Date of intake:: 10/3/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner surrender (4 years)

Previously lived with:: Adults, children, small dog

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Gentle and friendly

Behavior toward dogs:: Playful and social, sometimes alert barks before greeting

Behavior toward cats:: No experience

Resource guarding:: No resource guarding reported

Bite history:: No bite history

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: Shine Bright Like a Diamond is described as a very high energy dog by her previous owners.

Other Notes:: Shine Bright Like a Diamond's previous owners report that she has accidents in the home sometimes if left alone for over 8 hours, and that she has high energy and will socially jump on new people when greeting.

Date of assessment:: 10/31/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: mild Reactivity to humans: none Reactivity to dogs: did not pass Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): sniffed intently around room, watching handlers out of corner of eye; tail tucked, tense body; took high value treats Call over: ignored/avoidant Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: tense, panting Exuberant handling: tense, head whip Handling comments: a lot of displacement sniffing/fidgety when being positioned, uncomfortable with restraint Arousal Jog: distracted, sniffing Arousal comments: Knock: sought exit through door as assistant entered Knock Comments: Toy: distracted, sniffing Toy comments: 10/10: Shine Bright Like a Diamond has shown highly fearful behavior while at the care center. She is reported to have lunged at a staff member through the crate when attempting to leash her, was tail tucked and growled during her medical examination, and has been tense and avoidant of handling in the behavior office. Due to her fearful behavior, and to minimize her stress, a handling assessment is not conducted on Shine Bright Like a Diamond.

Summary:: Shine Bright Like A Diamond arrived as an owner surrender and is noted to be playful and social, sometimes alert-barks before greeting. 10/31/26: Shine Bright Like A Diamond greets a novel male dog through a barrier, initially displaying neutral body language. During the greeting, she begins barking and sniffing toward the male with pinned ears while lowering her body. Once introduced face to face, Shine Bright Like A Diamond briefly greets the novel male before becoming overwhelmed by his exuberant approach. She growls and vocalizes toward him before quickly running away and creating distance. The interaction is ended due to her discomfort with the male's level of exuberance. 10/29/26: Shine Bright Like A Diamond greets a novel male dog through a barrier, initially displaying neutral body language. During the greeting, she begins barking and sniffing toward the male with pinned ears while lowering her body. Shine Bright Like A Diamond then chooses to disengage and begins pacing around the yard while panting. The novel male briefly sniffs toward her before independently walking away. 10/17/26: Shine Bright Like A Diamond greets a novel male dog through a barrier while displaying significant fearful and anxious body language with a tucked tail. She does not approach the gate but intermittently orients toward the novel male before choosing to walk away and create distance.

Summary (7):: 10/31/26 (playgroup): Shine Bright Like a Diamond is standing in her kennel as handler approaches. As handler begins unlocking her kennel she puts her paws on the door and begins barking. She is easily leashed an pulls significantly outside to the play yard. She is attached to a drag leash and greets a novel dog at the gate. The other dog is then brought into the yard with her and they interact with each other briefly when Shine Bright Like a Diamond snarls and is then separated (see dog to dog for more info). She is put back on the slip and pulls significantly back to the kennel where she is returned without issue. 10/29/26 (playgroup): Shine Bright Like a Diamond is standing in her kennel as handler approaches. She is easily leashed and brought outside to the play yard where she greets a novel dog at the gate. She shows interest with loose and wiggly body, but the other dog does not engage (see dog to dog for more info). Afterwards, she pulls moderately back to the building and returned to her kennel without issue. 10/16/26: Shine Bright Like A Diamond is standing in her crate as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and is then taken outside to the play yard for play group. In the yard, she greets the other dog at the gate with a tense body and low tail while being low to the ground. She then disengages and approaches the gate door to seek exit. She then pulls hard on the way back to her kennel, and she would constantly baulk to the ground and look behind herself when sudden sounds happened. She then pulls hard into her crate and quickly pulls the leash off as the handler closes and locks the crate door. 10/8/26: Shine Bright Like A Diamond is standing up in her crate as handler approaches. She is able to be slowly leashed with ease while being distracted with treats and is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she has a neutral body frame a she pulls ahead of the handler. She would approach the handler to sniff them and has no interest in treats or toys. She would stare at people and dogs as she walked passed them but has no reactions. She pulls on the way back to her crate and enters with no issues. 10/5/26: Shine Bright Like a Diamond is reported to have lunged at tan ACS's face through the crate. Behavior handler approaches the crate with some cheese and is able to lure her through the slip leash after a few attempts. She will exit her crate quickly and maintains a frantic gait, zig zagging quickly in front of the handler and pulling hard. After her walk she is returned to her crate and secured safely.

Date of intake:: 10/3/2026

Summary:: friendly and allowed all handling

Date of initial:: 10/6/2026

Summary:: Tense; not interested in treats; tail tucked under; growled

ENERGY LEVEL:: Shine Bright Like a Diamond is reported to be a high energy dog by her previous owners, and will need daily mental and physical activity to keep her engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct her energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Shine Bright Like a Diamond's fearful behavior, we recommend an adult home at this time. Recommend no dog parks: Due to Shine Bright Like A Diamond's behavior in playgroup, we recommend she does not visit dog parks. Place with a New Hope partner: Shine Bright Like a Diamond has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has allowed only minimal handling since intake. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: Basic Manners/Poor Impulse Control: According to her previous owners, Shine Bright Like a Diamond jumps on people in a social manner. It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach her to control her impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended. Please see handout on Basic Manners/Impulse Control. Fearful/Potential for Defensive Aggression: During her time at the care center, Shine Bright Like a Diamond has shown fearful behavior, such as a tense body and tucked tail, and has escalated to lunging in one instance when being removed from kennel, and growling during her medical exam. It is important to always go slow and give Shine Bright Like a Diamond the option to walk away from any social interaction. She should never be forced to approach anything that she is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be her choice to approach a new person or thing. She would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to her new surroundings. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression.