back on the floor with all four paws. The handler tosses treats on the ground as well as offers her treats from hand. Baby takes no interest in them outside of scenting them. Baby is escorted back to her kennel where she is unleashed without any issues.

Date of initial:: 1/6/2025

Summary:: low growling, sedated

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Baby's fearfulness, history of defensive behavior, and bite history, we recommend that her to be placed in an adult-only home.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Leash-biting,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control: Baby jumps up often when interacting with handlers/staff in an attention-seeking manner once comfortable and has time to warm up. Pleases see handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression | Bite History (human): Baby has escalated to growling, hard barking, baring her teeth at her finder, and biting her finder. Simialr behavior has been displayed toward staff during the initial part of her time in the care center. Her signs of discomfort must be respected; Baby should never be forced to interact, and she should always be allowed 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 Baby. More aversive techniques are likely to increase fear, increase the risk of aggression, and decrease Baby's quality of life. Please see hadnout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression.