Three dogs. One policy. Three outcomes the policy never should have produced.
Owner-surrender. No bite history. The intake form marked every reaction question friendly. R4'd at intake, before any out-of-kennel observation. The next morning, the Department's own staff wrote: "Easy to handle. Easy to muzzle. Allowed to be pet and scratched and did well." The R4 stood. A rescue group pulled him before his scheduled date.
R4'd before the Department's own requested behavior assessment was even conducted. When the assessment came back four days later, it said Onyx was "able to work through handling issues if handler goes slow… sought out affection a couple times." A May 13 staff note: "This dog's behavior is improving." The R4 stood. Onyx was killed nine days after she arrived at the shelter.
Owner-surrender, family relocation, three years of household experience. Three years of comfortable life with children and another dog at home. R4'd on a record that, by the Department's own admission in writing, cited "Intake" as the reason. Twelve days from available to dead.