Date of Intake: 12/13/2017

Basic Information:: Zeus is a 3 year and 10 months old male brown brindle and white large mixed breed dog. Zeus lived with previous owner for a little over 3 years . Zeus was surrendered because previous owner lived in his mother’s home who did not want the dog in the house. Zeus has no injuries or health problems and saw the vet last year for his vaccinations.

Previously lived with:: Zeus previously lived with 3 adults.

How is this dog around strangers?: Zeus is friendly and outgoing with strangers. Zeus is very jumpy and is wagging his tail when he meets new people.

How is this dog around children?: Zeus has previously interacted with children aged 1 and 3 years old. Zeus is friendly, affectionate, and playful with both children.

How is this dog around other dogs?: Zeus will keep his distance from other dogs. If a dog is assertive or pushy with him, Zeus will bite.

How is this dog around cats?: Zeus has interacted with cats at home. Zeus is playful with cats.

Resource guarding:: Zeus is not bothered when his food bowl is touched or moved, when a treat or bone is taken away from him or when a toy is taken away from him.

Bite history:: Zeus has never bitten another animal or human

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Zeus has a medium energy level

Other Notes:: Zeus is not bothered by storms or fireworks. Zeus is not bothered when being bathed, having his paws touched, when being held or restrained, or when being disturbed as he rests.

Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: No

Medical Notes: Zeus has no known medical issues.

For a New Family to Know: Zeus is friendly, affectionate, playful, mellow, excitable and independent dog. When at home, Zeus will follow you around and likes to be in the same room with you. Zeus likes to chew on kong toys and likes to play tug. Zeus was kept as an indoors only dog and was feed dry food twice a day. Zeus is house trained and usually goes potty outside on the grass. Zeus has never been crate trained but is well behaved when left home alone. Zeus knows how to sit, stay, come, down, and give paw. When taken out for walks once a day, Zeus would sometimes pull hard at the leash.

Date of intake:: 12/13/2017

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender (In home for 3 years)

Previously lived with:: Adults

Behavior toward strangers:: Friendly and outgoing

Behavior toward children:: Friendly, affectionate, and playful

Behavior toward dogs:: Keeps a distance from them and if the dog is pushy will him he may snap

Behavior toward cats:: Playful

Resource guarding:: None reported

Bite history:: None reported

Housetrained:: Yes

Energy level/descriptors:: Zeus is friendly, affectionate, playful, mellow, excitable, and independent with a medium level of activity.

Date of assessment:: 12/14/2017

Look:: 2. Dog pulls out of Assessor’s hands each time without settling during three repetitions.

Sensitivity:: 2. Dog displays high energy and movement, but it is directed toward getting closer to the Assessor. Body is soft, likely panting, may jump up between attempts to lick Assessor.

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:: Zeus quickly approached the assessor in the assessment room with a soft body. He displayed a high level of activity and movement on his assessment, jumping up in a social manner several times a mouthing a little with light pressure. He remained social throughout and allowed all handling.

Summary (1):: 12/16: Zeus was muzzled for his first off leash interaction due to behavior reported by the owner. Zeus greeted the female dog with tense body and high tail. He continues to sniff her and remained stiff and tense throughout the interaction. The previous owner of Zeus reported that he would attempt to avoid dogs, and may snap at them. A single dog home is recommended to ensure Zeus’s comfort level in a new home.

Date of intake:: 12/13/2017

Summary:: Upon intake, Zeus was whining and pacing and allowed handling.

Date of initial:: 12/13/2017

Summary:: Zeus was active, playful, and allowed handling.

ENERGY LEVEL:: Zeus’ previous owner described him as having a medium level of activity. In the care center, he displays a high level of activity. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct his energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: EXPERIENCE (suitable for an adopter with some previous dog experience, especially with the behaviors outlined below)

Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable

Recommendations:: Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: Single dog home/no dog parks: Due to the history mentioned by the previous owner (keeps distance, may snap), a home without other dogs is recommended for Zeus.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,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 hid impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended. Mouthiness/poor bite inhibition: Zeus has shown some mouthiness in the care center. Little pressure is applied, but this is a behavior that should be extinguished through training alternate behaviors and lack of reward (ex. walking away whenever Zeus’s teeth make contact with skin).