Date of intake:: 11/19/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Bite history:: 11/18/25: The foster parent was out on Nina's evening walk Nina began jumping up at them and mouthing their arms Nina started to tug on the Foster parents jacket sleeve and pull it like it was a toy the foster parent was able to distract her with a treat and get her tied to something next to them. This incident caused a small wound on their arm that bled. After this Nina was calm and sitting next to them while she waited for their partner to come pick them up.

Other Notes:: Previous stay- 6/3/25: Stray, No known history During her previous stay in the care center Nina was obsvered to be fearful and on leash reactive. *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 11/25/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: None Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Jumped off the handlers chest Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: No approach Sociability comments: Takes treats with very hard pressure, running around the room and grabbing multiple objects, such as toys, chuck it ball sticks, accessories on bags etc. Handler has to remove all stimuli from the room Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Neutral body Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler exuberantly, jumps up towards the leash once Knock Knock comments: No approach Toy Toy comments: Grips firm and engages with the toy, becomes tense when the assess-a-hand approaches

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 09/04/25: Nina is introduced to a novel male dog. At the gate Nina approaches and immediately marks with a forward frame. She will linger for a moment and walk around the yard while the novel male is collared. When she returns to the gate, the novel male will remain stiff, fixated on her. Nina will let out a hard bark and both dogs are separated concluding the interaction. 08/07/25 Nina is introduced at the gate to a novel female dog while off leash at the care center. Nina will approach the gate and sniff the female dog through the gate, whining before walking away. Nina will displace, sniffing away from the gate displaying a high flagging tail. Nina returns to the gate with hackles as the female dog remains present. This concludes the interaction. 08/03/25 Nina is introduced at the gate to a novel male dog while off leash at the care center. Nina will approach the gate with a soft frame and wagging tail, attempting to greet the male dog. Due to his reactivity towards her, low-growling as he approaches the gate, Nina disengages from the interaction, walking away and ignoring the male dog for the remainder of the interaction. Nina will linger next to the exit for the remainder of the time, appearing aloof as she keeps her distance from the gate line. This concludes the interaction.

Summary (4):: 12/2/25: Nina is noted to baulk when returning to kennel and chicken is effective to lure her back in. 11/25/25: Nina is sitting in kennel, and then stands at the front with a loose body. She is easily leashed and brought out the room. Nina is then brought to the yard, and walks with no leash tension around the perimeter. The handler then brings her into the playpen, which she sniffs around. As the handler sits on the bench and calls her name, Nina quickly jumps on and off their chest. Nina also allows pets from the handler. She is then brought in for her assessment (See Assessment Notes). Once it's done, the handler attempts to bring Nina out the room, but she baulks. The handler gently increases leash pressure, which gets her to continue to walk. Nina is then brought to her kennel, allowing the leash to be removed with ease. 11/20/25: Nina is at the front of her kennel lying down as handler approaches. She is leashed while distracted with treats and taken to the yard for her walk. Along the way she passes staff members but begins baulking in the hall, she is coaxed forward slightly with treats but begins refusing treat so handler attempts to walk with her to the driveway. She walks with handler stopping once outside but is able to be coaxed with treats, she is walked around the driveway for a while and she begins baulking once again, handler stops and waits with her for a bit, eventually she walks forward toward handler and accepts another treat. She is walked around the opposite side of the driveway before being brought back inside. She allows handler to clip her leash and returns to kennel without issue.

Summary (5):: Notes from previous stay at ACC: 09/27/25: Nina is sleeping at the front of the kennel when the handler approaches from the next kennel. Nina gets up and begins jumping and prancing around kennel holding a toy as handler unlocks the door. As handler opens the door, Nina loosely moves to her karanda with toy in mouth but quickly returns to front of kennel. Handler uses treat lure to leash and Nina readily follows treat. Nina pulled on the walk to the Live Room and allowed handler to attach drag leash. She freely explored the room with a loose body sniffing the snuffle mat on the floor. Handler engages Nina in basic obedience practicing sit. Nina whines and barks while handler prepares treats. Handler engages Nina in a sit with durational hold using frequent treat rewards, rewarding for calm and quiet behavior. Handler reviews touch with Nina but Nina is easily distracted going back to the snuffle mat. Handler rewards Nina for check ins, dropping rewards in snuffle mat. When handler grabs leash at the end of session, Nina jumps back with loose body and jumps onto toy box and onto the counter. Nina remains a loose body and is slowly lured with treats back to ground the same way she got up. Handler uses treat to leash Nina and practices quick round of impulse control when leaving the room. Nina sits at the door but she pulls on the walk back to her kennel, though she is pulling less on the way back than on the walk out of her kennel. Nina readily walks into kennel and handler is easily able to remove leash. 09/18/25 (Trainer Note): Nina is laying at the front of her kennel as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls moderately outside. She opts into the 123 game and readily orients towards and turns away from dogs. She is returned to kennel without issue. 09/11/25 (Trainer Note): Nina is laying on her bed as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls moderately outside. She opts into the 123 game, walking in a heel position next to the handler without pulling. She plays take a breath readily and turns towards dogs, but turns back towards the handler when marked. She is returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 09/05/25 (Trainer Note): Nina is standing in her kennel as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls moderately outside. She readily engages in the 123 game, which decreases the intensity of her pulling. She plays take a breath with the handler and turns away from dogs when the handler marks. Nina is returned to kennel without issue. 9/03/25: It’s reported by ACS Alex Nina is hovering over a toy in her kennel as they attempt to get her out and will begin Low growling handler will need to use a squeaky to redirect her and place the leash overhead. 08/29/25 (Trainer Note): Nina is lying on her bed as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. Nina is loose and social with staff, leaning into contact. She moves through the various enrichment items without issue and begins to orient towards the handler. Nina engages readily in take a breath and the 123 game. She is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 08/22/25 (Trainer Note): Nina was lying on her bed as the handler approaches. As the handler began to un lock the door, Nina would bark. Nina continued to bark as she walked to the front of the kennel and was leashed. Nina would then stop barking and calmly walk to the Live Room. Nina was able to orient to the handler during LATTE and the handler began to incorporate the visual cue to sit. Handler started to wait for an automatic sit, and Nina would demand bark on two occasions, but would then begin to sit and orient to the handler automatically before receiving more enrichment. Nina panted throughout the session and would pick up the puzzle bow and flip it onto the snuffle mat to get more of the treats out. Nina was easily leashed and returned to her kennel. mobile event 8/16/2025 Nina was very distressed throughout the event despite trying to take her for multiple walks and give her, her own area in the car dealership that was hosting. Even when there weren't dogs in her sight and she was being praised with treats, toys and petting, she had a very hard time settling and would often display great anxiety when handlers would rotate for breaks. Even if she had only met the handler 20 minutes prior, she would be greatly distressed when they'd walk away while another handler took over. In addition, when she was in this heightened state, she would react with head whipping if handling of her body was attempted. This was even with the handlers that she'd previously displayed a great affinity for.

Summary (7):: 08/09/25: Nina approaches with a loose frame and begins demand barking as she is easily leashed and escorted out of the care center. When on leash with casually walk beside the handler with a loose frame, checking in frequently as she explores her surrounds. When passing birds, Nina will attempt to lunge in their direction but when the handler braces the lead Nina will immediately stop and continue on the walk, still looking at the birds. Nina is escorted back to the care center where she is kenneled and safely secured. 08/08/25 (Trainer Note): Nina is standing at the front of her kennel as the handler approaches. She pulls mildly to the canine training room. Nina allows the handler to attach a drag leash. She explores the room and the various enrichment. Nina readily engages with the handler, but quickly loses interest so handler works with her on holding for a few seconds at a time before being reinforced. She improves over time and is returned to kennel without issue. 8/3/25: Nina was sleeping in kennel as handler approached. She was leashed with ease and walked to the yard for a gate greet (see dog-dog summary.) Nina pulled hard on leash, attempting to run up the ramp. She pulled hard on the way back to kennel and entered without issue. 7/22/25: During a walk with a volunteer, Nina was observe to react to a dog in the hallway by hard barking and lunging towards the dog. In the yard she barks at passing dogs and at pigeons landing on the fence. 7/1/25: Nina is reported to be pulling excessively, causing rope burn to handlers. 6/28/25: Nina is at the front of her kennel with a soft body. She is easily leashed and removed from kennel. She is walked on the street where she pulls ahead of handler, hypervigilant, looking around, walking forward stopping and looking around again. She stops walking and watches dogs pass across the street. She can not be called away until the dog has passed. She is not interested in treats until she is back in the care center. She returns to kennel without issue. 6/21/25: Nina is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and is taken outside for a walk. On the walk she would walk ahead of the handler with a loose body and would approach and sit to receive treats. She would pull towards people with a loose body and would try to jump up. She is returned back to her kennel with no issues. 6/10/25: It is reported on the behavior board that Nina did not want to go back into her crate.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have a limited history on Nina 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),No cats,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No young children (under 13): Due to a low threshold for arousal and the bite history we recommend an adult only home. No cats: Due to Nina barking at birds, we recommend she is placed in a home with no small animals. We recommend placement with a New Hope rescue partner who is able to provide an experienced, adult-only foster home. Force-free, reward based training and/or consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling,Low threshold for arousal,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Grips firm and engages with the toy, becomes tense when the assess-a-hand approaches Resource Guarding: Nina has been obsvered to become tense with a toy in their possession. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Nina's mouth, and any time something is removed they should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Mouthiness: Nina has been obsvered to take treats with very hard pressure. We recommend giving treats with a flat hand and to use force-free, reward-based training methods to teach Nina to take treats with a softer mouth. Please see handout on Mouthiness. Fearful: Nina has been observed to become tense when people pass by in the hallway and when handler attempts to place collar. It is important to move slowly with Nina, 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 do not want to solicit attention. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression. Bite History (Human)/Arousal: Please see bite history above for more details. Please see handout on Bite History and Potential for Future Aggression. Please see handout on Arousal. Strength/leash pulling/On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Nina was observe to react to a dog in the hallway by hard barking and lunging towards the dog. In the yard she barks at passing dogs and at pigeons landing on the fence.