Date of intake:: 5/1/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (No Known History)

Date of assessment:: 5/3/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Approaches people with loose wiggly body, spots dogs and briefly stares before walking away. Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Moderately social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows neutral Knock Knock comments: Approaches loose and wiggly Toy Toy comments: Grips firm, loose wiggly body

Summary:: 5/17/25: Papaya greets another dog at the gate with a neutral body and soft tail wag. The other dog disengages then reapproaches. Papaya lowers his body in a play bow then high pitch bars at the other dog.

Summary (5):: 5/14/25: Papaya was exhibiting the same behaviors as on 5/13. 5/13/25- Papaya is at the front of his kennel with a neutral body, when handler goes to leash he's jumping up on the door. Handler used a treat lure and he was leashed. When exiting his kennel Papaya tries to intensely cage fight and handler keeps him on a short leash. When leaving the room Papaya turns towards handler and jumps at them and starts to bite at the leash. Handler tosses treats and he goes to eat them. He is taken for a street walk. He has a hard pull towards spots to sniff but walks with a moderate pull. Handler continuously gives him treats throughout the walk and he follows the command to sit, he gently takes treats from handler's hand. Handler has Papaya sit when people walk by and he stays focused on handler. Papaya jumps at handler towards their left to mouth and handler presents a treat, he stops and takes the treat. When returning Papaya sees another dog, he starts jump towards handler to try to leash bite. Handler tosses treats and he goes to eat them, handler again continuously gives treats till back in the drive way and the other dog is out of sight. He is easily clipped and when returning to kennel he cage fights again. Handler tossed treats into kennel and he follows without further issue.

Summary (6):: 5/12/25: Papaya is at the front of his kennel with a loose body. He is easily leashed and brought out of the kennel. He pulls hard towards the other kennels on his hind legs, pushing his paws up against the walls on the way out of the room. Papaya settles once exiting the room, pulling moderately to the street. He pulls slightly towards a dog across the street and is easily redirected with a squeaker. He turns his head and jumps to bite at the leash. The handler is able to straight arm and shorten the leash to get him to stop. Periodically, Papaya attempts to leash bite, the handler having to keep the lead behind his head. He is brought back to the building and kennel fights on his way back to kennel, this time just pulling hard towards the kennels with all paws on the ground. He is returned to kennel with no further issue. 5/12/25- ACS reported Papaya is cage fighting and has been leash biting on walks. 5/7/25: Papaya is sitting at the front of his pop-up crate with a neutral body, dilated pupils, and slight panting. As handler begins to unlock the crate, he begins to start pawing at the door slightly but is easily leashed. Handler begins to toss treats out of the room, all the way towards the elevator, which Papaya is receptive to. Papaya attempts to jump on the handler, but a treat is tossed to redirect his attention, which works. Once outside of the elevator, treats are continued to be tossed out to the driveway, where Papaya is no longer receptive. Once the handler crossed the street, Papaya would walk on a loose leash and do occasional check-ins with the handler. Throughout the walk, Papaya would walk with a loose and wiggly body. While outside, he would be asked to sit constantly and be rewarded each time. This behavior goes on randomly throughout the walk, and Papaya stayed engaged. As people would pass, Papaya would become tense and begin to fixate on them. Handler calls his name and uses a squeaker, which helps break his focus, but this behavior is exhibited each time someone is passing. On the way back to the shelter Papaya would begin to pull hard towards various different spots to sniff, but afterwards would walk loose on the leash. Once back in the shelter, he attempts to grab the leash but is redirected with a treat scatter. Handler clips Papaya in the elevator and walks back to the room; once in front, Papaya would begin to slightly thrash backwards. Treats and a squeaker were attempted but didn't work. Handler then attempts to muscle him into his crate, which was unsuccessful. Papaya then begins to spin towards the handler; the handler then attempts to muscle him once more, which works, and he is placed back into his pop-up crate with no further issue. The interaction is shortly ended.

Summary (7):: 5/7/25: ACS reported that Papaya was leash biting while out on the street, and treats weren't used to redirect this behavior. ACS also reported that he would baulk in front of the room, and a belly-band is used to return him. 5/4/25: Papaya is standing at the front of kennel with a soft body and whale eyeing slightly. He becomes loose and wiggly with the use of baby voice. He is leashed and taken to the yard for a walk. Papaya is put on a drag leash. He sniffs around the pen and relieves himself. He shakes off and maintains a loose and wiggly body throughout walk. Regularly approaching handler soliciting attention, sometimes leaning in for pets. He chases after the toys thrown and briefly engages with them. When spotting the neighboring dog, he jumps towards them with a loose body and picks up his toy in his mouth. He holds it at and maintains a loose and wiggly body at the fence. As handler attempts to leash, King Bubblegum attempts to leash bite, but handler maneuvers the leash to prevent that. Handler re-leashes him and takes him to the street. He is not as exuberant and pulls moderately. He is returned to his kennel without issue. 5/3/25: Papaya is laying at the front when handler approaches but quickly sits up as handler unlocks the kennel door. He is easily leashed and removed from kennel. He is walked on the street where he will walk alongside handler but then pull really hard to a spot to sniff. He checks in with handler frequently and walks with a loose body and soft wagging tail. He pulls hard towards people, loose and wiggly in a social manner. In the behavior room he approaches the other handler with a loose body and wagging tail. He will sit for treats and takes them gently from handler hand. He is collared without issue and returns to kennel with ease.

Date of intake:: 5/1/2025

Summary:: Excitable, fast waggy tail, whines and barks loudly

Date of initial:: 5/2/2025

Summary:: Loose wiggly body and allows all handling, thrashes when muzzled minimally distracted with food

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Papaya so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he will need daily mental and physical activity to keep him engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

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

Potential challenges: : Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: During Papaya's medical exam he was reported to be fearful and thrashed when a muzzle was placed on him, he did recover and did not escalate further after being given a moment. It is important to always go slow and give Papaya the option to walk away from any social interaction. Papaya should never be forced to approach anything that he is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be Papaya’s choice to approach a new person or thing. Papaya would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period. On Leash Reactivity/ Leash Biting: Papaya has been observed to pull hard towards the other dogs in the kennel room, and pushing off against the wall. After reacting Papaya has been observed to spin towards the handler and begin to bite the leash. This behavior is able to be redirected using treats. Papaya 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. Strength/Leash Pulling: When walking Papaya is reported to pull hard toward places he wants to sniff on the street. His adopter must be prepared and able to handle a dog of this size and strength. It is recommended that he be walked on a front clip harness or head halter, which help diminish his strength through leverage, and that he be trained using positive reinforcement, reward based training to not pull on leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.