Date of intake:: 6/19/2026

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 6/28/2026

Summary:: Renee has been observed to be highly on leash reactive towards dogs and people. When people approach Renee while in the kennel, they will escalate to hard barking and baring teeth. Due to high fear, stress, and anxiety observed while in care, Renee is not a candidate for a handling assessment at this time.

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, no prior dog-to-dog history is recorded. 06/23/26 Renee is introduced to a novel male while off leash. She approaches and will sniff through the gate with a neutral frame. She is tolerant of male's forward posture when greeting face-to-face and will disengage on her own.

Summary (6):: 6/28/26: Renee is at front of kennel with a tense body, ears pinned back and vocalizing as handler approached kennel. She was easily leashed and pulled from kennel. As soon as she was out of kennel she started to snarl and lunge towards the other kennels. Once in the play yard when a dog or person walked by she would lunge, bark and sometimes snarl until they got far enough away. When she was not actively engaged with a target she would be hyper vigilant with a tense body. ears forward and tail fully erect. When returning to kennel she barked at a person in the hallway that she saw some distance away and again tired to lunge at the kennels she passed while returning to her own kennel. 6/25/26: Renee is at the front of her kennel with a wiggly body; she is easily leashed and brought out the room. On the street, Renee walks with mild to moderate leash tension. She pulls a little hard when she hears a person speaking; when she sees the person, she briefly looks at them with a neutral body. Renee also slightly pulls hard towards a small dog a few feet away, but doesn't react. Renee is mainly aloof; after the handler stops walking her, she goes back to walking. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and returns Renee to her kennel. 6/24/26: Renee is at the front of her kennel with a wiggly body; she is easily leashed and brought out the room. The handler brings Renee to the yard. There, she relieves herself; she also looks at the dogs that walk past the playpen with a forward body, tense face, and raised hackles. With the handler, Renee sits in between their legs as they are seated on the bench; with a soft face, she allows pets. As another handler greets Renee through the shared fence, Renee approaches them with a wiggly body; she props herself up on an item leaning on the fence, and snarls at the handler, maintaining a wiggly body and wagging tail. The handler pulls her away, and waits for the other handler to go back inside. Then, they walks Renee inside and return her to her kennel with ease. 6/23/26: Renee greets the handler at the door with a slightly soft body and wagging tail. She does not take treats. She is easily leashed and lead to the yard where she relieves herself. She wags her tail when the handler addresses her. She sees a dog through the fence and snarls loudly twice. She is walked around the fence and pulls hard. She is returned to kennel and gets in willingly. She now takes treats.

Summary (7):: 6/23/26: Renee is lying down at the front of her kennel tense. Handler sprays cheese on the bars and Renee sniffs but does not take it. Handler unlocks the kennel and cracks it open, she stands up with a neutral body and approaches the front and the leash is presented. She is easily leashed and pulls mildly out of the kennel. She is brought to the backyard for a dog-dog interaction (see dog-dog notes) Renee is then walked around the yard and into the kennel. She observes a familiar handler and approaches slightly soft with a stiff tail. Renee is then brought back into the shelter and returned to kennel without issue. 06/22/26: Renee is at the front of her kennel sitting down as handler approaches and removes their kennel blocker. Renee begins alert barking and growling at handler who produces a treat, Renee does not accept the treat at first but handler presses the treat into Renee's muzzle and she accepts it. Handler then opens the door and begins attempting to leash Renee, she dodges a few times before allowing leashing and walking out of kennel with handler to the street for her walk. Renee shows minimal interest in dogs she sees outside and will look at them briefly before losing interest on them by herself. She reacts similarly to people, briefly looking at them before passing them without issue. Renee stops to relieve herself during her walk and after a while is brought back inside and returned to kennel without issue. 6/21/26: Renee is standing at the front of her kennel and is demand barking into a growl, repeatedly. She takes treats and stops growling when she has a treat. The leash is introduced and she tolerates it. She is leashed with a treat and lead to the yard. She walks around slowly with a slightly tense body and relieves herself. She takes more treats. She is lead back to her kennel and gets in willingly then spins around to face the handler. She takes more treats with a slight tail wag. 6/19/26: Upon approach, Renee is hard barking and baring teeth in kennel. When the handler attempts to drop a treat from above into her kennel, Renee jumps up and continues the same behavior.

Date of intake:: 6/19/2026

Summary:: Growling at handlers

Date of initial:: 6/21/2026

Summary:: Hard barking in kennel. Jumping up on kennel walls and barking at neighbor, tense body for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Renee 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 addition to physical exercise, to positively direct their energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to on leash reactivity, we recommend an experienced adult only home. 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: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful Defensive: Renee has been observed to hard bark and bare teeth at handlers when they approach while in kennel. It is important to move slowly with Renee, 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 soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression. On Leash Reactivity: Renee has been observed to lunge towards the other dogs in the kennel room. While in the yard, Renee will lunge, bark and snarl towards other dogs and people. This behavior is diffuclt to redirect until the stimuli has moved far enough away. Renee will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than dogs and other stimuli. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration.