Date of intake:: 9/13/2025

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

Previously lived with:: 3 adults, 2 children (ages 6&13)

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly, outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Friendly, outgoing and Playful

Behavior toward dogs:: Friendly and outgoing with both small and large dogs.

Behavior toward cats:: No experience

Resource guarding:: Food bowl- will growl if try and touch.

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Medium

Other Notes:: Push or pulled off couch - Unbothered, follows command to get off Woken up from sleep - Unbothered Touch paws - pulls away Held or restrained - unknown Cinnamon pull very hard on leash. Client stated that Cinnamon is house broken and only uses the bathroom on walks. She was never crated. Cinnamon ate Purina dogs food and likes all treats. Cinnamon has been observed to chase small animals and birds.

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate - Hard Reactivity to humans: None - ignores Reactivity to dogs: Moderate - barks, pulls towards Leash walking comments: Reacts to neighboring dogs passing kennels Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Accepts contact - soft body, leans in Exuberant handling: Accepts contact - soft body, leans in Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Engages in play Arousal comments: Knock: No response Knock Comments: Toy: No response Toy comments:

Summary:: 9/16: Cinnamon greets a young M MMB dog at the gate with a neutral body, wide wagging tail. 9/21: Cinnamon was in the yard and when she hears another dog walking by, she begins to run back and forth along the fence barking. When the other dog is out of sight, she continues to react barking at the gate remaining fixated.

Summary (4):: 10/2: Cinnamon is given a jerky treat which she eats as she walks through the hall. She is brought into the yard and a drag leash attached. She follows handler to the bench and seeks attention. She is tolerant of being put into a costume and poses for photos performing behaviors, sit, paw, down, hop up. She appreciates attention from staff and volunteers as they take photos and videos. She greets new staff entering the yard with a soft body and wagging tail. She is brought on a walk keeping a loose leash before returning without issue.

Summary (5):: 10.1.25: Cinnamon is at the front of her kennel and is easily roped. Once out of her kennel she begins rope biting. She bites, holds and shakes the leash, and she ignores any treats or toys thrown towards her to try and take her attention. Cinnamon is brought to the yard and the leash is dropped, she continues biting at the leash for several seconds before staff is able to clip a drag leash on her. Cinnamon occasionally bites at and shakes her drag leash. Cinnamon approaches staff with a soft but excited body and leans into pets, and occasionally gives belly, she does however attempt to put her mouth on staff multiple times while being pet. When returning Cinnamon to her kennel she begins rope biting again, holding on and shaking. She is momentarily distracted by a corrector but quickly goes back to rope biting and ignores any toy used to distract her. She stops rope biting when near the room allowing staff to quickly remove the drag leash and clip her leash before returning to the kennel. PM: Cinnamon takes a long-lasting treat and is brought to the yard. She remains close to handler seeking pets. Another staff enters the yard and Cinnamon initiates play. She will bring the toy over and chew against the staff members body, grunting. The initial handler distracts her and begins to trade for treats. She will trade the toy. They go on a walk, and she keeps a loose leash. She returns without issue. 9.30 Cinnamon is at the front of her kennel with a soft body when approached. Cinnamon is easily roped. Once roped Cinnamon starts rope biting, holding on and shaking the rope. Cinnamon does not let go until she is in the yard and the rope is dropped. She allows staff to place a drag leash on her. In the yard Cinnamon is soft bodied and approaches staff for pets. When being pet she rolls over and shows belly. Cinnamon is reactive and runs to the gate and barks when another dog passes the yard. Cinnamon does not rope bite when being returned to the kennel. 9.29 Cinnamon was barking at her kennel door when staff approached. She allowed staff to easily leash her and came out of the room okay. Once staff got into the hall with her, she began to leash bite. She was tugging on the rope growling a little all through the hall until we got to the door. Staff kept holding the rope up so cinnamon cannot keep biting the rope. It took some time for her to stop the behavior. Once outside in the yard she was completely fine with staff. Cinnamon went back into her kennel without issue

Summary (6):: 9/27 Cinnamon is easily leashed and brought out to the small yard. She sneezes a couple of times in the yard and stands at the gate for a bit. Eventually she comes over to handler and sits at his feet facing away and leaning her head into handler's knee and accepting pets. She later rolls over onto her side and accepts tummy rubs. She is easily returned to her kennel. 9/25: Cinnamon is easily leashed and runs to the door. She is brought to the yard where she remains at handler's feet, rolling over and receiving pets consistently for about 10 minutes. She looks up at handler with soft eyes. 9/23: Cinnamon is easily leashed and pulls out to the yard. A drag leash is attached, and she follows handler to the bench. She accepts pets and lays on her side relaxes. She returns without issue. 9/21 Cinnamon is easily leashed and brough to the yard. She bounds over and rubs her rump over on handler's leg. She ignores treats offered and continues to lean into pets. When another dog is walked past the yard she runs over and begins barking at the gate. When other dog is brought inside, she continues to nudge the blocker on the gate and bark. 9/20 Cinnamon is sitting in the front of her kennel. She is easily leashed and ignores dogs directly next to her and begins pulling towards the dog in the first kennel. She pulls hard when walking toward the big yard. A drag leash is attached, and Cinnamon begin to sniff around the yard. A toy is tossed and Cinnamon bounds over and begins to sniff it. When called over, Cinnamon comes over and begins to lean into petting when offered. She allows petting down her back, on her rump and raises her head for chin scratches. Handler stops petting Cinnamon and she stands on handler's thighs leaning into their body. Another dog passes the yard, and Cinnamon turns with a high curved tail, ears forward and begins to bark. Cinnamon is easily returned to kennel. Later the same day Cinnamon is easily leashed and brought out to the yard. She sits in front of staff facing him and accepts pets and chin scratches. At one point she jumps up putting her front paws on staff's lap and sniffs staff's face. She then gets down and leans into staff's legs and lays down on top of their feet. Another staff member walks by the yard with a dog and Cinnamon jumps up with ears forward and runs to the gate of the yard and back. After Chapo is inside she returns to staff's feet and lays and fully rolls over with belly exposed and accepts belly rubs and scratches and kicks her leg a little. Cinnamon is easily returned to the kennel.

Summary (7):: 9/15 PM Cinnamon is standing at the front of her kennel with a soft body. She is easily leashed and brought to the small yard, pulling slightly on the leash. Once in the yard, she sits while staff member closes and latches the door, then reaches up to grab the rope leash as staff reaches for a drag leash. Staff clips the drag leash to her and removes the rope leash, and she wanders around the yard some, but keeps returning to staff and leaning into them, ignoring offered toys. Staff sits down and she gets into their lap and accepts petting, then lies on the ground on her back and solicits belly rubs. Afterwards, she is easily leashed again but attempts to bite the rope as staff is opening the door. She is easily brought back to the adoptions room and enters a new kennel (closer to the door) with minimal balking. 9/15 Cinnamon is standing at the front of her kennel panting with a soft body. She is easily leashed and kept on a short leash. She jumps up on her hind legs attempting to kennel fight but is ushered out quickly. She is taken on a walk on the opposite side of the street. Cinnamon walks pulling lightly at the end of the leash, only stopping to sniff around once or twice. She notices another dog across the street and stops to stare at her but with a little coaxing continues to move. On the return to the kennel, she backs up resisting going back in, she is gently pulled in and once her head is in, she walks the rest of the way in. 9.14.25 Cinnamon is at the front of her kennel with a soft body. She is easily leashed and attempts to kennel fight as she leaves the room. Cinnamon is then taken on a walk. During the walk Cinnamon has a soft body and pulls a moderate amount. She is responsive to staff and ignores people during the walk. Later on in the same day Cinnamon is at the front of her kennel panting. She is easily leashed and held on a short leash out of the room. She attempts to lunge at neighboring dog's kennel on the way out and is brought out to the yard. In the yard she accepts and leans into many pets and half sits on staff's lap on the bench. She is thrown some jerky treats but ignores them. On return Stanford is close by the door entrance as Cinnamon is going back in and Cinnamon growls, barks and lunges forward at neighboring dog's door but is held back. She then backs up and pulls back against the leash going in but quickly gives in to the leash pull. Once her head is past the door threshold she walks into her kennel.

Date of intake:: 9/13/2025

Summary:: Cinnamon barks with a loose wiggly body when approached.

Date of initial:: 9/13/2025

Summary:: Friendly, allowed all handling

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),No cats,Single-pet home

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to potential challenges, we recommend a home with no children at this time. Single-pet home: Cinnamon seems selective with other dogs, doing well with some but becoming fixated and difficult to distract with other dogs. She would require very slow, proper introductions with another pet but would likely do best as a single pet. She is reactive to animals of all sizes (dogs, cats and small animals) while out on walks.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Cinnamon is reported to growl when her food is approached. She should be left alone when eating. Nothing should ever be taken directly from Cinnamon's mouth. We recommend always trading for something of an equal or higher value. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Basic Manner/Impulse Control: Cinnamon lacks basic manners and impulse control. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach her to control her impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward-based training only is recommended. Please see the handout on Basic Manners and Impulse Control. Anxiety: Cinnamon appears anxious at the care center, pacing at the front of kennel, panting, jumping. If Cinnamon displays anxious behavior in her future home, we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving her other things to focus on to alleviate her anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training only should be used. Please see the handout on Generalized Anxiety. On-Leash Reactivity: Cinnamon has shown reactivity on leash towards other dogs and small animals. She will need an experienced owner familiar with working with this behavior. We recommend a front clip harness or head halter to help manage this behavior. Please see the handout on On-Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Barrier Frustration: Cinnamon is showing signs of barrier frustration in care. She will react while passing other dogs in their kennels. This can be due to frustration caused by the barrier itself. Please see the handout on On-Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Leash-biting: Cinnamon has begun to deteriorate in care and is leash biting intensely when going out for walks. Should this behavior continue out of the care center, we recommend walking her with treats or a toy to dissuade this behavior. Please see handout on Leash Manners.