Date of intake:: 2/5/2026

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (Unkown History)

Date of assessment:: 2/21/2026

Summary:: 2/21/26: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Explore room- sniffing, shakes off, allows petting, wags tail Call over: Comes when coaxes- gently takes treats, soft body Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- soft body, stays in handling position Exuberant handling: Allowed- soft body, looks back Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- Arousal comments: Knock: Alert forward ears, approaches sniff Knock Comments: Toy: Sniffs toy girp Toy comments: 2/8: While in the behavior office, Toffee does accept cheese from handlers and requires a slow approach for collaring. Once on a drag leash, Toffee avoids the handlers, pacing around the room, seeking an exit. When attempting to begin the handling assessment, Toffee repeatedly turns quickly to stare when touched, body tensing each time. Toffee begins taking treats with a harder mouth while increasing the distance between him and the assessor. Due to his discomfort, he is returned to kennel. 2/6: Due to Toffee's high levels of fearfulness, a handling assessment was not conducted.

Summary (6):: 3/8/26: Toffee is standing in his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and he then pulls hard on the way to the behavior room. In the room, he has a loose and wiggly body and engages in a snuffle mat and a cheese lick mat. He is comfortable approaching the handlers to receive treats. He would lean into the handlers to receive pets. He pulls hard on the way back to his kennel and enters with no issues. 3/4/26: Toffee comes toward the front of his kennel when the handler approaches, he is tossed treats which he takes and is easily walks into the looped slip lead. Toffee rushes his way out of his kennel with a tense body and high tail, looking back and forth in the hallway. Toffee mildly pulls towards the behavioral office where he allows the handler to attach a drag lead to his collar. Toffee engages witha plush toy and plays catch with the handler. Toffee leans in for pets when the handler calls him over with a soft body and wagging tail. Toffee is given treats and "sits" when cued. Toffee became bouncy around the room, approaching the secondary handler for attetion with a soft body. Toffee is leashed with spray cheese and is returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 03/03/26: Toffee approaches the front of his kennel but runs to the back as handler opens the door. He does not re-approach until coaxed with treats through the leash loop. Once leashed, he is escorted to the assessment room for enrichment. Inside the room, handler provides a lick mat with sausage, followed by a snuffle mat filled with treats. Toffee engages fully with both enrichment items. When the session is complete, Toffee is returned to his kennel safely without any issues. 03/02/26: ACS staff leashed Toffee for his morning walk. Toffee was easily leashed and while walking out of the kennel Toffee looked to the dog kennel rigth before the door way and then turned and bite the handlers thigh. Handler said "hey" loudly and Toffee let go at the same time. Handler turned around and started walking Toffee back to his kennel. Handler reported Toffee was tense, staring back at handler, and growling. Toffee walked into his kennel with no issue and leash was removed. Handler had a bruise on thigh, no broken skin. 2/24/26: Toffee is at the front of the kennel barking as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and will pull mildly out to the play yard. He will take treats gently from the handler and sniff around with a loose frame. Once returning to the building he will pull moderately back to his kennel where he is secured safely. 2/21/26 (Assessment late entry): Toffee greets handler at front of kennel with a loose and wiggly body. He is easily leashed and taken to the behavior training room for an assessment (Please see assessment notes for details). When exiting kennel Toffee did pull very lightly towards the kennel next to him, he was not reactive. Toffee walked in the hallway on a slack leash. Toffee was social with handlers and was returned to kennel with no issue. 02/8/26(Assessment Note): Toffee stands at the front of his kennel and is leashed and brought to the assessment room. He requires distraction with cheese in order to place a collar on him. He allows petting but repeatedly looks back at handler with increasing body tension. He begins taking treats hard. Due to wary and escalating behaviors, the assessment is discontinued. Toffee is returned to his kennel safely. For more information, see Behavioral Assessment.

Date of intake:: 2/5/2026

Summary:: friendly and a handler was easily able to get a slip lead on him. He was nervous when going into pr

Date of initial:: 2/6/2026

Summary:: nervous, body tense, moderate discomfort noted during exam and procedures

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to how uncomfortable Toffee is currently with touch and novel stimuli, we feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Due to Toffee's reactivity in the care center, we recommend he is placed with one of our New Hope Partners.

Potential challenges: : Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: Toffee has been highly fearful and avoidant during his stay in care. It is important to always go slow and give him the option to walk away from any social interaction. Toffee should never be forced to approach anything that he is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be Toffee’s choice to approach a new person or thing. He 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. Bite history (human): After reacting to another dog on leash, Toffee has turned and redirected onto a staff members thigh, leaving bruising. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: After reacting to another dog on leash, Toffee has turned and redirected onto a staff members thigh, leaving bruising. Toffee is observed to lunge, hard barking and fixate on other dogs during walks.