Date of intake:: 3/24/2026

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender

Previously lived with:: adults and children

Behavior toward strangers:: not social with new people. He will growl and show teeth.

Behavior toward children:: not friendly with children; he will lunge and snap.

Behavior toward dogs:: tolerant with familiar dogs.

Behavior toward cats:: No known experience with cats.

Resource guarding:: No known reports of resource guarding.

Bite history:: No known bite history but has attempted to snap at children in the home.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Oreo Cakester is noted in the prior home to have a medium energy level.

Other Notes:: Oreo Cakester has a hard time warming up to new people and will not be social. He was very protective and attached to his owner and was known to only be affectionate with him. He is known to be reactive while on walks and will lunge at skateboards. Oreo Cakester knowns cues such as (sit, wait) when food is offered. He also enjoys playing fetch with a stick. Oreo Cakester prefers contact on his own terms but once he is attached, he is said to be a great companion. He loves to play and stay active.

Date of assessment:: 3/28/2026

Summary:: Due to Oreo Cakester fearfulness and allowing minimal handling a handling assessment will not be conducted at this time.

Summary (6):: 3/29/26: Oreo Cakester is at the front of the kennel standing with a neutral frame as the handler approaches and is leashed with ease. He will come out of the kennel quickly and will walk on a loose leash throughout the walk, sniffing the ground. When in the play yard, Oreo Cakester will lean into contact. Upon reaching his kennel room, he will begin to thrash so the handler gives him a moment and will exit the room with him. He will ignore treats so the handler will try to use leash pressure to guide him into the kennel but Oreo Cakester will firmly plant and then jump up snapping high on the leash and when stiff armed will snap the air near the handler's leg. He is once again given a moment outside the kennel room and a second handler will come out with a belly band. Oreo Cakester will thrash when attempted to be guided into kennel with the belly band and leash, snapping at the leash again. The handler will then take him into the behavior office and will walk around with the handler on a loose leash occasionally looking up to the handler with slight whale eye. He will go up to another staff member in the room to sniff them. The handler will then give the leash to the second handler who will muscle Oreo Cakester into a new kennel. He is secured safely.

Summary (7):: 3/28/26: Oreo Cakester is siting in his kennel as handler approaches. He tries to shove his way out of kennel as the handler quickly leashes him and is then taken to the behavior room. In the room, he has a tense body as he sits next to the handler and hard stares at the door. When a familiar handler enters the room, he is comfortable approaching the handler with a wagging tail and accepts petting. When attempting to collar him he becomes tense and walks away from the handler. He then re-approaches and leans in for petting again. He is then able to be collared. When returning back to his kennel, he quickly jumps up and thrashes on the leash. He then grabs the handler's leg with his paws from behind them and then has to be quickly be muscled inside. He jumps up at the door and paws at it as the handler locks it and walks away after retrieving their leash with a hook. 3/26/26: Oreo Cakester is siting at the front of his kennel with a tense body as handler approaches. He retreats to the back of his kennel as the handler unlocks the door. He has no interest in treats. He begins to growl and lower his body while on his bed as the handler presents their leash. He begins to snap at the leash as the handler attempts to leash him. The handler then closes the door and he comes back towards the front. The handler is then able to leash him as he lowers his head down to the ground and tries step out of kennel. Once leashed, he is then taken to the behavior room. In the room, he has a tense body and tucked tail as he walks around. He would approach the door to seek exit. He would sit next to the handler and tremble as he stared at the door. He jumps up and hard stares at a handler that enters and exits the room. He would flinch when he heard dogs barking loudly outside of the door. He is able to be taken back to his kennel with no issu

Date of intake:: 3/24/2026

Summary:: hard staring and growling at staff while in waitroom, when staff brought back to medical, he was dou

Date of initial:: 3/25/2026

Summary:: timid, backing up, baring teeth and low growling, needed sedation

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Oreo Cakester history in the prior home to lunge/snap at children, we reccomednhe is placed in an adult-only home. Place with a New Hope partner: Oreo Cakester came into the care center as an owner surrender due to the owner having to leave the country. The owner noted that Oreo Cakester knows cues such as (sit, wait) when food is offered. He also enjoys playing fetch with a stick. Oreo Cakester prefers contact on his own terms but once he is attached, he is said to be a great companion. He loves to play and stay active. Oreo Cakester has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has allowed only minimal handling since intake. 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: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Low threshold for arousal/Fearful/potential for defensive aggression:In the prior home Oreo Cakester is noted to lunge/snap at childern in the home. He is noted to growl and show teeth at new people. These behaviors have been reflected in the care center, Oreo Cakester is noted to thrash on the leash and snap towards it. he is noted to flinch when he heard dogs barking loudly outside of the door.Training should focus on slow, predictable handling, maintaining safe distances from triggers, and reinforcing calm behaviors at low arousal levels to reduce defensive escalation. Please see the handout on arousal and Fearful/potential for defensive aggression. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration:He is known to be reactive while on walks and will lunge at skateboards. Training should emphasize increasing distance from triggers, building handler focus through high-value reinforcement, and practicing structured, controlled exposure to reduce his reactivity. Please see the handout On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration.