Date of intake:: 5/7/2026

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:: 6/21/2026

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): Distracted Call over: No approach, distracted Sociability comments: Sniffing around, aloof to handler Soft handling: Tolerates contact Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Comments: Sniffing the couch, aloof to handler Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler, with nose to the ground sniffing Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler, neutral Toy Toy comments: Grips firm, becomes tense and moves away

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 6/2/26: Chamomiles greets a male novel dog at the gate with a forward board, raised hackles and a high tail. When the Novel dog walks away, she growls and lunges at the front of the gate, growling and baring teeth. She continues to hard pull and lunge when taken out of the yard. 5/15/26: Chamomiles greets another dog at the gate with a forward leaning body and soft wagging tail. Off leash, she jumps on the back of the other dog, hackles raised.

Summary (4):: 6/21/26: Chamomile is jumping high and pushing off the walls of her kennel when handler approaches. She constantly keeps jumping and towards neighboring dog, trying to get them through the side wall bars despite the blocker. She makes herself panting and salivating a lot. Her body is tense and her pupils are dilated. She doesn't react towards handler or opened kennel door. She continues jumping and spinning around with hard barking. She is not receptive to treats; however, she is also not attempting to defense, leash bite or break out; handler attempts to try lasso her from the side where she jumps on and, after few tries, they successfully are able to put the leash on. In the hallways Chamomile attempts to jump on the pop-up crates but is easily pulled away. Once in elevator, she exuberantly jumps on the handler with loose body and leans on them for more pets. Once outside, she pulls harder towards the gates and, after some time, relieves herself. Chamomile walks next to the handler on the loose leash with no pulling. She is social with handler, gently takes treats, allows petting and continues exuberantly jumping on them leaning for more pets. Her body remains loose with wagging tail. She is not interested in people passerby. During returning handler is able to pre-clip the leash, but, while entering the room, she charges straight toward neighboring kennel. Handler is able to pull her away and muscle her into the kennel with no further issues. 6/21/26 (Assessment): Chamomile is at front of kennel jumping against the kennel door and wall and barking at the neighbor dog. It takes the handler a few attempts to leash her because of the jumping. She is taken for a brief walk before an assessment (Please see assessment notes for details). While on her walk she had a neutral body and walked ahead of handler while pulling lightly. During the assessment she was aloof with handlers. She was returned to kennel with no issue.

Summary (5):: 6/14/26: Chamomile is at the front of her kennel with a neutral body. When the handler unlocks the door, she begins to jump up and down against it. She is not interested in treats or a squeaker and is difficult to leash. Once leashed, she pulls moderately out of the room and building. On the street, she walks with a neutral body. She sniffs around and relieves herself. She allows petting with both a loose body and a couple lip licks. She ignores passersby. She does not pull. She does pull once back in the building and enters her kennel willingly. 6/6/26: Chamomile is at the front of the kennel jumping up and down. She is spinning around on her hind legs and pushes off the walls. It is difficult to leash her, Chamomile tries to put her paws in the loop of the slip lead as the handler tries to leash her over the head. She is leashed successfully leashed and removed from the kennel. She pulls moderately out of the kennel room, looking towards the passing kennels. Chamomile is taken to the street. She walks with a loose leash besides the handler and relieves herself a few times. She is then pulls hard back to the shelter and is returned to kennel without issue. 6/2/26: Chamomile is loose and wiggly as handler approaches her kennel, jumping up and placing her front paws on the kennel door as handler goes to unlock it. Handler presents their leash and Chamomile jumps up, briefly getting tangled in the leash. Handler takes their leash out and resets, using a treat to direct Chamomile's attention as they introduce their leash again. Chamomile does not eat the treat but does sniff it, and does not jump up as handler successfully leashes them. Immediately upon exiting the kennel, Chamomile looks to the dog in the kennel next to her and pushes off of the wall in an attempt to kennel fight. Handler holds her on a short leash against the wall and she pulls towards kennels she passes as they exit the kennel room. Once out of the kennel room, Chamomile is exuberant and jumps up on handler socially several times. She will sniff treats thrown on the ground but not eat them. She is brought to the yard for a gate greet (see dog-dog notes). Chamomile remains exuberant as handler walks her back to the kennel room, exploring her surroundings and jumping up on people socially as they walk through the halls. A secondary handler enters the kennel room ahead of Chamomile, presenting a toy to distract her as she returns to kennel. Chamomile still pulls hard towards passing kennels; handler keeps her against the wall as they walk through the room and she is returned to her kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 5/25/26: Chamomile is loose and wiggly in her kennel. She starts spinning. She is easily leashed and lead to the elevator. She jumps up on the handler softly and allows petting. Once outside, she sees some pigeons and stares at them with her ears forwards and tail high. She is easily redirected with leash pressure. On the street, she walks ahead of the handler with a neutral body. She relieves herself. She allows leash clipping and returns to her crate with ease. 5/22/26: It is reported on the behaivor board that Chamomile is loose and wiggly while cuddling with humans. 5/21/26: Chamomile is at the front of her kennel with a wiggly body; she is easily leashed and brought out the room. Chamomile walks ahead with mild leash tension; she doesn’t react to dogs or people. She engages with the handler; any time the handler stops walks, she jumps up on them and stands on her hind legs, to receive pets. The handler picks her up, but as she groans, she is placed back down. The handler brings Chamomile inside and returns her to her kennel with ease. 5/18/26: It is noted on the whiteboard that Chamomile is "so cuddly and affectionate, slightly skittish of batons and fast movements" 5/14/26: Chamomile is at the front of her kennel with a wiggly body; she is easy leashed and brought out of the room. The handler brings Chamomile to the yard for playgroup (see dog-dog notes); in between the interactions, she presents a loose body with both handlers and solicits pets from them. Upon entry, the handler clips their leash and brings Chamomile to her kennel; she hesitates but enters her kennel. 5/12/26: Chamomile is at the front of the kennel with a loose and wiggly body. She dodges the leash a few times. Chamomile is lassoed slowly. She exits the kennel and walk out to the street. Chamomile has a lowered body as she is walked out to the street. She walks back and forth in a zig zag, hypervigilant of her surroundings. She stops to sniff various spots on the ground as she is walked back to the shelter. She is brought to the office for her assessment. After her assessment, Chamomile is slowly walked back to kennel where she is returned without issue.

Summary (7):: 5/12/26: Chamomile is at the front with a soft body. She is easily leashed and walked in the yard. She jumps up onto handler is a social manner accepting pets. She explores her environment and is easily leashed and returned to kennel. 5/11/26: Chamomile is at the front of the kennel as the handler approaches. She becomes looser and wigglier as they crouch down. She is easily leashed and lead to the yard where she sniffs around intently and walks slowly. She relieves herself. She jumps up on the handler softly and accepts pets with a loose body and wagging tail. She is returned to kennel with ease. 5/9/26: Chamomile is lying down and slowly approaches the front of kennel with a soft body; she is leashed and brought out the room. Chamomile mainly walks behind the handler sniffing around; she doesn’t react to dogs or passersby. The handler pets Chamomile, and she leans her body into their leg. When they sit down, Chamomile jumps onto their lap with a loose body, allowing pets all over. Upon entry, Chamomile walks slowly inside; the handler clips their leash and returns Chamomile to her kennel with ease. 5/8/26: Chamomile is at the front of her kennel, neutral body, low hanging tail. She takes high value treats from handlers hand through the bars. She is easily leashed using a slow approach and high value treats. Once secured the door is opened wide but she does not step down out of the kennel. Handler attempts treats, squeaker, and verbal coaxing but she will not step out of kennel. A little pressure is placed on the leash and Chamomile steps out of the kennel. She is walked to the yard where her tail is tucked and she sniffs around. She will jumps on handler, paws on torso. She allows brief petting before jumping back down. She goes not readily go into kennel. Handler tries treats and coaxing. Handler jogs and uses the momentum and leash pressure to get her into kennel. 5/7/26: Chamomile is laying down quietly, soft body when handler approaches kennel. When handler begins to unlock door, she initially approaches with neutral body. However when leash is presented she retreats to back of kennel. Handler uses treats and verbal coaxing but Chamomile does not approach. When attempting to lasso, Chamomile begins dodging the leash, avoiding eye contact. After several attempts, Chamomile is noted to lip curl when the leash touches her. Interaction is ended due to high FAS.

Date of intake:: 5/7/2026

Summary:: Hard barking and growling, thrashing on leash

Date of initial:: 5/8/2026

Summary:: Very tense and hard staring, tail firmly tucked. Opted to sedate

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

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to fearful behavior we recommend an adult only home. Single-pet home/Recommend no dog parks: Due to her behaviors that Chamomile has shown during playgroup (see GROUPBEHAVIOR SUMMARY), we feel that Chamomile should not visit dog parks and be the only resident dog.

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

Potential challenges comments:: Resource Guarding: Chamomile has been observed to become tense and move away with a toy in their possession. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Chamomile's mouth, and any time something is removed they should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Fearful Defensive: During intake, Chamomile was observed to hard bark and growl at handlers and thrash on leash when returning to kennel. It is important to move slowly with Chamomile, 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: Chamomile is observed to become tense when seeing another dog while on leash. Chamomile will need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach them to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness to help manage this behavior. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration.