Date of intake:: 8/7/2025

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray; history unknown

Date of assessment:: 12/4/2025

Summary:: 10/01/25: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: loose Reactivity to humans: N/a Reactivity to dogs: N/a Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social- seeks attention, wiggly, demands attention Call over: Readily approaches- seeks attention, rubs into the handler Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Allowed- leans into touch, wiggly, lip licks Exuberant handling: Allowed- leans into touch, wiggly, seeks attention Handling comments: Arousal Jog: follows- pulls away on first pass, looks at assessor's slightly tense body Arousal comments: Knock: hard bark, howls, approaches helper with a loose body Knock Comments: Toy: Hover, body blocked, walks away Toy comments: ***08/202/25: Please inquire about prior handling assessment for more details.*** ****8/10: Please inquire about the prior handling assessment for more details.*** 8/8: A handling assessment was not attempted due to Chrysanthemum's high levels of fear and reluctance to leave her kennel. She is given more time to acclimate.

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 08/13/25 Chrysanthemum is introduced at the gate to a male greeter dog while off leash at the care center. Chrysanthemum will lip lick along the gate line displaying look aways, walking away with a tense frame. Chrysanthemum remains avoidant as the greeter dog remains present at the gate line with a soft body. Chrysanthemum paces around the pen while panting heavily, hyper-salivating, reluctant to return to the gate line. This concludes the interaction.

Summary (3):: 11/29/25: chrysanthemum is noted to hover over a toy in her kennel and will begin to lunge and growl towards the front of her kennel when handlers pass by. 11/26: Chrysanthemum is heard snarling her kennel while PM feeding is being distributed. A handler checks on her and sees her holiday enrichment scattered across her kennel, and her PM feeding is also at the front of her kennel. Chrysanthem lunges when she sees the handler in front of the kennel, still snarling with her teeth bared. 11/25: Chrysanthemum is noted to lunge and growl at handlers passing her kennel, she will display baring teeth, due to this handlers where not able to walk her for her mid- day walk. 11/15/25: Chrysanthemum is standing in her kennel as handler approaches. She is able to be leashed with ease and is taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she has a loose and wiggly body and would jump up on the handler to receive treats and pets. She is then taken to a play pen and is able to be transferred to a drag lead. She finds a small cat toy and refuses to drop it for treats and swallows it. She is then comfortable taking the treats the handler tossed on the ground. She would jump up and lean into the handlers lap to receive pets. She is able to return back to her kennel with no issues.

Summary (4):: 11/15/25 Chrysanthemum is standing at the front of her kennel as the handler approaches with a loose wiggly body. She was easily leashed and bounced out of her kennel, grabbing a toy on the floor and walking to the Live Room. The handler immediately engages Chrysanthemum in some polite exchange. Chrysanthemum will drop a toy at the handler's feet and be rewarded with another. After several repetitions, Chrysanthemum will opt out and play with the toy on the floor. Chrysanthemum is re leashed and safely returned to her kennel. 11/1/25: Chrysanthemum is standing at the front of her kennel with a loose and wiggly body as handler approaches. She tries to push out of the kennel once unlocked and is quickly leashed with treat lure. Chrysanthemum pulls strongly on walk to live room and immediately goes for the snuffle mat on the floor. She is snorting and breathing heavily, catching her breath from pulling on the leash. The handler works with her on place, transitioning to adding duration and distraction while she is on the karunda bed. Chrysanthemum is engaged with handler throughout and begins learning body awareness and stretching with paws up and down on/off of the karunda bed. Chrysanthemum gets distracted and begins to explore the room. She turns to the handler when called and accepts pets, leaning into handler to initiate continued interaction. She becomes excited and jumps on handler and is redirected to snuffle mat. She is panting slightly but engages with handler for a couple rounds of up/down with the snuffle mat. Chrysanthemum pulls slightly on the walk back to kennel but freezes at the entryway to Room B, splaying on the ground. She is slowly lured with treat back to her kennel and enters following a tossed treat. 10/28/25 (Trainer Note): Chrysanthemum enters the canine training room with a loose and wiggly body. She immediately picks up a toy and leans into contact with the handler with it in her mouth. The handler then works with her on trading one toy for another. Chrysanthemum reliably drops the toy, but at varying distances from the handler and shows more interest in one toy than another. The handler attempts to get her to trade for treats, but she is more interested in the food than the toy. Chrysanthemum then returns to the toy and chews it for a few moments before shredding it. She is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (5):: 10/17/25 (Trainer Note) Chrysanthemum is at the front of the kennel as the handler approaches. She is easily leashed and walks calmly to the Live Room.. She was clipped to a drag leash and immediately shook off. Chrysanthemum kept her disantace from the handle and began to sniff her way around the room. The handler began to engage her in some PE and Chrysanthemum immediately engaged with a toy. Chrysanthemum would drop the toy to be rewarded with a new one four times before being thrown a new one. Chrysanthemum opted out of PE and began to rip and shake one toy. At one point she beamed tense and looked at the handler, so they stepped back. The handler was able to get Chrysanthemum to drop the toy by tossing treats away from it. The handler was then able to leash her. Chrysanthemum then picked the toy back up and calmly walked back to her kennel. 10/11/25 (Trainer Note): Chrysanthemum is at the front of the kennel with a loose body as the handler approaches. She offers a small tail wag and is easily leashed. Chrysanthemum pulls moderately to the canine training room and leans into contact with a soft body. The handler works with her on trading toys, which Chrysanthemum participates in readily. She at one point lays down with both and pauses wagging her tail and looks up when the handler approaches. Handler backs away and offers another toy and Chrysanthemum moves away without issue. She is easily leashed and pauses in front of the kennel, but follows treats in. 10/1/25: (assessment) Chrysanthemum is at the front of her kennel with a neutral frame as the handler approaches. She is leashed with ease, pulling mildly to the behavior office. After she is clipped to a drag leash, Chrysanthemum will greet familiar handlers with a loose wiggly body. (see assessment for more details) After her assessment, Chrysanthemum is given a toy which she rips up while laying down in the middle of the office. Once she is done, she is called over to the door by the handler who leashes and unclips her from her drag leash. She walks back to her kennel slightly ahead of the handler on a loose leash and is secured safely. 9/27/25: Chrysanthemum is at the front of her kennel with a neutral frame as the handler approaches. She wags her tail briefly and walks into the leash as the handler opens the kennel door. She is leashed with ease and pulls moderately down the hall. While passing one of the rooms, Chrysanthemum hard barks at a dog in a kennel. She pulls slightly harder after this but once outside she begins sniffing and loosens a bit. In the yard, Chrysanthemum will sniff and engage with snuffle mats, occasionally soliciting the handler for attention. She will lean into chin scratches. Chrysanthemum is leashed with ease and she walks down the ramp on a loose leash. She will pull mildly into the building and back to her kennel, where she is secured safely.

Summary (6):: 08/29/25 (Trainer Note): Chrysanthemum is lying on her bed as the handler approaches. She stands and comes to the front with a loose body. The handler works with her on trading toys for treats or other toys, but she shows little interest. Chrysanthemum leans into contact with a loose body and is returned to kennel without issue. 08/13/25: (Playgroup) When the handler approaches, chrysanthemum will approach the front of her kennel door, cautiously. chrysanthemum is easily leashed and escorted to the play yards for a Dog-to-Dog interaction. Please refer to chrysanthemum Behavior assessment summary for more details. When on leash chrysanthemum will continue to be cautious as she walks beside the handler scanning her surroundings, with a lowered head. After is interaction, chrysanthemum is escorted back to her kennel. chrysanthemum is kenneled and safely secured. 08/10/25 chrysanthemum steps forward with a loose frame and wagging tail, standing in front of her kennel door. She remains still as the handler leashes her, dropping the loop of the lead onto her. chrysanthemum shakes-off before exiting the kennel, slowly coming out and scanning her surroundings. chrysanthemum is taken for a walk. chrysanthemum maintains her loose frame and wagging tail as they exit the facility. chrysanthemum grows tense when seeing other dogs with novel handlers, hyper-salivating simultaneously. The handler uses directional leash pressure to co0mmence the walk as she slows down to fixate on the passing dogs.

Summary (7):: -chrysanthemum will explore the sidewalk as well as relieve herself along the walk. She politely refuses to take treats, gently muzzle touching the treat when administered. She is returned to the facility where she begins to pump the brakes as they approach the corner. She is reluctant to travel down the hill to the side entrance, being taken through the second floor for her comfortability. She trots willing into the facility, boarding the elevator with the handler with no issue. chrysanthemum is placed back in kennel with no issue. 08/09/25: chrysanthemum is lying on her kuranda bed at the back of kennel as handler approaches. Once handler is in sight, chrysanthemum will begin to bark, displaying a slightly tense frame, ears back, and dilated eyes. Handler slowly cracks the kennel door and kneels down to make themselves appear smaller. They toss treats and speak to chrysanthemum with a soft tone. She will lightly wag her tail and will lean forward as if to step off of her kuranda bed multiple times, wavering. Handler continues to speak to chrysanthemum and she is coaxed to the front where she begins drinking water. Handler slowly places their lead over her head and opens the kennel door wide to allow chrysanthemum to exit. With verbal encouragement, she exits kennel with a low, tense frame. chrysanthemum will balk several times on her walk. She is walked to the Live Room and will approach handler to sniff as they sit down in a chair. chrysanthemum body softens and she accepts light petting along her head and neck, nudging the handler to solicit whenever petting is stopped. A second handler enters the room, and chrysanthemum will become tense and alert bark. Second handler speaks to her with a soft tone, tossing treats as they slowly enter the room. chrysanthemum body loosens slightly, and she approaches second handler as they kneel down. chrysanthemum sniffs second handler for a couple of minutes and will lightly wag her tail and lean into petting along her head and neck. First handler collars chrysanthemum and she is returned to kennel safely. 08/08/25 (Assessment Note): chrysanthemum is observed lying on the Karanda bed at the back of her kennel and refuses to come forward. Handler offers verbal encouragement and gently tugs on the leash without applying pressure, but chrysanthemum does not respond. Treats are offered as motivation, but she declines and continues to remain in place on the bed. No attempt is made to force her out.

Date of intake:: 8/7/2025

Summary:: loose, wiggly, allowed leashing

Date of initial:: 8/8/2025

Summary:: Crouched, low tail, warmed up with slow approach

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to the behavior seen in the care center, we feel that Chrysanthemum may be intimidated by children. She needs a slow approach and time to warm up and should never be forced to interact with new people, and should be allowed to greet and initiate an interaction at her own pace. Due to this, we recommend that she be placed in an adult-only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Chrysanthemum has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has growled and lunged at her kennel door. She is noted to also resouce guard random items in her kennel. 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: : Resource guarding,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Kennel presence

Potential challenges comments:: Kennel presence/Resource guarding: Chrysanthemum shown resource guarding behavior on 8/20 handling assessment during the toy portion of her assessment she began to body block and hover during the 2nd pass she gave a low growl. These actions suggest discomfort with sharing resources and a need for structured training to reduce guarding tendencies.Please see the handout on Resource guarding. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Chrysanthemum gives clear warnings when she is uncomfortable and does seem to choose to avoid or retreat when given the opportunity, but if prevented from moving away there is a potential to escalate to higher-level warning behaviors and possible fear-based aggression. It is important to move slowly with Chrysanthemum, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow her to initiate interactions with new people. She should never be forced to greet or interact if she is not comfortable and does not want to solicit attention. Please see handout on Fearful/potential for defensive aggression. Barrier frustration: During her handling assessments, she is noted to bark and howl during the knock portion of her assessment. She recovered quickly, greeting the helper. Training should focus on counter-conditioning to knocks and door sounds, rewarding calm behavior, and teaching alternative cues like “go to mat” or “sit” when someone approaches. Controlled practice with gradual exposure will help reduce barking and improve impulse control. Please see the handout on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration.