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Bobby Pawling ACCT-A-209496 is a 4-year-old male dog who came into the shelter on 12/20 as a stray. Finder noted that he was “friendly”.
Videos:
Bobby Pawling and Flayton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm0FOmnYuIE
Behavioral notes:
Per volunteer on 12/24: When we approached the kennel he laid on his bed, ears back, whale eye, avertedgaze, head low and started shaking. We entered the cage to leash him and then he easily followed. In the eval room he was avoidant, tail down not wagging, ears pasted back, soft eyes, would not eat any treats or play with toys. He met Lady and he began to come out of his shell. His tail was middle/high and wagging at times. He was interested in sniffing her but when she wanted to play, he would move away and return to his handler for comfort. He was quite tolerant of her pawing at his face a lot. He was easy to return to his kennel.
Per volunteer on 12/23: Bobby was laying on his bed and looked up with soft wide eyes. The handler asked him if he wanted to go for a walk and he perked his ears up, but remained on the bed. Allowed the handler to reach in and leash him without issue and once secured he came out of the kennel without any issues. In the room bobby remained nervous with us, but showed signs of improvement today. he was more open to handling and allowed small spurts of petting with more neutral to soft eyes, but remained very shutdown and nervous- exit searching and showing displacement behaviors. He allowed a new handler in the room to gently pet his head as well without any tense or concerning behavior. He was nervous and kept a lowered body but was tolerant. No interest in treats at this time. Making available due to improvement, but should go to an experienced adopter at this time.
On 12/21 behavior evaluation staff noted:
KNOWN HISTORY:
Stray
KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Bobby Pawling was laying down next to his bed and looked up at me with very wide scared eyes. When I opened the kennel door he started trembling. I leashed him easily overhead as he stayed in his spot. I tried to coerce him out once secured but he was too fearful and continued to tremble. I used treats and baby talk and even lots of space but ended up needing to use some leash pressure as he refused to leave. With leash pressure he got a bit closer but needed a nudge from the back end to fully come out from the other handler.
LEASH SKILLS:
Pulls minimally - -fearful on leash, trying to hide
HANDLING:
In the room, Bobby Pawling moved very slowly and was cautious of his surroundings. He sniffed around the room and went to the bathroom. He would come up with pinned back ears and a tucked tail near the handlers but never close enough to interact. The handler gave him some slight head pets which he froze for and tolerated but once she went towards his body he whipped back with very wide eyes and a tense body. He did not approach the handlers but allowed us to slowly approach him. He would either walk away or look up with wide eyes. He did not take any kind of food or show any interest in us. He tried his hardest to hide under the table or look away as we touched him. He started to become more tolerant of chest pets from the handler but still showed lots of discomfort. Due to his extreme stress levels and fear we decided to put him back.
PLAY:
Did not attempt
TOYS:
Did not attempt
Bobby Pawling ACCT-A-209496 is a 4-year-old male dog who came into the shelter on 12/20 as a stray. Finder noted that he was “friendly”.
Videos:
Bobby Pawling and Flayton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm0FOmnYuIE
Behavioral notes:
Per volunteer on 12/24: When we approached the kennel he laid on his bed, ears back, whale eye, avertedgaze, head low and started shaking. We entered the cage to leash him and then he easily followed. In the eval room he was avoidant, tail down not wagging, ears pasted back, soft eyes, would not eat any treats or play with toys. He met Lady and he began to come out of his shell. His tail was middle/high and wagging at times. He was interested in sniffing her but when she wanted to play, he would move away and return to his handler for comfort. He was quite tolerant of her pawing at his face a lot. He was easy to return to his kennel.
Per volunteer on 12/23: Bobby was laying on his bed and looked up with soft wide eyes. The handler asked him if he wanted to go for a walk and he perked his ears up, but remained on the bed. Allowed the handler to reach in and leash him without issue and once secured he came out of the kennel without any issues. In the room bobby remained nervous with us, but showed signs of improvement today. he was more open to handling and allowed small spurts of petting with more neutral to soft eyes, but remained very shutdown and nervous- exit searching and showing displacement behaviors. He allowed a new handler in the room to gently pet his head as well without any tense or concerning behavior. He was nervous and kept a lowered body but was tolerant. No interest in treats at this time. Making available due to improvement, but should go to an experienced adopter at this time.
On 12/21 behavior evaluation staff noted:
KNOWN HISTORY:
Stray
KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Bobby Pawling was laying down next to his bed and looked up at me with very wide scared eyes. When I opened the kennel door he started trembling. I leashed him easily overhead as he stayed in his spot. I tried to coerce him out once secured but he was too fearful and continued to tremble. I used treats and baby talk and even lots of space but ended up needing to use some leash pressure as he refused to leave. With leash pressure he got a bit closer but needed a nudge from the back end to fully come out from the other handler.
LEASH SKILLS:
Pulls minimally - -fearful on leash, trying to hide
HANDLING:
In the room, Bobby Pawling moved very slowly and was cautious of his surroundings. He sniffed around the room and went to the bathroom. He would come up with pinned back ears and a tucked tail near the handlers but never close enough to interact. The handler gave him some slight head pets which he froze for and tolerated but once she went towards his body he whipped back with very wide eyes and a tense body. He did not approach the handlers but allowed us to slowly approach him. He would either walk away or look up with wide eyes. He did not take any kind of food or show any interest in us. He tried his hardest to hide under the table or look away as we touched him. He started to become more tolerant of chest pets from the handler but still showed lots of discomfort. Due to his extreme stress levels and fear we decided to put him back.
Stop in today! No appointment needed to view animals up for adoption! Details at https://acctphilly.org/how-to-adopt/
For animals located at the shelter, you can stop by between 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 111 W. Hunting Park Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19140
**Please bring photo ID with your current name and address**
If you are interested in a pet who is in foster care, reach out to the foster directly to schedule a meet and greet using contact information listed in the animal’s online bio. If no contact information has not been provided, email foster@acctphilly.org and a staff member will facilitate communication between the foster parent and interested adopter.
Stop in today! No appointment needed to view animals up for adoption! Details at https://acctphilly.org/how-to-adopt/
For animals located at the shelter, you can stop by between 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 111 W. Hunting Park Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19140
**Please bring photo ID with your current name and address**
If you are interested in a pet who is in foster care, reach out to the foster directly to schedule a meet and greet using contact information listed in the animal’s online bio. If no contact information has not been provided, email foster@acctphilly.org and a staff member will facilitate communication between the foster parent and interested adopter.
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LOOKING TO ADOPT?
Email: adopt@acctphilly.org
Visit: http://www.acctphilly.org/adopt
Adoptions hours:
Monday -Sunday: 10am - 6pm
(please arrive by 5:30 pm for adoptions)
INTERESTED IN FOSTERING?
Email: foster@acctphilly.org
Visit: http://www.acctphilly.org/foster
Foster care hours:
Monday - Friday: 1pm - 8pm
Weekends: 10am - 5pm
We are located at:
111 W. Hunting Park Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19140
LOOKING TO ADOPT?
Email: adopt@acctphilly.org
Visit: http://www.acctphilly.org/adopt
Adoptions hours:
Monday -Sunday: 10am - 6pm
(please arrive by 5:30 pm for adoptions)
INTERESTED IN FOSTERING?
Email: foster@acctphilly.org
Visit: http://www.acctphilly.org/foster
Foster care hours:
Monday - Friday: 1pm - 8pm
Weekends: 10am - 5pm
We are located at:
111 W. Hunting Park Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19140
More about this shelter
The Animal Care & Control Team of Philadelphia (ACCT Philly) is the region’s largest animal care and control service provider. ACCT Philly is an independent, 501c3 nonprofit organization, contracted by the City of Philadelphia to provide animal control services. Our animal control officers provide service over 142.6 square miles to the city’s more than 1.5 million residents and ACCT Philly’s facility in North Philadelphia handles more than 17,000 of the city’s animals, from dogs and cats, to small animals, reptiles, birds and wildlife, annually.
In addition to animal control and sheltering, ACCT Philly is open 365 days a year for pet adoptions. ACCT Philly also supports a foster care program where community members provide temporary homes for sheltered animals and one of the (if not THE) most extensive rescue partnership program in the country where approved rescue partners accept ACCT Philly animals into their adoption programs. Under contract ACCT Philly’s Animal Control Officers provide animal control services and code enforcement. Other exciting ACCT Philly programs include a food pantry for low-income pet owners, a vibrant volunteer program, trap-neuter-return for community cats, a unique Pen Pal program to assist dogs at risk … and so much more!
The Animal Care & Control Team of Philadelphia (ACCT Philly) is the region’s largest animal care and control service provider. ACCT Philly is an independent, 501c3 nonprofit organization, contracted by the City of Philadelphia to provide animal control services. Our animal control officers provide service over 142.6 square miles to the city’s more than 1.5 million residents and ACCT Philly’s facility in North Philadelphia handles more than 17,000 of the city’s animals, from dogs and cats, to small animals, reptiles, birds and wildlife, annually.
In addition to animal control and sheltering, ACCT Philly is open 365 days a year for pet adoptions. ACCT Philly also supports a foster care program where community members provide temporary homes for sheltered animals and one of the (if not THE) most extensive rescue partnership program in the country where approved rescue partners accept ACCT Philly animals into their adoption programs. Under contract ACCT Philly’s Animal Control Officers provide animal control services and code enforcement. Other exciting ACCT Philly programs include a food pantry for low-income pet owners, a vibrant volunteer program, trap-neuter-return for community cats, a unique Pen Pal program to assist dogs at risk … and so much more!
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