Jinx

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[YELLOW]Background: Brought in stray by finder on 8/10/26. Finder noted that she has been coming in and out of their backyard for about a month. Is a bx00nice dog.bx00 and she bx00listens.bx00 Intake staff noted that dog was nervous throughout but allowed all handling for intake procedures. Given Yellow dot on intakeHandling observations consist of a summary of staff and volunteer handling during dog socialization outings and handling for dog-dog evaluation.O: Dog comes to the front of the kennel with loose body language and soft wagging tail. Slightly leash avoidant. Walks ahead of handler, some zig-zagging on leash. Off leash in the yard. Walks quickly while sniffing with somewhat frantic movements. Exhibits some mild anxious, jumpy behavior on handlers with occasional light mouthing. Responds to sit to interrupt jumping. Approaches handlers when spoken to with lowered head, relaxed musculature, and soft wagging tail. Leans into pets all over head, neck, chest, shoulders, back, with soft face relaxed musculature, soft wagging tail. rolls over for belly rubs. Takes treats with soft mouth. Does not respond to down or paw. Walks with little to no pulling back to kennel. Occasionally pancakes at kennel threshold. Follows handler into kennel. B No issues removing slip leash by hand. A: Dog appears anxious, but affiliative. Seeks out handler interaction and easy to handle for staff and experienced volunteers. Shows enjoyment with pets. Has some training (walks well on leash and knows sit). Treat motivated. Yellow for volunteer handling d/t some anxious jumpy and light mouthy behavior. P: Make available for adoption. Recommend adopters continue to work on basic manners (leash skills, recall, sit) using a patient, reward-based training approach. Observed anxious/excitable jumpy and light mouthy behavior may make a home with young children less suitable. [2026-08-15 14:39:00.000]

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