Basic Information:: Hazel is a 3 year old female white and tan medium mixed breed dog. Hazel lived with previous owner for about 3 years and was surrendered because owner no longer had the time to care for her. Hazel has no injuries or health issues and was last taken to the vet about 2 years ago.

Previously lived with:: Hazel previously lived with two adults.

How is this dog around strangers?: Hazel is friendly and outgoing around strangers. Hazel is described as being playful and jumpy around strangers.

How is this dog around children?: Hazel has previously interacted with children aged 4-5 years old. Hazel is described as being excited and jumpy around children and will allow to be petted.

How is this dog around other dogs?: Hazel has interacted with both small and large dogs. Hazel is described as being playful with other dogs but will growl at them if they try to take away a toy from her.

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

Resource guarding:: Hazel is not bothered her food or bowl is touched while she is eating.

Bite history:: Hazel has never bitten another animal or human

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Hazel has a high energy level

Other Notes:: When Hazel hears loud noises or fireworks, she will curl up in a corner and hide. Hazel is not bothered when bathed but tries to escape when dried with a blow dryer. Hazel is also not bothered when her nails are trimmed or when being held or restrained. She also is not bothered when her paws are touched.

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No

Medical Notes: Hazel has no known medical issues

For a New Family to Know: Hazel is a friendly, affectionate, playful, shy, and sometimes fearful dog. When at home, Hazel likes to follow her owner around and stay in the same room as them. Hazel was kept as an indoors only dog and slept on floor next to her owner’s bed. Hazel was being fed Beneful dry food twice a day. Hazel is house trained and never had accidents at home. When left home alone, Hazel is left inside crate with door closed and is well behaved. Hazel was taken for slow walks on the lease and would pull lightly. When walked off leash, Hazel wanders some but comes when called. Hazel Knows basic commands such as sit and stay.

Date of intake:: 1/3/2018

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (In home for 3 years)

Previously lived with:: Adults

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Excited and jumpy, allows handling

Behavior toward dogs:: Playful but will growl if they try to take her toys

Behavior toward cats:: Please see notes from foster home in the

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Hazel is described as friendly, affectionate, playful, shy, and sometimes fearful with a high level of activity.

Date of assessment:: 1/7/2018

Look:: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted, with tail wagging and ears back. Allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands.

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

Tag:: 1. Dog follows at the end of the leash, body soft.

Paw squeeze 1:: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. Eyes are averted and ears are relaxed or back.

Paw squeeze 2:: 1. Dog gently pulls back his/her paw.

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:: Hazel approached the assessor in the assessment room with a soft body. She was social during the assessment, allowed all handling, and displayed no concerning behaviors.

Summary:: *HELPER DOG* The behavior department feels that Hazel would be compatible with social, gently playful dogs. Hazel has displayed social, gently playful behavior when engaged with dogs in the care center. The previous owner described her as “playful” around large and small dogs, though was reported to growl if approached by another dog while in possession of a toy. When introduced to a small dog in the foster home, Hazel was polite when greeting, and respectful of the warning signals given when the other dog was uncomfortable.

Summary (1):: 1/5: When introduced off leash to male dogs, Hazel is initially somewhat tense, but with a second dog greets politely and engages with loose body, exploring the pen with the other dog.

Summary (2):: 1/6: Hazel greets a male dog politely and engages in some running play. 1/9-10: Hazel is polite and tolerant when greeting other dogs.

Date of intake:: 1/3/2018

Summary:: Hazel jumped up socially and allowed handling.

Date of initial:: 1/5/2018

Summary:: Hazel was social and attention seeking.

ENERGY LEVEL:: Hazel’s previous owner described her 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 her energy and enthusiasm

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: Through enrichment efforts, Hazel’s kennel reactivity towards people has decreased significantly; while she has displayed a decreased reaction towards handlers she is familiar with, she still exhibits a high-reaction around some novice people. Outside of her kennel, Hazel will quickly warm up to handlers. When coaxed and enticed to play, Hazel will bring a toy to her handler, and engage in a tug-of-war game. She has also shown food-motivated behaviors, and as a result has responded to cues such as “Sit”, “Down”, “Paw”, and “Stay”.

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

Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable

Recommendations:: No cats

Recommendations comments:: No cats: When attempting to introduce Hazel to the resident cat in a foster home, Hazel displayed concerning behavior- beginning to vocalize, hard bark, growl, followed by attempting to pull toward and chase after the cat.

Potential challenges: : Kennel presence

Potential challenges comments:: Kennel presence: In her kennel, Hazel barks and growls when people pass by. While we cannot be certain if this behavior will appear in any other contexts, in highly emotionally charged or stressful environments Hazel may show behavior similar to what she is currently demonstrating in her kennel. We recommend potential adopters be comfortable managing this behavior and keeping themselves safe in any similar future situations.