Date of intake:: 6/1/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (approx 1 year)

Previously lived with:: Adult 1- 56 yrs; Adult 2- 25 yrs

Behavior toward strangers:: Brownie will alert bark

Behavior toward children:: Brownie is playful and friendly

Behavior toward dogs:: Brownie is playful with familiar and unfamiliar dogs

Behavior toward cats:: No experience

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: High

Other Notes:: Goes potty on: "Outside on walks (grass, cement, dirt, etc.)", Designated area in home Accident frequency: Very rarely Additional info: he gets too excited when visitors comes and ends up peeing wherever he happens to be standing. Behavior concerns: Jumps up often or non-stop, Pulls hard on leash Reacts to on walks: "Small animals (squirrels, birds, rats, etc.)", Large dogs Additional info: He'll stare at a bird or another dog and attempt to run after them to play How this dog reacts when... - Held/restrained: Isn't bothered - Disturbed while resting/sleeping: Isn't bothered - Startled: Fearful - Pushed/pulled off furniture: Isn't bothered - Paws are touched: Isn't bothered - Collar grabbed/touched: Isn't bothered Brownie's previous owner describes him as an active and playful dog.

Date of assessment:: 6/4/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate - pulls hard towards places to sniff Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Stays near handler seeking treats Soft handling: Seeks contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler, loose body Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Sniffs, No reaction

Summary (4):: 8/24/25- Brownie is jumping up on the sides of his kennel and barking with dilated eyes when handler approaches his kennel. He stops jumping when handler goes to leash and he is looking at the side of one kennel wall. When he exits he tries to cage fight and handler muscles him out of the room. He is taken for a street walk. He walks on a loose leash with an occasionally mild pull towards spots to sniff. He is social with handler and gently takes treats. As Brownie walked further from the building, he started to baulk. Handler softly spoke to him and he slowly approached them with a neutral body and pinned ears. Handler started to walk and again Brownie baulked, handler presented treats and Brownie came to handler. They had to continuously give treats to motivate Brownie to walk. He started to pick up pace and handler would reward for the further he walked. He crossed the street and was walking to the park. He again baulked and wouldn't go forward. Handler decided to head back to the building, Brownie followed handler without stopping. Handler scratched his neck as they were walking back. He was easily clipped and when returning to kennel he again tried to cage fight. When we was at his kennel door, he planted and handler tossed treats in. Brownie went into his kennel without further issues.

Summary (5):: 08/23/25: ACS reports Brownie is kennel fighting upon exiting kennel. 8/21/25: During quiet time, handler walks into the room to check on Brownie. He is observed to be pacing at the front of his kennel with dilated pupils, is heavily panting, and will jump up very high, almost touching the roof of his kennel, while taking turns facing his neighbors. Treats are offered, he sniffs briefly, but does not consume and continues pacing, panting, and jumping. 8/20/25: It was reported by a volunteer that Brownie is displaying some high level of stress in his kennel due to his neighbors. The behavior was described as him trying to cage fight while jumping up and down very high. 8/20/25: Brownie is reported to be afraid to go on a street walk. 8/18/25: It is reported that Brownie was lethargic in kennel and refused to walk. 8/17/25 (Trainer Note): Brownie is standing at the front of his kennel with a neutral body and soft eyes as handler approaches. He is easily leashed with treats; a treat trial is tossed on the floor which he readily follows out the room. He is taken for a brief relief walk before his training session. Brownie continuously pauses on his walk, retreating backwards, and refusing to walk. He chases after treats tossed but does not walk unprompted. Handler decides to return him to care centers as he is very adamant of baulking. In the interaction room he is a bit aloof and distracted at first, sniffing around his surroundings. Handler introduces "Look at That" training protocol: neutral object is shown to Brownie; a clicker paired with a treat is used as a reward any time he disengages/has no reaction towards the object. He is engaged and receptive for the most part. He is returned to his kennel without issue. 8/15/25: Brownie is reported to be highly stressed being next to Thor Blues in kennel. A possible switch was requested. 8/9/25:Brownie is at the front of the kennel barking, handler easily leashes him and he is taken out of the kennel. Brownie makes attempts to pull towards kennels but does not react further. He is taken down stairs to the street. On the street a leash is clipped to his harness and he walks beside the handler with a loose leash. Brownie will occasionally stop walking and stare at the handler. A treat is used to encourage him to walk, he take them gently. Handler walks him around the block and he continues to stop regularly. Handler unclips their leash to his harness and removes his harness. Brownie walks better on the street with the handler. He then stops and refuses to walk more. Handler then walks him back to the shelter. He stares at dogs that pass nearby but does not react to them. Brownie is then walked back into the building and is returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 8/9/25:Brownie is at the front of the kennel barking, handler easily leashes him and he is taken out of the kennel. Brownie makes attempts to pull towards kennels but does not react further. He is taken down stairs to the street. On the street a leash is clipp 8/4/25: I had Brownie out for an interaction with clients in the PAC interaction room. It was a father and his 11-year old son who was sitting quietly on the bench. The clients were sitting on the bench and were not engaging with Brownie due to him visibly being nervous. Brownie had a tense face, his ears were pulled back and he was hesitant to approach client even with treats offered. He did take the treats gently and backed away to eat them in his space. We gave him a few minutes to sniff around the room but Brownie was very hesitant to go near clients and would hard stare and began softly growling at them. I called his name and offered him a treat when he sat but then he continued hard staring at the client and huffed. Since the dog was uncomfortable, I ended the interaction and walked him back to the kennel. He went inside without an issue. He seemed to be more comfortable with me and would accept pets and treats from me but not for the client even though this was the first time I was meeting him as well. 8/3/25: It was written on the whiteboard "barked and lunged at a volunteer who was opening PAC door for us to come out" 8/1/25: Brownie is sitting at the front of the kennel with neutral body. He is easily leashed and removed from kennel. He is walked on the street and remains near handler. He will check in and sit for treats. He allows some petting but prefers to explore his surroundings. He is easily returned to kennel. 7/21/25- Brownie is at the front of his crate heavy panting with neutral body, he is easily leashed. He allows handler to clip their leash to his harness once in the hallway. He was taken for a street walk. He has a moderate pull at times and checks in with handler throughout the walk. He gently takes treats from their hand. He has no reaction to any stimuli. He allows handler to pet his head, neck and back. He is social with handler when they call to him, he follows the command to sit and is rewarded. He is taken to the play yard, handler gently sprays him with water. He shies away and handler stops. He is easily clipped and returned to his pop up crate without issue. 7/21/25: It is reported that Bronie is clawing and biting the top of the popup crate and is shaking the entire crate. 7/21/25: It is reported by an ACS that Brownie is moving his pop up crate to the middle of the hallway while dogs walk pat 7/17/25: Brownie is observed to lunge, hard bark, and actively bite the crate bars to try and get to dog walking past. He moves the entire crate almost to the entrance of the adoptions room. 7/17/25: It is reported that Brownie is heavily panting and pulling his linen into his crate. He is also reacting to the other dogs entering and exiting

Summary (7):: 07/09/25: Brownie is neutral body in crate as handler approaches. Brownie takes treats through crate. Brownie is easily leashed and allows clipping of leash to harness. Brownie pulls with light-medium pressure leaving MACC, however walks with loose leash once on sidewalk. Brownie takes treats from handler's hand and responds to verbal cues to check in with handler. Brownie shows so mild visual fixation on birds and passing dogs but continues walk with loose leash. Brownie is social with familiar staff walking back into MACC and takes treats while on elevator. Brownie re-enters crate without issue. 7/7/25: It is reported that Brownie was barking and jumping up/bumping top of the crate. 6/24/25- Brownie is standing at the front of his pop up crate with an neutral body, barking at handler as they approach. He is easily leashed and taken for a street walk. He relieved himself and had a mild pull to various spots to sniff. He had no reaction to any stimuli. Due to the heat, handler took Brownie to the play yard. He was placed on a drag leash and sniffed around the pen with a soft body. Handler put some water on his neck from a filled pool, Brownie backed away from handler and went over to another spot. Handler went over and pet his head, neck and back. They offered treats and he took them gently from handler's hand. Handler went over to the pool and splashed the water. Brownie slowly came over and handler made a cup with their hands and held up water. Brownie lapped at it and handler gave him some more treats. Handler put a little more water on Brownie's back, he didn't back away. Handler went to sit on the bench and Brownie followed them. They offered another treat and he just sniffed it. Handler clipped their leash to his harness and they tossed him some treats into his pop up crate, he easily went in and he allowed handler to unclip their leash from his harness without issue. 6/4/25: Brownie is at the front of the kennel with a soft body. He is easily leashed and pulls hard towards the outside. Brownie is taken to the street where he walks with a loose leash. When Brownie smells things that catch his attention he pulls hard towards them. As Brownie, walks into the building he baulks and begins to retreat. Handler used gentle leash pressure to continue him walking. He is brought into the assessment room where he greets the assessor with a soft body and wagging tail. He takes treats gently and allows collaring. Handler slowly walks him back offering him treats. He returns without issue.

Date of intake:: 6/1/2025

Summary:: Allowed handling

Date of initial:: 6/3/2025

Summary:: Tense body for exam

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

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 5): Due to on leash reactivity and fearful behavior we recommend an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : House soiling,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: House Soiling: Brownie's previous owner states that he will have accidents very rarely in the home. We recommend positive reinforcement, reward-based training only. Accidents should never be punished as this will likely make the problem worse. Please see handout on House Soiling. Basic Manners: Brownie's previous owner states that he will jump up often or non stop. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Sit" and "Off" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach them to control their impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward-based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners. Fearful Defensive: Brownie's previous owner states that he becomes fearful when startled. During an adoption interaction Brownie was observed to hard stare with pinned back ears, a tense face, and began to growl towards the unfamiliar people. It is important to move slowly with Brownie, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow them to initiate interactions with new people. They should never be forced to greet or to interact if they are not comfortable and soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression. On Leash Reactivity: Brownie's previous owner states that he will run towards small animals and dogs while on leash. During his stay in the care center Brownie has been observed to bark and lunge towards a person holding the door open. Brownie will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than dogs and other stimuli. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Leash Pulling: Brownie's previous owner states that he pulls hard on leash. It is recommended that they be walked on a front clip harness or head halter, which will help diminish their strength through leverage, and that they be trained using positive reinforcement, reward based training to not pull on leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.