Date of intake:: 9/22/2024

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender, 2 Years

Previously lived with:: 2 adults, 1 child, 2 small dogs

Behavior toward strangers:: King Joe will jump up on strangers and visitors in the home. He will at first alert bark. He prefers

Behavior toward children:: King Joe is friendly, playful, and outgoing with children.

Behavior toward dogs:: King Joe is tolerant of familiar dogs. He will at first alert bark and then is playful, friendly, an

Behavior toward cats:: Has no experience.

Resource guarding:: He resources guards' food and treats with other dogs. He will have a tense body, hover, and attempt to knock down the other dogs with treats. When he is with food he will snap, attempt to bite, and growl at other dogs. He doesn't resource guard with people.

Bite history:: King Joe had a bite incident in his previous home with resident small dog while King Joe was eating. Bite didn't break skin or draw blood.

Housetrained:: No

Energy level/descriptors:: Very High

Other Notes:: He has accidents daily inside of the house, both urinating and bowel moments. He jumps up on people often, pulls hard on leash, has destructive tendencies, and will chew on leash during walks. When dogs or strangers approach them home or yard, he will alert bark or growl. He is fearful when held/restrained, pushed off furniture, and when collar is touched. He isn't bothered when paws are touched, disturbed while sleeping. When he is startled, he will bark or growl. King Joe inside his previous home was very active, playful, social, affectionate, and vocal. He spent most of his time in the living room. He allows his owners to bathe and brush him and loves bath time. On walks he pulls hard and can be somewhat difficult to manage. he was walked 1-2 times a day. He is crated trained but does not do well. He can be crated for 5 hours. He has never been in a car. he knows the cues sit, no, and come. His previous owner's favorite thing about him is that he still acts like a puppy.

Date of assessment:: 11/13/2024

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: Hx of reactivity towards strangers Reactivity to dogs: Inconclusive Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly Social Call over: Approaches Readily Sociability comments: Approaches handlers, loose bodied, leaning in for petting, jumps on handlers Handling Soft handling: Accepts Contact Exuberant handling: Accepts Contact Handling comments: panting, displacement sniffs, neutral bodied, easy to position, jumps on handler briefly Arousal Jog: Follows exuberant Arousal comments: Follows jog with neutral body, begins to breathe harder, vocalizing mildly, aroused Knock: Barks, tenses slightly Knock Comments: Barks at assistant for a bit before greeting again by jumping, recovers quickly Toy: Starts to bark at assessor hand, doesn't interact with toys Toy comments: Barks at hand, hackles raised

Summary:: According to King Joe's previous owner(s), King Joe is tolerant of familiar dogs. He will at first alert bark and then is playful, friendly. But he has bitten the resident dog as a result of resource guarding. 11/22/24: When off leash at the Care Center King Joe is introduced to a novel female dog. At the gate King Joe approaches with a soft frame. King Joe scents the novel female before mirroring her behavior, offering play bows. King Joe chases the novel female along the gate line. King Joe is moved to the back of the pen to make space for the novel female to enter. Once in the pen King Joe pulls over to the novel female. They greet face to face. King Joe offers play bows before becoming persistent when scenting The novel female. The novel female grows stiff and snaps at King Joe who doesn't accept the correct and attempts to snap back. The handlers immediately separate both dogs to separate pens. Both are returned to their respective kennels. 10/05/24: When off leash at the Care Center is introduced to a novel male dog. At the gate, King Joe approaches with a calm, neutral demeanor. He scents the novel male dog, holding his ears back and wagging his tail gently. The novel male is moved to the back of the pen to create space for King Joe to enter. Once inside, King Joe approaches cautiously, and the two dogs sniff each other. The novel male tries to initiate play by pawing at King Joe, who responds with play bows. As the novel male scents King Joe, he also gets into a play bow position, licking the novel male’s muzzle while wagging his tail. However, King Joe becomes over whelmed with the interaction, soon seeks comfort from his handler, jumping on them and trying to hide behind their legs. To prevent further stress, King Joe is taken out of the pen.

Summary (2)::

Summary (3):: 03/11/25 King Joe is in front of his kennel, jumping onto his kennel door excessively. King Joe is leashed as he jumps onto his kennel door. He exits the kennel with a relaxed frame, proceeding outside for a walk. King Joe will display a loose, wiggly frame, as he pulls on leash. The handler will administer Joe treats in which he takes moderately. They proceed on their walk, allowing Joe to explore along the walk. They will eventually return to the facility and enter the play yard. The handler will clip a drag leash to Joe and allow him to free roam. King Joe and the handler will engage in a game of fetch. The handler will toss the toy and Joe will retrieve it, returning the toy and being rewarded for it. They will do this for sometime before the handler leashes Joe to return to kennel. Due to an incident occurring outside of the pens, the handler must assist and a staff member returns King Joe to kennel. 03/05/25 (Trainer Note): King Joe is calmly waiting at the front of his kennel with a loose frame. He is easily leashed and lightly pulls to the training room. King Joe bounces around the room leaning into interactions and pets before he starts engaging with the enrichment. King Joe goes through a few rounds of enrichment before he is able to look at the trainer. King Joe then has several round of LATTE, orienting to the trainer before receiving more enrichment. After soliciting more pets, King Joe is easily leashed and taken back to his kennel. 3/3/25: Flushedface, pacing jumping at kennel door and barking at transfer door during rounds. 03/01/25 (Trainer Note): King Joe is sitting in his kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. He is loose and social and allows the handler to drape a blanket over him. He leans into contact and is returned to kennel without issue. 2/25: King Joe was observed jumping up and down and side to side when staff were walking past his kennel. 2/24/25: King Joe is observed during cleaning times to jump off his kennel walls and jump in kennel repeatedly.

Summary (4):: 02/20/25 (Trainer Note): King Joe is sitting in his kennel as the handler approaches. His kennel is smeared in feces from his jumping. King Joe is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. He is loose and social, engaging readily with the various enrichment, leaning into contact, and playing with toys. He intermittently mouths at the handlers' hands but is easily redirected. King Joe is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 02/13/25: King Joe is lying down in his kennel and will walk to the front to greet the handler, allowing them to leash him with ease. He is escorted to the live room, walking on a short leash with mild pulling. Once inside, a drag leash is placed on him, and King Joe immediately runs over to the bed and marks on it. He then engages with the peanut butter treat box, eagerly eating all the snacks inside. After finishing the box, King Joe discovers the snuffle mat and enthusiastically searches for and eats the hidden treats. Once done with the snuffle mat, King Joe returns to the box, hoping to find more treats, but when he realizes it’s empty, he goes back to the snuffle mat for any remaining bits. While exploring the mat, he discovers a rubber Kong bone with two treat bones inside and begins working to get them out. After engaging with all the enrichment items, King Joe is safely escorted back to his kennel with no issues. 02/06/25 (Trainer Note): King Joe is sitting in his kennel with a neutral body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. King Joe allows the handler to attach a drag leash and interacts with staff with a loose body. He leans in to solicit contact and re-initiates when the handler pauses. King Joe plays fetch readily and runs around the room squeaking his toys. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 2/2/25: King Joe is seen displaying similar jumping high and hyper-salivating during cleaning times. Saliva can be seen dripping off his door and chin 2/1/2025: King Joe is observed to be jumping up and down in his kennel repeatedly during cleaning times.

Summary (5):: 01/30/25 (Trainer Note): King Joe is sitting in his kennel with a neutral body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. King Joe allows the handler to attach a drag leash and explores the room with a loose body. He shows no interest in toys, but leans into contact with a loose body. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 01/23/25 (Trainer Note): King Joe is sitting in kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. King Joe allows the handler to attach a drag leash and engages readily in the various enrichment items. King Joe orients towards the handler and breathes in between items. He is loose and social and leans into contact. Handler then works with him on relaxing on a mat. Joe is able to sit and breathe, but is unwilling to lay down. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 1/16/25: King Joe is sitting at the back of his kennel when approached and when seeing the handler becomes very loose, jumping onto the door of the kennel. King Joe is easily leashed and is walked outside where he jumps on the handler in a social manner and allows them to pet him on his head and then back, jumping off the handler leaning into petting. King Joe begins to explore his surroundings while turning around at times offering sit cues. King Joe is given treats and walked up a step near a door that he likes to sit at. King Joe will sit at the base of the door, and not move with coaxing for a bit. The handler has to pretend to jog in a direction for him to come down and will finish his walk as normal. King Joe returns to kennel with no issue. 01/15/25 (Trainer Note): King Joe is sitting in kennel as the handler approaches. He begins to jump up on the glass of his kennel upon noticing the handler. King Joe is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. He engages with mild interest in the various enrichment items and is able to orient towards the handler. King Joe is unable to pause for long enough to breathe and maintains dilated pupils and a mild pant for the duration of the interaction. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 01/09/25 (Trainer Note): King Joe is sitting in kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. King Joe allows the handler to attach a drag leash and engages readily in the various enrichment items. He engages independently for several minutes before approaching the handler. Handler then asks for a deep breath in between items and Joe participates readily. He leans into contact with a loose and soft body. King Joe is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 01/02/25 (Trainer Note): King Joe is jumping onto the glass as the handler approaches. His kennel is smeared with feces due to his repeated jumping and fingerpainting. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. King Joe allows the handler to attach a drag leash and engages readily with the various enrichment items. He readily engages when the handler prompts him to sit and take a breath before moving onto the next item. Handler attempts to engage King Joe in Doggie Zen, but he shows little interest, quickly returning to the enrichment after a few rounds. King Joe then approaches the handler and leans in to solicit contact. He repeatedly re-initiates each time the handler pauses and is returned to kennel without issue. King Joe is later observed sitting on his bed with a soft body and closed mouth. 12/26/24: King Joe is standing at the front of his kennel upon handler’s arrival and will be leashed with ease and brought to the BT room for enrichment. Joe will be dress with a drag leash and set free. Handler administered a snuffle mat with hidden treats and king Joe will engage and happily jump up on handlers not staying focused on his enrichment items King Joe will be brought back to his kennel safely with no issues. 12/19/2024: King Joe is at the front of his kennel , is easily leashed and brought out to a street walk where King Joe pulls hard on leash, jumps on the handler but offers sit cues often. King Joe throughout the walk is social with the handler, leaning in for petting, engaging in more sit cues for treats. King Joe does stalk pigeons on the walk, but can be quickly refocused with squeakers. King Joe will sit in front of a door by the sidewalk for several minutes and has to be coaxed with treats off the stoop, but begins to walk as normal when off the stoop. King Joe is returned to kennel with no issue. 12/12/24: King Joe was leashed with ease and walked to the yard where he was clipped to a drag leash. He engaged with various LATTE puzzles and toys set out for him. King Joe was loose bodied and social throughout interaction. He was returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 12/11/24 (Trainer Note): King Joe is sitting on his bed as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately in the canine training room. King is loose and social with the handler, leaning into contact. Handler attempts to work with him on relaxing on the mat, but King Joe repeatedly solicits contact, so handler pets instead. He is easily leashed and pulls minimally back to kennel. 12/05/24 (Trainer Note): King Joe is sitting on his bed as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. King engages readily with the various enrichment items, visibly relaxing and decreasing the intensity of his panting. He leans into contact with the handlers. King Joe is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 11/27/24 (Trainer Note): King Joe is laying down in kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls mildly to the canine training room. King Joe engages readily with the various enrichment items and leans into contact. He responds to the sit cue and is able to play take a breath with the handler. He is returned to kennel without issue. 11/26: King Joe is seen jumping to the top of his kennel almost touching the top, persistently. He has smears on his kennel from what looks like could be saliva. 11/25/24: King Joe is at the front of the kennel, jumping on his kennel door with feces smeared at the front from his jumping. 11/21/24: King Joe is at the front of the kennel with a loose/wiggly body, is a bit difficult to leash due to his exuberance but is coaxed with a treat. King Joe is brought to the play yards where he readily engages with a toy, begins to zoom around the yard and lean into contact. King Joe maintains a soft/playful behavior pattern and is easily leashed to be brought back to his kennel. 10/13/24: King Joe is standing in his kennel with a loose wiggly body as the handler approaches. He begins jumping up onto the kennel door as the handler goes to leash him. Handler uses treats to lure him through the rope. He pulls mildly to the canine behavior office and engages readily in the various enrichment items. King Joe mantains a loose and neutral body for the duration of the interaction and is returned to kennel without issue. 10/11/24: King Joe is sitting at the front of kennel with a loose wiggly body as handler approaches. He jumps up at the front of kennel and handler will toss treats to redirect him into four -on-the-floor. King Joe is leashed with ease and walks with a loose body out on the street. He spends time scenting and relieves himself. King Joe is social with handler throughout his walk and will jump up on handler soliciting attention. King Joe takes treats gently from hand. He is walked back to Care Center, returning to kennel safely. Older notes in GAN available.

Date of intake:: 9/22/2024

Summary:: thrashing on rope, timid

Date of initial:: 9/30/2024

Summary:: nervous boy, muzzled for precaution

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

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to King Joe's hyperarousal and resource guarding, we recommend he goes to an adult-only home. Recommend no dog parks- No dog parks due to the possibility of him resource guarding food/treats.

Potential challenges: : House soiling,Resource guarding,Destructive behavior,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting,Bite history (dog)

Potential challenges comments:: House soiling: King Joe is noted to have accidents in the house, and will likely need guidance with house training. We recommend positive reinforcement, reward-based training only. Destructive behavior: King Joe is reported to show destructive behavior in the home. We are unaware of what, if any, attempts were made to remedy this behavior but we suggest to future adopters that King Joe will need to be provided with physical and mental stimulation and with a variety of appropriate and engaging chew toys so he can engage in necessary chewing behavior without damage to human objects. Resource guarding: King Joe has bitten a dog over his food twice when the small dog approached in his previous home. We advise against ever removing items from King Joe's possession without safely trading for an item or greater or equal value. Guidance from a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended to aid in safely managing/modifying this behavior in a new home environment. Basic manners/poor impulse control/Social hyperarousal: King Joe in care gets quickly aroused when in the precense of people. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach King Joe to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. He should be rewarded with treats when calm. If he escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from King Joe. Fearful: King Joe is a bit timid in care and has a history of barking of unfamiliar people. King Joe should never be forced to approach anything that she is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be King Joe’s choice to approach a new person or thing. King Joe would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings. See handout on Decompression Period. Bite history (dog): The previous owner stated a month ago her SMB dog was eating when King Joe had bit the dog's head and tail, but didn't break skin or draw blood. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: At the care center, King Joe has been observed to huff and pull towards other dogs with raised hackles on leash. King Joe may need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach him to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness or head halter to help manage this behavior. Leash-biting: King Joe is reported to is be quick to grab the leash in his mouth in his previous home. We recommend walking him with a toy to dissuade him from grabbing the leash. Positive reinforcement, force-free training is advised to teach him to focus on you rather than grabbing the leash.