Date of intake:: 3/5/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 3/9/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Jumps up on handler Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: No approach Sociability comments: Sniffing around the room Handling Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Handling comments: Head whips during exuberant contact Arousal Jog: Follows handler exuberantly Arousal comments: Knock Knock Comments: Approaches handler readily, jumps up Toy Toy comments: Grips firm, becomes tense, and hovers over it

Summary:: 4/13/25- Shelby pulls hard at the gate and muzzle punches the gate, she has a tense body with a high wagging tail. She disengages and is coaxed to greet again. She again has a tense body with a high wagging tail.

Summary (4):: 4/13/25: Shelby is at the front of the kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. She is leashed and taken out of the room. She pulls hard out of the room. Shelby is brought to the backyard where she relieves herself. She is placed on a drag leash and walks around the backyard, she is social with handlers approaching them with a soft body and wagging tail. Shelby takes treats gently. She allows petting but after sometime she will jump on handlers exuberantly. Shelby does a dog-dog interaction. After awhile out in the yard, Shelby starts to fixate on pigeons on the other side of the fence and cannot be called away. When the pigeons land in the pen she begins chasing them around the yard. Shelby is also noticed to be hyper salivating. Shelby is later re-leashed and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (5):: 4/12/25: Shelby is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She begins to jump up and down as the handler unlocks the door. She continues to jump up and down as the handler presets their leash. She is able to be leashed while being distracted by treats. She then pulls hard on the way downstairs for a walk. On the walk, she would continue to pull hard ahead of the handler. This causes her to throw up her food. She was unable to sit and would stare at the handler and look at their treat pouch to demand for treats. She would hard stare at the handler as they were trying to pick up the food she threw up. She then walks next to the handler slowly on the way back to her kennel. She was able to return upstairs and enter her kennel with no issues. 4/7/25- ACS have reported that Shelby scratches on the kennel wall when the kennel is being cleaned next to her. 4/5/25: Shelby is at the front of the kennel with a soft body. She is jumping up pressing her front legs against the kennel door and jumping up high with all feet off the ground. Shelby is easily leashed and pulls hard out of the kennel and out of the room. In the elevator she approaches handler with a soft body and wagging tail and takes treats softly. On the street she pulls moderately. Sniffing her surroundings and walks ahead of handler. Shelby relieves herself and is walked back to the shelter, she spots a small dog and stares and pulls towards small dog but is kept away. She is returned to kennel without issue. 3/29/25: Shelby is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She begins to jump at the door as the handler is unlocking it. She is able to be leashed and is taken downstairs for s walk. On the walk, she would slight pull ahead and look back at the handler for treats. She would hard stare at dogs that were across the street and try to pull closer to the side of the sidewalks. She pulls on the way back to her kennel and entered with no issue. 03/22/25: Shelby is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is leashed while distracted with treats and exits kennel pulling moderately. She is distracted with more treats tossed near the elevator but is difficult to redirect when she begins sniffing the pop up crates she passes in the hall. She is taken out to the street for her walk, during which she initially pulls forward hard but stops to sniff infrequently. She walks past people without issue and follows along with handler, her pulling progressively slows as the walk continues. She accepts treats from handler gently and uses the bathroom while outside. She passes multiple large groups of people on the street and shows no reaction. After walking for a while she is brought back to kennel and returns without issue.

Summary (6):: 3/13/25(PM): Shelby is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She seems slightly startled by handler and begins hard barking at handler, but after being offered treats she calms down. She is leashed while distracted with more treats and exits kennel quickly. Shelby pulls hard out the room and enters the elevator following treats tossed by handler. She walks in front of handler and pulls hard while out on the street. She will pull towards dogs she sees and ignores people she passes on the street. Shelby is not easily redirected and will fixate on dogs occasionally not responding to treats or squeaks until the other dog is out of sight. After a bit she is brought back inside and pulls hard while returning to kennel, she returns without further issue. 3/13/25: Shelby is sitting at the front of her kennel as the handler approaches. She begins to bark when handler is unlocking her door. She is easily leashed and pulls very hard out of the room. She is taken for a walk on the street, where she continues to pull hard towards the driveway gate and she begins to pant excessively. Once across the street, she doesn't react to any stimuli but does react to when the handler calls her and coaxes her with treats. She will periodically attempt to jump up on handler in a social manner and will pull hard towards familiarized handlers. She continues to pull very hard throughout her entire walk and is then taken back to the shelter. Once back upstairs in front of the room, she is easily clipped and returned back to her kennel with no further issue. 3/12/25: ACS report that Shelby was alligator rolling while on leash, she had to be double leashed back into kennel. 3/9/25: Shelby is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She then begins to bark at the door as handler is unlocking it. She is able to be leashed and she bolts out of her kennel and pulls hard while hopping on her hind legs on the way out of her kennel room. She is taken for a walk outside where she continues to pull hard. On the walk, she would pull hard ahead and would approach the handler and jump up. She would take treats when the handler tossed them on the ground. She is then taken to the behavior room for her assessment. In the room, she would jump up on the handler, the couch, and jump up on the counters to search for treats. She had her body hunched over the toy that was given to her. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. She pulls hard on the way back to he

Summary (7):: 3/7/25: (PM) Shelby was sitting at the front of her kennel when handler approaches. Handler calls her name and she begins to start barking, the leash was shown and she was easily leashed. She begins to pull hard out of the room and is taken for a street walk. While on the street she switches between pulling moderately/hard. She pulls hard towards trees for sniffing and doesn’t respond to any stimuli. After relieving herself, she does constant check-ins with the handler & is rewarded with a treat each time. When walking back to the shelter, she pulls extremely hard into the drive way. She’s then clipped and returned back to her kennel with no issue. 3/7/25: When handler approaches Shelby’s kennel, she begins to hard bark, lunge & snarl at the handler with a tense body. Handler attempts to coax her with treats and meats and she wasn’t receptive to them at all. Handler then walks away briefly to decrease FAS. Handler later on approaches Shelby’s kennel with cheese-spray and she is easily coaxed and becomes soft and wiggly. Shelby was now at the front of her kennel standing on her back hind-legs. A treat was then tossed in the kennel and Shelby wasn’t interested. Handler attempted to use a treat lure with a very wide loop, which was successful. Shelby then attempted to push her way out of the kennel and proceeded to pull hard on her way out the room and once out in the play-yard she began to pull hard towards different spots to sniff. Once in the pen she immediately relieved herself, she then approached the handler with a soft body soliciting pets behind her ear. Shelby then jumped up onto the bench and handler showed a treat which Shelby then began to sit and the treat was taken with a soft mouth. Handler was able to keep her focus. Handler then attempted to play fetch which she showed no interest in doing so. After this interaction Shelby stays near the handler and is later on taken back inside. She was clipped and return to kennel with no issue. 3/5/25: Shelby is in a pop up crate when handlers arrive in the office. Shelby is standing while hard barking, growling, snarling, and baring teeth. Handler speaks in a soft tone, Shelby is not receptive. When the handler turns away Shelby rushes forward and presses her muzzles against the pop up crate bars, and continues to hard bark, bare teeth, and snap. Handlers continue to speak in soft tone and offer sliced cheese. Shelby is receptive and takes it with a soft mouth. When handlers stop giving cheese, Shelby begins to vocalize and bark. However after a few minuets she is able to settle in the crate and lay down. Only barking intermittently to the sounds outside of the office.

Date of intake:: 3/5/2025

Summary:: Hard bark, lunge, snarl, attempted to bite but took treats.

Date of initial:: 3/5/2025

Summary:: Very nervous, hard barking, hyperactive

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Shelby 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: : Resource guarding,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Shelby has been observed to become tense, and hover over toys that are in her possession. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Shelby's mouth, and any time something is removed they should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Shelby displayed hard barking, snarling, lunging and attempted to bite a staff member during her intake. She displayed a softer body when offered high value treats. Positive reinforcement should be used to help her associate new people with things she likes such as treats and toys. Please see the handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression.