Date of Intake: 10/31/2017

Basic Information:: Dog allowed touching. Was wagging tale.

Date of intake:: 10/31/2017

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 11/2/2017

Look:: 2. Dog pulls out of Assessor’s hands each time without settling during three repetitions.

Sensitivity:: 1. Dog leans into the Assessor, eyes soft or squinty, soft and loose body, open mouth.

Tag:: 2. Dog is not fearful, but is unresponsive when touched. Approaches the Assessor when the game ends (may need coaxing to approach). Dog is focused on stimuli other than the Assessor.

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. Dog settles close, keeps a firm grip and is loose and wiggly. Dog does not place his/her body between you and the toy.

Summary:: Duke quickly approached the assessor in the assessment room with a soft body. He displayed a high level of activity and movement on the assessment and was distracted through much of it by sniffing around the room. He was social at times and allowed all handling, displaying no concerning behavior.

Summary (1):: 11/1: Duke has displayed concerning levels of reactivity toward dogs in the care center. When on leash, he has been observed to growl, hard bark, and lunge. When greeting the female helper dog through the fence, he low growls, then hard barks and lunges toward her. A second assessment is conducted with the use of a realistic prop dog. Duke displays a tense body, charges toward the prop dog, while remaining tense. Due to the observed concerning behavior, a single pet home is recommended for Duke. Caution should be exercised when handling Duke in areas of high dog traffic.

Date of intake:: 10/31/2017

Summary:: Duke allowed handling.

Date of initial:: 10/31/2017

Summary:: Duke was tense and active.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Duke so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he is a young, enthusiastic, social dog who will need daily mental and physical activity to keep him engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm.

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: While Duke presents to be a challenge in the care center with his on leash dog reactivity, he remains highly social when interacting with his human caretakers. Duke is playful, exuberant and actively seeks/solicits attention; he has displayed no handling concerns.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: EXPERIENCE (suitable for an adopter with some previous dog experience, especially with the behaviors outlined below)

Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable

Recommendations:: Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: Single pet home/no dog parks: Due to concerning levels of reactivity toward other dogs, a single dog home is recommended for Duke at this time.

Potential challenges: : On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration,Strength/leash pulling

Potential challenges comments:: On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: At the care center, Duke has been observed to react to other dogs on leash, lunging towards them, barking and growling. Duke may need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach him to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness or head halter to help manage this behavior. Strength/leash pulling: Duke is a very large, strong dog with the capability to pull over an average adopter. His adopter must be prepared and able to handle a dog of this size and strength. It is recommended that he be walked on a front clip harness or head halter, which help diminish his strength through leverage, and that he be trained using positive reinforcement, reward based training to not pull on leash.

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