Date of intake:: 5/11/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender( Returned after 14 days limited history)

Bite history:: The Adopter adult child was walking Silve near their home. They stated that Silver was pulling on the leash towards something off the path, so they yelled "Para" to tell him to stop in Spanish, but he did not listen. They said "Para" a few more times and yanked the leash. Then Silver turned to jump on them and quickly bit and released on their right forearm. This bite left some scrapes on their forearm, breaking skin and drawing blood. They then tied the dog to a bench and waited for their parent, the adopter, to come take the dog. Silver was calm while waiting and greeted the adopter in a calm, social manner. The adopter was able to safely walk the dog back to the apartment.

Other Notes:: ****Please inquire about more information during past stay 4/21/25.***

Date of assessment:: 5/14/2025

Summary:: 5/14/25: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard pull Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs:None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social- Paces, panting, wiggly body, jumps on handler Call over: Readily approaches- panting, leans into touch, jumps on helper Sociability comments: seeks attention, playful Handling Soft handling: Allowed- leans in, moves out of handling position Exuberant handling: Allowed- leans in, jumps on handler Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- hard pulls, bouncy, Panting Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches: Jumps on helper, soft body Knock Comments: Toy: Grips walks away, bouncy Toy comments: *** Please refer to past handling assessment ( 4/22/25 ) for more details on prior stay.***

Summary:: Due to Silver entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 04/23/25: When off leash at the Care Center Silver is introduced to a novel female dog. At the gate Silver approaches aroused with tail wags. Both dogs scent one another through the gate. Silver will offer prey bows while demand "chirping / vocalizing". The novel female, displaying hackles becomes avoidant as she walks away from the gate. Silver will remain present still vocalizing as the novel female seeks out the handler. The novel female does not return to the gate, this concludes the interaction.

Summary (7):: 05/21/25: Silver is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body as the handler offers him a frozen meatball, which he devours within seconds. He then returns to the front of his kennel, maintaining a soft body as he waits to be leashed. Silver is leashed with ease and brought outside for an enrichment walk. While outside, he continues to display a soft and loose body, walking on a loose leash as he explores his surroundings. He sniffs around while wagging his tail and briefly breaks into a burst of zoomies, running until he reaches the end of the leash. Silver later approaches the handler, sits in front of them while wagging his tail, then jumps up and places his snout inside the handler’s pouch, seeking treats. Once the session has ended, Silver is escorted back to the care center and returned to his kennel safely. 5/15: Silver's kennel is covered to reduce visual stressors due to him persistently hard barking and screeching at people and other dogs that pass him. 5/12/25: Silver greeted handler at front of kennel to be leashed and pulled on the way outside. Due to DOH status, Silver was kept on premises and walked to the yard via the ramp. There was heavy dog/handler traffic outside which Silver seemed alert to. He became increasingly aroused as they progressed up the ramp, panting heavily and pulling very hard on leash. Another staff member was walking a dog on the sidewalk right against the fence, seemingly unaware of Silver's approach. Staff member did not create space for Silver like other staff did, and Silver was confined to the ramp. Handler asked staff member to walk their dog further away from the fence but by that point they were passing each other. Once in the yard that had a visual barrier on the fence, handler gave Silver a chance to reset before clipping him to a drag leash. Silver explored the yard and relieved himself while outside. Silver pulled on the way back inside and was guided into kennel without issue due to location being right beside the door. 5/14 (assessment): An ACS brings Silver to the behavior office for his handling assessment. He is loose and wiggly upon entering the room, immediately jumping on the two handlers in the office. Silver maintains his loose and wiggly body, attempting to jump onto desks and the couch. Once his assessment is complete, he is offered some lickable treats to help him settle before dressing him with a freedom harness to help reduce his pulling on the lead. He tolerates this and continues to eat spray cheese and then returns to his kennel without issue.

Date of intake:: 5/11/2025

Summary:: social and had a loose wiggly body. Silver was easily leashed and listened to commands to sit before

Date of initial:: 5/12/2025

Summary:: at the front of the kennel, play bowing

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Bite history, we recommend he be placed in an adult-only home at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Silver was returned to the care center after a bite incident with the adoptors adult child, The adoptors adult child was walking Silver when they stated that Silver was pulling on the leash towards something off the path, so they yelled for him to stop, but he didn't listen and yanked the leash. Silver turned to jump on them and quickly bit and released on their right forearm. This bite left some scrapes on their forearm, breaking skin and drawing blood. In care, Silver has shown social behavior and seeks attention from staff. Due to Silver's bite history, we recommend he be placed through one of our new hope partners.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety,Bite history (human)

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control: Silver jumps up non-stop, indicating a need for training to improve his impulse control and basic manners. Consistent training to teach him to sit or stay when greeting people, using positive reinforcement and redirection, will help manage this behavior. Please see the handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control. Anxiety: Silver began to display heavy panting and jumping during his assessment. Managing his anxiety will require creating a calm environment, providing enrichment activities, and using stress-reducing techniques like puzzle toys and regular exercise. Please see handout on generalized anxiety. Bite history (human)/Fearful/potential for defensive aggression/Social hyperarousal:The Adopter adult child was walking Silve near their home. They stated that Silver was pulling on the leash towards something off the path, so they yelled "Para" to tell him to stop in Spanish, but he did not listen. They said "Para" a few more times and yanked the leash. Then Silver turned to jump on them and quickly bit and released on their right forearm. This bite left some scrapes on their forearm, breaking skin and drawing blood. They then tied the dog to a bench and waited for their parent, the adopter, to come take the dog. Silver was calm while waiting and greeted the adopter in a calm, social manner. The adopter was able to safely walk the dog back to the apartment.