Date of intake:: 9/23/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, No known history

Other Notes:: *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 10/21/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Inconclusive Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Panting heavily, hyper salivating, whining, pawing at the door Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Jumps up on handler Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily, jumps up highly Toy Toy comments: Grips light, becomes tense and moves away with the toy

Summary:: 9/26/25: Whizzer greets another dog at the gate with a loose and wiggly body. Off leash, he stands tall over the other dog with a tense face and rapidly wagging tail.

Summary (5):: 11/2/25: Whizzer is at the front of the kennel, jumping up and down repeatedly. He is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the kennel room. Whizzer crosses in front of the handler and pulls towards a passing kennel with his legs spread out. Handler holds the leash firm and he continues to pull, standing up on his hind legs. Whizzer then exits the room and pulls towards the passing pop ups with the same behavior. He pulls very hard to the driveway and is placed in a leash harness. On the street he continues to pull hard and fixates towards dogs. Whizzer relieves himself and is walked back to the shelter where he continues to pulls hard and is returned to kennel without issue. 10/24/25- Whizzer is at the of his kennel jumping up on the door barking at the handler with a neutral body, he keeps jumping up at handler attempts to leash. They use a treat lure and he is easily leashed. He pulls hard exiting the room and is taken for a street walk. He sits in the elevator and gently takes treats. He pulls hard exiting the driveway and continuously does throughout the walk. Handler calls to him and presents treats, he gently takes them from handler's hand. He follows the command to sit and is rewarded. He goes to sniff some trash and handler presents a treat and he follows them. Handler scratches his head, neck and back, he leans into handler's legs. He has no reaction to people passing and holds his attention with treats. He is easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue. 10/18/25: Whizzer is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches, he barks at handler but is distracted with treats and is leashed while distracted. Once leashed he exits kennel and pulls hard out to the hallway, while out he is hypervigilant but initially can be focused using treats. Whizzer follows basic sit commands and focuses on handler before being given his treat and walks with handler out to the street. While outside Whizzer sees multiple dogs and each time will be tense bodied and hard stare at the dog, he is unable to be redirected and even when being walked in the opposite direction he will attempt to plant his feet and continue to stare at the dog. Eventually he concedes and will continue walking with handler, he generally ignores people passing on the street and pulls moderately while outside. Whizzer walks for a while with handler and stops occasionally to sniff or relieve himself. After a while he is brought back to the care centers and his leash is clipped before he is returned to kennel, he pulls hard when returning and enters without issue.

Summary (6):: 10/11/25: Whizzer is at the front of the kennel with a soft wiggly body and wagging tail. The kennel is unlocked and he jumps up and down demand barking. He is leashed with a treat lure due to repeated jumping and pawing. Once leashed, Whizzer pulls moderately out of the room. In the elevator, he jumps up on the handler. Handler directs him down with a treat and he take them gently. Whizzer is then walked to the street and he relieves himself a few times. Whizzer pulls hard back towards the shelter where he is walked back to the kennel and returned without issue. 10/3/25: Whizzer is at the front of his kennel with a loose body, and jumps on the kennel door as the handler approaches. When the handler attempts to leash him, Whizzer back away. The handler uses a squeaker and Whizzer slowly comes forward, allowing himself to be leashed. He is brought out of kennel; he looks at the dogs in kennel when walking out the room. Whizzer relieves himself when walking out the building. While walking on the street, Whizzer notices a dog in the distance; he looks back at the dog repeatedly until it is out of sight. Another handler and dog are walking in the direction of the handler and Whizzer, and as they cross the street, Whizzer fixates on the direction of the dog, continuing to walk forward, but turn his attention towards it. After he turns away, Whizzer walks ahead of the handler with some tension on the leash. He stops and sits down twice to receive pets and treats from the handler. When walking back into the building, Whizzer fixates on a familiar handler in the distance. Once they are close by, behind him, Whizzer continues to keep his attention on them, turning to look at them continously while walking inside. The handler brings and stands to the side to allow said familiar handler and other staff members to walk past. Whizzer watches them all walk away; he also pulls towards and sniffs another familiar handler with a loose body. The handler clips their leash and returns Whizzer with ease.

Summary (7):: 9/29/25: Whizzer is observed to be hyper fixated on the dog in the other pen while he barks in a high pitched tone, and intensely paws at the fence with a tense body and high flagging stiff tail. He is unable to be redirected with treats or toys or squeaks, handler has to pick up drag leash and remove him from pen as the behavior continues. 9/28/25: ACS report that Whizzer is dog reactive. 09/25/25: Whizzer is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is offered treats but does not accept and is leashed without issue and taken to the street for his walk. While outside Whizzer pulls hard and passes people on the street without issue, he will occasionally stop to sniff spots on the street but otherwise continues pulling forward. Whizzer passes a dog while walking back into the driveway but does not react and walks into the behavior office for has assessment, once complete he is brought back to kennel where he pants heavily and paws at the kennel door. 9/24/25: Whizzer is at the front of the kennel, with a wiggly body. He begins to jump on kennel door when the handler unlocks the kennel. The handler easily leashes him and brings him out the room. Whizzer pays attention to the people around him; he gets startled when a sound near him. During the street walk, Whizzer walks ahead of the handler with tension on the leash, pulling forward. He watches people who walk nearby with a neutral body, and occasionally stands behind the handler. When returning to the shelter, another handler and dog walks past; Whizzer pulls towards the dogs. Whizzer is brought in for his assessment (See Assessment Notes). He is brought back into his kennel with ease.

Date of intake:: 9/23/2025

Summary:: Anxious, low head, allowed leashing

Date of initial:: 9/23/2025

Summary:: Tense body for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Whizzer so we cannot be certain of their behavior in a home environment. However, they will need daily mental and physical activity to stay 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.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior we recommend a home with no children.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Fearful,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners: Whizzer has been observed to jump up on handlers. 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: Whizzer has been observed to have a tense body and with flinch from loud noises. He is also avoidant of handlers. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Whizzer would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to their new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period. Anxiety: Whizzer is observed to pant, pace, and whine and while interacting with handlers. If Whizzer displays anxious behavior in their future home, we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving them other things to focus on to alleviate their anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used. Please see handout on Generalized Anxiety. On Leash Reactivity: Whizzer has been obsvered to hard stare, become tense and fixate on other dogs. This behavior is not able to be redirected. Whizzer will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration.