Date of intake:: 8/13/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Previously lived with:: 2 adults, 2 children, 1 cat

Behavior toward strangers:: No experience

Behavior toward children:: Brady is playful

Behavior toward dogs:: No experience

Behavior toward cats:: Brady will hard bark

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: No

Energy level/descriptors:: High

Other Notes:: Brady dues like to pull very hard on leash and experiences general anxiety. Brady tends to react specifically at cats and ends up growling/hard barking. When disturbed while sleeping or startled he barks/growls.

Date of assessment:: 8/14/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Takes treats with hard pressure Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler exuberantly Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Sniffs, Bo reaction

Summary:: 10/29/25: Brady greets another dog at the gate with a high level of movement - rapidly wagging tail, moving back and at the gate. He then barks methodically.

Summary (3):: 11/16/25- Brady was jumping up on his kennel door, barking at handler as they approach his kennel with a loose and wiggly body. He takes treats with pressure and is easily leashed. He pulls hard exiting and in the hallway, handler tossed treats and he would quickly follow to eat it. He was taken for a street walk. He walked on a loose leashed behind the handler with a soft body throughout the walk. He would continue to take treats with hard pressure and handler would give with an open palm or toss. He pulled hard to go into piles of leaves in the park, sniffing intensely and relieving himself multiple times in them. He would see other dogs and stare with a low tail, neutral body. Handler would present treats and Brady would refocus on handler. When passing another dog that pulls towards him and is growling, Brady has a mild pull towards them while walking with no vocalization. He keeps walking and once pass the other dog, Brady goes back to sniffing around. Handler rewarded Brady. He starts to have a harder pull when returning to the building. Handler would call to him and he would come to them, taking treats. He was easily clipped and returned to his kennel without issue. 11/7/25: Brady is at the front of his kennel with a neutral body. He would begin to jump onto the bars and bark at the handler as they approach. He is then easily leashed using a treat lure and removed from his kennel. He would have a hard pull out of the room, while intensely scavenging the floor eating any food that was left. He is then taken for a walk in the driveway (due to the street being very busy), where he would immediately relieve himself with no issue. He would pull hard and dart on the leash towards spots he was interested in sniffing and would remain social with the handler as they would toss treats in his direction. Shortly after, he is then easily returned to his kennel with no issue.

Summary (4):: 11/2/25: Brady is at the front of the kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. He is easily leashed and taken out of the kennel. Handler offers him treats and he takes them with a hard mouth. He is brought to the street where he walks with the handler with a loose leash. He stops to sniff his surroundings as well relieve himself. Handler will occasionally toss treats and he will pull towards them. After, Brady is walked back to the shelter and returned to kennel without issue. 10/24/25- Brady is at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body, he is easily leashed and taken for a street walk. Handler scratches his back in the elevator and he stretches his body. He has a mild to moderate pull towards spots to sniff on the street and is social with handler. He takes treats hard and handler tosses them to him. He is social with handler and they scratch his head and back throughout the walk. Brady sees another handler with a tense body handler presents treats in front of him and he follows them. He relieves himself and has no reaction to people passing. He pulls hard back into the building, he is easily clipped and returned to his kennel without issue. 10/19/25: Brady is at the front of the kennel with a loose and wiggly body and a wagging tail. Brady is easily leashed and pulls moderately out of the kennel. He is given treats in the elevator which he takes with a hard mouth. Brady is then walked to the street where he pulls mildly. He relieves himself a few times and walks with the help of regularly tossing treats. He is then walked back to the shelter and returned to kennel without issue. 10/15/25: Brady is at front kennel with neutral-soft body as handler begins to unlock kennel door. Brady becomes wiggly bodied when leash is presented, Brady sniffs the leash for a brief moment but allows easy leashing. Brady is leashed, exits kennel with moderate pressure. Brady is picking up left over treats and kibble in hallway as he walks through to elevator. On elevator Brady allows gentle petting with soft body and slow wagging tail. Brady exits to sidewalk, sees MMB with staff, he briefly fixates on with tense body but quickly loses interest before any attempt to redirect occurs. Brady is walking with mild-moderate pulling, maintain low head-set, sniffing leaves and various items on ground. Brady is kept on a short leash due to previously noted tendencies to pick up sticks or items on sidewalk. Brady takes treats for sit commands, and continues to allow gentle petting with soft body. Brady re-enters MACC and kennel safely.

