Date of Intake: 1/23/2018

Spay/Neuter Status: Not Applicable

Basic Information:: Cesar is a 3 year old, medium mixed breed male who was not neutered prior to coming to the shelter. He has no known health issues or injuries and has not seen a vet recently. He was born in the home and has been in that home since. He was an owner surrender due to the owner not being able to care for Cesar due to personal issues.

Previously lived with:: In home with owner, dog and cat

How is this dog around strangers?: Cesar has been friendly towards strangers. As of the past 5 months, due to lack of exercise outside, he has become very high energy inside and will jump on guests when they enter. Due to his size he can come off as frightening but he has never bitten or snapped at anyone.

How is this dog around children?: Cesar has lived with and spent time around children and has been playful and relaxed around them.

How is this dog around other dogs?: Cesar has lived with a small dog and was playful and relaxed around him.

How is this dog around cats?: Cesar has lived with a cat and was respectful and relaxed around her.

Resource guarding:: Cesar has no resource guarding reported by his owner. He will drop an object in his mouth when asked to.

Bite history:: Cesar has no bite history.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: High

Other Notes:: Cesar will get down off the furniture when asked to and is not bothered if he is disturbed while sleeping. His owner has been able to bathe and groom him but she has not trimmed his nails.

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No

For a New Family to Know: Cesar is described as being friendly, playful and pushy. He would do best in a home with a yard or someone who can exercise him daily. He likes to follow his family around when they are home and be in the same room as them. He likes to play with toy balls, stuffed and squeaky toys and chew bones. He has been an indoor dog, sleeps on a dog pillow next to the son, and eats both wet and dry food. He is house trained to go outside on any surface, and knows the commands sit, come, down, stay, no and drop it. He walks on leash for exercise and does pull hard.

Date of intake:: 1/23/2018

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner surrender(since puppy-hood)

Previously lived with:: Adults, a dog and a cat

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly but very high energy and jumpy.

Behavior toward children:: Playful and relaxed

Behavior toward dogs:: Playful and relaxed

Behavior toward cats:: Respectful and relaxed

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: The owner describes Cesar as friendly, playful and pushy with a very high activity level in the care center.

Date of assessment:: 1/25/2018

Summary:: Cesar is difficult to remove from the kennel, jumping and mouthing at the leash with moderate pressure. He has also allowed minimal handling from his caretakers. Out of concern for his stress levels and his response to restraint, we feel Cesar is not a great candidate for a handling assessment at this time.

Summary (1):: According to Cesar’s has lived with a small dog and was playful and relaxed around him. 1/24: Due to Cesar low threshold of arousal and his constant redirection on the handlers, he did not greet the female helper dog off leash.

Date of intake:: 1/23/2018

Date of initial:: 1/24/2018

Summary:: Very unruly, jumpy, panting but has tail wags.

ENERGY LEVEL:: Cesar displays a very high activity level in the care center.

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: 1/24-Today Cesar was difficult to manage as he displays a low threshold for arousal. Any attempts to handle Cesar result in sole focus on, nipping, leash-chewing/tugging and thrashing of the ropes. During Playgroup, 2 behavior members had to leash him, to return him to his kennel.

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: Ceasar has not acclimated well to the kennel environment and has allowed only minimal handling since intake. We recommend placement with a New Hope partner who can provide any necessary behavior modification (force-free, positive reinforcement-based) and re-evaluate behavior in a stable home environment before placement into a permanent home.

Potential challenges: : Low threshold for arousal

Potential challenges comments:: Low threshold for arousal: Cesar shows a fairly low threshold for arousal and quickness to use his mouth, mouthing the handler’s arms and hands with moderate pressure.