Date of intake:: 6/2/2026

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

Previously lived with:: adults and children

Behavior toward strangers:: alert bark and sometimes growl at new people when they enter is home, once warmed up on his own term

Behavior toward children:: tolerant around familiar children but prefers a slow introduction.

Behavior toward dogs:: No experience.will ignore dogs while on walks

Behavior toward cats:: No experience.

Resource guarding:: No known reports of resouce guarding.

Bite history:: No known reports of a bite hsitory.

Housetrained:: Yes

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

Other Notes:: Toose is known to be protective and territorial while in home. He will growl when new people are in his space but will settle down when he feels comfortable. Owners noted he will become mouthy when playing Toose is potty trained and will go while outside on walks at least 3 times a day. He is also crate trained and can be left alone in one for up to 5 hours. Toose knows cues "sit" and his favorite flavor of treats and food is salmon. He is very affectionate and enjoys lounging around wherever his family is.

Date of assessment:: 6/3/2026

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Loose Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Timid approach- handler with a low lip lick, tucked tail Call over: Aloof-walks around room, allows light petting Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Tolerant- stiff, low tail, frozen Exuberant handling: Tolerant- stiff, low tail, frozen Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- lip licks, low tail Arousal comments: Knock: No response Knock Comments: Toy: sniff, neutral body Toy comments:

Summary:: Toose arrived at the care centers as an owner surrender, and is noted ignore dogs while on walks. 6/4/26: Toose greets a novel male dog off leash through a barrier. Toose appears highly fearful throughout the interaction, standing in place and initially avoiding approach. The novel male remains at the gate whining, sniffing through the barrier, and holding a high tail while attempting to engage. Toose is walked closer to the barrier but immediately disengages upon approaching and chooses not to continue the interaction. The novel male continues to whine and rub against the gate but can be called away by staff. Both dogs are moved away due to Toose's fearfulness.

Summary (5):: 07/21/26: Toose is at the front of his kennel as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and brought to the office. Right outside of the office, Toose hesitates, standing in the doorway with a tucked tail. He eventually walks in and walks slowly around the room. He eventually starts eating treats and engages with a snuffle mat. Another handler prepares a lick mat for him, which he licks until it is almost completely clean. During this time, his frame loosens slightly. He is returned to his kennel without issue. 07/20/26: An ACS coordinator reports that, at night, Toose will sit at the back of his kennel and growl when care staff remove his bowl to refill his water. 7/16/26 (Trainer Note): Toose is laying down in his kennel with a neutral body as handler approaches. Handler tosses some high value treats and Toose readily eats them before standing up and approaching the front of kennel with a soft body. He becomes tense as handler attempts to leash, handler tosses treats on the floor and he eats them as he is removed from kennel. Toose is taken to the behavior office for a training session, he attempts to retreat backwards once the door is opened. He baulks is not accepting treats any longer. Some mild leash pressure is applied but he continues to baulk with a tense body, crouched head, and a tucked tail. Handler uses some coaxing to get him over the threshold. In the office he continuously seeks exit, avoids handlers, remains tense and wide eyed, and lip licks on occasion. He is returned to kennel due to high FAS levels.

Summary (6):: 7/13:26 Toose is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, he has a neutral body frame as he walks ahead of the handler. He would constantly approach and stare at the handler to receive treats. He pulls on the way back to his kennel and is able to be placed inside with no issue. As the handler is locking the door, he lunges towards the door, begins to hard bark and snarl towards the lock as the handler locks it. 7/13/26: Toose is reported to be leash biting outside on the way back to his kennel, almost catching the handler’s hand. 7/10/26: Toose is standing at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He is able to be leashed with ease and is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, he has a neutral body frame as he walks ahead of the handler, and he is comfortable approaching to receive treats. He has a tense body as he hard stares at construction workers and a construction truck that was making loud noises in the cemetery. He is able to be walked away, and he takes a few treats as he got further away from the truck. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues. 07/08/26: Toose is brought to the canine training room in an attempt to train with him. He is highly fearful, entering the room with a tucked tail and pinned ears. He growls at a handler who moves too quickly. Toose is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 07/06/26: Toose is observed to be leash biting with an ACS when returning from their walk. The ACS clarified that he was not climbing up the leash or pulling hard, and could be momentarily redirected with treats. 7/2/26: Toose is observed to be snapping, hard barking and growling towards an ACS handler that is locking his crate door when he is returned back to his crate. 06/30/26 (PM): Toose is at the front of his crate as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and brought to the office. In the office, Toose is clipped to a drag leash and explores the room while the handler sets out a snuffle mat and lick mat for him. He licks most of the spray cheese off the lick mat, then begins trying to rip the lick mat apart to get to the leftover cheese. The handler directs his attention to the snuffle mat instead, where he spends more time. After spending some more time in the office, Toose is put back on the slip leash and returned to his crate. The handler is able to clip his leash, remove it, and lock the crate without issue. 06/30/26: One of the Canine Reps reported that, when returning to kennel, Toose would bark, jump on the crate door, and fixate on the handler's hands as they locked the crate. The Rep also state that the behaviour was more intense during the midday walk than it was in the AM.

Summary (7):: 6/23/26: Toose is at the front of his crate with a neutral frame as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and will walk out of kennel slowly. He will walk to the behavior office on a loose leash and once in the office he is given some treats on the couch to distract him while his collar is clipped with a drag leash. Once he is free to roam around the room, he will approach handlers for treats with a soft expression. He will take treats gently and will wait next to the handler while they prepare a licki mat for him. He is given the licki mat and he will focus on licking for about 10 minutes. Once he is done he will sniff around and then approach the handler for treats. After a while, he is returned to his crate. 06/16/26: Toose is at the front of his crate as the handler approaches. He is leashed with ease and brought outside for a walk. On the walk, he shows little interest in the handler, and walks on a loose leash for the majority of the time. He stops frequently to sniff. At one point, he turns around and begins walking back to the building. He is returned to his crate without issue. 06/09/26: Toose is laying in the back of his kennel and slowly gets up to approach the front, allowing the handler to leash him with ease. He is then brought outside for an enrichment walk, where he maintains a neutral frame while calmly exploring the surrounding neighborhood. When the session is complete, Toose is brought back to his kennel safely without any issues. 06/04/26(BA note): Toose is standing at the front of his kennel and allows the handler to leash him with ease. He is then brought to the assessment room where he eventually allows handlers to place a collar and drag leash on him while displaying fearful and timid behaviors. He flinches when touched and tolerates handling while displaying tension and discomfort in his body language. He completes the run portion without becoming aroused. He does not respond to the knock assessment and sniffs the toy several times before disengaging and walking away. For more information, see Behavioral Assessment. 6/4/26 (PG): Toose was at the front of his crate as handler approached. He was easily leashed and pulled from crate and taken to play yard for play group. When Toose was in the yard next to the other dog handler attached a drag leash. Handler let Toose free to roam the pen. He did stay away from the gate where he saw the other dog. Handler picked up drag leash and encouraged Toose to approach the gate to greet the other dog, however Toose continued to stay away from gate. Handler took Toose back to crate but along the way Toose stopped several times and handler had to verbally encourage Toose to continue. Toose was returned to kennel.

Date of intake:: 6/2/2026

Summary:: fearful but tolerant with staff. He was handled minimally due to stiff body

Date of initial:: 6/3/2026

Summary:: very tense body, flinches when touched, slightly lifted lip when trying to examine teeth with tongue

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Due to Toose fearfulness, we recommend he be placed in a home with no young children under 13.

Potential challenges: : Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition,Fearful,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Leash-biting,Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Owners noted he will become mouthy when playing. May benefit from continued reinforcement of appropriate play skills and redirection to toys during interaction. Please see the handout on Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition. Fearful/On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: Toose will alert bark and sometimes growl at new people when they enter is home, once warmed up on his own terms he is friendly. In the care center Toose is noted to display a low body and become timid. His behavior suggests a combination of fear based reactivity and the need for controlled, low pressure introductions to help him feel more comfortable and secure. Please the handout on decompression period and On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration Leash-biting: Toose has escalated to leash biting during walks, on one occasion almost catching a handler's hand in the process when trying to redirect him with treats. Please see handout on Arousal.