Summary (5):: 10/11/25: Brady is at the front of his kennel with a soft body as the handler approaches. The handler leashes him with ease and brings him out of his kennel. The handler brings him down the stairs with ease and Brady relieves himself once being outside. When leaving the driveway, Brady stops walking. As the handler turns to look at and makes eye contact, Brady begins to walk again. This is repeated a few mores times until they cross the street. Brady walks behind the handler with a loose leash. As he sniffs around, he softly picks up a small stick and eats it. Continuing the walk, another handler has a dog several feet behind the handler and Brady, but Brady repeatedly turns his head to look back at the dog. The handler then guides Brady to cross the street. The handler attempts to walk on the road as there is another dog on the same street, but Brady adds tension to cross back. He sniffs around and softly picks up a leave and eats it. Before returning, Brady relieves himself; he also receives pets from a staff member with a soft body. While exiting the elevator, another dog is nearby, but Brady pulls away from their direction. The handler clips their leash and returns Brady to his kennel with ease. 10/4/25: Brady hard barks momentarily as handler enters kennel room (Brady is in the first kennel). Brady becomes softer, loose bodied when kennel door is unlocked. Brady takes treats through kennel door, is leashed easily. Brady exits kennel with hard pulling, Brady neutral bodied, sniffing floor consistently. Brady sees familiar staff on elevator, becomes wiggly loose bodied. When exiting to sidewalk, Brady is neutral body, but has low head position as he is sniffing consistently. Brady is highly treat motivated, takes treats for sit commands and allows all petting with soft body. Brady walks back to MACC, enters kennel without issue, takes treats offered. 9/28/25- Brady comes to the front of his kennel with a neutral body, he is easily leashed. When walking down the hallway for a street walk, he pulls towards any treats or food that was on the floor. He follows the command to sit in the elevator and is rewarded. He takes treats with hard pressure. He pulls hard exiting the building and he immediately relieves himself. He sees another dog and looks at them with a high tail and perked ears. Handler presents a treat in front of him and he follows them. Once they are further away handler tosses the treat. After he relieves himself a few times he starts to walk on loose leash with a soft body. Handler calls to him and he checks in, he is rewarded. When people pass him he has a mild pull towards them, handler walks him on a shorter leash and holds a treat as passing he stays focused on the treat. Once fully past people he is given the treat. When returning in the elevator handler hard scratches his back he leans forward and licks at the air. He is easily clipped and returned to his kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 9/27/25 (late entry): Brady is observed to be pacing back and forth at the front of kennel and barking during quiet time. 9/26/25: Staff reported that when unlocking the kennel door, Brady jumped up and snapped at handlers hand. 9/23/25 (Late Entry): Brady is standing at the front of his kennel, with a loose, wiggly body. He is leashed with ease and brought out of kennel. He pulls towards a familiar handler who's carrying treats in a bag. When going down the stairs, he turns to look up at the same handler. Once outside, he begin to follow the same handler until they walk away. Brady relieves himself before entering the street; he relives himself again. When returning, he jumps onto a staff member and receives pets from them. Brady climbs upstairs, allow clipping of the leash and returns to his kennel with ease. 9/23/25 (Late Entry): Brady is standing at the front of his kennel, with a loose, wiggly body. He is leashed with ease and brought out of kennel. He pulls towards a familiar handler who's carrying treats in a bag. When going down the stairs, he turns to look up at the same handler. Once outside, he begin to follow the same handler until they walk away. Brady relieves himself before entering the street; he relives himself again. When returning, he jumps onto a staff member and receives pets from them. Brady climbs upstairs, allow clipping of the leash and returns to his kennel with ease. 9/14/25:Brady is at the front of the kennel with a neutral body. He is easily leashed and taken out of kennel without issue. Brady is taken down stairs and brought to the street. Brady relieves himself and walks with the handler with a loose body. He picks up a stick off the ground and stops to eat it. Handler trades the stick for treats and he continues to try to grab other sticks. Handler will walk him away and treats are tossed to redirect him. Brady walks slowly stopping to sniff. He is walked a certain distance away from the shelter before quickly turning around and pulling hard back towards the shelter. He returns to walking with the handler at a slow pace. Handler tosses treats ahead of him and he is walked back to the shelter where he is returned to kennel without issue. 9/6/25: Brady is at the front of the kennel with a neutral body and soft wagging tail. He is easily leashed, and taken out towards the driveway. Brady is brought to the driveway where he walks with a lowered body and eyes wide. A treat trail is used to guide him to the street where he continues walking with a lowered tense body. A person passes with a cart and he quickly turns and pulls hard back to the gate. Handler encourages him to continue walking further out again to the street. He takes treats with his body still lowered. Brady greets some staff with a soft body and wagging tail. He takes treats firm and allows brief petting. Brady is then walked back to the shelter and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 9/3/25: Staff reported that Brady is refusing to walk on the street during evening walk. 8/30/25: Brady is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He begins barking at the door as the handler unlocks it and is able to be leashed with ease. He is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, he would pull ahead and would approach the handler to receive treats. He would hard stare and try to pull towards dogs that were close by. He is able to be redirected with treats and a squeaker. He pulls hard on the way back to his kennel and enters with no issues. 08/22/25: Brady has been observed to fixate on the kennels while leaving the room, especially with the kennels closer to the front and exit. 08/22/25: Brady is at the front of his kennel, jumping up onto the kennel door as the handler approaches. As the handler attempts to leash him, Brady bites the leash once. The handler shows him a treat, uses it as a lure to leash, and feeds it to him after the leash is place down him. Brady headbutts the door before the handler brings him out. Brady slightly pulls while leaving the room. Once outside the room, Brad begins to jump for the leash, and bites it several times. The handler tosses treats at him, but Brady doesn’t seem to notice. After tossing treats for a third time, Brady finally goes for the treats on the floor. During the street walk, Brady slightly pulls ahead, but does not leash bite. During the elevator ride, Brady is looking at the leash, but made no attempts to leash bite. The handler is able to clip the leash and return Brady to the kennel with ease. 08/14/25: Brady is at the front of his kennel panting heavily as handler approaches. He is offered treats and accepts them but backs away as the leash is introduced into kennel, handler removes the leash and allows Brady one more treat before reintroducing the leash and lassoing it gently over his head. He is then taken out of kennel and to the street for his walk. During the walk Brady pulls hard at certain points and frequently stops to sniff and scent mark on the street. He passes people without issue and shows minimal interest in dogs but at one point passes within close proximity of another dog and pulls toward them with a high wagging tail, handler continues walking with Brady and he continues alongside handler. After a bit he is brought back inside for his assessment, after which he is re-leashed and returned to kennel without issue.

