Date of intake:: 6/21/2024

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 6/23/2024

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate Reactivity to humans: Mild Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Became tense, hard stare with forward body towards people Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: No approach Sociability comments: Vocalises and sniffing around the room Soft handling: Tolerates contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: Sniffing floor and shoes throughout handling Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler slowly, nose on ground Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily, jumps up Toy Toy comments: No interest

Summary:: 6/25/24: Iron Titus greets the other dog at the gate with wide eyes and wagging tail. When off leash with another dog, he immediately jumps on the other dogs back to mount. The dogs are separated and allowed to reapproach. Iron Titus mounts again.

Summary (5):: 11/8/24: Iron Titus is standing in the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is offered treats and takes them excitedly and is leashed while distracted by treats. Titus is walked outside to the street and begins sniffing around almost as soon as he makes it outside. He uses the bathroom and continues to accept treats tossed to him during his walk. He walks past people on the street without issue but begins pulling harder halfway through the walk. Titus pulls very hard at this point causing handler to have to use a firmer grip on the leash, once Titus notices the pressure from the leash he slows down again to a manageable pace. Titus is walked around for a bit more before he is brought back inside and returned to kennel without issue. 11/6/24: A staff member was conducting an interaction with Iron Titus and an interested adopter. Interaction started off in the dog interaction room in PAC where Iron Titus was aloof and smelling around, briefly engaged with the clients but appeared anxious. The handler brought him to the backyard where he pulled hard to get into the pen and turned around to look at the clients before going up to them to sniff them. When the handler closed the pen, they placed a dragline on Titus. As soon as the handlers leash was removed he appeared to have the zoomies but only ran to the end of the pen before body slamming into the adopter. Titus began to hold onto them and humping. The handler moved to step on the drag leash but since the client was circling around with the dog, they wasn't able to get it immediately. When the handler stepped on it and grabbed it, the handler asked for help and the clients moved away. When they moved away, Titus was biting the pants (the baggy part in the back) and the sweatpants ripped as the client pulled away. At this time, the handler had a hold on the leash and Titus was standing still but still fixated on the clients. Another staff member came to help the primary handler and was able to leash Titus. Titus was returned to kennel with no further issue. Handler checked in with clients and they confirmed no skin was broken.

Summary (6):: 10/6/24- Iron titus is jumping on his door when handler approaches with a soft body, he jumps down when the door is unlocked and he is easily leashed. He is taken for a street walk. He pulls hard at first, sniffing around. He relieves him self and when handler stops walking he looks back, he comes to handler to take a treat from them. He mark pees on various spot throughout the walk. After awhile, he starts to walk on a loose leash. He allows handler to pet his head, chin and back leaning into handler's legs when his back is being petted. He doesn't react to bicycles passing him along with people. He is easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue. 9/13/24: When off leash with a voluteer in the yard, Iron Titus ran from one side of the pen to the other repeatedly. He then went under the bench, heavy breathing. He continued to breathe heavily when returned to kennel. 9/8/24- Iron Titus is at the front of his kennel with a neutral body, he is jumps on the door and hard stares at handler. They present a treat and he takes it from handler. He is easily leashed and taken for a street walk. He pulls hard when first walking and was aloof with handler when called. He took treats gently when given with an open palm. When he would see a dog, he would stare with a slight tense body. Handler tugged away and tossed a treat in the other direction, Iron Titus followed it. He allowed handler to pet his back, he leaned into handler's legs. He was easily clipped and return to kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 8/30/24- Iron Titus is at the front of his pop up crate barking when handler approaches, handler presents a treat and he takes it. Handler held a treat and he was easily leashed. He was taken for a street walk, he moderately pulled throughout. He would take treats a little hard and handler fed him with an open palm. He had no reaction to any stimuli while outside. He allowed handler to pet his head, chin and back. He was returned to his pop up without issue. 8/13/24: Iron Titus is at the front of the kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. He was easily leashed and taken for a street walk. He pulls very hard on the street, he sniffs around and stops to relieve himself. When returning to the building, Iron Titus stops and begins to pull away. When slight tension is applied to the leash he begins to thrash and handler runs him into the room where he stops and walks regularly. He is returned to the kennel without further issue. 8/3/24: Iron Titus is sitting at the front with a soft body. He is easily leashed and removed from kennel. He attempts to approach the dogs in the pop up kennel but handler calls him away and offers treats. HE takes the treats gently. He is walked on the street where he is aloof and hypervigilant turning towards noises. He no longer takes treats. He returns to kennel without issue. 7/20/24: Iron Titus is at the front soft bodied when handler approaches. He is easily leashed and taken out for a street walk where he walks nicely on leash. He will pull moderately towards other dogs with a neutral body. He does not react to any other stimuli. When crossing a street, he becomes reluctant to walk, putting the breaks on. He is able to be coaxed with treats. Inside the building he is social with handler, allowing petting and leaning against handler's legs. He is then returned to kennel without issue 7/6/24: Iron Titus is at the front of the kennel with a soft expression and neutral body. He is easily leashed and is taken for a street walk where he pulls mildly. He does not react to anything, does not take treats, is aloof to the handler, and for the most part walks slowly. He coughs frequently. He is easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue. 6/23/24: When handler approaches their kennel, Iron Titus is at the front whining with a neutral body. He initially dodges the leash before eventually allowing it. He is then taken out for a street walk where he pulls moderately on the walk before relieving himself. When seeing people on the walk, he becomes tense, fixating on them with a rapid wagging low tail. He is held away and brought into the assessment room where he paces around, sniffing, as well as high pitch vocalizing. After the assessment, he is returned to kennel without issue

Date of intake:: 6/21/2024

Summary:: Neutral relaxed body, soft wagging tail. Became tense and fearful in the lobby

Date of initial:: 6/22/2024

Summary:: Tense body for exam. Resists restraint.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Iron Titus so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in addition to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to how uncomfortable Iron Titus is currently with novel stimuli, we feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time.

Potential challenges: : Social hyperarousal,Anxiety

Potential challenges comments:: Social Hyperarousal: Titus quickly becomes over aroused in the presence of people, jumping up and mounting them. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Titus to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. Titus should be rewarded with treats when calm. If they escalate to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Titus. Please see handout on Arousal. Anxiety: Titus appears anxious at the care center, whining, vocalizing and sniffing excessively during their assessment. We have no history on his behavior in a home environment, so we do not know if this will occur outside of the care center. If it does appear in a future home, we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving him other things to focus on to alleviate their anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used. Please see handout on Generalized Anxiety.