Date of intake:: 4/10/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Previously lived with:: 1 adult

Behavior toward strangers:: playful and friendly

Behavior toward children:: playful

Behavior toward dogs:: familiar dogs: Tolerant, unfamiliar dogs he will bark, growl and lunge

Behavior toward cats:: bark, growl, and lunge.

Resource guarding:: No reported resource guarding.

Bite history:: No known reported bite history.

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: Duke is noted to have a medium energy level in the home.

Other Notes:: 4/10/25:Duke would use the bathroom outside and in designated area in the home. Duke is known to have destructive tendances. On walks, he will lunge at strangers, skateboards/bikes, and dogs. Duke isn't bothered when held/restrained, disturbed while sleeping, startled, pulled/pushed off furniture, feet/paws are touched, and collar grabbed. 4/11/22: First stay at care center, stray, no known history. Please see prior behavior for more details. In his past stay in care he was noted to kennel reactive, social hyperaroused, mouthy with hard pressure,jumps uncontrollably, OLR, and lunge at a family member in the home when afraid. In care Duke displayed a high level of dog reactivity and kennel fighting while in care which made it difficult for handlers to safely walk him.

Date of assessment:: 4/11/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs:None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Explores room- neutral body Call over: Readily approaches- neutral body, gently takes treats Sociability comments: Tense when collared, Becomes social after assessment, plays with toy, allows pets Handling Soft handling: Allowed- sits, lip licks, neutral body Exuberant handling: Allowed- sits, lip licks, neutral body Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- wags tail,soft body Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches- neutral body Knock Comments: Toy: Playful bouncy Toy comments:

Summary:: QACC 25' According to Duke's previous owner(s), Duke has interacted with different dogs and is often described as when around familiar dogs, Duke is tolerant. When around unfamiliar dogs, Duke will bark, growl, and lunge. 05/15/25: When off leash at the Care Center is introduced to a novel female dog. At the gate, Duke approaches with a neutral frame. Both dogs will scent one another at the gate. Duke will begin to paw raise at the gate with hackles displayed. The novel female, appearing conflicted will present hackles and a flagging tail as Duke remains present at the gate. The novel female will practice avoidance looking beyond Duke and walking away from the gate. Duke will check in with the handler but remains at the gate. Both dogs are separated, ending the interaction. 04/16/25: When off leash at the Care Center Duke's is introduced to a novel male dog. At the gate Duke approaches hyper salivating with a stiff frame. Both dogs scent one another through the gate. Dukes hackles begin to rise as the novel male marks the gate. Dukes begins low growling which quickly escalates while he gets in to a prey bow position. Both dogs are separated thus ending the interaction. 04/12/25: When off leash at the Care Center Duke is introduced to a novel female dog. At the gate Duke approaches with a stiff frame. Both dogs will scent one another through the gate before the novel female will offer prey bows. Duke will reciprocate offering play bows instead displaying hackles but is bouncy. The novel female will quickly escalate from lip quivers to growling and eventually baring her front teeth. both dogs are separated thus concluding the interaction. MACC 22' 4/12/22: Newton greets the helper dog with a high tail wag, beginning to whine. 10/7/22 Newton has been observed to lunge and snarl towards another dog through the fence.

Summary (6):: 5/23/25: Duke is observed to lunge at several dogs on his walk with an ACS staff member, lunging, hard barking and growling until the dog was out of sight of Duke. Duke was not able to be refocused while he was reacting and had to be pulled along to be out of sight of the other dog. 5/19/25 (trainer note): Duke was standing at the front of his kennel with a loose frame. He is easily leashed and walked to the behavior office, ignoring the surrounding barking dogs. He is placed on a drag lead and is loose and wiggly as he follows the handler around the room. He began to counter surf but was easily redirected with a squeaker and able to orient towards the provided enrichment instead. He orients towards the handler and will auto sit between items. He was able to practice breath work and takes treats from hands gently. He was easily leashed and returned to his kennel without issue. 05/17/25: Duke is standing at the front of kennel with a neutral frame as handler approaches. When the kennel door is cracked open, Duke lowers his head to scent the ground and handler is able to drop the lead over his head easily. Duke walks with a neutral frame out to the ramp leading to the play yards. Once he notices a dog further ahead, his body tenses and he becomes hypervigilant, pulling mildly in the dog's direction. Duke is easily redirected forward and once in the yard, is clipped to a drag lead and free to explore the space. He is highly treat motivated, will sit when cued, and takes treats gently from hand. Duke accepts petting along his head, neck, and body with a neutral frame. After his session, he is walked past another dog in a play yard and shows no reaction. Duke is returned to kennel safely. 05/11/25: Duke is standing at the front of his kennel and initially puts his head down to the floor as the handler attempts to leash him, but on the second attempt, he is leashed with ease and escorted outside for a walk. While out, Duke displays a neutral frame and walks past dogs with little to no reaction. However, he becomes reactive toward two people sitting at a light on a moped. Duke continues his walk on a loose leash, though he hard pulls at times as he explores the environment and relieves himself. He is brought back to his kennel safely with no issues

Summary (7):: 05/01/25 (trainer note): Duke is standing at the front of his kennel with a neutral frame. He is easily leashed and walked to the behavior office. When passing barking dogs in crates, his body stiffened up, but he was easily redirected with light leash pressure. When in the room, he immediately engaged with the enrichment and would orient towards the handler and auto sit. He was able to practice "place" and breath work. He was easily leashed and returned to kennel. 04/24/25 (trainer note): Duke is standing at the front of his kennel with a neutral frame. He is easily leashed and walked to the behavior office. He explores the room with a loose, wiggly body. He engages with the various enrichment items throughout the room and will readily orient towards the handler. He automatically sits between items and was able to practice breath work. When handler sits down, he approached with a loose tail wag and leans into handler for pets. He was returned to kennel with no issues. 04/16/25 During play group Duke will become aroused as he and the handler present wait for the next dog to arrive. Duke is highly treat motivated, fixated on one of the handler's treats. He will approach, sit, become unsettled, displaying wide-eyes and visibly vibrating. When the handler isn't quick in administering treats, he will jump onto the handler and attempt to eat from their treat pouch. The handler must toss the treats away in order to create distance. After a while Duke begins to runs circles around the pen, becoming tense and vocalizing. Duke body checks handlers and becomes more aroused, unable to self-regulate. One of the handlers grabs the drag leash after stepping on it and as the handler lifts the leash Duke will stop and side-eye the leash. The handler quickly walks Duke around pen and scatters treats. (Additional information in BA located in dog-to-dog section). 04/11/25: Duke is standing at the front of his kennel with a neutral frame, allowing handler to leash him with ease. Duke will be brought to the assessment room where a collar and drag leash is placed on him, and he will tense up but still allows it. Duke will roam freely, allowing handler to touch him and will engage in playing with a toy. Duke walks around the room exploring and marking everything; he also takes cheese treats when offered. Duke will be brought back to his kennel safely. **Enrichment notes from 2022 are available upon request.**

Date of intake:: 4/11/2025

Summary:: sit command and took treats well. He had a loose body greeting counselors and allowed staff to scan

Date of initial:: 4/10/2025

Summary:: enters with loose body, allows for exam

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),No cats,Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Duke's Potential challenges, we recommend he be placed in an adult-only home at this time. No cats: Duke is noted to bark, lunge and growl at cats we recommend is placed in a home with no cats. Single-pet home/Recommend no dog parks: Due to Duke's reactivity behavior towards other dogs, we recommend he is placed as the only dog in the home and avoid all dog parks.

Potential challenges: : Destructive behavior,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Kennel presence

Potential challenges comments:: Destructive behavior: Duke is noted in the prior home to become destructive in the home. Providing a structured routine and ensuring he has appropriate outlets for his energy can significantly reduce his tendency to be destructive. This approach helps channel his energy into positive activities, preventing boredom and frustration that often lead to destructive actions. Please the handout on Destructive behavior. Basic manners/Social hyperarousal/Mouthiness: In Duke's past stay in 2022 he was noted in care to jumps up in a social manner on handler often. Duke also mouth with hard pressure and was hard to settle down during his 2022 handling assessment.Redirecting his mouthiness to chew toys and stopping play when he mouths with hard pressure can help. Consistent training and rewarding calm behavior will aid in managing his excitement, ensuring he learns to interact appropriately with handlers and others. Please see the handout on Basic manners/Social hyperarousal/Mouthiness. Kennel presence/On Leash Reactivity/barrier frustration/Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Duke was noted in his past stay in 2022 to growl, hard bark and lunge towards other dogs on leash and in kennel. Duke in 2022 to lunge at a family member in the home when afraid.His current owner surrender noted in care that duke would become reactive toward cats,dogs,strangers, skateboards/bikes he will lunge, bark and growl.