Date of Intake: 11/20/2017

Basic Information:: Jake is a 1 year old brown and white male large mixed breed dog. Jake previously lived with his caretaker for about 2 weeks and was surrendered because caretaker could no longer take care of him and original owner could not come back for him. Jake has no injuries or known health problems and has not been taken to the vet recently.

Previously lived with:: Jake previously lived with one dog.

How is this dog around strangers?: Jake is friendly and outgoing with strangers. When his caretaker would come to feed him and clean up his area, Jake would greet him with a wagging tail.

How is this dog around children?: Jake has been around caretaker’s children aged 5 years old to 19 years old. Jake allowed children to pet him and he would greet with a wagging tail.

How is this dog around other dogs?: Jake previously lived with a 2 year old male unaltered dog and with caretaker’s 1 year old female Great Dane who was pregnant. Jake was playful and affectionate with the male dog but stayed away from the female dog because she would constantly growl at him and try to bite him.

How is this dog around cats?: Jake has never interacted with cats.

Resource guarding:: Jake is not bothered when his food bowl is touched. Caretaker has never tried to take away a toy or treat and is unaware of how Jake would behave.

Bite history:: Jake has never tried to bite caretaker or another animal.

Housetrained:: No

Energy level/descriptors:: Unknown

Other Notes:: Jake is friendly when caretaker would hold or restrain him. Jake has never been bathed or had his coat brushed by caretaker. Jake has not had his nails trimmed and is not bothered when his paws are touched.

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No

Medical Notes: Jake has no known medical issues

For a New Family to Know: Jake is a friendly and playful dog. Jake was free-fed dry food every day. Jake is not house trained and would go potty anywhere in the basement he was living in.

Date of intake:: 11/20/2017

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (With care taker for two weeks)

Previously lived with:: Adults, children (ages 5-19), and a dog

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Friendly

Behavior toward dogs:: Playful and affectionate

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: No

Energy level/descriptors:: Jake is described as friendly and playful.

Date of assessment:: 11/21/2017

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 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.

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:: Jake quickly approached the assessor in the assessment room with a soft body. He jumped up socially several times throughout the assessment. He allowed all handling and displayed no concerning behaviors.

Summary:: The previous owner of Jake described his behavior as “Playful and affectionate” around other dogs. In the care center, Jake engages in exuberant, vocal play with dogs. Based on history and observation, the behavior department feels that Jake would be most compatible with dogs who are highly playful, or tolerant of vocal play.

Summary (1):: 11/21: When introduced off leash to dogs, Jake engages in exuberant, vocal play.

Summary (2):: 11/22: Jake engages in running, vocal play. He becomes increasingly vocal and attempts to mount other dogs once play intensifies.

Summary (3):: 11/24: Jake engages in exuberant, running play with male and female dogs.

Date of intake:: 11/20/2017

Summary:: Jake was social and allowed handling.

Date of initial:: 11/21/2017

Summary:: Jake allowed handling.

ENERGY LEVEL:: Jake 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:: Jake consistently displays highly social behavior with his human caretakers. He maintains a loose wiggly body throughout interactions and solicits attention from handlers.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: AVERAGE (suitable for an adopter with an average amount of dog experience)

Behavior Asilomar: H – Healthy

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control: Jake jumps up a lot in a social manner. It is recommended that default behaviors such as “Leave it”, “Sit/Stay”, “Down” are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach him to control his impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended.

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