Date of Intake: 1/12/2018

Spay/Neuter Status: Not Applicable

Basic Information:: Coco is a 1 year old, black and white, medium mixed breed female. She was not spayed prior to coming into the shelter and has not seen a vet recently. She has no known health issues or injuries and was surrendered due to the owner not having the time to care for her.

Previously lived with:: In home with owner and children

How is this dog around strangers?: Coco is friendly and outgoing with strangers.

How is this dog around children?: Coco has spent time around children and was playful and relaxed around them. She does have a lot of energy and can play somewhat rough with them due to her jumping.

How is this dog around other dogs?: Coco has not interacted with other dogs closely but her owner stated she will bark and pull on the leash to get to them when they are near.

How is this dog around cats?: Coco has not interacted with cats before.

Resource guarding:: Coco will snap at the owner if she tries to touch her food bowl or take an object out of her mouth. She thinks you are playing if you try to take a toy out of her mouth.

Bite history:: Coco has no bite history.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: High

Other Notes:: Coco’s owner has been able to bathe, groom and trim coco’s nails without any issues. She will bark when her owner holds her back, but is not bothered if she is disturbed while sleeping. She alert barks when someone approaches the house or yard.

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No

For a New Family to Know: Coco is described as being friendly, playful and excitable. She has been an indoor dog and likes to follow her family around when they are home. She likes to play with balls and chew toys and bones. She likes to play fetch, chase and tug of war. She eats dry food and is house trained to go on training pads. She knows the commands sit, come and no. She walks on leash and plays in the yard for exercise. She will pull when being walked.

Date of intake:: 1/12/2018

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Previously lived with:: Owner , and children.

Behavior toward strangers:: Coco is friendly and outgoing with strangers.

Behavior toward children:: Coco s playful and relaxed with the children.

Behavior toward dogs:: Unknown

Behavior toward cats:: Behavior unknown

Resource guarding:: Coco will snap at the owner if she tries to touch her food bowl or take an object out of her mouth.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Coco is described as being friendly, playful and excitable with a high energy.

Date of assessment:: 1/13/2018

Look:: 1. Dog holds gaze with soft eyes, soft body. Allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Dog holds gaze for three full seconds.

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:: 1. Dog assumes play position and joins the game. Or dog indicates play with huffing, soft ‘popping’ of the body, etc. Dog might jump on Assessor once play begins.

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:: Coco came into the assessment relaxed, and social. She allowed handling but was a bit fearful. She engaged in play with assessor jumping/bouncing at the end of play.

Summary (1):: According to Coco’s previous owner, Coco has not interacted with other dogs closely but her owner stated she will bark and pull on the leash when they are near. 1/13: When off leash at the Care Centers, Coco initially approaches the gate with a low, and stiff body hard stare, and low growls, so she is muzzled. Once she is allowed into the pen, her body remains extremely stiff and still but she does allow the helper dog to sniff her. She continues to focus on him with hard eyes but does not approached him. The dogs are separated and the session is ended.

Date of intake:: 1/12/2018

Summary:: Coco was very friendly during intake, she was seeking attention and took treats very gently

Date of initial:: 1/12/2018

Summary:: Coco was nervous but allowed handling for the full exam.

ENERGY LEVEL:: Her previous owner describes Coco as an friendly relaxed, and playful dog. She displayed medium energy and movement throughout assessment, and will need daily mental and physical activity to keep her engaged and exercised.

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: 1/14/18: Due to Coco’s reported dog reactivity in her surrender profile as well as her playgroup behavior and on leash reactivity in the care center environment, she is not a safe candidate for the public adoptions area.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: ADULT ONLY HOME

Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: Owner reported Coco has displayed some resource guarding behavior in the home. We feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding

Potential challenges comments:: Potential resource guarding was noted in the previous home as Coco was observed to growl and snap when engaged with items and at times bite the hand attempting to remove them. For this reason we advise against ever removing items from Coco’s possession without safely trading for an item or greater or equal value. Guidance from a professional trainer/behaviorist is highly recommended to aid in safely managing/modifying this behavior in a new home environment.

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