Date of intake:: 5/17/2026

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray(Unknown History)

Behavior toward dogs:: came in with another dog

Date of assessment:: 6/16/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Explores room- panting, sniff, lip licks Call over: Comes when coaxed- approaches for treats, looks at handler whale eye, will walks away Sociability comments: Taked treats mild- hard pressure, wary of collairng Handling Soft handling: Tolerant- looks back, whale eyes Exuberant handling: Tolerant- looks back, whale eyes Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- panting Arousal comments: Knock: No repsonse Knock Comments: Toy: No response Toy comments:

Summary:: Smoke arrived at the care centers as a stray, so his behavior with other dogs is unknown. 5/21/26: Smoke greets a novel female dog off leash through a barrier. Smoke briefly approaches the gate with his tail raised high and sniffs the novel female before disengaging and walking away from the interaction. The novel female initially approaches leaning toward the barrier to sniff while displaying raised hackles and increasing body tension. After briefly disengaging, the novel female reacts when Smoke reapproaches and marks near the barrier, responding with growling, hard barking, and lunging toward the front of the gate before being pulled away from the interaction.

Summary (6):: 06/16/26: Smoke is standing on his hind legs at the front of his kennel with his front paws against the glass and allows the handler to leash him with ease. He is then brought to the play yard for an enrichment outing. Smoke pulls hard on the way to the yard. Once inside, a drag leash is placed on him and he roams the yard freely, exploring and relieving himself. Smoke becomes fixated on a treat that has rolled behind the pool and willingly walks through the pool, getting his paws wet in order to retrieve it. He continues exploring the yard while maintaining a neutral frame. Smoke responds to sit cues from the handler and is rewarded for compliance, taking treats with mild mouthiness. When the session is complete, Smoke is brought back to his kennel safely without any issues. 06/09/26: Smoke is standing at the front of his kennel, jumping up, and allows the handler to leash him with ease. He is then brought to the play yard for an enrichment outing. Once inside the yard, a drag leash is placed on him. Handler practices sit and down cues with Smoke, which he responds to appropriately and is rewarded for. As the session continues, Smoke becomes mildly anxious and begins demand barking at the handler while maintaining a loose and wiggly body, seemingly soliciting continued engagement and rewards. When the session is complete, Smoke is brought back to his kennel safely without any issues. 6/8/2026: attempted to assist adoption counselor with adoption interaction for Carl Dhu taking place in play yard. when i arrived, smoke was showing tense, alert body posture and when i was within 6 feet, began hard barking and backing away from me. I kept my body sideways to avoid intimidating/ head on posturing and tossed treats from at least a 3 ft distance. Smoke would temporarily stop barking to investigate the treats but quickly resumed the hard barking and distance increasing behavior. due to this, it was determined we would not be moving forward with the interaction. adopter was encouraged to come back tomorrow to re-attempt after Smoke had more time to settle.

Summary (7):: 06/08/26: Smoke is presented to a potential adopter during an interaction and displays stranger-danger behaviors. He begins hard barking at the potential adopter and requires redirection with treats to shift his focus. A second handler is called to assist, and Smoke also begins hard barking at them upon approach. 06/02/26: Smoke is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body and allows the handler to leash him with ease. He pulls hard while exiting his kennel and while walking up the ramp toward the play yard. Once inside the yard, a drag leash is placed on him and he roams freely while exploring the environment and relieving himself. Handler engages with Smoke in a touch game, rewarding him each time he targets the handler’s hand with his muzzle. Scatter feeding is also incorporated to encourage scavenging and scent based enrichment. Smoke additionally engages with the pool by submerging his head underwater to bob for treats. When the session is complete, Smoke is returned to his kennel safely without any issues. 5/21/26 (PG): Smoke was front of kennel with a neutral body as handler approached. Smoke ducked and dodged the leash a few times but was leashed and pulled from kennel. Coming out of kennel smoke pulled moderately, when reaching the top of the stairs and the top of the ramp leading to the play yard he pulled hard, other wise he walked slightly ahead of handler with light leash pressure. Handler took Smoke to play yard so that he could meet another dog. Smoke did not display much interest in the other dog. He was returned to kennel with no issue.

Date of intake:: 5/17/2026

Summary:: tolerant with staff and allowed handling.

Date of initial:: 5/18/2026

Summary:: Allowed all medical handling

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to smoke fearfulness we reccomend he is placed in an adult-only home at this time. Place with a New Hope partner: Smoke came into the care center as a stray with another dog; due to this, his behavior in a home environment is unknown. Smoke has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has shown fearful denfensive behavior towards staff. He is noted to display a tense body, a hard bark, and become avoidant of handlers. 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: : Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,Anxiety

Potential challenges comments:: Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition:Training should focus on offering treats with an open hand and using cues like "gentle" or "easy." Rewarding him for taking treats softly and providing chew toys can help improve his bite inhibition. Pleases see the handout on Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Smoke is noted to display a tense body and barking staff and during his adoption interaction. To address his fearfulness, gradual desensitization and counter-conditioning, especially around crates and new environments, will build his confidence. Please see the handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression. Anxiety: 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.