Date of intake:: 11/30/2024

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Previously lived with:: 1 adult, 2 dogs(smb)/(mmd)

Behavior toward strangers:: Peaches will hard bark and growl

Behavior toward children:: No experience

Behavior toward dogs:: Peaches will hard bark, growl, lunge and snap towards familiar dogs

Behavior toward cats:: Peaches will hard bark, growl, and lunge

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: It was noted peaches quickly snapped at larger resident dog when the dog was getting too close to the owner. Peaches was noted to guard owner from other dogs. This incident occurred on 10/23 which did break skin. Owner noted it once the dog snapped at the other dog, the other resident dog moved away and peaches didn't do anything else. Owner noted that the resident only had a single drop of blood on her skin and didn't need to seek any medical attention as the incident was not severe at all. No other incidents have occurred since then

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Medium

Other Notes:: Previous stay 9/16/24: Stray, No known history Previous assessment can be given upon request.

Date of assessment:: 12/5/2024

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: None Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: N/a- Did not see any Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Fearful Call over: No approach Sociability comments: Receptive to treats otherwize aloof to handler, tense when approached Soft handling: Fearful Exuberant handling: Fearful Comments: Tense body, panting, head whips towards handlers Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: No interest, no reaction

Summary:: Due to Peaches entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded 09/20/24: When off leash at the Care Center Peaches is introduced to a novel male dog. At the gate Peaches approaches cautiously displacement sniffing. Peaches reaches the gate with a fully tucked tail. Peaches scents the novel male with slight and stiff tail wags. Peaches walks away and begins displacement scenting again. MACC: 12/17/24: Peaches greets another dog at the gate with a neutral body. She stretches her face forward to sniff then moves away. She reproaches with handler coaxing then disengages.

Summary (4):: 12/20/24- Peaches is at the front of her kennel with a soft body, she is easily leashed. She is taken for a street walk, she walks on loose leash only towards spots to sniff. She has no reaction to any people passing her and is aloof with handler. Handler offers her a treat but she shows no interest. When walking back to the building there is a dog on the other side of the street, she perks up and pulls walking straight when she sees the other dog between the cars. She isn't vocal when she looks. The MOP and dog crossed onto handler's side of street, Peaches and handler stopped walking as they walked ahead of them. Peaches kept watching the dog and handler gave a slight tug, Peaches followed the handler to cross the street. She was easily clipped and she was a little hesitant to enter her kennel room, handler tossed treats down and she slowly followed back in. She went into her kennel without issues. 12/5/24: Peaches is standing at the center of her kennel as handler approaches. She is leashed without issue and brought to the street for her walk, during which she walks alongside handler without pulling. She walks past people on the street without issue and after walking for a while is brought to the behavior office for an assessment. During her assessment Peaches accepts some treats but is not easily distracted, she is very hesitant to allow collaring and petting but eventually tolerates it after multiple attempts. She will flinch whenever movement occurs around her head and neck area and freezes in place when being pet. She is slowly re-leashed and returns to kennel. When at the front of her kennel she stops but handler produces treats and tosses them into kennel which helps coax her into kennel without further issue. 11/30/24: Peaches is sniffing the ground as she approaches the shelter with her foster. Foster offers to place the slip lead on Peaches as she can be wary of strangers. The leash is on and handed over to staff member as peaches is distracted. Peaches follows handler into the building while sniffing the ground. She baulks outside of the kennel refusing to move. Handler resets and places some pressure on the leash leading her into the kennel. She allows the hook to be used to remove the leash. Previous stay at ACC:

Summary (5):: 9/28/24: Peaches is at the front of the kennel staring at the handle feet when the handler approaches with a wagging tail and neutral body. Peaches is a bit sick during the leashing process, and begins to cough and is leashed during her coughing fit. Peaches walks out with a neutral body and wagging tail, and is brought out for a street walk. Peaches outside explores her surroundings, marking different spots and using the bathroom. Peaches is attempted to be coaxed, and looks at the handler with a neutral body, sniffing the handler but is aloof for the interaction. Peaches is brought back to her kennel after a long walk with no issue. 09/25/24: Peaches is standing in the middle of kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. She readily approaches the door and begins pawing at the lead as handler attempts to leash her. Handler's leash loops around her body so they use a second lead to loop around her neck and let the first lead fall off on its own. Peaches walks with a neutral body to the Canine Behavior Office. She spends time scenting around the room and will approach a second handler and sniff them with a light tail wag. Peaches licks a bit of squeeze cheese off of the counter before resuming scenting. Peaches is walked back to kennel and allows handler to pet her twice as she is scenting something in the hall. Peaches is returned to kennel safel

Summary (6):: 09/24/24 (PM): Peaches displays a neutral body at the front of kennel as handler approaches. She is leashed with ease and is aloof to handler throughout her walk. Peaches keeps her nose to the ground and scents the whole walk up to the play yard. Due to Peaches not being collared, handler keeps her on a loose leash and allows her to investigate the yard on her own terms. Peaches spends the entire time in the yard scenting, and will briefly sniff handler's arm as she walks past where they are kneeling in the grass. Handler clips their lead into a figure 8 and Peaches is returned to kennel safely. (AM): Peaches' behavior continues to be stable and consistent. For further information, please see the previous note from 09/21/24. 9/23/24 (PM): Peaches approached handler at front of kennel and was leashed with ease. She walked outside to the yard without pulling. Peaches was kept on a slip leash due to not yet being collared. Peaches spent her time sniffing around the yard. Peaches did occasionally lift her head and look up at handler but was mostly aloof. She was returned to the care center without issue and allowed handler to clip leash to a figure 8 outside kennel room. Peaches walked straight into kennel. Handler slid old food bowls out of kennel with a hook. (AM): Peaches was grazing on kibble at front of kennel when handler approached. Handler left for 10 minutes to let her eat. She was leashed with ease and walked to the BA room, passing a dog in a crate without reacting. Once in the room, Peaches was aloof and kept her nose to the floor sniffing around. Peaches did not eat chicken jerky but favored chicken breast. Handlers were able to gain her attention with chicken breast but Peaches did not otherwise solicit contact. While handler was out of the room Peaches was reportedly pacing and eventually stopped eating treats. Handler clipped her leash to a figure 8 while she was distracted scratching herself and she was returned to kennel with ease. 09/22/24 Peaches is at the front of her kennel barking at the handler's feet as they approach. Peaches stops as the kennel door is being unlocked. Peaches is leashed with no issue and taken for a walk. Peaches displays a still, n neutral body while walking moderately beside the handler. Peaches explores in various of spots, stopping ever so often to sniff. Peaches doesn't take any treats and doesn't allow any petting. Peaces remains vigilant of her surroundings throughout the walk. The handler clips the ring of the lead before reaching the facility and it startles Peaches, as she flinches quickly. They proceed inside of the building where Peaches enters with no issue, entering her kennel just fine.

Summary (7):: 9/21/24: Peaches is at the front of her kennel with a wagging tail, barking at the handlers feet when being leashed. Peaches flinches hard when the leashed to put onto her head, and walks out of the kennel willingly with no issue. Peaches pulls mildy on the walk and maintains a neutral body, completely aloof to the handler and is able to relieve herself. Peaches is attempted to be coaxed with treats and looks at the handler briefly and walks away. Peaches is clipped with no issue and is brought back to her kennel. (PM) When the handler approaches the kennel, Peaches is off to the side with a neutral frame. Upon the handler opening the kennel door, Peaches approaches. She is easily leashed and escorted out for walks. On walks Peaches walks with a loose frame scenting everything that arouses her interest. Peaches walks a head of the handler and is completely aloof. Peaches is escorted back to her kennel and unleashed without any issues. 09/20/24: Peaches is standing in the middle of kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. Handler tosses treats which she ignores. Handler cracks open the kennel door and Peaches backs away and begins growling. She snaps at the lead once as handler is trying to lasso. Peaches continuously backs away and growls whenever the lead is presented. Handler places the loop of the lead onto the floor and places treats in the middle. As Peaches is eating the treats, handler lifts the loop up and over her head. Peaches walks with a loose leash slightly in front of handler while out on a walk. She spends time scenting and remains aloof throughout. Peaches is walked to the play yard for gate greets (see Dog-Dog Summary for further details). Handlers decide not to collar Peaches due to her temperament. She walks with a neutral body back to kennel and returns safely. 09/20/24: Peaches is in the front of her kennel and will lip curl, growl and bark as handler is attempting to leash her, handler will lasso peaches and back up and she will walk out of her kennel and will be escorted outside on a walk. Outside, will maintain a neutral frame on a medium loose leash as she relieve her self then will be brought back to the care center and returned to her kennel safely. 9/17/24: Peaches displayed FAS and retreated to back of kennel when handler attempted to leash her. On handler's third attempt to lasso, Peaches' ears tilted forward and she barked and growling at them. A second handler eventually lassoed and removed her from kennel and she walked to the BA room for her assessment. Peaches was returned to kennel without issue.

Date of initial:: 12/3/2024

Summary:: Tense body for exam. Resists restraint

ENERGY LEVEL:: Peaches is described as medium energy. They will need daily mental and physical activity to keep them engaged and exercised. And we recommend using force-free, reward-based training techniques for Peaches.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13)- Peaches displays fearful behavior due to this we recommend she is placed in an adult-only home at this time. No Cats: Due to hard barking, growling, and lunging towards cats we recommend a home with no cats. Single Pet Home/ No Dog Parks: Due to hard barking, growling, lunging and snapping towards familiar dogs we recommend a single pet home with no trips to the dog park.

Potential challenges: : Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Bite history (dog)

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful/potential for defensive aggression/handling/touch sensitivity- in the care center Peaches displays growling from in the kennel, very scared and shaking during exams but allowed all medical handling. In the care center, she displays fearful behavior growling, and hard barking. To help Peaches feel more secure and reduce her fearful and defensive behaviors, create a quiet, comfortable area where she can retreat when overwhelmed. Gradually desensitize her to being handled by starting with brief, gentle touches and using positive reinforcement. Avoid triggers like sudden movements, loud noises, direct eye contact, and sudden approaches. Pair potentially scary experiences, such as medical handling, with something positive like a favorite treat, and establish a consistent daily routine to provide stability. Utilize calming aids like pheromone diffusers, calming music, or anxiety wraps, and consider working with a professional dog trainer or behaviorist for personalized guidance. Please see the handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression & handling/touch sensitivity. Bite History (Dog): Please see bite history above for more details. Please see handout on Bite History and Potential for Future Aggression.