Date of intake:: 1/10/2026

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray(Unknwon History)

Other Notes:: Noted on intake to known paw and sit.

Date of assessment:: 1/13/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: Ignores Reactivity to dogs: Ignores Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Anxious- lip licks, yawn Call over: Readily approaches, lip licks sits for treats, panting Sociability comments: Raised hackles & tail curled to the left when eating treats Handling Soft handling: Tolerant - head whips, whale eye lip licks Exuberant handling: Tolerant - lip licks, distracted Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- lip licks, whale eye, yawns Arousal comments: Knock: Screetches when helper leaves, pulls towards the door. When the helper comes back into the room, displays heavy panting and sniffs the helper's treat pouch. Knock Comments: Toy: Approaches- sniffs, quickly back away from dummy hand Toy comments: displacement sniff

Summary:: Due to Bowie entering the facility as a stray, there is no known history of interactions with other dogs prior to intake. 02/13/26: Bowie was introduced to a novel female dog. At the gate, Bowie grumbles with a stiff frame, barks, and charges the gate, muzzle punching it. He is guided away from the gate. Both dogs are separated, concluding the interaction.

Summary (2):: 08/06/26 (Trainer Note): Bowie is sitting in kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls hard to the canine training room. Bowie pants moderately with dilated pupils. The handler works with him on the leave it cue and the down cue. Bowie becomes increasingly mouthy over time so the handler reinforces off of a snuffle mat. Bowie is successful when the novel down cue is mixed in with more familiar cues. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 07/27/26: Bowie is at the front of the kennel as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and brought outside to the yard. Bowie leash bites mildly, but is redirected with treats. In the yard, he will sit when asked, but immediately after receiving a treat, he will jump onto the handler and mouth their arms. Bowie will jump on the handler frequently. Bowie sniffs the pool, but does not stick his head in. The handler offers him water in a separate dish, and Bowie drinks the entire bowl. When returning to the building, Bowie leash bites and jumps up, occasionally nipping at the handler's clothes as well. He does not take treats at this point, but he is distracted by a toy. After this, he is returned to his kennel without further issue.

Summary (3):: 7/25/26: Bowie is reported to be grabbing at a handler's clothing, grabbing and tugging at the gloves that were clipped onto their belt, and had to be stiff armed with both arms. When the handler reached one of their arms to take some treats out of their pouch, Bowie jumped across their body and grabbed at their treat pouch, eventually ripping it off of their belt and carrying it back to the kennel room. He dropped it a the door and was placed back into kennel with no issue. 07/23/2026 (Trainer Note): Bowie is standing at the back of his kennel with a loose body and panting as handler approaches. He is easily leashed using treats as a lure and removed from kennel. Bowie is taken to the community room for a training session. He sniffs around the room and urinates on the snuffle mat on the floor. He proceeds to zoom around the room before handler grabs the drag leash. Handler plays the popcorn pattern game, he readily participates, handler moves on to working on the "Down" cue. Handler is able to use a hand lure successfully and he will occasionally hold the down position for several seconds. Bowie was very mouthy when practicing this cue and would intermittently attempt and zoom around. Occasionally mouthing the leash, he is very treat motivated and is easily redirected back onto another snuffle mat. Handler works on the "stay" cue, and Bowie is very receptive. Handler is able to take a couple steps away, put some spray cheese on the floor, and then use the word "Ok" as the release cue. Towards the end of the session, Bowie briefly leash bites but hander redirects him. He is returned to kennel without issue. 7/21/26 :(taken from BB report card from 7/19. Full report card in PDM) "The first 15 minutes of our walk was a bit tough as he was hyper fixated on my treats by grabbing onto my leg to try and reach them, while mouthing at my hands. At first I was unable to redirect this, so we put the treats away in my backpack and shifted our focus to getting to know each other through a good walk. By the time we reached Jefferson, he was well behaved on a loose leash without any tugging, and was able to take treats without the impulsivity to jump.....Bowie wanted to say hi to everyone we passed and let a group of tourists gently pet him. Even though I could see he wanted to take one woman's bracelet, he received my "uh uh" and redirected to a hand licking. Bowie had zero issues with resource guarding and not only did he leave the chicken bones be, but he also listened through some tough tests like a full muffin left on the sidewalk. To my surprise, he had no reactions to birds or dogs (just flies lol). Eventually I stopped crossing the street from oncoming dogs and let them pass by us while he was on the opposite side of my body, ignoring them. "

Summary (4):: 7/19/26: When harnessing Bowie for their Boroughbreak they lightly mouthed the handler when being harnessed and occasionally headwhipped while the handle was attempting to clip the harness. They did whole body shakes throughout the interaction as well. 7/18/26: Bowie is at the front of the kennel with a neutral frame as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and will come out of kennel quickly. He will pull hard to the behavior office where his collar is clipped to a drag leash. He will then roam around the room eating treats off of the floor. He will lean into pets briefly and then disengages to continue eating. After a while, he is returned to his kennel with no issue. 07/09/26 (Trainer Note): Bowie is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. He allows the handler to attach a drag leash, but has difficulty focusing, mouthing the handler with moderate to hard pressure. The handler stands and throws treats into a snuffle mat. He engages readily. Bowie is then able to engage with more success. He is able to leave treats as they are dropped on the ground and lay down with a verbal cue and a lure. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue 07/03/26 (Trainer Note): Bowie is laying down as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. The handler works with Bowie on the down cue and he participates readily. The handler is able to start fading the lure and introducing the verbal cue. The handler also works with Bowie on the leave it cue and he is able to leave dropped treats. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 06/13/26 (Trainer Note): Bowie is sitting on his bed panting moderately as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. The handler attempts to work with Bowie on the down cue. He is somewhat able to engage but quickly becomes frustrated, jumping up and mouthing the handler. The handler switches to working with Bowie on the leave it cue. He engages more readily. Bowie grabs the leash in his mouth as the handler attempts to re-leash him but he is easily redirected. He is returned to kennel without issue. 06/06/26 (Trainer Note): Bowie is standing at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. Bowie is loose and social with the handler. The handler works with him on the leave it cue and he is able to leave treats as they fall to the ground. The handler works with him on down, but he is only able to follow the lure down to the ground with his face. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (5):: 5/31/26: Bowie is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, he has a loose body as he walks next to the handler. He would constantly stop and stare at the handler to receive treats. He is comfortable receiving a few pets and then would jump up for more treats. He has no reactions to dogs or people and is able to return back to his kennel with no issues 5/31/26: It is reported on the board that Bowie can get mouthy and jumpy but that he is responsive to cues. 05/27/26 (Trainer Note): Bowie is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. The handler works with him on leave it and Bowie is able to approach treats on the ground and leave them. He leans into contact with a soft body and is returned to kennel without issue. 5/14/26: Bowie is laying down in his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, he has a loose body as he walks next to the handler. He would stop at trees to sniff his surroundings and is comfortable approaching the handler to receive treats. He has no reactions to dogs or people and is able to return back to his kennel with no issues 5/6/26: A volunteer requested assistance with Bowie after he began leash biting and could no longer be redirected with treats, verbal cues, or toys. Staff handler observed dilated pupils, a tense body posture, and repeated readjustment of his grip on the leash. The handler tossed treats onto the ground, and Bowie momentarily stopped leash biting, allowing staff to place the slip lead behind his head and maintain a straight-arm leash position. Bowie remained highly focused on the volunteer and the volunteer’s hoodie. Once Bowie showed reduced panting and decreased pulling on the leash, the handler stopped straight arming him, and he was easily returned to his kennel. 5/2/26: Bowie is at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and brought to the behavior office for free work. Bowie will engage with the snuffle mat and licki mat briefly before engaging with the squeaky toy. He will play with it by tossing it around, occasionally dropping it to engage with the handles in the room, leaning in to contact. When the handler leashes him, Bowie will return to the snuffle mats. Once he disengages, Bowie is returned to his kennel with no issue.

Summary (6):: 03/31/26 (Trainer Note): Bowie is laying down in his kennel as the handler approaches. He allows the handler to easily clip his harness and pulls mildly to the canine training room. The handler is able to drop treats close to and far away from Bowie and he is able to leave them, fully turning his head away. He leans into contact and is returned to kennel without issue. 03/29/26 (Trainer Note): Bowie was laying down at the front of his crate as a hand approached. His harness was easily clipped and he pulled mildly to the Live Room, shaking off asa he left M+G. Bowie and the handler continued to leave at work Bowie was able to leave an uncovered tree on the handler's knee. Bowie would repeatedly lean into pets. Bowie got the zoomie and attempted to mouth the handler's hand. The handler gave Bowie the verbal cue to leave it and Bowie would sit to recieve a treat. Bowie was safely returned to kennel. 03/23/26 (Trainer Note): Bowie is at the front of his crate with a loose, wiggly body. His harness is easily clipped and he pulls moderately to the Live Room. When inside, Bowie begins to pant and will continue to do so throughout the duration of the session. The handler will place treats on the floor and Bowie will leave them on the verbal cue to leave it with varying levels of success. The handler places the treats in their hand of make it easier. Bowie will begin to mouth their hand and the handler begins to play the up/down game to help Bowie to decompress. Bowie is returned to his crate and will follow a treat scatter inside where his harness is easily unclipped. 3/15/26: A volunteer reported that Bowie began to leash bite at the mobile adoptions event as there were multiple people and dogs around him. 3/9/26: Bowie greets handler at the front of his crate with a loose and wiggly body. He is easily leashed and pulled from crate. He pulls slightly on his walk and keeps a neutral body. Bowie stops a few times to sniff and investigate. He takes treats from handler and looks at handler when called. He is returned to kennel with no issue. 3/2/26: Bowie is at the front of the crate as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and will pull mildly to the behavior office where his collar is clipped and is free to roam around. He is social with handlers in the room and will engage with the handler who will work with him on the touch cue. When the handler tosses a treat away, Bowie will gallop across to room to go get it. After a while, Bowie is returned to his crate with no issue. He is secured safely.

Summary (7):: 2/16/26: Bowie is in laying down in his crate and will get up quickly as the handler approaches. His collar is clipped with ease and will pull mildly to the live room where he is able to roam around freely. Bowie explores every corner of the room and before finding the snuffle mat. He will engage with that briefly before shifting his attention to the licki mat, licking it clean and then approaching the handler. The handler will start to shape a hand target. Bowie will engage in the hand target a couple of times, at first toggling between the handler and the snuffle mat. He maintains a loose frame throughout the session. By the end of the session, he is able to reliably to press his nose into handler's hand. Bowie is then given some treats in the snuffle mat and his leash is switched to the slip leash. He is returned to his kennel with no issue. 2/13/26: Bowie is siting in his crate as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is then taken to the play yard for play group. In the yard, he greets the other dog at the gate with a loose body and becomes tense and barks at the dog due to the dog reacting to him. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues. 02/12/26 (Trainer Note): Bowie is standing at the front of his crate with a loose wiggly body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. He is loose and social with handlers. The handler works with him first on doggie zen and then the leave it cue. Bowie engages with interest and is able to leave a treat in a flat hand. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 01/27/26 (Trainer Note): Bowie is standing at the front of his crate as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. He is loose and social with handlers, but maintains a moderate pant throughout the duration of the interaction. Bowie engages with some interest in doggie zen. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 1/13/26 (assessment): Bowie is standing a the front of his crate with a flushed face and is barking as the handler approaches. He is leashed with treats and will pull to the behavior office with a tense frame. Once in the office Bowie is fitted with a collar while he is eating spray cheese. His frame is tense and his tail is stiff and vibrating as he finishes licking the cheese. (see assessment for more information) He is returned to his crate with no issue and is secured safely

Date of intake:: 1/10/2026

Summary:: friendly and social. Dog allowed staff to leash and scan for MC.

Date of initial:: 1/11/2026

Summary:: Excited, loose and wiggly, hyperactive, very sweet and friendly, accepts pets, food motivated, handl

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We recommend Bowie be placed in a home with No children (under 13) SINGLE-PET HOME/RECOMMEND NO DOG PARKS: Due to the concerning behaviors that Bowie has shown during playgroup (see GROUPBEHAVIOR SUMMARY), we feel that he should not visit dog parks and be the only resident dog. The Behavior Department recommends that he be socialized in a more controlled setting until his behavior towards other dogs can be further addressed. Reward-based, force-free training can be utilized to help Bowie associate dogs with things he enjoys like toys or treats.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Anxiety,Leash-biting,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Bowie is noted to display raised hackles & tail curled to the left when eating treats Training should focus on building comfort around people near valued items through desensitization and positive associations. Please see the handout on Resource guarding. Basic manners/poor impulse control: Bowie is noted to jump on the handler often. Reinforcing alternative greeting behaviors, such as sitting for attention, will help reduce jumping. Please see the handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control. Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition | Low threshold for arousal: Bowie has been observed and reported to mouth at hadnler's hands, arms, clothing. He recently grabbed at a handler's clothing, tugging at the gloves that they had clipped to their belt. Please see handout on Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition and arousal. Anxiety: Bowie is noted to display a flushed face, heavy open mouth panting during his behavioral assessment. He is also noted during the knock portion of the behavioral assessment to screech and become vocal when the helper leaves the room. Training should incorporate calming enrichment, predictable routines, and reinforcement of settled behavior to help him manage arousal and stress. Please see the handout on generalized anxiety. Leash-biting: Bowie began to leash bite at the mobile adoptions event as there were multiple people and dogs around him. One another occasssion began leash biting intensley and was unable to be redirected with treats, verbal cues, or toys. He began grabbing clothing .Continued use of positive reinforcement, engagement exercises, and redirection to appropriate items will help reduce leash-biting behavior. Please see the handout on Leash-biting.