Date of Intake: 1/5/2018

Basic Information:: Brody is a 10 month old black and brown small mixed breed dog. Brody lived with previous owner for about 10 months and was surrendered because owner’s landlord did not allow pets. Brody has no injuries or health issues and was last taken to the vet about 5 months ago.

Previously lived with:: Brody previously lived with 4 adults.

How is this dog around strangers?: Brody will bark at strangers and keep his distance. Brody will sometimes approach strangers and continue barking but when approached will stop barking and allow to be petted.

How is this dog around children?: Brody previously interacted with children aged 3 and 4 years old. Brody is described as being playful and friendly and will allow to be petted.

How is this dog around other dogs?: Brody has interacted with other dogs both small and large when his owner took him to his job at a doggy day care. Brody is described as being friendly and playful with other dogs but if another dog tries to mount him he will bite.

How is this dog around cats?: Brody has interacted with cats and is described as being playful and respectful of the cat.

Resource guarding:: Brody is not bothered when his food or bowl is touched while he is eating. Brody is also not bothered when a toy, treat, or object is taken away and instead will start to play tug.

Bite history:: Brody has never bitten another animal or human.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Brody has a very high energy

Other Notes:: Brody is not bothered during storms, fireworks or loud noises. Brody is friendly when being pushed or pulled off of furniture and is not bothered when being disturbed as he sleeps. When given a bath, Brody will try to jump our of the tub and run away. When having his nails trimmed, Brody will pull away and whine.

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No

Medical Notes: Brody has no medical issues

For a New Family to Know: Brody is a playful, excitable and sometimes anxious dog. When at home, Brody will follow you around and likes to be in the same room as you. Brody likes to play with squeaky toys and likes to play fetch and tug. Brody was kept as an indoors only dog and would sleep with his owners on their bed. Brody was fed a mixture of Signature wet food and Beneful dry food twice a day. Brody was mostly house trained and would use a wee-wee pad but he would sometimes miss and pee next to the pad. When left alone, Brody is well behaved. Brody knows how to sit, stay, come, down, give paw and roll over. For exercise, Brody was taken out for slow walks on the leash and he would not pull on the leash.

Date of intake:: 1/5/2018

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (In home for 10 months)

Previously lived with:: Adults

Behavior toward strangers:: Barks at them and keeps a distance away

Behavior toward children:: Playful and friendly with children he spent time with

Behavior toward dogs:: Friendly but will snap if mounted

Behavior toward cats:: Playful and respectful

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Brody is described as playful, excitable, and sometimes anxious with a high level of activity.

Date of assessment:: 1/7/2018

Look:: 2. Dog’s eyes are averted, body posture is stiff and fearful, tail is low and not moving. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands.

Sensitivity:: 2. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, eyes are averted, tail is between legs, body stiff, mouth closed, lip long, ears likely back, may lip lick.

Tag:: 2. Dog is fearful but unresponsive when touched. Approaches the Assessor when the game ends. Dog is likely crouching, may have a long lip or lip lick.

Paw squeeze 1:: 2. Dog quickly pulls back.

Paw squeeze 2:: 2. Dog quickly pull back.

Flank squeeze 1:: Item not conducted

Flank squeeze 2:: Item not conducted

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

Summary:: Brody did not approach the assessor in the assessment room but allowed the assessor to approach him. He was tense throughout the assessment and whale eyed when handled but allowed all handling.

Summary (1):: 1/6: When introduced off leash to other dogs, Brody is initially timid but opens up and greets all dogs with a wagging tail.

Summary (2):: 1/7-1/8: Brody offers polite greeting.

Date of intake:: 1/5/2018

Summary:: Brody barked and growled but then warmed up to the counselor and allowed handling.

Date of initial:: 1/6/2018

Summary:: Brody was tense.

ENERGY LEVEL:: Brody’s previous owner described him as having a high level of activity. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: ADULT ONLY HOME

Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children: Due to how uncomfortable Brody is currently with touch and novel stimuli, as well as his history of barking at and avoiding new people, we feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time.

Potential challenges: : Fearful/potential for defensive aggression

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful/potential for defensive aggression: Brody is reported to bark at and stay away from strangers. In the care center, he has displayed fearful behavior. It is important to always go slow and give Brody the option to walk away from any social interaction. Brody should never be forced to approach anything that he is uncomfortable with or to submit to petting or handling. It should always be Brody’s choice to approach a new person or thing. Brody would do best in an initially calm and quiet home environment and should be given time to acclimate to his new surroundings.