Date of Intake: 11/20/2017

Basic Information:: Zariah is a female, light brown brindle dog that is two years old. She orignally from New Jersey and was surrender because there was not enough time to care for her throughout the day. She does not have any medical conditions, health problems and had no injuries in the past. She has never had veterinary care.

How is this dog around strangers?: Zariah around strangers is friendly, outgoing, gentle and exuberant.

How is this dog around children?: Zariah has lived with kids and babies from the ages of 4 months – 8 years old. She is relaxed, playful, energetic.

How is this dog around other dogs?: Zariah at first tends to stand tall and a little curious towards other dogs, but once a familiarity is established she is playful and friendly.

How is this dog around cats?: Zariah has not interacted with the cat on a day to day basis, but it has been reported that there is a neighborhood cat that visit’s Zariah through the window and during walks greets and is playful with Zariah. Zariash is relaxed and calm during there interactions. This has been ongoing for about 6-8 months. Zariah has not been around any other cat.

Resource guarding:: Unknown

Bite history:: Zariah has never bitten or scratched anyone nor has she received any bites and scratches that has broken skin.

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: High

Other Notes:: Zariah is crate trained and sleeps in her cage and barks when people knock on the front door. She isn’t bothered by any firework or thunderstorm. The previous owners stated that she has had accidents in the house, but if she is walked regularly she never has any accidents. It is unknown on how she reacts while her food is being touched while eating or if any treats are taken away, but the previous owners said she had her two year old child began eating food from Zariah’s dog bowl and Zariah began to lick her hand. Zariah isn’t bothered from nail trim’s but will pull her feet away, and if any unfamiliar person enters the house and yard or family member she isn’t familiar with approaches her she is completely friendly.

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No

Medical Notes: Zariah has never received veterinary care and has had no medical concerns.

For a New Family to Know: Zariah is described as friendly, affectionate, playful, hyper, excited and jumpy. She understands the command “sit down” and enjoy’s running in fields. The previous owner only had Zariah run around in a closed park and she responds to her name being called. Zariah has never had any toys of her own and has been mostly kept indoors. She sleeps in her crate and is partially crate trained with a few accidents if not walked. Zariah eats twice a day between dry and wet food from Pedigree and Purina Chow. Zariah is partially house trained, she will have accidents if not walked and specifically looks for trees, grass or dirt to use the bathroom. When left alone in the house she is well-behaved and is familiar with brisk paced walks on a leash to which she pulls slightly.

Date of intake:: 11/20/2017

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender

Previously lived with:: Adults and children (ages 4 months to 8 years)

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Relaxed, playful, and energetic

Behavior toward dogs:: Playful and friendly

Behavior toward cats:: Relaxed and calm with a cat she interacts with outside

Resource guarding:: None reproted

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: Partially

Energy level/descriptors:: Zariah is described as friendly, affectionate, playful, hyper, excited, and jumpy with a high level of activity.

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. No interest.

Summary:: Zariah quickly approached the assessor in the assessment room with a soft body. She as social throughout the assessment, allowed handling, and displayed no concerning behaviors. She jumped up on the assessor a few times in a social manner.

Summary (1):: 11/22: When introduced off leash to the male greeter dog, Zariah is tense and cautious upon approach. She offers a small curl with lingering greeting. Zariah becomes aroused by the activity of running dogs on the other side of the fence, and begins to hard bark and growl in their direction. The previous owner of Zariah describes her behavior around other dogs as “Playful and friendly”. Future introductions between Zariah and unfamiliar dogs should be conducted at a very slow pace, to respectful dogs.

Date of intake:: 11/20/2017

Summary:: Zariah was friendly and allowed all handling.

Date of initial:: 11/21/2017

Summary:: Zariah allowed all handling.

ENERGY LEVEL:: Zariah’s previous owner described her as having a high level of activity. She is a young, enthusiastic, social dog who will need daily mental and physical activity to keep her engaged and exercised. 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:: While Zariah presents to be a challenge in the care center with her in-kennel reactivity towards passing dogs, she remains highly social when interacting with her human caretakers. When seeing dogs on-leash on walks, Zariah lays down on all 4 legs, focuses on them with her head down, but her attention is easily distracted away from the dogs she sees. Zariah is playful, exuberant and actively seeks/solicits attention; she has displayed no handling concerns.

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: Zariah jumps up on people 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 her to control her impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended.