Date of Intake: 10/29/2017

Spay/Neuter Status: Neutered

Basic Information:: Zen is 2 year old altered male, he was with his previous family for 3 weeks before he was surrender to him showing behavior concerns with resource guarding.

Previously lived with:: 2 adults

How is this dog around strangers?: Around strangers Zen is friendly and outgoing but plays somewhat rough.

How is this dog around children?: He has only been around children when the owner walks him and usually is aloof and keeps to himself.

How is this dog around other dogs?: While with the owner Zen has not been around dogs.

How is this dog around cats?: Zen has never been around cats.

Resource guarding:: If someone touches Zen’s toys and treats or tries to take them away he will snap or bite.

Bite history:: Zen has bitten before and both incident was when the owner tried to take away a toy, or treat.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: high activity level

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No

Medical Notes: Zen has no known health issues or injures.

For a New Family to Know: Zen likes to follow the family around the home and be in the same room. Is feed both dry and wet food. Zen is house-trained and goes on the grass or gravel/dirt. Zen is well-behaved when left alone in the home and goes on brisk on walks. Zen knows sit,down, and gives paw.

Date of intake:: 10/29/2017

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner surrender (in home 3 weeks)

Previously lived with:: 2 adults

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly, rough

Behavior toward children:: Aloof

Behavior toward dogs:: Unknown

Behavior toward cats:: Unknown

Resource guarding:: Snaps/bites if someone attempts to remove his toys

Bite history:: When the owner was offering him a treat, Zen lunged and bit the owner on the hand. He released and then lunged and bit the owner on the thigh. Previously he bit the owner’s hand while he was trying to remove a piece of trash from his mouth.

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Unknown

Date of assessment:: 10/3/2017

Look:: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted, ears are back, tail is down, relaxed body posture. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands.

Sensitivity:: 1. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, eyes are averted, and tail is in neutral position with a relaxed body posture. Dog’s mouth is likely closed for at least a portion of the assessment item.

Tag:: 3. Dog repeatedly turns quickly away when touched, or repeatedly spins toward the touch, and repeatedly tries to exit. Dog may be crouching, tail is tucked, mouth closed, body stiff.

Paw squeeze 1:: 3. Dog is soft in body and eye, and moves legs/body so that the Assessor is unable to hold the paw.

Flank squeeze 1:: 1. Dog does not respond at all.

Flank squeeze 2:: 1. Dog does not respond at all.

Toy:: 1. Minimal interest in toy, dog may smell or lick, then turns away.

Summary:: Zen was friendly and social towards the assessor but during tag item he became a bit aroused and started to mouth the leash.

Summary (1):: When off leash at the Care Center, Zen greets a group of calm dogs with a soft but nervous posture. He corrects pushy behaviors, and mostly keeps to himself. He is slightly sexually motivated- persistently genital licking, and lunges and barks when the novel female dog corrects him for this behavior. Zen was surrender as a stray so his past behavior with other dogs is unknown. The Behavior Department recommends that Zen be placed in a home with resident dogs that are respectful and match his calm demeanor.

Summary (2):: 9/30: Zen greets the novel female dog at the gate with a soft body. Once the pen door opens, Zen immediately was overwhelmed by the greeter’s energy and began to offer a series of corrections while attempting to flee. The dogs were separated, and the session was ended.

Summary (3):: 10/1: Zen displayed sexually motivated behaviors while interacting with a female- persistent genital licking. He responded to her corrections with a lunge and bark, but walked away cowering afterwards.

Summary (4):: 10/2-10/8: Zen continues to display sexually motivated behaviors but listens to interruptions and responds by wandering away.

Date of intake:: 9/30/2017

Summary:: A bit nervous at first but became relaxed oh his way to ACC.

Date of initial:: 9/30/2017

Summary:: Friendly and allows all handling.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Zen, so we cannot be certain of his behavior in a home environment. However, he 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 him energy and enthusiasm.

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: 10/4/17 Throughout his stay at the care Center, Zen has displayed slight discomfort with sudden movements and startles easily. He will respond by head whipping and occasionally bares his teeth.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: NEW HOPE ONLY

Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable

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

Recommendations comments:: _X_Place with a new hope partner: Due to his bite history, we are recommending Zen be placed with a rescue partner who can provide an adult only foster home. No children: Due to the behavior seen in the care center, we feel that Zen may be intimidated by children. He needs a slow approach and time to warm up. He should never be forced to interact with new people, and should be allowed to greet and initiate an interaction at his own pace.

Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Handling/touch sensitivity,Fearful

Potential challenges comments:: _X_Fearful: Though observed to be human-social, Zen may need time to warm up to the handler as he initially presents as a slightly fearful dog, avoiding contact, shying away from direct touch and occasionally displaying appropriate distance increasing behaviors. We recommend allowing Zen to interact at his own pace, force-free, rewarding based training is advised when introducing her to new/unfamiliar situations. _X_Resource guarding: Zen has bitten upon approach when he is engaged with toy items. We recommend that Zen be left along while eating, and that food guarding behavior modification steps (available at ASPCApro.org) be utilized if this behavior is problematic in his future home. Nothing should ever be taken directly out of Zen’s mouth, and any time something is removed he should be rewarded with a high value treat or toy. He should be taught the “drop” cue and trade-up games.