Date of Intake: 12/10/2017

Basic Information:: Holly came in as a stray, no history is known.

Date of intake:: 12/10/2017

Spay/Neuter status:: No

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

Date of assessment:: 12/13/2017

Summary:: Holly Ebony is difficult to remove from the kennel. She appears to be uncomfortable or afraid of the slip lead. She has also allowed minimal handling from her caretakers. Out of concern for her stress levels and her response to restraint, we feel Holly Ebony is not a great candidate for a handling assessment at this time. Please see her owner surrender profile for a full summary of her behavior in her previous home.

Summary (1):: Holly Ebony initially greets with a nervous posture when introduced to other dogs. She warms up to solicitations and engages in gentle play as long as she is comfortable with the energy level. When she was introduced to a high energy player, she offered him appropriate corrections. Holly Ebony was brought in as a stray so her behavior around other dogs is unknown. The Behavior Department recommends that Holly Ebony be placed in a home with resident dogs that are respectful and match her gentle play style. All introductions should be done slow and under supervision. 12/11: When off leash at the Care Center, Holly Ebony initially greets the male helper dog with a low, tucked body. She is sensitive to his genital sniffs, whipping her whole body around each time. After several minutes, Holly Ebony begins to solicit play, with bounces and spins and engages in brief bouts of running/chase play. 12/12: Holly Ebony greets with a soft, lowered body. She is nervous around the handlers, keeping her eyes on us and maintaining a lowered head and distance. Holly Ebony does interact with the helper dog and becomes playful and engages in running chase play with him. 12/13: Today Holly Ebony engaged in gentle play with another dog. She offered appropriate corrections when paired with a hyper motivated puppy. Whenever the other dog would persistently paw slap her, Holly Ebony would bare her teeth then air snap in his direction. She was tense the rest of her session. 12/14: Holly Ebony is nervous but social around a novel female dog. When a calm male dog is introduced to the group, she solicits play with paw slaps, but immediately stops when he corrects her.

Date of intake:: 12/10/2017

Summary:: Very nervous, low body posture

Date of initial:: 12/11/2017

Summary:: Nervous but allowed all handling.

ENERGY LEVEL:: Holly displays a low activity level in the care center.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: NEW HOPE ONLY

Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable

Recommendations:: No children (under 13),Place with a New Hope partner

Recommendations comments:: No children: Due to how uncomfortable Holly Ebony is currently with touch and novel stimuli, we feel that an adult-only home would be most beneficial at this time. New Hope Partner: Holly Ebony 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: : Fearful

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: Holly Ebony has shown high levels of fear in the care center in each interaction, though she manages her stress well and has not escalated to warning signs. She needs a very slow approach and the ability to warm up to new people and new environments at his own pace. Drake should be permitted to initiate interactions and solicit attention when he feels comfortable, rather than being forced to interact.