Date of Intake: 11/7/2017

Basic Information:: Justice is a 2 year old male large mixed breed dog. Justice lived with previous owner for about 1 year and 6 months and was bought as a puppy from a friend. Justice was surrendered because previous owner no longer had adequate space for him. Justice has no injuries or health issues and was last taken to the vet a year and six months ago.

Previously lived with:: Justice previously lived with 2 adults.

How is this dog around strangers?: Justice is friendly and outgoing with strangers. Justice is very energetic and will jump on strangers.

How is this dog around children?: Justice interacted with previous owner’s 1 year old nephew. Justice was relaxed and playful with the 1 year old. Jusict allowed to be pet and approach and would like the 1 year old in return.

How is this dog around other dogs?: Justice has not interacted with other dogs.

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

Resource guarding:: Justice has no history of resource guarding. Justice is friendly and not bothered when his food bowl is touched while he is eating or when a toy or treat is taken away from his mouth.

Bite history:: Justice has not bitten another animal or human.

Housetrained:: No

Energy level/descriptors:: Justice has a very high energy level.

Other Notes:: Justice often pees, poops, and destroys stuff indoors. Justice is also anxious when left home alone. Justice is not bothered by storms or fireworks and is also not bothered and even enjoys getting bathed. Justice is friendly when being held or restrained and will pull away when his paws are touched.

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No

Medical Notes: Justice has no medical issues.

For a New Family to Know: Justice is a friendly, affectionate, playful and excitable dog. Justice loves to play and his favorite toys include stuffed toys, squeaky toys, and chew/bone toys. When at home, Justice likes to be in the same room as you. Justice is a mostly indoors dog and goes on walks during the morning. Justice pulls very hard on the leash and has never been walked off leash. Justice was fed both dry and wet food twice a day. Justice is not house trained and may have accidents a few times a week. Justice has been crate trained but does not do well and will whine and bark. Justice knows his basic commands such as sit, stay, down, and give paw.

Date of intake:: 11/7/2017

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (In home for 1.5 years)

Previously lived with:: Adults

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Relaxed and playful

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: No

Energy level/descriptors:: Justice is described as friendly, affectionate, playful, and excitable with a very high level of activity.

Other Notes:: Justice will destroy household items when left alone.

Date of assessment:: 11/8/2017

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:: 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:: Justice quickly approached the assessor in the assessment room with a soft body. During tag, he quickly became over aroused and was mouthy, grabbing the assessor’s arm with moderate pressure. He remained social throughout and allowed all handling.

Summary (1):: Justice has displayed playful behavior when engaged with female dogs in the care center, frequently engaging in running play, at times with intent to mount. He has appeared tense when attempting to greet him to other male dogs, and has not been introduced off leash to them. History around dogs is unknown due to arriving as a stray. Based on observation made in our care, the behavior department feels Justice may be most compatible with playful female dogs. 11/8: When introduced off leash to the female greeter dog, Justice engages in play with the intent to mount.

Summary (2):: 11/9: Justice follows and attempts to engage in play with the female helper dog. He postures himself to mount when no longer engaged in play.

Summary (3):: 11/10-13: Justice engages in running play with a group of female dogs. He appears a bit tense when greeting other male dogs through the adjacent fence.

Date of intake:: 11/7/2017

Summary:: Justice was social and allowed handling.

Date of initial:: 11/7/2017

Summary:: Justice allowed handling.

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: Justice consistently displays highly social behavior with his human caretakers. He maintains a loose wiggly body throughout interactions and solicits attention from handlers. Justice, however, can become aroused and engage in leash biting or mouthing of the handler. Justice has shown himself to be highly tolerant of handling, including invasive procedures and restraint.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: ADULT ONLY HOME

Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: No children: Due to the high level of jumping and mouthing seen at the care center, we recommend an adult only home.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Social hyperarousal,Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition

Potential challenges comments:: Basic manners/poor impulse control: 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. Social hyperarousal: Justice quickly becomes over aroused in the presence of excitement, jumping up and mouthing. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Justice to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. He should be reward with treats when calm. If he escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Justice. Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Justice has shown some mouthiness in the care center. Moderate pressure is applied, this is a behavior that should be extinguished through training alternate behaviors and lack of reward (ex. walking away whenever Justice’s teeth make contact with skin).