Date of intake:: 11/30/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (approx 2 years)

Previously lived with:: 4 adults, 1 child and 2 other dogs

Behavior toward strangers:: Phoenix is tolerant and friendly

Behavior toward children:: Phoenix is tolerant and friendly

Behavior toward dogs:: Phoenix is tolerant and playful with familiar and unfamiliar dogs

Behavior toward cats:: No experience

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: High

Other Notes:: Phoenix is not bothered when held or restrained, disturbed while sleeping, startled, pushed or pulled off furniture, feet/paws touched and when collar is grabbed.

Date of assessment:: 12/1/2025

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: Approaches handler with coaxing Sociability comments: Neutral, explores around the room, panting, whining, and seeking exit throughout the interaction Soft handling: Accepts contact Exuberant handling: Accepts contact Comments: Neutral body, whining Arousal Jog comments: Follows handler readily Knock Knock comments: Approaches handler readily Toy Toy comments: Grips firm and relinquishes

Summary (5):: 12/8/25: Phoenix is at the front of the kennel licking her empty water bowl as the handler approaches. When the handler begins unlocking the kennel door Phoenix attempts to bite the leash through the door. The handler attempts to use a treats while leashing Phoenix, she is not receptive and begins to bite the handler of the leash. The secondary handler tosses a handful of treats, that is enough for the handler to get the leash. Once out of the kennel Phoenix turns towards the dog on her left and attempts to cage fight going further into the room. The handler straight arms her away and Phoenix then pulls hard while screeching towards the dogs on the other side of her. In the hallway Phoenix pulls towards all the kennel room and any dogs while vocalizing. Once in the yard Phoenix reacts to another dog. The handler brings her to the pen, she head whips and attempts to bite the dragline as the handler places it on her. While in the pen Phoenix relieves herself before standing at the gate vocalizing, pawing, and biting the fence. The handler attempts to engage her with a game of trade that she is moderately interested in. When the handlers go to reenter the building, Phoenix begins reacting at the top of the stairs before the door opens. She begins pulling hard and vocalizing again. In the hallway, Phoenix starts pulling towards the other kennel rooms again, while still vocalizing. The handler is able to clip their leash, the secondary handler tosses a toy into the kennel and Phoenix is able to be guided in. 12/7/25: Phoenix is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She begins vocalizing and hard barking at the door as the handler unlocks. She is able to be leashed as she is hard barking towards the wall at the dog in kennel next to her. Once leashed, she pulls hard out of kennel and hard barks, and pulls towards the dogs in kennel and in pop up crates with a tense body while on the way to the yard. In the yard, she is able to relieve herself and she begins whimpering and vocalizing as she paces around. She begins to hard bark and vocalize at every dog that passed by and at the dog in the next pen. She pulls hard on her hind legs while vocalizing towards the dogs in kennels and in pop up crates on the way back her kennel. When reaching her kennel, she constantly tries to bark and pull towards the dogs in the kennels next to hers and the handler has to attempt to muscle her inside three time before she is actually able to enter the kennel.

Summary (6):: 12/5/25: Phoenix is at the front of her kennel with a tense body as handler approaches. She is observed to be anxiously pacing back and forth as she whines in the corner facing towards a dog in the neighboring kennel. As handler opens the kennel door to leash her, she attempts to push through the handler's legs out of the kennel. Handler then closes the door as she pushes her head back in and then uses a treat lure to leash her. She was receptive to the treat and would continue to whine as she is being leashed. Once leashed, she is removed from her kennel on a short and tight leash and is then taken to the yard. While on the way to the yard, she would vocalize throughout the hallway and would have a mild pull ahead of the handler. Once she goes up the stairs to the yard, she would relieve herself and begin to fixate on a dog in a back pen. She would attempt to pull hard with her hackles raised and a tense body. She would then begin to vocalize in a high pitch; this behavior wasn't easily redirected. Phoenix would then begin to explore the pen and relieve herself again. Afterwards, another dog would pass by, and she would continue the same behaviors previously mentioned. She is then clipped and brought back inside of the building, where she would pull hard and continue to vocalize. As handler gets to the front of her kennel, she would attempt to kennel fight intensely with the dogs next to her. Handler places her in her kennel, and she quickly turns around and runs out. The handler then has to muscle her into her kennel and quickly shut the kennel door, where she would slightly mouth the leash. The leash was removed safely, and the interaction was then ended.

Summary (7):: 12/4: It was reported that Phoenix is "fighting to go back in kennel" on 12/3. 12/4/25- It was reported vocalizes very loudly when being leashed and when exiting tries to cage fight with the neighboring kennel. She pulls back into the room and to continue cage fighting, handler has to pull her away. While on the street she is hypervigilant (looking around, vocalizing when another staff member was talking to handler, tail low). When returning to kennel Phoenix cage fought and pushing off her kennel to continue cage fighting. Handler had to muscle into kennel and quickly close the door. 12/3/25: Phoenix is observed to make a high pitch vocalization when being removed from kennel and passing the other dogs. When being led down the hallway, she turns and mouths handlers treat pouch. 12/2/25: Whiteboard notes Phoenix fixated on a dog when returning to kennel. 12/1/25: Whiteboard notes Phoenix is reported to walk well on leash. 12/1/25: Phoenix is at the front of her kennel with a neutral body. She is then easily leashed and removed from kennel where she would have a mild ahead of the handler. Phoenix is then taken to the street where she would continue a mild pull ahead of the handler. She would not react towards any passing stimuli and would relieve herself in multiple spots. Shortly after, she is brought back inside for her assessment where she is easily collared. Afterwards, she is returned to her kennel where she would use her front two paws to muscle away from the kennel. She would begin to thrash afterwards and is then fully muscled in. 12/1/25: It is reported that Phoenix would vocalize in a high pitch when being removed from kennel, would pull very hard towards dogs outside and is observed to kennel fight before entering the room by scrambling on the floor and barking towards dogs.

Date of intake:: 11/30/2025

Summary:: Loose and wiggly

Date of initial:: 12/2/2025

Summary:: Tense body for exam

ENERGY LEVEL:: Phoenix is described as active and enthusiastic. They will need daily mental and physical activity to keep them 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. We recommend feeding with puzzle feeders and food-dispensing toys. And we recommend using force-free, reward-based training techniques for Phoenix.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to on leash reactivity we recommend an adult only home. Single Pet Home/ No Dog Parks: Due to her on leash reactivity we recommend a single pet home with no trips to the dog park. 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: : Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting

Potential challenges comments:: Anxiety: Phoenix was obsvered to be panting, whining, and seeking exit throughout the assessment. If Phoenix displays anxious behavior in their future home, we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving them other things to focus on to alleviate their anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used. Please see handout on Generalized Anxiety. On Leash Reactivity: Phoenix is obsvered to pull hard and vocalize towards other dogs and in the kennel room and on the street. Phoenix 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. Leash Biting: Phoenix has been obsvered to bite the leash while in kennel. We recommend walking them with a toy to dissuade them from grabbing the leash. Positive reinforcement, force-free training is advised to teach them to focus on you rather than grabbing the leash. Please see handout on Leash Manners.