Date of intake:: 2/25/2025

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

Other Notes:: Mojito was noted to guard food items during an adoption event. He would become tense and snap when attempting to engage with him while he had these items.

Date of assessment:: 2/26/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Pulling Reactivity to humans: Inconclusive, did not pass. Reactivity to dogs: None - ignores. Leash walking comments: Did not react to passing dogs in the room. Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Explores room, checks in with handlers, responds to treats Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Soft body, jumps up on handlers. Handling Soft handling: Approaches readily, leans into contact. Exuberant handling: Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follows handler (loose, neutral) Arousal comments: Knock: No response Knock Comments: Toy: Grips, moves away Toy comments:

Summary:: Due to Mojito entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 02/27/25: When off leash at the Care Center Mojito is introduced to a novel female dog. At the gate Mojito approaches with a neutral frame. Mojito and the novel female scent one another, Mojito displays paw raises during. Mojito proceeds to displacement scent. The novel female remains present till Mojito returns, he scents her once again before returning to displacement scenting. Mojito takes no further interest in the novel female and she looses interest as well thus concluding their interaction. A face to face greet was not conducted due to both dogs disinterest.

Summary (3):: 5/2/2025:Mojito is seen to jump off his kennel walls, rebounding off the kennel door and lunging at kennel staff as they clean the room. 5/1: Mojito is seen jumping up at the corner of his kennel while barking at a handler who is cleaning a neighboring kennel. His face ended up hitting the corner, and he does not settle, repeating the behavior several times, even when another handler attempts to refocus him.

Summary (4):: 04/30/25 (trainer note) {1}: Mojito was standing at the front of his kennel, which was covered in his feces. He had a loose body and was easily leashed and walked to the behavior office with mild pulling. He enthusiastically engaged with the enrichment items in the room. He would automatically sit and orient towards the handler. He was able to practice breath work as well as "place". He was easily leashed and returned to kennel. {2}: Mojito can be seen throwing himself into his kenne walls and door during mid day cleaning and walk. 04/26/25 (Trainer Note): Mojito was standing at the front of his kennel as the handler approached, he had been finger painting and the kennel door was covered in feces. He is easily leashed and pulls mildly to the training room. When inside, he is clipped to a drag leash and engages in some polite exchange with the trainer. Mojito can sit on approach and drop the toy in exchange for another one. After several repetitions, Mojito takes a break and rips up one of the toys. Mojito proceeded to sniff the room intently with a loose body. Mojito solicited pets and was easily leashed and taken back to his kennel. 04/23/25 (trainer note): Mojito is standing at the front of his kennel with a neutral frame. He is easily leashed and walked to the live room. He is placed on a drag leash and explores the room. Handler provides Mojito with a licky mat, which he engages with and ends up mouthing and ripping it. Handler was able to toss treats into a snuffle mat on the opposite side of the room to trade and remove the ripped licky mat. Mojito would readily orient towards the handler between enrichment items, though had poor impulse control for breathwork. When asked to sit, he would sit for a moment and then jump on the handler to demand for treats. Handler continued utilizing the enrichment items to help him settle and end the session on a positive note. When attempting to leash, Mojito would swiftly dodge his head out of the way from the leash. Handler was able to lure him into being leashed by using high value treats. He was returned to kennel without issue. 04/15/25 (Trainer Note): Mojito is standing at the front of the kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls hard to the canine training room. Mojito allows the handler to attach a drag leash and engages readily with the various enrichment items and pattern games. Mojito allows the handler to approach and retreat from the enrichment without issue and begins to look up at them as they approach. Throughout the course of the interaction, his body language softens and he is better able to focus, orienting towards the handler between items. Mojito leans into contact with a soft body and shows mild reluctance to be leashed

Summary (5):: 4/15: Mojito was seen jumping to the corner of his kennel while rapidly barking and hypersalivating when he saw staff taking out and returning other dogs to their kennels during morning cleaning. Mojito does this several times and hits his face in the corner of the kennel each time. 04/02/25 (trainer note): Mojito is standing at the front of his kennel and has feces smeared on the door. He is easily leashed and walked to the behavior office. He greets the other staff members with a loose wiggly body and tail wag. He engages with the enrichment items and allows the handler to approach him while eating. His body stayed consistently neutral, and handler rewarded his tolerance with treats. This was able to be repeated multiple times throughout the session and his body remained neutral to loose. When it was time to be leashed and returned to kennel, Mojito would duck his head and move out of the way to protest being leashed. It took a couple of attempts using treats to be able to loop him. He was then returned to kennel with ease. 03/26/25 (Trainer Note): Mojito is lying down at the front of his kennel sleeping as the trainer approaches. He was easily leashed and pulled strongly to the Live Room. Once inside, Mojito was clipped to a drag leash and immediately began engaging with a snuffle mat. After few minute of enrichment the trainer and Mojito began working on some impulse control. Mojito was presented with a handful of treats and began to lick and paw at it. As soon as Mojito diverted from it, he was marked and rewarded. Mojito took treats wit a hard mouth. Mojito jumped multiple times on the handler and was rewarded for calm behaviour. Mojito quickly understood that calm behaviour was rewarded and began to sit and take treats with a softer mouth. Mojito shied away from the leash at first, but was lured through with a treat, with ease. Mojito's kennel wasn't quite finished upon return so the trainer and Mojito calmly waited at the door to room A where he was able to give the trainer hiss full attention and rewarded for takin a breath. Mojito was returned to his kennel with no i

Summary (6):: 03/18/25 (trainer note): Mojito is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose tail wag. When handler approaches him with a leash he backs away and lowers his head down. Handler used treats to lure him and he is able to be leashed. He moderately pulls and attempts to jump on staff members as he walks to the behavior room. Once in the room, he is switched to a drag leash to roam freely. He enthusiastically eats from the puzzle toys in the room with tail wagging and dilated pupils. He is easily distracted by his surroundings but is easily redirected with treats and rewarded for orientating towards handler. Throughout the session, his body language stayed loose, however he continued to pant and have dilated pupils. When he was leashed to go back to kennel, he briefly jumped up and mouthed at the leash. He was easily redirected away with treats and returned to kennel with no other issues. 03/18/25 Mojito is jumping onto his kennel door as the handler approaches. Mojito displays wide-eyes while heavily panting. He is leashed but due to his exuberance, the loop of the lead fall onto his body, having to be readjusted before exiting the kennel room. Once that's done, they will proceed outside to the play pens. Mojito will relieve himself upon exiting the facility. He will pull his way to the play pen, displaying a loose, wiggly body. Mojito will enter the pen, scenting out left over treats and collecting them from the floor. The handler will place a drag leash onto him and allow him to free roam. Mojito will become aroused as he works himself up running back and forth, while also jumping onto the handler excessively. The handler will cue Mojito to sit, with a treat in hand. Mojito will sit, visibly still aroused, displaying an open mouth, wide-eyes, while toe-tapping fixated on the treat. The handler will administer the treat to him in which he takes moderately. Mojito is then cued to sit and will be rewarded for his patience as he checks in. The handler will then engage in a treat game with him such as "Up, down" cueing "up" for him to pay attention to the treat, the "down" keeping him planted to the ground. Whenever he will approach the handler closely, the handler will toss a treat and cue "find it" and Mojito will seek out the treat, creating space. The handler and Mojito will engage in these treat games for the remainder of the time out in the pens before returning Mojito back to kennel. When returned, Mojito displays a more relaxed body, walking moderately beside the handler will a soft frame. He enters the building quickly, trotting over to his kennel room, entering his kennel with no issue.

Summary (7):: 03/11/25 (Trainer Note): Mojito is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose body as the trainer approaches. Mojito dodges the leash at first, backing away when the trainer tries to leash him, but he is able to be leashed using treats to lure his head through the loop. Mojito then pulls moderately to the training room. When there, Mojito works on play exchange due to reports of resource guarding. Mojito has limited interest in toys, despite encouragement, and does not react if anyone approaches or picks up a toy he has interacted with. The trainer and Mojito then begin working on some basic manners/impulse control. Mojito occasionally jumps at the trainer and is marked and reinforced for keeping all four paws on the floor. Mojito takes treats with a hard mouth. Mojito is then presented with a closed fist of treats, after pawing and licking at them, Mojito stops and sits down. He is marked and rewarded for this. After several repetitions, Mojito understands that he gets treats for calm behaviour and is taking treats with a softer mouth. Mojito is easily leashed and taken back to his kennel. 3/6/25: Mojito is at the front of his kennel standing in front of the kennel door with a slow wagging high tail, with soft eyes when the handler approaches, Mojito is avoidant of the leash, shying his head away, with his body aligned and shows brief whale eye, Mojito is coaxed with a treat into the leash, and brought outside to the pens to explore briefly while his kennel is cleaned. Mojito will stand by the handler, not moving his feet for 20 seconds with a still posture only moving slightly after 20 seconds has passed. Mojito after exploring a bit, is brought back to his kennel where he walks in and begins to pant with his tongue past his lower incisors, and stares at the handler with hard eyes and a wrinkled forehead. 2/26/25: Mojito stood at front of kennel and was leashed with ease. He ignored other dogs in kennel room and walked with mild pulling to the BA room for his assessment. Mojito was treat motivated and was collared while licking spray cheese. He was immediately social with handlers and leaned into pets. Mojito was returned to kennel with ease.

Date of initial:: 2/25/2025

Summary:: wagging tail, wiggly body

ENERGY LEVEL:: Mojito is a stray. We have no history on Mojiito so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he is a young, enthusiastic, social dog who 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 children(under 13): Due to Mojito's response to the Toy item of his handling assessment and escalating to snapping over food items, we recommend for to be placed in an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Anxiety,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Potential resource guarding was noted during Mojito's assessment, as he hovered over a toy. He has also escalated to tensing and snapping over food items. For this reason, we advise against ever removing items from Mojito's possession without safely trading for an item or greater or equal value. Guidance from a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended to aid in safely managing/modifying this behavior in a new home environment. Please see handout on resource guarding. Basic Manner/Impulse Control: Mojito jumper on handlers during assessment. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach him to control his 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. Anxiety: Mojito appears anxious at the care center. We have no history on his behavior in a home environment, so we do not know if this will occur outside of the care center. If it does appear in a future home, we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving him other things to focus on to alleviate his anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training only should be used. See handout on Generalized Anxiety.