Spay/Neuter Status: Unknown

Basic Information:: Puppychulo looks to be a 2 year old black and white male dog that was found on the street and brought to the ACC as a stray.

Previously lived with:: Unknown information

How is this dog around strangers?: When meeting the staff at the ACC for the first time Puppychulo was friendly and outgoing.

How is this dog around children?: Unknown information

How is this dog around other dogs?: Unknown information

How is this dog around cats?: Unknown information

Resource guarding:: Unknown information

Bite history:: Unknown information

Energy level/descriptors:: Unknown information

Other Notes:: Unknown information

Medical Notes: Unknown information

For a New Family to Know: Unknown information

Date of intake:: 2/6/2018

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

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

Date of assessment:: 2/8/2018

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

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

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

Toy:: 1. Dog settles down close to chew, will relinquish toy to you.

Summary:: Puppychulo came into the assessment room timid, loose and wiggly. He was friendly and social towards the handlers with a slow approach, he can be uncomfortable with fast movements.

Summary (1):: Puppychule was surrender as a stray so his past behavior with other dogs is unknown. 2/7: When off leash at the Care Centers, Puppychulo jumps on the gate, and paces the pens with high energy. His leash is held before the pen door is opened. Once he enters the pens, he jumps on the greeter dogs back and growls. The session is ended immediately.

Date of intake:: 2/6/2018

Summary:: Friendly and allowed all handling.

Date of initial:: 2/7/2018

Summary:: nervous, lip licks but wags tail.

ENERGY LEVEL:: Puppychulo displays a medium activity level in the care center.

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: 2/14/18: Today while being returned to his kennel in adoptions, Puppychulo was lunging and snapping at each dog in their kennels. When a staff member attempted to place him back into his kennel, Puppychulo was still lunging and snapping and redirected onto the handler, grabbing and tearing his pants. Due to this level of stress-related reactivity and the challenges posed in handling Puppychulo, The Behavior Department no longer feels he should be housed in the public adoptions area.

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 young children (under 5)

Recommendations comments:: No young children: Puppychulo seems a bit uncomfortable with quick movements and may be most comfortable in a home without very young children. Dog-savvy young children can be considered pending interaction. He otherwise shows good coping skills, even when uncomfortable, and has been quite human social with his caretakers in the care center.

Potential challenges: : Fearful

Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: The behavior department recommends allowing Puppychulo to approach his potential new adopters at his own pace. Force-free, reward based training is advised when introducing/exposing Puppychulo to new and unfamiliar situations.