Date of initial:: 8/13/2025

Summary:: Tense in kennel + hard barking, unable leashed. Opted to sedate

ENERGY LEVEL:: Brady is described as active and enthusiastic. They will need daily mental and physical activity to keep them engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct their energy and enthusiasm. We recommend feeding with puzzle feeders and food-dispensing toys. And we recommend using force-free, reward-based training techniques for Brady.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),No cats

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior and tendances to take treats with hard pressure we recommend an adult only home. No Cats: Due to hard barking and growling towards cats we recommend a home with no cats.

Potential challenges: : Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Mouthiness: Brady has been observed to take treats with hard pressure. We recommend giving treats with a flat hand and to use force-free, reward-based training methods to teach Brady to take treats with a softer mouth. Please see handout on Mouthiness. Fearful Defensive: Brady's previous owner states that he will bark and growl when disturbed while sleeping or when startled. While in care Brady has been observed to hard bark towards handlers. It is important to move slowly with Brady, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow them to initiate interactions with new people. They should never be forced to greet or to interact if they are not comfortable and soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression. Anxiety: Brady's previous owner states that he experiences general anxiety. If Brady displays anxious behavior in their future home, we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving them other things to focus on to alleviate their anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used. Please see handout on Generalized Anxiety. On Leash reactivity: Brady's previous owner states that he will hard bark and growl when seeing a cat. Brady will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other towards cats. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Leash Pulling: Brady's previous owner states that he will pull hard while on 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.