Basic Information:: Boomer is a 3 year old medium mixed breed. She was adopted from ACC a few months ago and is being surrendered because her owner has entered the ICU and is in critical condition.

Previously lived with:: 2 adults and 2 children

How is this dog around strangers?: Boomer is friendly and outgoing when meeting new people. She often jumps on people but her owner was working with her and she was getting better with training.

How is this dog around children?: Boomer lived with two children aged 7 and 14. boomer was relaxed, and playful with the children.

How is this dog around other dogs?: It is unknown how Boomer would behaved with other dogs since she was the only dog in the home and the surrender was unsure if the owner had Boomer interact with other dogs.

How is this dog around cats?: It is unknown how Boomer would behaved with cats since she was the only animal in the home and the surrender was unsure if the owner had Boomer interact with cats.

Resource guarding:: It is unknown how Boomer would react to someone touching or removing her food bowl. Boomer believes people are playing if they take away a bone or a toy.

Bite history:: Boomer has never bitten a person or animal.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Mediun/High

Other Notes:: Boomer is friendly if removed from the furniture. She tolerate getting a bath. She loves to be pet. It is unknown how she would behave if she has her nails trimmed, disturbed when sleeping, or if a stranger appraochs her home or family.

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No

Medical Notes: There are no known illness or injuries.

For a New Family to Know: Boomer is described as friendly, affectionate, playful, confident, exciatbale, and mellow after she calms down from being excited. She tends to follow people around the hosue. She loves to play tug with rope toys. She also likes fetch, chase, and chew toys. She is kept mostly inside and sleeps in her dog bed. She is fed dry dog food twice a day. She enjoys dog bisucits. She is very house trained and appraochs her leash when she needs to go outside. She is well behaved in the house and in the yard. She pulls slightly on the leash. She was often taken to the park to allow her to run and release her energy. She would come when called.

Date of intake:: 1/11/2018

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner surrender(few months in the home)

Previously lived with:: 2 adults and 2 children

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Relaxed and playful

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: The owner describes Boomer as friendly, affectionate, playful and mellow with a medium/high activity level.

Date of assessment:: 1/13/2018

Look:: 1. Dog leans forward or jumps up to lick the Assessor’s face with tail wagging, ears back and eyes averted.

Sensitivity:: 1. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, eyes are averted, and tail is in neutral position with a relaxed body posture. Dog’s mouth is likely closed for at least a portion of the assessment item.

Tag:: 5. Dog growls, snaps, or tries to bite.

Paw squeeze 1:: 1. Dog gently pulls back his/her paw.

Paw squeeze 2:: 1. Dog gently pulls back his/her paw.

Toy:: 1. Minimal interest in toy, dog may smell or lick, then turns away.

Summary:: Boomer came into the assessment room loose and wiggly. She was friendly and affectionate towards the handlers, however Boomer did display some behavior concerns during the tag item(jumping and growling). On the second attempt she displayed the same behavior. Boomer appears to be uncomfortable and reactive when the leash is in her sight.

Summary (1):: When Boomer was brought in as a stray last year January, Boomer displayed sociability with both male and female dogs. She was utilized as a greeter, and playfully interacted with all dogs, although she was uncomfortable with a high energy player; growling and correcting him. There was limited information provided in her recent surrender. Boomer continues to engage in social interactions with a variety of dogs, offering appropriate corrections when needed. The Behavior Department recommends that Boomer be placed in a home with well socialized dogs that match her play style. 1/12: When off leash at the Care Centers, Boomer exhibits a soft and social body language when interacting with male and female dogs. She solicits very gentle play by play bow and spinning around the other dog and tolerates a male dog’s mounting. 1/13: Boomer socializes in a group of playful male and female dogs, tolerating body slams, and mounting. She is utilized as greeter and interacted with several males with a soft posture and is tolerant of a variety of dogs with different temperaments, although she can be somewhat persistent with her greets when introduced to nervous dogs. 1/16-18: Boomer was used as a social greeter dog today. She interacted socially with several male dogs with a soft posture and is tolerant of a variety of dogs with different temperaments. She offers appropriate corrections when another dog engages in play with frequent body contact.

Date of intake:: 1/11/2018

Summary:: Fearful, nervous with her tail tucked.

Date of initial:: 1/11/2018

Summary:: Tense, nervous and allowed all handling.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: NEW HOPE ONLY

Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable

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

Recommendations comments:: New Hope partner: Due to the warning and distance-increasing behaviors shown in the care center, we recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide force free behavior modification.

Potential challenges: : Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Low threshold for arousal: Boomer jumped up on assessor during the tag item, she displays a low threshold for arousal as she escalated quickly during the tag portion becoming tense and growling at the leash.