Date of intake:: 3/4/2026

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

Previously lived with:: adults

Behavior toward strangers:: avoids and hides at first but can be tolerant, friendly, playful, and outgoing once he warms up.

Behavior toward children:: Tolerant, playful, friendly, and outgoing.

Behavior toward dogs:: With familiar dogs is tolerant, playful, outgoing. unfamiliar dogs on/off-leash shy,prefers contact

Behavior toward cats:: No experience.

Resource guarding:: No known reports of Resource guarding.

Bite history:: No known reports of a bite History.

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: Hemmis is noted to have a high energy level in the prior home.

Other Notes:: Escapes house/yard and will bark at random noises he heard from outside. On walks he can be fearful of strangers, vehicles, and loud noises with his reaction being to stop and lay o the ground. If very scared he may run away. He is unbothered by being held or restrained, moved from furniture, having his paws touched or collar grabbed. Client never attempted to startle him, or disturb him while sleeping. He is described as a social, affectionate, very active and playful dog who can be very fearful at times. He loves going for a car ride and receiving belly rubs. He allows his family to bathe him, brush him, and trim his nails, loves bath time and water, knows the cues sit, cage, and come here, and does well in a standard large crate for up to 4 hrs. He pulls hard on his leash during walks but it is because of his fearfulness of loud noises and quick approaches. He is accustomed to going on 1-2 walks a day for 30mins at a time and he is not picky with food or treats.

Date of assessment:: 3/10/2026

Summary:: 3/10/25: Due to Hemmis fearfulness, a handling assessment will not be conducted at this time. ***3/5/26: Hemmis is taken to the behavioral office for a handling assessment. When going into the office, he pancaked in the hallway and had to be picked up and taken to the behavioral office. Once in the room he allowed the handlers to collar in and allowed light petting, but remained fearful. Based on the fearfulness Hemmis displayed a handling assessment will be conducted at a later time.***

Summary (7):: 3/12: When a handler approaches Hemmis's kennel he is standing and heavily panting. When he sees the handler, Hemmis begins barking and jumping up on the front left corner of his kennel, as if he were attempting to scale it. He does this repeatedly while alternating between barking rapidly and heavy panting. After several jumps, he begins spinning in circles before returning to the corner. He does not take the initial treats the handler tosses in to break the pattern, but he will accept cheese. Once he is done eating, he repeats the aforementioned behaviors. 3/7/26: Hemmis is spinning around in his kennel while heavy panting as handler approaches. He barks and jumps up and down towards the dog in kennel next to him at his kennel wall. He does not approach the front to be leashed and the handler is able to get the leash loop over his head while he is still barking towards the wall. Once leashed, he comes forward to the front and then baulks to ground in the middle of his kennel room and refuses to move forward. He tries to back away and attempts to snap at other dogs paws that were sticking out of their kennels. He has no interest in treats and is finally able to exit the room when the handler squeakers a squeaker multiple times. He is then able to enter the behavior room. In the room, he is able to be transferred to a drag lead and he would pace around with heavy panting while whimpering. He would constantly approach the door and begin to vocalize with whimpering and heavy panting. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues. He goes back to barking at the dog in kennel next to him as the handler locks the door and walks away. 3/6/26: Hemmis is spinning around in his kennel while heavy panting as handler approaches. He comes forward to the front and is able to be leashed with ease. He then baulks to ground in the middle of his kennel room and refuses to move forward. He has no interest in treats and is finally able to exit the room when another handler approaches. He is then able to enter the behavior room. In the room, he is able to be transferred to a drag lead and he would pace around with heavy panting while whimpering. He is comfortable approaching the handlers in the room but doesn't interact with them. He is then able to engage in a cheese lick mat. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues. 3/5/26 (Assessment): Hemmis was standing in kennel with a tense body as handler approached. Handler was able to leash Hemmis and pull him from kennel. Walking out of room Hemmis kept looking at the other dogs with wide eyes and would lip lick. Once in hallway Hemmis stopped and would not continue and would not return to kennel. Assessor came to help and was able to carry Hemmis into the behavior room. Based on the fearfulness that Hemmis was displaying it was decided to do his assessment at a later date. He was returned to kennel

Date of intake:: 3/4/2026

Summary:: Very fearful

Date of initial:: 3/4/2026

Summary:: friendly treat motivated

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We recommend Hemmis be placed in an adult-only home at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Hemmis has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has allowed only minimal handling since intake. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home.

Potential challenges: : Fearful,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Kennel presence

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful:In the prior home he is noted on walks to be fearful of strangers, vehicles, and loud noises with his reaction being to stop and lay o the ground. If very scared he may run away. Hemmis is noted in the care center to baulks to ground in the middle of his kennel room and refuses to move forward when taken out oh his kennel. Training should focus on slow, confidence-building exposure, reinforcing voluntary movement, and maintaining low-pressure transitions to help reduce avoidance and build trust. Please see the handout on decompression period. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Hemmis is noted to kennel fight neighboring dogs when coming out of his kennel.Training should emphasize structured, low-arousal exit routines, increasing distance from other dogs, and reinforcing calm behaviors during transitions. Please see the handout on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration. Anxiety/Kennel presence:Hemmis is spinning around in his kennel while heavy panting as handler approaches. He barks and jumps up and down towards the dog in kennel next to him at his kennel wall.Training and management should focus on reducing visual stimuli, providing calming enrichment, and reinforcing relaxed behavior to help decrease his anxiety and improve his ability to settle. Please see the handout on generalized anxiety.