Date of intake:: 7/26/2026

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (4 years)

Previously lived with:: 2 adults and 1 child

Behavior toward strangers:: at first, she is shy preferring contact on her own terms, can be social and playful once warmed up

Behavior toward children:: friendly, outgoing and playful

Behavior toward dogs:: friendly, outgoing and playful

Behavior toward cats:: unknown

Resource guarding:: none reported

Bite history:: none reported

Housetrained:: No

Energy level/descriptors:: Lucy's reported to have a high energy level.

Other Notes:: Lucy will use the bathroom outside on walks (grass, cement, dirt, etc.). She will have accidents a few times a month. Lucy is fearful when held/restrained, disturbed while resting/sleeping, when her paws are touched, and when her collar is grabbed/touched. She will hard bark/growl when startled and when pushed/pulled off of furniture. Level 3 when out for a walk - Mild to moderate pulling (on or off during walk). For exercise, she goes on walks 1-2 times a day for about an hour each walk. She has never been crated. She does not enjoy getting in/being in the car at all.

Date of assessment:: 7/30/2026

Summary:: Lucy has not acclimated well to the shelter environment. She refuses to leave her kennel, remaining tense, whale eye, shaking, and avoidant when handlers attempt to remove her from the kennel. She does not accept high-value treats or coaxing from handlers. During her intake, Lucy had to be double leashed by staff due to the intensity of her thrashing and flailing, causing her to crash on the floor. She does this three to four times before she finally pancakes. She is then sedated for her medical exam. Due to these concerns, Lucy is not an appropriate candidate for a handling assessment at this time.

Summary (7):: 7/29: ACS staff report that Lucy is not eating and will whale-eye and shake as they remove her uneaten food trays from the front of her kennel, moving as slow as possible in an attempt not to frighten her further. 07/27/26 (Pm walk): Lucy is sitting in the back of her kennel and will need to be lasso leashed by the handler. Once leashed, she will begin trembling, displaying whale eye, and will plant herself on her bed, refusing to exit the kennel. Due to her refusal to walk out, the handler will retrieve a control hook to safely remove the leash while allowing Lucy to remain in her kennel. As the handler removes the leash using the hook, Lucy will bite the hook and begin screeching. She will be left in her kennel safely without any further issues. 7/27 (AM): Lucy is lying on her kuranda bed when a handler approaches. She slowly rises into a sitting position, shaking. The handler calls to her softly while offering chicken breast and sliced cheese. She does not take them or attempt to sniff them. The handler fully opens the door and steps to the side, giving her the choice to exit on her own. Lucy does not move and begins shaking harder, to the point where the vibration travels up the lead and makes the clip at the end the handler is holding audibly jingle. Due to her high levels of fear and her kennel being clean, the handler uses a hook to remove the lead and end the interaction. Lucy does begin snapping at the hook while pulling away, but after a few tries, the handler can remove it.

Date of intake:: 7/26/2026

Summary:: shut down, whale eye, tail tuck began thrashing when leashed needed to be double leash

Date of initial:: 7/26/2026

Summary:: Needed sedation for exam,

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): due to the intensity of Lucy's fearfulness and handling /touch sensitivity, we recommend an adult-only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Lucy has not acclimated well to the shelter environment and has not allowed for any 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: : House soiling,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: House soiling: Lucy was reported to have accidents a few times a month in the previous home. Please see the handout on house soiling. Handling/touch sensitivity: Lucy's previous owner reported she is fearful when held forward/restrained, disturbed while resting or sleeping, when her paws are touched, and when her collar is grabbed or touched. She will hard bark and growl when pushed or pulled off of furniture. During her intake, Lucy began thrashing when leashed, increasing in intensity as staff attempted to walk her to kennel. She would flail and thrash to the point of crashing onto the floor, repeating this several times before pancaking and refusing to move. Please see handout on handling/touch-sensitivity. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Lucy is reported to be shy at first, preferring contact on her own terms with strangers. She is noted to hard bark and growl when startled. During her stay in care, Lucy has remained highly fearful and shut down, refusing to leave her kennel and avoiding all forms of interaction. She has escalated to snapping when handlers remove their leads after failed attempts to get her out of her kennel. Please see Hannah on fearful /potential for defensive regression.