Date of intake:: 10/19/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray, No known history

Date of assessment:: 10/20/2025

Summary:: When brought into the assessment room Emily was obsvered to be fearful. Noted to have a tense body, tucked tail, and showing whale eye. The handler is able to place a collar on her however, when they sat in the chair Emily went to the end of the leash and began to baulk. The handler is not able to coax Emily forward and she maintains her distance from the handler. While at the end of the leash Emily begins to thrash slightly. Due to the high levels of fear, stress, and anxiety displayed. Emily is not a candidate to receive a handling assessment at this time.

Summary:: 10/29/25: Emily does not approach the gate to greet another dog. He body is tense with tucked tail.

Summary (6):: 11/3/25: Emily is curled up at the back of her crate upon approach. Handler turns to their side and tosses her a treat, which she would get up and take with ease. Handler is then able to open her crate and easily leash her. She is removed from the office and would relieve herself in front of the door. She would walk in the hallway with a low body, slight tail tuck and ears pinned back. Once handler reaches the garage door, she would baulk and begin to pull backwards very hard. Handler then muscles her towards the driveway, once she isn't easily coaxed. She would then slowly walk out of the driveway onto the street and Emily would begin to pull towards the double doors at the front of the shelter. Emily still wasn't easily coaxed and is muscled through the side door of the driveway, she would readily walk back into the shelter at this point. Handler then attempts to take her to the yard, once handler reaches the yard door she would begin to present the same behaviors. Emily would pull backwards and refuse to walk up the yard stairs, shortly after she is then returned back to her pop-up due to high FAS. 11/3/25: Staff report that Emily will refuse to walk on the street majority of the time as she is walked. They had mentioned she is very hesitant to walk towards the street, but on the occasions that she does she would quickly relieve herself and immediately would begin to pull back towards the shelter.

Summary (7):: 10/29/25: It is reported that Emily will escalate to growling when people pass by the office, when loose in the office she will retreat to her crate while growling. 10/29/25: Emily is loose in the office when the handler approaches. One she sees the handler she begins growling loudly with a tense body. The handler ends the interaction quickly to lower FAS. 10/29/25: It is reported that Emily is highly fearful. When approached she begins growling and retreats to the back of her crate. 10/27/25: Emily is curled up in the kennel. Handler leashes her and she backs away slightly from the handler. Handler slowly leashes her over the back of the head and she steps out. She is walked down the hallway slowly, tense with ears pinned and furrowed brow. She sees familiar handlers in the hallway and she softens slightly with a soft tail wag. She is brought through the small garage and stops. Elm pulls back. Handler jogs her outside and she stops in the driveway refusing to walk forward. Gentle tension is applied and she does not come forward and twists her head slightly in an attempt to thrash. Handler walks her back through the hall and she goes outside through a different entrance. She stands outside with ears pinned and looks around. When dogs pass she stares towards them tense. She is walked across the street occasionally stopping and looking around. Handler calls her and she follows. Emily relieves herself and turns around and pulls hard back to the shelter. She briefly avoids returning to the crate but eventually enters on her own. The leash is removed without issue. 10/20/25- Emily is at the back of her kennel with a slightly tense body, handler softly talks to her and tosses in a treat she shows no interest. When handler attempts to leash, she dodges or once almost on she will back out of it. After a few tries handler is finally able to leash her. She is taken for a street walk. She is hypervigilant (ears pinned, looking around, tail tucked). Handler offers her treats but she shows no interest. She hears people across the street being loud, she tries to pull into the street to see them. Handler softly talks to her to coax her away with light pressure on the leash. As handler waits for another dog to exit the drive way, she sees them with no reaction. She just paces back and forth pulling away from the building. Handler softly talks to her and she follows them back into the building. She is taken for her assessment where she is collared as she is focused hearing noise outside the office. Second handler tries to coax her over but she stays next to first handler and leans away from them with a stiff body. First handler tries to coax her over and she follows but then again backs away from second handler. Assessment was ended to not further stress Emily. She was easily clipped and planted at her kennel, handler tossed in treats but she showed no interest. Handler muscled her into kennel.

Date of intake:: 10/19/2025

Summary:: Fearful, thrashed while on leash

Date of initial:: 10/20/2025

Summary:: Tense, tail tucked, reluctant to allow handling

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Elm 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 the fearful behavior we recommend an adult only home. 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: : Fearful

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: Elm has been obsvered to be fearful during his stay. Noted to be reluctant to allow handling during medical and thrashed while on leash during intake. It should always be their choice to approach a new person or thing. Elm would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to their new surroundings. Please see handout on Decompression Period.