Date of intake:: 2/28/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, limited history

Other Notes:: 12/30/24: First Stay, Owner Surrender Previously lived with: 2 adults and 2 children Behavior toward strangers: Playful, Friendly & Outgoing Behavior toward children: Playful, Friendly & Outgoing Behavior toward dogs: Unfamiliar dogs - on leash: Alert barks Behavior toward cats: Unknown Resource guarding: no known history of resource guarding Bite history: No known reports of a bite history. Housetrained: No Energy level/descriptors: Smoke is reported to have a high energy level. Smoke was noted to have anxiety, social arousal-mounted staff, mouthiness (mild pressure) and lack manners **Previous assessment available upon request**

Date of assessment:: 3/2/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard - pulled throughout the walk Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: Mild Leash walking comments: Became tense and hard stared when seeing another dog Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Jumps up on handler, receptive to treats Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Jumps up on handler Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler exuberantly Knock Knock comments: No approach, distracted Toy Toy comments: Became tense and hovered over the toy, then mouthed assess-a-hand

Summary:: According to Smoke's previous owner(s), Smoke has interacted with different dogs and is often described as "with Unfamiliar dogs on leash: Alert barks" 1/6/25 Smoke is introduced to a novel male dog while off leash at the care center. Smoke will approach the gate and scent the novel male dog, becoming aloof and walking away. Smoke maintains his distance from the gate, ignoring the novel male dog. Smoke will reapproach but still ignores the novel male dog, now displace sniffing near the gate. Smoke will continue to displace sniff away from the gate, once again creating distance. Smoke is returned to his kennel, concluding the interaction. 01/02/25: When off leash at the Care Center Smoke is introduced to a greeter female dog. At the gate Smoke approaches with hackles raised a knot in the tail and ears back. Smoke displays a stiff frame as he pulls towards the gate. Smoke scents the greeter female as his tail flags. Smoke offers prey bows before rushing around the yard. The greeter female is moved to the back of the pen to make space for Smoke to enter. Once in the pen Smoke hard pulls over to the greeter female they both meet face to face. Smoke and the greeter female display chin overs. Smoke attempts to scent the greeter females genital's but she protects them, swagging her hindquarters away from him although he is persistent. When the greeter female displays discomfort by making space the handlers separate both dogs. Smoke persists attempting to hard pull back to the greeter female. The greeter female shows no further interest interacting with Smoke. Due to the greeter females discomfort and Smokes fixation the interaction was ended.

Summary (3):: 4/1/25: Smoke is at the front of kennel with a loose body as handler approaches. As handler attempted to leash, Smoke began to mouth the leash. Handler removes the leash and uses a treat as a lure to re-attempt and is successful. Smoke jumps out of kennel and pulls hard outside to the pen. In the yard Smoke is frantic and unable to settle. He continuously paces around the perimeter, sniffing his surroundings but not really engaging with his environment. He is unresponsive to treats, coaxing over, or squeaker sounds. He continues to mark along the perimeter of the fence and is completely uninterested in handler. Handler attempts to engage with Smoke but Smoke continues to pace with a low head and sniffing the ground. He is leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 3/30/25 (Trainer Note): Smoke is given a snuffle-ball prior to his walk and training session. He has a loose body as handler approaches and is easily leashed. He launches out of kennel and pulls very hard to the point he's choking himself. He is taken for a street walk first where he continues to pull very hard. Handler pauses any time there is pressure and reward for Smoke releasing some pressure and for checking in. He is taken to the yard for a session, however, he is not engaged and receptive. He zooms around the pen, not responding to treats or toys. He continues getting outbursts and running around the pen, escalating to mouthing the leash, grabbing the snuffle matt and intensely shaking it. Handler decides to move training session to PAC interaction room. In the room he continues the same behavior, zooming around the room, grabbing and shaking the snuffle mat, and jumping up and down from the bench. Handler begins to toss treats on the ground and he begins to engage with his environment. He is rewarded with a high value treats once he turns his gaze and attention back to handler. Handler continues 'Take a Breath' and 'Touch' training. He is engaged for about 5 minutes before returning to zooming around the room and grabbing all objects from the floor. He is leashed and returned to kennel. Smoke is given in-kennel enrichment as interaction ends.

Summary (4):: 3/29/25: Smoke is at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is offered treats and gently accepts them as handler unlocks kennel door. He is leashed while distracted with treats and a treat trail is made in front of Smoke as he watches inquisitively, however when removed from kennel, Smoke ignores the treats and attempts to quickly pull toward the dog kennel and cage fight. He is pulled away by handler but he persists and bunny hops toward the kennels, he turns to look at the pop up crates he passes before entering the elevator and exiting to the street for his walk. Smoke pulls moderately out on the street and walks past people without issue. He stops to sniff spots on the street frequently, after a bit he is brought back inside and returns to kennel with treats tossed. 3/28/25: It was reported by staff that Smoke cage fights on the way out of the kennel room, then turns towards handler, jumps up and bites handlers sweatshirt in the torso area. 3/19/25 (Trainers Note): Smoke is given in kennel enrichment 10 min prior to his training session. As handler approaches he is laying down in the middle of his kennel with a neutral body. He crouches his head as handler unlocks door but quickly stands up. He is easily leashed using a treat as a lure and removed from kennel. He is taken to the street for a brief walk. He pulls very, very hard, to the point that it sounds like he is choking himself. After he relieves himself, handler attempts BAT training. Any time there is pressure on the leash, handler pauses and wait for Smoke to either turn towards handler or releases leash pressure, to which a reward marker is used ('Yes') and the walk is continued. This is repeated until returning to the care centers. He is taken to the PAC interaction room for a training session. He is not interested in any of the LATTE items laid out and is running around the room in a frantic manner. He is over threshold, therefore training at that moment was not going to be effective. Handler sits on bench and simply tosses several treat scatters on the floor. Smoke begins to engage. As Smoke continues eating treats off the floor, handler removes the LATTE items. Handler continues TAB training, as he has already mastered the verbal cue. Smoke sits in front of handler, is cued "Take a Breath" and is rewarded once cue is completed. He is successful 5/5 attempts. Towards the end of the session he was no longer in the same arousal state. He sat by handlers feet, panting, and leaned in heavily for pets. He is returned to kennel without issue and is given more enrichment.

Summary (5):: 3/16/25: Smoke is at the front of kennel with a soft and loose body as handler approaches. He is easily leashed and removed from kennel for a training session in the pen. In the yard he remains soft, loose, and wiggly, often bouncing around the pen. He has a low threshold for arousal as he quickly escalates to hard mouthing. Handler attempts to introduce impulse control training but he is not very food motivated and quickly loses interest. He spots a neighboring dog and becomes tense with a stiff high tail. Handler attempts to introduce engage, disengage. He was successful 3/5 times that it was attempted. Both being rewarded for engaging, and disengaging with the trigger, and using the clicker as the 'engage' function. He is leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 3/9/25- Smoke is at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body, he is easily leashed and taken for a street walk. He moderately pulls and follows the command to sit, he takes treats with a slight pressure. He has no reaction to any stimuli. Handler has him sit and when the handler held the treat for too long Smoke jumped on handler mouthing their sleeve. Handler moved their arm away and had Smoke sit, he sat and was rewarded. They started to walk again and stopped, he grabbed handler's jacket mouthing at it. Handler had him sit and give another treat again. He was easily clipped and returned to kennel without issue.

Summary (6):: 3/2/25: Smoke is lying down in his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed and clipped to the back of his harness and was taken outside for a walk. On the walk, he would pull hard ahead and switch sides in front and behind the handler back and forth. He is then taken to the behavior room for his assessment. In the room, he would jump on the handlers for treats and pets. He would would sit for treats. Please see behavior assessment notes for more details. He was able to be taken back to his kennel with no issues. 2/14/25 (Trainer Note): Smoke is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed, but thrashes for a moment due to the leash sitting high on his neck. The handler readjusts it before walking Smoke to the canine training room. Smoke engages with interest in the various enrichment items. Handler waits for him to orient before reinforcing and Smoke participates readily. Handler introduces take a breath and Smoke participates. He leans into contact and is returned to kennel without issue. 2/06/25 (Trainer Note): Smoke stands at the front of his kennel with a loose body as the handler approaches. He is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. Smoke is loose and social, leaning into contact. He engages readily with the various enrichment items and plays with toys. Smoke is returned to kennel without issue. 1/30/25: Smoke stands at the front of his kennel with a loose body and allows the handler to leash him with ease before being escorted to the live room for enrichment. Once inside, a drag leash is placed on him, and he begins roaming the room to explore. The handler sets down a snuffle mat filled with treats, and Smoke eagerly engages, sniffing and eating every treat he can find. After believing the mat is empty, he paces around the room, sniffing the floor for any remaining treats before returning to the mat for a second check. He then jumps onto the bed, playing with a squeaky toy for a short time before once again returning to the snuffle mat, ensuring he hasn’t missed anything. After his enrichment session, the handler escorts Smoke back to his kennel. However, right before entering, he puts on the brakes, refusing to go inside. Once the handler successfully gets him in, Smoke begins mildly leash-biting, protesting his return to the kennel. Despite this, he is safely secured inside without further issues.

Summary (7):: 1/21/25 (late entry): Smoke was leashed with ease and walked to the yard where he was clipped to a drag leash. Smoke explored the snow covered yard and frolicked around with a soft toy and a tennis ball. Smoke was playful and bouncy as he engaged in fetch with handler in the snow. He often preferred to chew on his toy independently. Smoke was reluctant to leave the yard and his toys, so handler used a treat to get him to drop the tennis ball. He was returned to his kennel without issue. 1/12/25: Smoke is at the front of his kennel jumping on the kennel door, and whining when the handler approaches. Smoke is easily leashed and brought outside where he begins to explore his surroundings, maintaining a loose body whilst exploring. Smoke does see other dogs that pass, and begin to pull towards them but is otherwise more focused on exploring. Smoke is coaxed over and beings to walk over to the handler, jumping on the handler and leaning his head in for petting. Smoke continues to explore on his walk, is brought back to kennel and returns with no issue. 1/6/25: Smoke is lying down in his kennel as the handler approaches. He then approaches the kennel door while the handler is unlocking it. He was able to be leashed with ease and he pulled on the way to the play yard for play group. He was able to be transferred to a drag lead and he greeted the other dog with play bows and barking. Please see dog to dog notes for more details. He pulled on the way back to his kennel and was able to enter with no issues. 01/05/25: Smoke is standing at the back of his kennel and will walk to the front upon the handler’s arrival. He is leashed with ease and escorted to the live room for enrichment. Once dressed with a drag leash, Smoke is allowed to roam the room freely. He enthusiastically engages with a snuffle mat, seeking out the hidden treats. Afterward, Smoke moves on to a lick mat smeared with cheese and chicken, showing great focus. The handler scatters treats and asks for a sit cue, which Smoke responds to before collecting the rewards. Smoke then approaches the handler, sitting beside them and leaning in for head rubs. He stands up on his hind legs and attempts to jump into the handler’s lap, seeking more attention. After the session, Smoke is safely escorted back to his kennel with no issues.

Date of intake:: 2/28/2025

Summary:: Lunging, hard barking, humped

Date of initial:: 2/28/2025

Summary:: Laying down, calm

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Smoke 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:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13)- Due to Smoke's potential challenges we recommend he is placed in an adult-only home at this time. We recommend placement with a New Hope rescue partner who is able to provide an experienced, adult-only foster home. Force-free, reward based training and/or consultation with a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended.

Potential challenges: : House soiling,Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: House soiling- In the prior home Smoke is reported to have accident. Please see handout on House Soiling. Resource Guarding: Smoke has been observed to become tense and hover over a toy in his possession. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Smoke'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. Basic manners/poor impulse control- During his previous stay Smoke was noted to jump up non-stop, indicating a need for training to improve his impulse control and basic manners. Consistent training to teach him to sit or stay when greeting people, using positive reinforcement and redirection, will help manage this behavior. Please see the handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control. Social hyperarousal- In dogs is a state of heightened excitement and alertness triggered by social interactions or environmental stimuli, leading to behaviors like excessive barking, restlessness, jumping, mouthing, and pacing. Managing this condition involves consistent training with positive reinforcement, maintaining a structured routine, minimizing exposure to triggers, ensuring ample physical exercise, and providing mental stimulation through puzzle toys and interactive games. For severe cases, consulting a veterinary behaviorist or professional dog trainer is recommended Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition- During his previous assessment he displayed mouthy behavior applying mild pressure on the handler hands. Anxiety- Smoke began to display heavy panting and lip licking during his previous assessment. Managing her 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. On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration- In the prior home, Smoke is reported to alert bark at unfamiliar dogs while on the leash. During his stay in the care center Smoke has been observed to pull hard towards the other dogs in the kennel room. After one occasion of reacting to a dog Smoke spun towards the handler, jumped up and bit their sweatshirt in thier torso area. Please see handout on On Leash Reactivity and Barrier Frustration. Strength/leash pulling- During his previous stay Smoke pulled hard on the leash while on walks. This behavior highlights his strength and the need for training to teach him to walk calmly on a leash. Using tools like a no-pull harness and consistent leash training can help manage his pulling behavior. Please see the handout on Strength/leash pulling