Date of intake:: 7/30/2024

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray(spent time in foster)

Previously lived with:: 2 adults 2 cats

Behavior toward strangers:: In home: social with adults on leash: jump up very high in the air, lunge, growl, and hard bark

Behavior toward children:: In home: Does not like children on leash: jump up very high in the air, lunge, growl, and hard bark

Behavior toward dogs:: on leash: jump up very high in the air, lunge, growl, and hard bark

Behavior toward cats:: Slow interaction with 2 cats in the home was able to roam with the both cats

Housetrained:: Yes

Other Notes:: Notes from foster: Cedar is known to rarely have potty accidents. They noted in the apartment he was great. However, he has some leash reactivity towards all people, children and men in particular, bikes / skateboards/ suitcases/ anything on wheels , and other dogs . He will begin to jump up very high in the air, lunge, growl, and hard bark. He knows the “touch” cue which has been a huge management tool to help distract him. Cedar has spent time in a crate only when the foster is away. He is reported to be crate trained and enjoys going in there. Cedar is noted to pulls hard while on walks but has been training to reduce his pulling on lead. Cedar knows sit, place, and touch (hand targets.

Date of assessment:: 3/12/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Hypervigilant Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Fearful Call over: Approaches with coaxing Sociability comments: Accepts treats Soft handling: Tolerates contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: Tense body, sits down while being positioned Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler with low body Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily with wagging tail Toy Toy comments: No interest

Summary:: Cedar was originally a stray, that went to foster. Cedar was reported to lunge, hard bark and growl at other dogs when on leash. QUACC 2025: 3/23/25: Cedar was introduced to a novel female dog in the care center, initially greeting through a barrier. He approached with a soft body, engaging in scenting and following the female’s movements as she mirrored his behavior and offered play bows.When brought nose to nose, Cedar began to investigate the female but quickly became aroused by her movement. His body tensed, hackles raised, and he vocalized toward the female, displaying signs of overstimulation. To prevent escalation and ensure a positive experience, the interaction was concluded, and both dogs were separated. 3/22/25: Cedar was introduced to a female dog in the care center, initially greeting through a barrier. He approached with a soft body, scenting the female and following her movements as she mirrored his behavior and offered play bows. During the interaction, Cedar displayed social interest but was intermittently distracted by handlers in the pen, jumping on them in an affiliative manner. When brought in for a nose-to-nose greeting, he remained soft while scenting the female. As she engaged in a "stop/start" play style, Cedar responded by attempting body contact, running toward her and placing his head beneath her. However, his play style began to overwhelm the female. The interaction was concluded as their play styles did not fully align, though Cedar presented well during the greeting. MACC 2024: 8/14/24: Cedar is persistently jumping onto handler with loose and wiggly and will not approach the gate to greet another dog. 9/4/24: Cedar approaches the gate with a loose and wiggly body. He sniffs the other dog briefly before jumping on handler exuberantly.

Summary (3):: 3/25/25: Cedar is jumping and bouncing off his kennel walls when the handler approaches. Cedar begins to bounce and lick at his kennel walls. Cedar will stop once the handler opens up his kennel and goes to leash him. He is taken to the behavior office for a socialization session. Cedar greets the handler in the room and allows the handler to attach the drag leash to his collar. Cedar begins to pace and pant in the room, unable to settle. He is given different enrichment items, which he will quickly lose interest in. Cedar does allow the handler to pet him and he begins to lay down and heavy pant. Cedar is taken back to his kennel where he begins to bounce off his kennel walls again.

Summary (4):: 3/23: Cedar remains social with select familiar staff, but when removed from his kennel to be taken to the behavior office, he tenses and huffs when he sees an unfamiliar staff member down the hallway. The other staff member was working on the morning tasks and did not make attempts to interact with Cedar. 03/22/25: Cedar is jumping up in his kennel but will pause to allow the handler to leash him with ease. He will then be brought out to the play yard for a playgroup session. At the gate, Cedar will greet his playmate with a wagging tail. Once the gate is opened, he will continue to demonstrate a loose and wiggly body while engaging with his playmate. Cedar will display a body-to-body play style, while his playmate may prefer a give-and-go approach. Though Cedar may appear somewhat conflicted about his playmate’s style of play, he will remain social throughout the interaction. 3/20/25: Cedar began jumping on the kennel door as the handler approaches, displaying a flushed face, heavy panting but loose/wiggly noticing the familiar handler. Cedar is brought out of his kennel and into the behavior office where he begins to sit while his drag leash is placed, and will begin to solicit attention from all handlers in the room, jumping on the couch near the handler and leaning in for petting. Cedar will go between engaging with handlers, engaging with the puzzle toys and lick mats and playing with his toy. A staff member that is unfamiliar to cedar buzzes in, and when the staff member lingers for a bit talking at the door, Cedar will begin to hard bark, lunge and vocalize at the staff member until they leave. Cedar recovers quickly, going back to engaging with the handlers in the office with a loose body. Cedar is brought back to kennel with no issue, and given an ice box to play with.

Summary (5):: 3/19/25: Cedar began jumping on kennel door as handler approached. He rebounded off the door and was disinterested in treats, so handler asked him to sit. Cedar was then leashed with ease and walked the short distance to the BA room. He was clipped to a drag leash and immediately found a soft toy which he carried up onto the couch. Cedar was loose and wiggly but displayed FAS by panting with a flushed face. He was highly social and accepted pets all over, even when in possession of his toys. When handler stopped engaging for a few minutes, Cedar climbed back onto the couch with his collection of toys and was able to self regulate. Cedar was highly social with other handlers as they entered the room. He carried a toy with him back to kennel and walked straight in without issue. 03/18/25: (AM) As the handler approaches Cedar begins jumping on the kennel door. The handler only moves forward with opening the door when Cedar is not jumping on the door. Cedar sits and the handler is able to successfully leash him. The handler tosses a toy in front of Cedars kennel which he grabs when guided out of the kennel. The handler escorts Cedar out of the care center and out for a walk. Throughout Cedar is walking ahead of the handler carrying his toy. The handler escorts Cedar back to the care center but waits in the hallway for his kennel to be cleaned. At first Cedar holds his toy in his mouth but after a staff member passes Cedar drops the toy and focuses on attempting to approach the direction the staff member went towards. After, Cedar approaches the handler pouch and begins nudging it with his muzzle. Cedar then sits in front of the handler panting and soliciting for treats or attention. Cedar is returned to his kennel where he is unleashed and secured safely. 3/17 (AM) While in the behavior office, Cedar remains loose and social with familiar staff. It does take him several minutes to settle before he can focus on his enrichment games, but he does readily take treats. When he sees an unfamiliar staff member standing outside of the office door, Cedar immediately tenses and begins hard barking and growling at the novel staff member. One of the staff members steps outside to bring in a box of treats on a trolley, Cedar continues his hard barking and growling until the trolley and novel staff member leave. He shakes off and resumes his loose body, sniffing and investigating the box of treats. A toy is tossed away from the box and Cedar readily chases it.

Summary (6):: 03/16/25 (PM) Behavior remains consistent from this morning. Cedar is administered a toy before his walk in which he will carry throughout. While on the walk, he will carry said toy, walking moderately maintaining a relaxed pace. He is walked with no issue as well as returned with no issues. 3/16/25: Cedar is at the front of the kennel jumping at the kennel door with a flushed face, panting with his tongue past his lower incisors and rebounding off the kennel walls when the handlers approaches. Cedar remains loose and wiggly when the handler crouches down to leash him and is taken out of his kennel and into the behavior office where he immediately shakes off and begins to become loose, bouncy and allows the handler to put on his drag leash. Cedar is social with all staff in the behavior office, leaning into them for petting, sitting by there feet and crawling into the first handlers lap for petting and laying down chewing his toy. Cedar after awhile is clipped to his harness and taken for a walk, where he pulls hard and begins to explore his surroundings. Cedar will see other strangers passing him, tense but keep walking past them without having the handler to refocus him. Cedar does the same with dogs he sees at a close proximity. The sidewalks that Cedar walks down is quiet, with very little people passing and begins to use the bathroom and remains loose, social and pull hard the whole way. Cedar is brought back to his kennel with no issue, and begins to sit in front of the kennel door as the handlers locks his kennel. 03/12/25: (AM) As the handler approaches Cedar begins jumping on the kennel door. The handler only moves forward with opening the door when Cedar is not jumping on the door. 03/11/25: (AM) As the handler approaches Cedar begins jumping on the kennel door. The handler tosses treats in which he investigates momentarily but quickly he looses interest and returns to jumping on the door. The handler only moves forward with opening the door when Cedar is either sitting or standing, not when he is jumping on the door. Cedar sits and the handler is able to successfully leash him. Upon exiting the kennel Cedar immediately rushes to the door. The handler escorts Cedar out of the care center and out for walks. Throughout Cedar is hard pulling, with red eyes and panting. When passing the first dog he sees Cedar attempts to hard pull towards them. The handler is able to guide him away and continue walking away. Cedar passes the rest of the dogs looking or attempting to go in the opposite direction. When distance is made from the care center Cedar loosens his frame while still moderately pulling. The handler tosses a piece of sliced cheese on the ground which Cedar immediately consumes. Cedar grows in arousal as he now starts sitting to solicit treats. When returning to the care center Cedar's pulling grows in intensity, sometimes attempting to "bear crawl". Cedar is returned to his kennel where he is unleashed and secured safely.

Summary (7):: 03/10/25 Cedar is at the front of his kennel with wide-red eyes and is heavily panting. He will vocalize and jump onto his kennel door excessively before being leashed. As he drops down to all fours, he is leashed quickly and administered a treat in which he spits out. Cedar will pull his way out of the building displaying a stiff frame, still displaying wide-red eyes and heavily panting. Cedar will ignore other dogs with novel handlers. Cedar will become loose and wiggly as a staff member greets him. The staff member will walk beside Cedar as he remains soft and wiggly. Cedar is returned to the facility where he will pull his way back into the building with a muscular frame. Cedar enters his kennel willingly. 3/9/25: Cedar is at the front of his kennel when approached by the handler and begins to hard bark, with hackles raised behind his shoulders, base of his tail and his body posture frontal and aligned with the handler. Cedar has hard eyes, maintaining a hard stare with the handler. Cedar is crouched down to his level and cajoled with high value treats to approach the front of his kennel if he chooses too. Cedar is asked if he wants to go for a walk, accompanied with the high value treats and Cedar begins to nose bop the front of the kennel door and loosen his body language. Cedar is bit conflicted on approaching, backing away initially from the leash but is eventually leashed and brought outside for a walk. Cedar outside will maintain a neutral body with the handler, offering sit cues for the high value treats and maintain a neutral body with wagging tail. Cedar will see other strangers/dogs on the sidewalk, and will begin to tense, stand with a forward body, raise his hackles and hard stare along with increased pulling that required the handler to refocus him often. Cedar throughout the walk is refocused with the high value treats and does show signs of frustration throughout the walk as he begins to pull hard, yawning with teeth, and beginning to pant with a strained expression with his tongue past his lower incisors. Cedar will begin to jump on the handler incessantly after he offers a sit cue, and will leash bop the leash with his nose and begins to mouth it, Cedar is immediately refocused when he does this to prevent him getting too aroused and start leash biting. Cedar is brought back to his kennel while still being refocused from strangers throughout the walk back to the care center, and enters kennel with no issue. **Older notes available upon request**

Date of intake:: 7/30/2024

Summary:: Reported to be aggressive by the police

Date of initial:: 3/11/2025

Summary:: very excited, panting hard, wagging tail and seeking affection. Took treats during exam.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Cedar 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:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to reports of being aggression and being fearful in care we recommend an adult only home. Place with a New Hope partner:Cedar originally came into the care center as a stray but has since spent time in a foster home, where he has been described as affectionate and eager to learn. He is highly food-motivated and knows cues such as "sit," "place," and "touch" (hand target). In the home, Cedar has done well in an apartment setting. However, he displays significant leash reactivity toward people, children, bikes, skateboards, suitcases, and other dogs. When triggered, he will jump high into the air, lunge, growl, and hard bark. Cedar is available for placement through one of our New Hope partners who can provide him with a structured, supportive environment to help manage his reactivity and continue his training.

Potential challenges: : Social hyperarousal,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: Social hyperarousal/Leash-biting/Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Cedar has displayed social arousal in the Care Centers. He was noted to leash bite, grab onto staff shirts and mouth them when they are interacting with him. He is refocus with treats and training. His training should continue in a home environment to help manage this behavior. Please see the handouts on Social Arousal, Leash Biting and Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition. Fearful Defensive: Cedar has been observed to hard bark and growl at handlers when he first arrived. It is important to move slowly with Cedar, 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/barrier frustration: He exhibits overall fearfulness, barrier frustration, and barks in the apartment due to reactivity. He has leash reactivity towards people, especially children and men, as well as bikes, skateboards, suitcases, anything on wheels, and other dogs. The “touch” cue has been a valuable management tool to help distract him. Begin at a distance where he notices the trigger but does not react, rewarding him with high-value treats for calm behavior. Gradually decrease the distance over time. Use the "touch" cue as a valuable management tool to distract him and redirect his focus. Practice this cue in low-distraction environments before introducing triggers. Please see the handout on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration Strength/leash pulling-Cedar is noted to pulls hard while on walks but has been training to reduce his pulling on lead. Cedar knows sit, place, and touch (hand targets.Use a front-clip harness to reduce pulling and increase control. Reward him with treats and praise for walking calmly beside you without pulling. Practice loose-leash walking in low-distraction environments before gradually introducing more challenging settings. Incorporate frequent stops and changes in direction to keep him engaged and focused on you. Please see the handout on Strength/leash pulling.