lois
Breed:Labrador Retriever
Profile:Medium size adult
female
Animal ID: A5743246
Date Admitted to County Care: 2025-12-08
Animal Type: DOG
Availability Status: Ready to go home
Primary Breed: LABRADOR RETR
Primary Color: BLACK
Sex: Female
Size: MED
Weight: 38
Age: 1 years 0 months
A5743246 LOIS- BEHAVIORALLY OK FOR PUBLIC ADOPTION, CALM DOGS (RECOMMENDED)
December 16, 2025
E25-090494
Ammal 1D:
A5743246
Eval Type:
PLAYGROUP
Eval Location: LANCASTER
Eval Date:
12/16/2025
Play Style:
GENTLE/DAINTY
Sociability:
SOCIAL
Reactive:
NON REACTIVE
Ken Handling: FRIENDLY/EASY
Kids:
Large Dogs: CALM DOGS (REC)
Small Dogs:
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Energy Level: MEDIUM
Review Date:
Training:
CONTINUED SOCIALIZATI
Eval Comments:
\"The behaviors described today reflect the dog's responses in an Animal Care Center environment and during assessment. A dog's behavior in an Animal Care Center may differ significantly from how they behave in a home. Stress, confinement, and unfamiliar surroundings can cause dogs to act out or suppress behaviors that may emerge later. A dog's behaviormay change based on surroundings, training, medical, socialization, and life experiences.\"
She was easily collared by the runner in the catch pen. She entered the play yard with soft body language. She was approached by two dogs at the same time. She tolerated them both sniffing her, but she was timid and displayed passive appeasement behaviors. After the dogs broke away, she began to calmly roam the yard and explore. She was tolerant of dogs trailing her to sniff her. She continued to tolerate dogs approaching her and sniffing her, but she remamed timid. After some time, she began to relax more and began to exchange soft greetings with the other dogs. She did engage in some gently playful chase, but she was not comfortable with contact during her play. She remained social for the rets of her time in the yard, but she was mor comfortable round the calmer dogs. She would approach the handlers often and seek affection. Lois is social with the other dogs and prefers a gentle/dainty play style with no contact. She would do best with a calmer dog to allow her to gain more confidence.
E25-090503
Animal ID:
A5743246
Eval Type:
HANDLING
Eval Location: LANCASTER
Eval Date:
12/16/2025
Review Date:
Eval Comments:
Play Style:
GENTLE/DAINTY
Sociability:
SOCIAL
Reactive:
NON REACTIVE
Ken Handling: FRIENDLY/EASY
Kids:
Large Dogs: CALM DOGS (REC)
Small Dogs: NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Energy Level: MEDIUM
Training:
CONTINUED SOCIALIZATK
\"The behaviors described today reflect the dog's responses in an Animal Care Center environment and during assessment. A dogs behavior in an Animal Care Center may differ significantly from how they behave in a home. Stress, confinement, and unfamiliar surroundings can cause dogs to act out or suppress behaviors that may emerge later. A dog's behaviormay change based on surroundings, training, medical, socialization, and life experiences.\"
She was taken to the catch pen for the handling assessment after play group. She was given a moment to acclimate to her surroundings. The handler knelt and called to her. She approached the handler with soft body language and began to seek affection. She allowed the handler to pet her head with no reaction. She allowed the handler to check her teeth with no reaction. She allowed the handler to check her ears with no reaction. She allowed the handler to touch and hold all her paws with no reaction. She allowed the handler to touch her tall with no reaction. She displayed no negative or conceming behavior toward the handler dunng the handling. After the handling she continued to seek affection. She was retumed to her kennel without issue