Date of Intake: 12/28/2017

Spay/Neuter Status: Not Applicable

Basic Information:: Cream is a 1 year old large mixed breed. The owner got Cream from a friend as a puppy and is being surrendered because his new apartment does not allow large dogs.

Previously lived with:: Adults and 2 children (2+6)

How is this dog around strangers?: Cream is friendly and outgoing meeting new people. He became very excited and will jump on them and lick their face.

How is this dog around children?: Cream currently lived with a 2 and 6 year old. He was very aware of his size with the children and was very gentle with them. He would lick them or play with them by taking their toys.

How is this dog around other dogs?: Cream was raised with a unaltered female dog that was small. They would play exuberantly and somewhat rough. Cream would be tense meeting other dogs and would pull towards them to sniff them. He would growl at some other dogs he would meet.

How is this dog around cats?: Cream will chase cats and small animals.

Resource guarding:: Cream is not bothered when his owner removes his food bowl or touches him when eating. He believes people are playing when they remove his bones, rawhide, or toys. He will chase the person to retrieve them.

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

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Very High

Other Notes:: Cream is not bothered when removed from furniture, woken up, or when people approach his family. He struggles when held or restrained. His owner would start bathing him with a bucket and washcloth to get Cream used to baths and then slowly walk Cream to the bathtub. He loves to be brushed.

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: Yes

Medical Notes: Cream has had diarrhea the last 3 days. He has not had his vaccines since he was a puppy.

For a New Family to Know: His owner describes Cream as friendly, affectionate, playful, confident, mellow, excitable, and independent. His favorite thing to do is play. He likes to play with balls, sticks, bottles, squeaky toys, s tuff toys, and chew toys. He enjoys playing fetch, chase, wrestling, tug, and alerting. He is kept inside and follow his owner everywhere. he is fed 1/2 bowl of dry food in the morning and a mix of wet and dry food at night. He is given milkbones as treats. He is crated at night and when the owner is not home. He knows the commands sit and stay. He is taken outside at least twice a day. he is allowed to play in the hard and he pulls hard on a leash.

Date of intake:: 12/28/2017

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Previously lived with:: Adult, 1 dog, and 2 children ages (2 and 6 years old).

Behavior toward strangers:: Cream is friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Cream was very gentle with them. He would lick them or play with them.

Behavior toward dogs:: Cream was raised with a small dog, exuberantly and somewhat rough.

Behavior toward cats:: Cream will chase cats and small animals.

Resource guarding:: Cream is not bothered when his owner removes his food bowl/touches him when eating. He believes people are playing when they remove his bones, rawhide, or toys. He will chase the person to retrieve them.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: His owner describes Cream as friendly, affectionate, playful, confident, mellow, excitable, and independent with a high energy.

Date of assessment:: 1/5/2018

Toy:: 1. No interest.

Summary:: Cream came into the room Anxious and timid, he would focus on trying to leave the room. When attempting to pet him he would head flip and mouth the handler hands. He becomes frustrated, tense and body checks the handler.

Summary (1):: According to Cream’s previous owner, Cream live with a small mix breed dog. They would play exuberantly and somewhat rough. Cream would be tense meeting other dogs and would pull towards them to sniff them. He would growl at them once they are close. 12/29: When off leash at the Care Center, Cream displays a stiff body and hard stares before entering the pen. Once in the pen, Cream lowers his body and slowly crouches towards the female. After a brief gate greet, Cream lunges and hard barks. Due to the inexperience of the helper dog, an off leash interaction was not conducted.

Date of intake:: 12/28/2017

Summary:: Cream was energetic during intake. He displayed high movement.

Date of initial:: 12/28/2017

Summary:: Active, tense, tail tucked, low growl.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: NEW HOPE ONLY

Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks,Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: X_ Single-pet home/Recommend no dog parks: Due to the concerning behaviors that Cream has shown during playgroup (see GROUPBEHAVIOR SUMMARY), we feel that Cream should not visit dog parks and be the only resident dog. The Behavior Department recommends that he be socialized in a more controlled setting until his behavior towards other dogs can be further addressed. Reward-based, force-free training can be utilized to help Cream associate dogs with things he enjoys like toys or treats. 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 to address his underlying anxiety.

Potential challenges: : Social hyperarousal,Anxiety

Potential challenges comments:: Social hyperarousal: Dog has displayed low threshold for arousal, rapidly escalating (becomes frustrated, very anxious, head flips and attempts to exit the room.) Immediate intervention and consultation with a qualified veterinary behaviorist/professional trainer is strongly recommended to aid in addressing this issue to prevent further behavioral concerns that may appear in the future if not treated right away. We recommend only force-free, reward based training when introducing or exposing Cream to new and unfamiliar situations. Anxiety: Cream has shown some signs of potential anxiety in the care center, vocalizing (whining, barking) continually through the SAFER. This behavior was not reported at intake, the owner profile does not note anxiety so we cannot be certain whether this behavior will continue in a future home, or whether it is specific to the shelter environment.