Date of intake:: 4/30/2026

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray(Unknown History)

Date of assessment:: 7/2/2026

Summary:: 7/2/26 Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Mild Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: Jumps off Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social with handlers- loose body, wags tail, leans into touch Call over: Readily approaches- lip licks, leans into touch, soft body Sociability comments: Flushed face, panting, began to pace Handling Soft handling: Tolerant- headwhips , flushed face, heavy panting Exuberant handling: Tolerant - headwhips , flushed face, heavy panting Handling comments: Arousal Jog: Follow- on 2nd pass jump up, become vocal Arousal comments: Knock: Hard barking tense body high hackles, stops when treats are tossed Knock Comments: Toy: Hover body block, tense body 2nd pass follow prompt hand tense body, high hackles, high tail Toy comments: 5/6/26: Behavioral assessment upon request

Summary:: Due to entering the facility as a stray, there is no prior dog-to-dog history recorded. 5/13/26: Mina greets a novel male dog off leash through a barrier. Mina approaches the gate with a soft body while the novel male approaches with a neutral body and begins lip licking. As the interaction continues, the novel male stiffens and intermittently marks at the gate, walking away and reapproaching throughout the interaction. Mina initially remains soft bodied, but begins to stiffen in response to the novel male’s body language. Due to the escalating tension observed between both dogs, the interaction is ended and both dogs are moved away. Soon after, Mina is introduced to another novel male dog face to face while both dogs are on leash. Mina approaches with a neutral body and remains socially appropriate during the initial greeting. As the novel male begins attempting to go underneath her body, solicit play, and encourage chase, Mina begins to stiffen but does not escalate further. A consent check is performed, during which Mina walks away briefly before choosing to reapproach the novel male on her own to continue the interaction but then walking away again. 05/09/26 Mina is introduced to a novel male while off leash. She approaches with a neutral frame and sniffs the male through the gate. She remains neutral and will reapproach the gate multiple times. Due to male's discomfort, only a gate greet is conducted at this time.

Summary (4):: 07/21/26: Mina is standing at the front of her kennel with a loose and wiggly body and allows the handler to leash her with ease. She is then brought outside for an enrichment outing. Mina pulls hard while on leash and frequently runs to the end of the leash before returning to the handler and jumping up with excitement. She is prompted to get down and is rewarded for doing so. As the outing continues, Mina settles into a soft frame while exploring the environment, keeping her nose to the ground and investigating a variety of scents. Once this session is concluded, Mina is brought back to the care center and returned to her kennel safely without any issues. 7/16/26: Mina is standing at the front of her kennel as handler approaches. She then leaps up high in the air with a loose body as the handler unlocks the door. She is able to be leash while being distracted with treats and is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she would pull ahead and would constantly jump up on the handler with a loose and wiggly body to receive pets and treats. She would lean into the handler to receive pets and would sit to receive more treats. She pulls on her way back to her kennel and is able to enter with no issues.

Summary (5):: 07/06/26 (Trainer Note): Mina is at the back of her kennel as the handler approaches. As the handler unlock the door, Mina begins rebounding on the kennel door. Mina will stand to be leashed and pulls strongly to the training room. The Mina struggled to focus when in the room and would repeatedly jump at the handler. The handler was able to engage Mina in some up/down into a snuffle mat. A second handler knocks at the door and hard barks. The handler enters and Mina can disengage and take treats from a snuffle mat. A third handler enters the room and the handler does not have hold o the leash. Mina hard barks again and will immediately become loose and wiggly and jump up at the known handler. Mina will run around the room before being re leashed and returned to her kennel. When the handler was removing the figure 8 leash, Mina head whipped and snapped at it. 07/02/26(BA): Mina is standing at the front of her kennel, jumping up on her hind legs, and allows the handler to leash her with ease. She is brought to the assessment room where a drag leash is placed on her. She roams the room freely and allows all handling while leaning into handlers with a loose and wiggly body. During the run portion, Mina becomes increasingly aroused and begins hard barking, requiring redirection with a squeaky toy. During the knock portion of the assessment, she displays hard barking, raised hackles, and pulls toward the door. During the toy assessment, she hovers over the toy, grips it in her mouth, runs away with it, then re-approaches, repeatedly biting and hovering over the toy. For more information, see Behavioral Assessment. 07/01/26: (Trainer note): Mina presented at front of kennel when trainer approached and began jumping up and down at the kennel door during leashing. Trainer lured her with a treat and was able to leash her bringing her into the training room. Once in the room she engaged with stimuli and was ablet to do several rounds of leave it with an open hand. She became distracted and we moved to leave with reward on snuffle to maintain engagement. Kennel return was uneventful.

Summary (6):: 6/25/26 (Trainer Note): Mina presented at front of kennel while trainer was leashing her she continued to throw herself against the kennel door. After using a chicken lure trainer was able to successfully leash and remove her from kennel. In training session Mina initially had a hard time concentrating, though through using a snuffle mat was able to settle enough to engage with leave it. Mina was able to consistently look up from snuffle mat and follow the lure away, opting in several times to continued engagement. Rekennel was uneventful. 06/18/26: Mina is standing at the front of her kennel with a loose, wiggly body and repeatedly jumps up on her hind legs as the handler approaches. She allows the handler to leash her with ease and is brought outside for an enrichment walk. Mina walks on a loose leash and periodically jumps up on the handler in excitement. Throughout the outing, she maintains a soft frame while exploring the neighborhood and relieving herself appropriately. Mina readily engages with the handler and responds positively to verbal interaction. When the session is complete, she is returned to her kennel safely without any issues. 06/18/26 (Trainer Note): Mina's behavior remains the same as the 06/09/26 note. 06/09/26 (Trainer Note): Mina is standing at the front of her kennel as the handler approaches. She rushes out of kennel and pulls moderately to the canine training room. She allows the handler to attach a drag leash and runs frenetically around the space, intermittently jumping up onto handlers. The handler works with her on doggie zen and throws treats into a snuffle mat to help soothe her. Mina is able to engage with increased focus, turning away from the handler's hand as it is presented. She is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 6/11/26: Mina is standing at the font of her kennel as handler approaches. She begins jumping at the door with a loose and wiggly body as the handler unlocks it. She is able to be leashed while being distracted with treats and she is then taken outside for a walk. On the walk, she has a loose and wiggly body as she would constantly jump up on the handler to receive pets and treats. She would stare at dogs with a wiggly body as they passed by. She is able to return back to her kennel with no issues.

Summary (7):: 06/02/26 (Trainer Note): Mina is easily leashed and pulls moderately to the canine training room. She is loose and social with the handlers, jumping up repeatedly as the handlers attempt to attach a drag leash. She eventually allows them to do so and runs frenetically around the room, intermittently jumping up onto handlers. The handler attempts to engage her in doggie zen, but she struggles to focus. Works with her on conditioning the yes verbal marker and Mina is able to take treats off of the floor. She is loose and wiggly for the duration of the interaction, but also pants moderately with dilated pupils. She is easily leashed and returned to kennel without issue. 05/26/26: Mina is standing at the front of the kennel when the handler approaches. She is leashed easily and pulls moderately as she is walked to the play yard. In the yard, Mina sniffs around before leaning into the handler's legs for pets. When returning to the building, she pulls moderately again, but is returned to the kennel without issue. 05/13/26 (PG note): Mina is standing at the front of her kennel and allows the handler to leash her with ease. She is then brought to the play yard to meet a male playmate. Once the playmate arrives, Mina approaches the gate for a nose to nose greeting while displaying a loose and wiggly body. After the gate is opened, the playmate approaches in a very forward manner and begins intensely sniffing her. The dogs circle one another as handlers guide the interaction, Mina begins displaying avoidance behaviors and attempts to move away as the playmate continues pursuing her. Handlers separate the dogs and Mina performs a shake-off before briefly re-approaching. As the playmate again approaches intensely, Mina disengages and walks away from the interaction. See Dog to Dog note for more details. 5/9/26 (PG): Mina is at the back of her kennel on her kuranda bed as the handler approaches. She will come up to the front of the kennel with a loose frame as the handler approaches and is leashed with ease. She is brought out o the play yard where her collar is clipped with a leash and she is free to roam around the yard. (see dog-dog for more info) Once the greet is complete, she is returned to kennel with no issue. 05/06/26: noted to resource guard long-lasting chew and snap in her crate when handlers approach closely, and was seen to snap at a volunteer who was saying hi as she was eating her bone, snapping towards there fingers twice.

Date of intake:: 4/30/2026

Summary:: Friendly/social

Date of initial:: 4/30/2026

Summary:: timid, warmed up with handling and allowed for all handling and tasks, solicits attn, loose wiggly b

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): We reccomend Mina be placed in an adult-only home at this time.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Anxiety,On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration

Potential challenges comments:: Resource guarding: Mina has been reported to guard high value items such as bones, escalating to snapping. Practice "trading up" games, where Mina voluntarily gives up the item in exchange for an even higher-value treat. Avoid forcing Mina to give up items or punishing her for resource guarding, as this can escalate her behavior. Consistency, patience, and positive reinforcement will be key in helping Mina feel more comfortable sharing resources in her new home. Please see the handout on Resource guarding. Anxiety: 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. Basic manners/poor impulse control/Social hyperarousal: Mina is noted to jump on handler often having a difficulty time settling and will display a flushed face, heavy panting and began to pace.Training should focus on reinforcing calm behavior, encouraging appropriate ways to seek attention, and helping Mina develop coping skills to better manage excitement and anxiety. Please see the handout on Basic manners/poor impulse control/Social hyperarousal. Barrier frustration: During Mina behavioral assessment she is noted during the knock portion to Hard barking tense body high hackles, stops when treats are tossed.Continued training should focus on reinforcing calm behavior around triggering stimuli, building positive associations with environmental sounds, and improving her ability to disengage from stressors. Please see the handout on On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration.