Date of intake:: 5/30/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Other Notes:: *Previous assessments can be given upon request*

Date of assessment:: 6/29/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: Mild Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Tense body and staring at dogs and people Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: No approach Sociability comments: Aloof with handler, receptive to treats Soft handling: Tolerates contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler, neutral body Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Sniffs toy intensely, engages with it mildly, relinquishes to assess-a-hand

Summary:: 7/9/25: When attempting a gate greet, Malva immediately lunges forward while vocalizing and snapping towards the other dog.

Summary (4):: 07/30/25: Malva is spinning, high-pitch barking, and intermittently jumping on hind-legs placing on kennel door as handler approaches. Malva is easily leashed. Malva pulls with consistent moderate pressure when exiting kennel and MACC. Malva is panting, forward but neutral bodied. When on sidewalk Malva is pulling is light pressure. Malva checks in with handler for verbal cues, takes treats. Malva sees pigeons walking on sidewalk approximately 10 feet away, she lunges toward them exuberantly, recovers back to neutral body on walk with consistent light pulling. Malva walks back to MACC, upon entering kennel room Malva's pulling increases until she is back into kennel without issue. 07/26/25: Malva is spinning in her kennel and high pitch barking as handler approaches. Malva is somewhat tense as handler unlocks kennel door, intermittently standing on hind-legs. Handler uses a treat lure to move Malva's nose away from kennel to leash. Malva is leashed on second attempt, he pulls with consistent moderate pressure out of kennel. As Malva exits kennel and MACC, He maintains a neutral-forward body on walk. Malva takes treats from handler, checks in visually for verbal cues. Malva sees a MMB passing with MOP. Malva visually fixates and pulls toward. Malva is initially able to be redirected with treats, however as the MMB gets closer Malva furrows brow and tenses body. As the MMB increases distance Malva's becomes neutral bodied. Malva returns to MACC and kennel safely, takes treats.

Summary (5):: 07/24/25: Malva is noted to be standing on hind-legs persistently barking during active room time (morning walks). 7/23/25: Malva is at the front of the kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. He is easily leashed and pulls mildly out of the room. Malva is taken to the street where he walks with a loose leash besides the handler. He will pull hard towards pigeons that land nearby and chase them as they fly away. When a dog is spotted across the street, Malva stares at them with a tense body and head held high. He occasionally stops to sniff and relieves himself before being brought back to the shelter. Malva sulls hard back to the kennel and is returned without issue. 07/16/25: Malva is at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She barks and jumps at handler as they begin unlocking the kennel door, she eventually picks up a toy in her kennel and holds it in her mouth with a fast wagging tail and wiggly body. She allows handler to leash her and pulls moderately out of kennel to the street for her walk. Malva continues to hold onto the toy for her walk and her pulling progressively decreases as time progresses. She passes people on the street without issue and walks for a while with handler before being brought back to the care centers, she allows handler to clip her leash and pulls moderately when returning to kennel. 7/9/25: Malva is observed to be jumping up very high in kennel attempting to kennel fight with her neighbor. Malva has clown face, hyper salivating, excessively panting, and is pressed up against her kennel wall. She continues this behavior and begins to intensely paw and claw at the feed slot attempting to get to her neighbor. A couple minutes later, handler approaches to remove her from kennel. She has a neutral body and is easily leashed. As she is removed she mildly kennel fights and is taken to the yard. When doing her gate greet, she approaches with a tense body and high stiff tail. She begins to move swiftly from side to side in a crouching position whilst vocalizing. She escalates to air snapping at the dog and the interaction is ended. As she is returned to her kennel she mildly kennel fights. 7/5/25: Malva is at the front of the kennel with a soft body and wagging tail. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately out of the room. Malva is brought to the street where he walks with a loose leash. He checks in with handler and takes treats gently. He relieves himself and will try to chase or stalk pigeons as they fly past or walk around. Malva is then walked back to the shelter and returned to his kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 6/30/29: ACS reports Malva is kennel fighting. 6/29/25: Malva is barking and jumping in his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is taken downstairs for a walk outside. On the walk, he would pull ahead and try to pull towards people and dogs with a tense body and hard staring. He is able to be redirected with treats. He is then taken to the behavior room for his assessment. In the room, he would not pay attention to the handlers and would explore around for treats. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. He pulls hard towards the dogs in pop up crates and in kennels on the way back to his kennel 6/28/25: Malva is at the front of the kennel with a loose and wiggly body. He is pawing at the door while displaying high level of movement. Handler uses a treat to leash him. He is walked on the street, pulling slightly ahead of handler but comes to handler when called and checks in on his own. He takes treats gently. He remains soft bodied throughout the walk. He jumps towards a pigeon as it flies away. When people pass or he sees another dog, he walks slowly past them while watching them but can be easily guided along by handler. HE returns to kennel without issue. 6/21/25: Malva is at the front of the kennel with a loose body and wagging tail, he is easily leashed and pulls out of the room. He is brought to the street where he, pulls moderately to hard on the street. He pulls towards a pigeon and briefly jumps towards them as it flies away. Malva is aloof to the handler during the walk. On the way back to the shelter he picks up a toy and carries it back into the building. When he is returned to kennel, Malva is still holding the toy. The leash is removed without issue. 6/12/25: Malva is laying down in his kennel with a tense body as handler approaches. He begins to eat his food out of his food tray after the handler leashed him and opens the door for him to come out. He stands in his kennel with a tense body at the front and would only step out when he was ready to take the treats the handler had tossed on the ground. He is then taken outside for a walk. On the way, he would walk next to the handler with a tense body and would become loose each time the handler offered him treats. He would have a tense body while hard staring at the dogs that were across the street. He is able to be redirected when the handler tosses treats. He is the taken back to his kennel with no issue.

Summary (7):: 6/4/25: Malva is reported to be dog reactive in the yard. 6/3/25: ASSESSMENT NOTE: Malva is lying down in his kennel upon approach, he is leashed slowly, but will duck his head away. Handler uses a treat lure and he is able to be leashed. He pulls moderately out of the kennel and take to the street. On the street, Malva pulls moderately to mild and walks away from the handler, he is startled at noises from construction and sudden movements. Malva is brought to the assessment room where he does not approach the assessor. Malva walks away from the assessor who attempts to clip the leash onto his collar, they are eventually able to be clip the flat leash to his collar with treats. After his assessment, Malva spots a familiar handler and approaches them with a loose and wiggly body and wagging tail, he refuses to enter the kennel room and the familiar handler walks with him to the kennel. Treats are tossed into kennel and he follows after. The interaction is ended. 6/3/25 (late entry)- Malva is at the middle of his kennel with a neutral body, he slowly comes to the front and is easily leashed. He is taken to the play yard. He placed on a drag leash, he explores the pen with a soft body. Handler tosses a ball and he chases it, he doesn't pick it up and comes back to handler. Handler sits on the bench and Malva comes to them when called, he allows them to pet his head, neck and back. When they pet his back, he rubs his body back and forth into their legs with a loose and wiggly body. Another dog comes into the neighboring pen Malva walks over with a soft body and handler calls to him again, he comes over to them. He is easily releashed and returned to kennel without issue. 05/31/25: Malva is near the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She is offered treats which she accepts gently before retreating further into kennel. Handler sits with her for a bit and feeds her more treats while slowly unlocking the kennel door. Malva eventually allows leashing while distracted by treats, the kennel door is left open but she refuses to exit. Handler spends some more time feeding treats and coaxing her out of kennel, she eventually creeps out of kennel and into the hallway. Her tail is tucked and her posture is hunched over, Malva walks with handler out to the street for her walk. Once outside she pulls moderately, she is vigilant and pulls toward different areas she wants to walk but is kept near handler. She walks past people without issue and generally ignores dogs she sees from afar. She walks for a bit with handler before returning to the care centers. Malva is clipped slowly and returns to kennel on her own.

Date of intake:: 5/30/2025

Summary:: Fearful

Date of initial:: 5/30/2025

Summary:: Tense in corner of kennel, low growling and lifting lip

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Malva 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:: Level 3

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior we recommend a home with no children.

Potential challenges: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful Defensive: Malva has been observed to be tense, growling and lifting their lip during their stay in the care center. It is important to move slowly with Malva, 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: Malva has been observed to become tense stare at dogs and people while on leash. This behavior is able to be redirected using treats. Malva 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.