Date of intake:: 6/26/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner surrender

Previously lived with:: 3 adults

Behavior toward strangers:: Shy, prefers contact on his own terms.

Behavior toward children:: Friendly and outgoing.

Behavior toward dogs:: Alert barks and pulls toward them.

Behavior toward cats:: No experience.

Resource guarding:: Teddy consideres toys, treats, and food valuable and he will hover over them.

Bite history:: Teddy is known to jump to solicit attention and to mouth to solicit play. Teddy has poor bite inhibition and will mouth at the adopter's hands. On 06/23/2025 at around 10 AM, the adopter's roommate was in the living room with Teddy. Teddy attempted to solicit play with the adopter's roommate by jumping on her and mouthing. Teddy jumped and nipped her upper left arm. The nip broke skin and left a bruise. The nip did not draw blood. Teddy continued to try to jump and nip her without breaking skin, before the adopter removed Teddy from the room.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Teddy is noted in the prior home to have a high energy level.

Other Notes:: Teddy uses the bathroom on walks and never has accidents inside. He is known to have general anxiety and will pull hard on leash. Teddy would react to other dogs and animals on walks by barking and jumping at them. Teddy is not bothered when held, disturbed while sleeping, pushed off furniture, paws are touched, or collar grabbed. He is fearful when startled. Teddy is described as couch potato, social, affectionate, very active, and playful. He spends time where people are. He allows the family to bathe and brush. On walks he pulls mildly to moderately. He was walked 3-4 times per day for 15-30 minutes. Teddy would spend an hour in the crate but did not do well in it. Teddy is fine in the car. Teddy knows commands like sit, wait, heel. The adopter's favorite thing about him is that he is very snuggly and loves to cuddle. He loves meeting new people and follows his family around. Teddy loves peanut butter treats and loves to work for treats. He likes playing tug of war. Teddy was fed Royal Canin dry food.

Date of assessment:: 7/5/2025

Summary:: 07/05/25 Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: N/a Reactivity to dogs: N/a Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): runs around bouncy, mouthy, jumps on helper, does settle Call over: Runs around the room does approach, heavy panting Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- distracted moves out on the handling position Exuberant handling: Allowed- heavy panitng, mouthy Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- mouthy Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches- jumps on helper, mouthy Knock Comments: Toy: Bouncy Toy comments: ***06/05/25: Please see prior handling assessment for more details.***

Summary:: **Returned 07/25** According to Teddy's previous owner(s), he will alert bark and pull towards them. 07/07/25 Teddy is introduced to multiple novel male dogs at the gate while off leash at the care center. All three are done on separate occasion. The first interaction Teddy is soft and wiggly, spending most of his time attempting to solicit the attention of the novel male dog, but due to the novel male dog's confliction, he is avoidant. Teddy would remain self-present, as the novel male dog ignores him. On Teddy's second interaction, he is ignored again at the gate. Teddy approaches with a soft body, however, grows nervous as he grows avoidant. Teddy will move away from the gate, displaying a neutral frame. Teddy is fatigued by his third and final greet, unable to focus. at this point Teddy is returned to kennel, concluding the interaction. 07/06/25 Teddy is introduced at the gate to a novel female dog while off leash at the care center. Teddy will approach the gate with a soft frame, standing adjacent to the novel female dog as she stands at a distance, directly in Teddy's sight. Teddy is wiggly, soliciting play by offering play bows and bounces. The novel female dog remains at the gate becoming stiff in frame, displaying a high curved tail, before lunging forward at the gate to snarl at Teddy. Teddy picks up on the social cue, disengaging from the interaction, walking away and seeking attention from the handlers present. The novel female dog is moved away before being taken back to kennel followed by Teddy, concluding the interaction. Due to Doug entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 06/09/25 Doug is introduced at the gate to a Male greeter dog while off leash at the care center. Doug scents the male greeter dog through the gate as does the greeter dog. Doug appears conflicted as he displays a neutral frame, lip licking and proceeding to displacement scent away from the gate. The male greeter dog will linger behind the gate, remaining self-present, attempting to solicit Doug's attention with paw slaps to the gate. Doug will maintain his distance as the greeter dog becomes frustrated, vocalizing at Doug. Doug stands at a distance hyper-salivating, ignoring the male greeter dog. Doug will seek attention from one of the handlers present, followed by seeking an exit. The male greeter dog is moved away from the gate and Doug is returned to kennel, concluding the interaction.

Summary (1):: 06/08/25 Doug is introduced at the gate to a female greeter dog while off leash at the care center. Doug will approach the gate with a soft, wiggly body, scenting the greeter dog through the gate. The greeter dog will scent him back, displaying a soft, wiggly body as well. Doug will solicit play by start/stopping at the gate, followed by play bows and bounces. The greeter dog will mirror Doug, catch the zoomies right after and runaround the pen. Doug is returned to kennel, concluding the interaction. Doug is now used to greet two novel female dogs at the gate while off leash. Doug presents as disinterested in the first interaction with one of the novel female dogs. He would approach the gate line, body parallel to the gate, as the novel female stands behind the gate facing Doug. With a neutral frame, he scents the novel female dog through the gate, disengaging as he walks away and begins to displace, scenting away from the gate as she offers play bows and bounces. Doug will maintain his distance for the remainder of the time. On his second interaction with the second novel female dog, he appears more interested as he approaches the gate with a softer, wigglier frame. The novel female dog doesn't approach the gate to greet, appearing aloof. Doug will attempt to solicit her attention by vocalizing, but she will displace, scenting away from the gate. As Doug bounces and jumps onto the gate still attempting to solicit her attention, she will maintain her distance from the gate, seeking an exit. Doug is moved away from the gate and both dogs are returned to kennel, concluding the interaction.

Summary (6):: 07/30/25 (Trainer Note): Teddy is standing at the front of the kennel with a loose body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. He is loose and social with staff. Teddy engages readily in doggie zen and down training. He is returned to kennel without issue. 07/26/25 (Trainer Note): Teddy is jumping repeatedly up onto the door of the kennel as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. Teddy pulls moderately to the canine training room. He engages readily in the various enrichment items and begins to orient towards the handler between each. He is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 7/24: Teddy was seen screeching in his kennel while bouncing off his kennel door. His chest/neck appeared wet with saliva. 7/23/25: Teddy is observed to be jumping at his kennel door, vocalizing and hypersalivating with visible salvia marks across his kennel door. 07/18/25 (Playgroup): Teddy is jumping up onto the kennel door excitedly as handler approaches. Handler distracts with treats, and he is leashed with ease, pulling hard immediately exiting kennel and will collapse for a couple of seconds before catching his breath and returning to the walk. Handler attempts to slow Teddy along the walk with treats and redirects his attention back to them. He is walked to the yard for playgroup (see Dog-to-Dog Summary for further details). Teddy is loose bodied and social throughout his time in the yard and allows handler to rope harness him to walk him back to kennel.

Summary (7):: 7/13/25: Teddy is a the front of his kennel after being returned from a walk with ACS staff, and he is at the front of the kennel, rebounding off the kennel door, spinning and covered his chin and neck in saliva, as well as the kennel door with visible paw marks. Teddy is panting heavily, and can be refocused from rebounding off the door if treats are thrown. 07/2/25: Teddy is sitting at the front of his kennel and will stand up upon the handler’s arrival. He allows the handler to leash him with ease and is then escorted outside for an enrichment walk. While outside, Teddy maintains a neutral frame and pants heavily as he explores the environment. He passes by other dogs without any reaction, relieves himself, and continues to walk on a loose leash alongside the handler without pulling. Once the enrichment walk is complete, Teddy is brought back to his kennel safely without any issues. 06/27/25: Teddy is standing at the front of kennel with a neutral frame as handler approaches. He takes treats gently from hand and is leashed with ease. Teddy pulls mildly to the Canine Behavior Office where he spends time scenting and engaging with a licky mat and snuffle mat. Teddy allows collaring and is clipped to a drag lead; free to explore the space. He is social with handlers throughout his time in the room and will sit for treats. After his session, Teddy is returned to kennel safely. 6/9/25: Teddy's behavior in care/during playgroup remains consistent. 6/8/25: Teddy greeted handler at front of kennel and was leashed with ease. He pulled on the way to the yard for a gate greet (see dog-dog summary.) Teddy pulled particularly hard when walking behind another dog on the street. Teddy pulled hard and was panting on the way back to kennel. Doug walked into kennel room where multiple MOPs were present and entered kennel without issue. 6/5/25: Teddy is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed and he pulls hard with a tense body and low tail on the way to the behavior room for his assessment. In the room, he would pace around with heavy panting and had a tense body due to being anxious. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. He pulls hard on the way back to his kennel and enters with no issues.

Date of intake:: 6/26/2025

Summary:: During intake, dog was excited to greet staff. Dog allowed staff to scan for MC and walk back to ken

Date of initial:: 6/27/2025

Summary:: jumping up on kennel door, wagging tail, barking in kennel, smiling, loose body

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We reccomed Teddy is placed in an adult only home at this time.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding:Teddy consideres toys, treats, and food valuable and he will hover over them.Training should focus on desensitization and counter-conditioning to help him feel safe when people are near his possessions, and to teach him that giving up items leads to positive outcomes. Please see the handout on Resource guarding. Basic manners/poor impulse control/Social hyperarousal/Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Teddy displays a state of heightened excitement and alertness triggered by social interactions or environmental stimuli, leading to behaviors like excessive barking, restlessness, jumping, mouthing, and pacing. Managing this condition involves consistent training with positive reinforcement, maintaining a structured routine, minimizing exposure to triggers, ensuring ample physical exercise, and providing mental stimulation through puzzle toys and interactive games. For severe cases, consulting a veterinary behaviorist or professional dog trainer is recommended. Please see the handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control/Social hyperarousal/Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition. Fearful/Anxiety: During Teddy handling assessment, he displayed Heavy panting, pacing in the room and when walking past the kennel will become fearful and back away. Social hyperarousal/Bite history (human):On 06/23/2025 at around 10 AM, the adopter's roommate was in the living room with Teddy. Teddy attempted to solicit play with the adopter's roommate by jumping on her and mouthing. Teddy jumped and nipped her upper left arm. The nip broke skin and left a bruise. The nip did not draw blood. Teddy continued to try to jump and nip her without breaking skin, before the adopter removed Teddy from the room. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration:Teddy would react to other dogs and animals on walks by barking and jumping at them. Strength/leash pulling: In the prior home teddy is known to pull hard on the lead.