Date of intake:: 7/9/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (no known History)

Other Notes:: When Judge was found tied up to a clinic there was an altercation between him and another dog. There is very limited information about the altercation, and what if any injuries occurred between the two dogs.

Date of assessment:: 7/16/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild pulling Reactivity to humans: None – ignores Reactivity to dogs: Inconclusive – did not pass dogs on walk Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted, does not approach – active, exploring environment, not fearful Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Fearful – tense, freezes, skin crawls Exuberant handling: Did not conduct Comments: Arousal Jog: Follows handler (loose, neutral) Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches (loose) Knock Comments: Toy: No response Toy comments:

Summary (6):: 7.29 Judge is at the front of his kennel when approached. He attempts to push past staff while being roped. Judge is taken outside on a walk. During the walk, Judge has a loose body and pulls a mild amount. When returning to the shelter, Judge reacts to a person passing on the walk. Judge hard barks and lunges at the person, but quickly recovers once they pass, while they are still in line of sight. Judge is easily returned to his kennel. 7/28: Judge is barking and jumping up and down on approach. He is easily leashed and brought on a walk. He turns back often, seeking treats and accepting them nicely. He has a relaxed body and an open mouth. He allows being clipped and returns without issue. 7.24- Judge is at the front of the kennel barking. He allows a familiar staff member to easily leash him and walks out to the hallway with a soft body. He is taken around the perimeter of the building outside and explores where the flowers are. Staff member sits down on a bench, and he comes over to them, gently accepting a treat. He is then taken in the yard and a drag leash is attached. He begins to explore the yard and follows the staff member around. Staff member throws a ball and he chases the toy around for a few minutes and then approaches to receive a treat. He is then easily leashed and brought back to the Care Center 7.22 Judge pushes out of his kennel and is easily roped. Judge is brought to the yard and kept on leash. Judge has a neutral body and explores the yard. Judge slowly approached staff but did not solicit attention. Judge ignores the other dogs as he is returned into the kennel.

Summary (7):: 7.19 Judge is at the front of the kennel and begins barking when a staff member approaches. He is easily leashed and brought out to the yard, pulling moderately on the leash. Once in the yard, a drag leash is attached, and he begins to explore the yard. He comes up to the hand and is offered a treat which he ignores. He puts his nose on their hand and then walks away to explore the yard. After session is over, he is leashed and brought back to his kennel 7.15 Judge is easily roped and brought to the yard. In the yard, Judge is very tense and turns towards staff whenever they attempt to go under his head to collar him. Once collared Judge is put on a drag leash, and will slowly follow one staff member but will not solicit attention. 07.14 While attempting to leash, Judge attempts to push through the door. He follows next to the handler, pulling towards the gate when outside. Judge is brought to the big yard and kept on leash. He follows the handler back and forth with a low tail and head. Handler sits on the bench and Judge stays at the end of the leash, keeping his distance. When returning to the building, Judge tries to pull away when entering the building. He shakes his head, eventually walking in. 7/12/2025 3:57pm Judge had a tense body and was barking when staff approached. A high-value treat was offered and he allowed to be leashed and walked out of the holding room. Once outside in the yard, he began to explore and was kept on the leash for the session. He would lean his head against handler's leg and allowed brief petting on his head. When bringing him back to the kennel, he slightly balked and had to be reset before going inside.

Date of intake:: 7/9/2025

Date of initial:: 7/11/2025

Summary:: tense, trembling

ENERGY LEVEL:: in the shelter Judge has a medium energy level.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: NO CHILDREN (UNDER 13) Due to how uncomfortable Judge is currently with touch and novel stimuli, we feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time. PLACE WITH A NEW HOPE PARTNER Judge 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: : Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: HANDLING/TOUCH SENSITIVITY Judge has been noted to become uncomfortable with handling at times, especially when a person is reaching over him. It is important to always go slow and give dog the option to walk away from any social interaction. Judge should never be forced to approach anything that he is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be Judge’s choice to approach a new person or thing. Judge may 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 Handling/touch sensitivity. FEARFUL/POTENTIAL FOR DEFENSIVE AGGRESSION Judge gives clear warnings when he is uncomfortable and does seem to choose to avoid or retreat when given the opportunity, but if prevented from moving away there is a potential to escalate to higher-level warning behaviors and possible fear-based aggression. It is important to move slowly with Judge, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow Judge to initiate interactions with new people. She should never be forced to greet or to interact if he is not comfortable and soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression.