Date of intake:: 9/19/2026

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (no information provided)

Summary:: King Simba was highly fearful at time of intake, growling and snapping at leash. He has warmed up to allow minimal handling. When attempting to collar, King Simba was avoidant initially, then gave clear warning, growling when being collared. Due to his escalations, he is not a candidate for a handling assessment at this time.

Summary:: 9/24: King Simba pulls to greet F LMB dog at the gate. He has neutral body, attempting to sniff, hackles start to raise. 9/29: King Simba is brought to the gate to greet a F MMB. He has a neutral body but keeps his focus on the F MMB. He is easily walked away.

Summary (6):: 10.1: King Simba is taken out by a familiar staff member and is taken for a walk outside. He passes by another familiar staff member with a soft body. The speak softly to him and he stops for a few seconds. He continues on his walk and explores the perimeter. Once session is over, he walks back into his kennel without any issues

Summary (7):: 9/29: King Simba is at kennel front on approach. He is easily leashed and ignores barking dogs in passing. He is brought on a walk with staff and an unfamiliar volunteer. He keeps a neutral body, accepts treats tossed. Later a staff member gives him treats directly which he takes gently. He keeps his nose to the ground as a member of the public passes by with a bicycle. When being returned, he is brought to the gate to greet a female, medium mixed breed dog. He has a neutral body but keeps his focus on the female medium mixed breed dog. He is easily walked away. 9/28: King Simba is neutral at kennel front. He gives tail wags as handler leashes him. He ignores barking dogs on the way out. He is brought on a walk keeping a loose body. He accepts treats offered and returns without issue. 9/25 King Simba is sitting in the middle of his kennel as staff approaches with his dinner. They push the tray under the door and he immediately begins eating it, in the process pushing it most of the way out. Staff gently nudges the tray back towards the kennel with their foot, and King Simba lunges towards the bowl, hard barking twice. Staff steps away and he immediately stops hard barking and resumes eating. 9/20: King Simba is curled in the back of his kennel. Staff tosses treat and he begins to come forward eating them readily and taking directly from her hand. When attempting to remove him, he would snap at the leash. It takes several attempts to secure the slip lead. When securing the lead, handler drops the leash into kennel. King Simba is sitting still with the leash around his neck. When attempting to retrieve the other end of the leash with a hook, he escalates to growling, snapping and biting the hook. They leave him and allow the leash to slip off on its own. His kennel cleaned and he is transferred. He will take treats directly from staff and is given more time to decompress. 9/19: King Simba was growling in the van crate when staff approached his kennel. He backed into the back with a stiff body and was evasive of the leash. It took staff several attempted to leash him as he kept moving away and snapping at the leash. Once leashed, he walked out of the crate and allowed staff to scan for a microchip, take his picture and was walked into the kennel.

Date of intake:: 9/19/2026

Summary:: hard barking, growling, snapped at leash

Date of initial:: 9/21/2026

Summary:: lunging ,will bite or snap and not allowed to much handling , muzzled used

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: New Hope Only

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

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to how uncomfortable King Simba is with handling, we recommend an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: King Simba reacted to a staff member, lunging and hard barking when they attempt to push his food bow back into his kennel. He should be left alone when eating. Please see handout on Resource Guarding. Handling/touch sensitivity - King Simba has shown significant handling sensitivity in care, escalating to growling when attempting to collar. He recovered as soon as handler gave him space and was brought on a walk. An individualized handling plan is needed. Please see the handout on Handling/Touch Sensitivity. Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: In the Care Centers, King Simba has shown moderate defensive behavior. King Simba gives clear warnings when he 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 King Simba, to build positive associations (treats/toys/praise), and to allow King Simba to initiate interactions with new people. He should never be forced to greet or to interact if she is not comfortable and soliciting attention. Please see handout on Fearful Potential for Defensive Aggression.