Date of intake:: 4/13/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Date of assessment:: 4/16/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Moderate Leash walking comments: Barks and pulls towards other dogs Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches handler readily Sociability comments: Whining and crying throughout assessment, receptive to treats Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: Neutral body Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Barks, approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: No interest, No reaction

Summary:: 5/8/26: Brooklyn greets another dog at the gate with tense body while hard barking.

Summary (5):: 6/7/26: Brooklyn is standing in his kennel with a neutral body. He is easily leashed then pulls towards the other kennels on the way out (a treat trail was not used, as a test). He pulls towards and hard barks at dogs in the hallway and in crates. He is not easily redirected. He is brought to the yard where he sniffs around and relieves himself. He sees dogs pass his yard and barks at them again. He is brought back inside, and at the elevator another handler lets their dog exit in front of them so they are close to Brooklyn, who lunges forwards and hard barks. When going back through the kennel room, he barks more at the dogs barking at him, but returns to kennel willingly. He takes treats. 6/5/26: Brooklyn has been observed to jump up high and bark repeatedly in kennel when unfamiliar people walk into the room. 5/24/26: It is reported via white board that Brooklyn pulls hard and needs a harness; very dogs and people reactive outside, constantly hard barking; needs to be walked in the closed yard. 5/21/26: Brooklyn is at the front of her kennel with a neutral body; she is easily leashed and brought out the kennel; while exiting, Brooklyn pulls towards and barks at the kennels she passes. She continues to aimlessly bark right before going downstairs. On the street, Brooklyn walks with mild leash tension; she doesn’t react to passersby. Additionally, she looks back at the handler and eats tossed treats from them. While walking back to the shelter, Brooklyn pulls moderately. Once they get upstairs, Brooklyn starts barking again. Before entering the room, the handler clips their leash. They also present Brooklyn with a handful treats; as they walk into the room, the handler drops treats in front of her; Brooklyn eats the treats until she gets into her kennel. 5/17: Volunteer Note - He was great on leash, walking in front of the handler with only mild tension and checking in often. When he spotted dogs on the street, he did not lunge, but did bark at them. He was easily redirected with gentle leash guidance. He knows sit, takes treats gently from hand, and can catch them perfectly in the air. Very sweet gentleman.

Summary (6):: 5/12/26: It is noted on the whiteboard that Brooklyn didn’t react to people or dogs during the walk. 5/11/26: Brooklyn was observed to hard bark and lunge in the hallway towards a dog. 5/9/26: Staff reported that Brooklyn pulled towards a dog in a pop-up. Staff pulled her back and she whipped her head towards them. 5/8/26: (For dog-dog) Brooklyn is at front of kennel, stands momentarily on hindlegs, with paws on kennel door, drops down and allows easy leashing. Brooklyn pulls moderately out of kennel however, once at doorway hard barks at dog passing by in hallway. Brooklyn recovers, is walked downstairs and again in hallway hard barks and pulls slightly harder in direction of a dog. Once in play-yard Brooklyn enters vestibule and immediately hard barks at dog on other side of gate (see dog-dog notes). Brooklyn is taken to another yard area for more time outside. Brooklyn takes treats gently from handler, allows gentle petting of torso/back area. Brooklyn is walked back into MACC, in elevator he drops into a sit when handler reaches into treat pouch. Brooklyn re-enters kennel without issue. 5/2/26: Brooklyn is at the front of her kennel jumping on the kennel door and barking at the handler; she is easily leashed and brought out the room. During the elevator ride, Brooklyn rubs her body against the handler while whining and nudges their treat pouch. On the street, Brooklyn walks ahead with mild to moderate leash tension; she doesn’t react to people, but barks at a dog across the street. She stops doing while walking past them, who doesn’t react back. Brooklyn engages with the handler by allowing pets and taking treats with mild pressure. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Brooklyn to her kennel.

Summary (7):: 4/30/26: It is noted on the whiteboard that Brooklyn hard barks at other dogs. 4/25/26: Brooklyn is at the back of the kennel lying down on her kuranda bed. She approaches the front of the kennel with a neutral body. She is easily leashed and taken to the street. Brooklyn walks with a loose leash onto the street. She relieves herself a few times before she is walked back to the shelter. Brooklyn passes a dog with a tense body. Does not bark towards the dog, but she pulls harder back to kennel. Brooklyn is then returned to kennel without issue. 4/24/26: Brooklyn has been observed to smear her kennel with her feces. 4/19/26: Brooklyn is reported to be dog-reactive. 04/16/26: Brooklyn is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches, she allows leashing and accepts a treat before exiting kennel and walking out the hall and to the street. Outside Brooklyn reacts to any dog she sees by alert barking and reacting toward them. She is difficult to redirect, when passing people she is fine. After a while she is brought back inside for her assessment and once complete she is returned to kennel, once returned she begins howling and barking while jumping on the kennel door.

Date of intake:: 4/13/2026

Summary:: Barked and lunged at another dog

Date of initial:: 4/15/2026

Summary:: Tenses for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Brooklyn 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 addition to physical exercise, to positively direct their energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to on leash reactivity and anxious behavior we recommend an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Anxiety: Brooklyn is observed to whine and cry throughout the assessment. If Brooklyn 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: Brooklyn was observed to bark and lunge towards dogs during intake. Brooklyn 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.