Date of intake:: 10/4/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (approx 2 months)

Previously lived with:: Five adults

Behavior toward strangers:: Colby is playful

Behavior toward children:: No experience

Behavior toward dogs:: Colby is playful with familiar and unfamiliar dogs

Behavior toward cats:: No experience

Resource guarding:: Valuable items: Treats (bones, rawhides, etc.), Stolen objects, Random objects Reaction: Has a tense body or hovers over them

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Very high (more active than most)

Other Notes:: Goes potty on: Outside on walks (grass, cement, dirt, etc.) Accident frequency: Very rarely Behavior concerns: Mouthy/Takes treats rough, Jumps up often or non-stop, Pulls hard on leash Reacts to on walks: Small animals (squirrels, birds, rats, etc.), Moving objects (bikes, skateboards, cars, etc.) Objetos en movimiento (bicicletas, patinetas, carros, etc.) Reaction type: Other Additional info: Colby's previous owner states that he will go after squirrels. How this dog reacts when... - Held/restrained: Isn't bothered - Disturbed while resting/sleeping: Isn't bothered - Startled: Isn't bothered - Pushed/pulled off furniture: Isn't bothered - Paws are touched: Isn't bothered - Collar grabbed/touched: Isn't bothered During intake it was stated that Colby was reactive to certain volunteers in the lobby. Previous stay- 6/20/25: Stray, No known history During his previous stay Colby was fearful and had handling sensitivity. *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 10/5/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Jumps up on handler Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: neutral body Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily, jumps up Toy Toy comments: Sniffs, No reaction

Summary:: 10/10/25: Colby greets another dog at the gate with a tense body, high stiff tail. He is sniffing intently through the fence towards the other dog. 10/16/25: Colby is allowed off leash with a decoy dog. He is neutral bodied, tail high. He remains neutral as he sniffs then disengages and does not reapproach.

Summary (3):: 12/31/25- ACS reported when walking Colby on the street he randomly lunged at a woman and her child. 12/28/25: Colby is at the front of the kennel with a soft body. He is easily leashed and taken out of the room. He is brought to the elevator. A familiar handler is standing by and Colby greets the handler with a soft body and wagging tail. He allows petting from them. After, Colby is brought to the street where he pulls mild to moderately. He takes treats gently when offered. Handler places a snowball on the ground and Colby bats it around with his paws. Colby is given a treat and he brings it to a spot on the ground and buries it with his snout. He is walked back to the shelter and returned to kennel without issue. 12/28/25: Colby is observed to be hard barking, lunging, muzzle punching and knocking down his water bowl intensely at his kennel door as dogs pass by his kennel. 12/19/25 (Midday walk): Colby is quiet, soft bodied laying in kennel, as handler approaches he stands, wiggly bodied and grabs a plush toy in kennel. Colby is easily leashed, exits kennel with loose body, moderate pulling. In elevator, Colby sits for treats, allows petting with soft body. Colby is walked on sidewalk, is loose bodied, pulls moderately. Colby continues to be social, checks in visually for verbal cues, allows all petting with neutral-soft body. Colby is walked back to MACC, he baulks briefly outside of kennel but follows treats in safely.

Summary (4):: 12/9/25: Took out Colby for a walk. Was very jumpy with myself and Nina throughout the walk. Pulled hard on the leash but was manageable. Pulled moderately towards people on the sidewalk but was easily redirected. On returning to the kennel, started to baulk, not wanting to go in and was suitcased to help bring him in. 12/5/25: Colby is at the front of his kennel jumping on the door. AS handler unlocks the door he stands at the front and allows leashing. Once out of kennel he jumps onto handler in a social manner, loose wiggly body. He will sit when asked and given treats. He is walked on the street running at the end of the leash. He will check in with handler by looking back at them and will come and sit when offered treats. He allows petting all over, soft wiggly body. He pulls toward other dogs, neutral body but can be called away and offered treats which he will take. On the way back to kennel, he bounces on his back legs. 12/3/25: In a borough break report it stated "when he wanted to play, he kept leaping at me to bite my arm like it was a toy. Although he was being playful, he has a very strong jaw sp he ended up bruising my arm. 11/28/25: Colby is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is leashed while distracted with a treat which he accepts with moderate pressure before exiting kennel and immediately pulling hard toward a dog kennel. He is pulled away and taken to the street for their walk, while outside he pulls moderately to hard and will at random points dart forward on the leash. Colby is exuberant and at one point turns and jumps on handler, he accepts tossed treats and will stop briefly to sniff or to relieve himself during his walk. Colby will pull hard toward dogs he sees and is difficult to redirect. He walks with handler for a while before being brought back inside, he allows handler to clip his leash and accepts pets from handler which he briefly leans into before being brought back inside. Due to his kennel still being cleaned handler produces some treats and asks Colby to sit which he does, he waits for his treats patiently and walks back into kennel once its ready. 11/21/25: Colby is at the front of the kennel with a loose, wiggly body, and jumps on the kennel door as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and brought out the room. Once outside, Colby fixates on a dog, but is easily redirected when the handler calls his name. On the street, Colby walks ahead while adding and removing leash tension. He shows interest in passersby; to one in particular, Colby pulls towards them with a loose body. The handler has to pull him away. Colby also allows pets and takes treats softly. Upon returning to the building, Colby fixates on dogs he walks past, but is redirected when the handler calls him again. The handler is able to clip their leash and return Colby to his kennel with ease.

Summary (5):: 11/20/25- Colby is reported by ACS to jump toward a child on sidewalk in a exuberant-social manner. 11/19/25- Colby is reported to be dog reactive. 11/19/25- It has been observed that when Colby was in the play yard he would hard bark and jump up on the fence of passing pens and at a dog in a neighboring pen with a tense body. 11/15/25: Colby is at the front of his kennel with a loose body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and brought out the room. While walking to the street, Colby pulls towards and sniffs familiar handlers and passersby. He walks ahead of the handler with no leash tension. The handler gives him pets, which he is receptive to. Ending the walk, the handler is able to clip their leash and return Colby to his kennel with ease. 11/8/25: Colby is at the front of his kennel barking persistently while jumping on the door as handler approaches. He is then easily leashed and removed from his kennel with and taken for a street walk he would have a mild pull ahead of the handler with a loose and wiggly body. He would briefly sniff multiple spots and relieve himself. He would jump onto the handler in a social manner and a treat would be tossed towards his side which he would readily follow. Throughout the walk he would remain soft bodied and is easily returned to his kennel with no issue. 10/31/25: Colby was reported to "get excited" and "jump toward kids" during street walk. 10/31/25: Colby is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and he pulls hard towards the dogs in kennel on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, he pulls hard ahead and had a tense body as he stares and tries to pulls towards dogs nearby and across the street. He is able to be redirected with treats. He would pull hard on the way back to his kennel, and he tries to pull towards the dog in kennel next to him before entering his kennel.

Summary (6):: 10/24/25: Colby is sitting against the door upon approach. Once he makes eye contact with the handler he would begin to jump up onto the door and with a loose and wiggly body. He is easily leashed and removed from his kennel, he would walk along side the handler and would periodically have a mild pull ahead of the handler. He would continue to walk ahead with no issue, handler would call his name and he would jump up and solicit pets. Colby would spot a dog and would become slightly tense but is easily redirected with mild leash pressure the opposite way. He would continue the walk and is then returned back to his kennel with no issue. 10/16/25: Colby is at the front of his kennel with a loose wiggly body. The handler is able to leash with him ease and bring him out his kennel. While walking out the room, Colby jumps up to the handler with a loose body. He is then walk to the yard for a dog-to-dog interaction (SEE DOG-DOG NOTES). When switching to a long leash, Colby starts to jump up repeatedly. Handlers toss treats on the ground to distract him. With the other handlers, he jumps on them repeatedly with a loose body. While on the long leash, Colby pulls ahead, with tension on leash. When the interaction is done, the handler is able to switch leashes with ease, and walk Colby out of the yard. Upon returning to his kennel, Colby does not enter, and begins to back away. The handler shows him a treat and tosses it in kennel; Colby then walks into the kennel. The handler removes their leash with ease. 10/15/25: Per volunteer - Colby pulls to come out of kennel with excitemen. Colby settles the longer they are out on a walk. Colby leans in for pets and is very sweet. Colby responds to vocal cues and compliments. 10/13/25: Per volunteer - Colby is lively and energetic to go out. Colby might try to chase a pigeon and react to an unexpected fast-moving skateboarder or erratic child. Very affectionate when given attention. 10/8/25: It is reported on the behavior board that Colby may have eaten stuff off the street and he may chase pideons. 10/8/2025: Colby is observed to be intensely kennel fighting as dogs walk past his crate. He is lunging, intensely pawing, and hard barking as he moves the crate into the middle of the hallway. He is also observed to be pulling in the linens from his neighbors crate into his own. 10/6/2025: Colby is observed to be moving his crate into the other side of the hallway while pulling in his linens and shredding them.

Summary (7):: 10/5/25: Colby is laying down in his kennel as handler approaches. He comes forward to the front with a loose body and is able to be leashed with ease. He then pulls hard on the way outside for a walk. On the walk, he continues to pull hard an would explore around with sniffing. He has no reactions to dogs or people. He is then taken to the behavior room for his assessment. In the room, he has a loose body and would jump up on the handlers and sit for receive treats. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. He has to be muscled inside due to not wanting to go in. From previous stay at ACC was known as Cream Soda at this time. 07/12/25: As handler approaches, Cream Soda is at front of kennel with loose body. He takes treats through kennel door. Cream soda is leashed easily, walks out with light-medium pulling. Once on elevator Cream Soda sits for treats, is social with familiar staff. Exiting MACC Cream Soda jumps with low intensity, loose body toward handler's hand that previously held treats. Handler shows open, empty hand and Cream Soda loses interest. Cream Soda often checks in with handler on walk, takes treats from hand and tossed on floor; will drop into a sit when handler reaches for treats. Cream Soda maintains loose body, loose leash or light pulling when trying to sniff areas of interest on walk. Cream Soda re-enters MACC and kennel safely, takes treats through kennel door. 6/28/25: Cream Soda is at the front of his kennel with a loose body as hander approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is taken downstairs for a walk. On the walk, she would walk next to the handler with a neural body frame and had no reactions to dogs or people. She is comfortable approaching the handler to receive pets and treats. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues. 6/21/25: Cream Soda is at the front of his kennel with a neutral body when handler approaches. He takes treats gently through the bars and is easily leashed using the treat as a lure. He is walked on the street where he is neutral bodied throughout the walk. He bumps the dangling treat bag with his nose periodically and is focused on handler and receiving treats. He walks alongside handler and when the leahs taps his side gently, he turns his head towards it and sniffs it. In the behavior room, he remains neutral but greets handlers and accepts more treats. He is collared with a slow approach and spray cheese. He is returned to kennel using a treat trail.

Date of intake:: 10/4/2025

Summary:: Loose body, reactive to people in lobby

Date of initial:: 10/5/2025

Summary:: Body relaxed; easily examined; jumps on handler

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Cream Soda so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he 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:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No Children (Under 13): Due do fearful behavior and on leash reactivity we recommend an adult only home. No Dog Parks: Due to his behavior obsvered during his gate greet and the reactivity we recommend no trips to the dog park. 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: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Colby's previous owner states that he will become tense and hover over treats, stolen objects and random objects. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Colby'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. Basic Manners: Colby's previous owner states that he jumps up often or non stop. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Sit" and "Off" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach them to control their impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward-based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners. Mouthiness: Colby's previous owner states that he is mouthy and takes treats rough. During a borough break Colby mouthed them with hard pressure and left bruises. We recommend never playing with bare hands, always with a toy, and ending play or attention whenever Colby puts teeth on skin. They should be rewarded with attention and treats when they stop and/or when they are seeking attention in alternate ways. Please see handout on Mouthiness. Handling/Touch Sensitivity: During Colby's FKA Cream Soda intake it is reported he would whip his head around when clipping his leash. It is important to always go slow and give Colby the option to walk away from any social interaction. He should never be forced to approach anything that he is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. Please see handout on Handling and Touch Sensitivity. Fearful: During his medical exams Colby was reported to flail during certain tasks. It is important to always go slow and give Colby the option to walk away from any social interaction. Colby would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period. On Leash Reactivity: Colby's previous owner states that he will react to small animals and moving objects while on leash. However they did not say how the reactivity presents. During intake Colby was observed to react to people. Colby is noted to pull hard towards dogs while on leash, and hard bark towards them in the yard. Recently Colby has begun lunging towards people while on the street. These behaviors are not easily redirectable. Colby will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other stimuli. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Leash Pulling: Colby's previous owner states that he pulls hard while in leash. It is recommended that they be walked on a front clip harness or head halter, which will help diminish their strength through leverage, and that they be trained using positive reinforcement, reward based training to not pull on leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.