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Cindy Lou came to the shelter as a stray and is now looking for a loving home where she can feel safe and secure. She’s a sweet and gentle girl who craves affection and comfort. Once comfortable, she quickly melts into her friend’s laps for cuddles and stays close for reassurance. Cindy Lou takes treats gently and allows handling once she feels at ease.
She’s curious about toys but still a bit hesitant to fully engage. With a calm and patient adopter, Cindy Lou will blossom into the affectionate companion she’s meant to be.
Eligible for rescue and adoption. Visit Cindy Lou at ACCT Philly daily, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Behavior notes:
Volunteer notes 1/3
Cindy Lou was very excited to come out of her ISO kennel. She is a beautiful girl, easy to leash and likes to greet you with a jump-up-hug. It was dark and cold, so we didn’t stay outside too long – just long enough for her relieve herself, since she seems to be trying to stay housetrained.
She does a nice sit, takes treats gently, enjoys getting pets, and will lean-in to get more pets, and even rolled over for belly rubs. We created space in the ISO area and she picked a nice stuffed toy to shake, show us, and even play tug.
She is a sweet girl and would be a wonderful addition to have as your family companion.
KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Cindy Lou was standing by the door with oft eyes nad alow tail. When they ander showed her the leash and retreated to the bed with hard eyes ad began alert barking. They nadler tried to lasso her and she began growling and leash dodging. She bared teeth at leash but once secured came out with a tight and tucked body.
LEASH SKILLS:
Pulls minimally- nervous
HANDLING:
In the room, Cindy Lou was very submissive and nervous. She immediately dropped her body backwards into the handler's lap for cuddles and was super gentle. She took treats very gently but was very shy, struggling to open up fully. She just wanted comfort and stayed by the handler for all the cuddles she could get. She allowed all handling but was less fond when another handler tried to greet her and handle her.
PLAY:
Very nervous
TOYS:
Interest but no possession a little nervous
12/23/24 staff noted: she is such a sweet little cuddle bug. very scared when I approached her and was hard barking and backing away from me, eventually she backed up into a doorway, where I approached slowly and showed her the leash. she was dodging the leash but never snapped and eventually allowed me to leash her and remove her from the yard. When we got back to the shelter she had warmed up to me and was such a sweetheart, just wanting to be in my lap and get belly rubs. She was hesitant but very sweet with other staff members. In her kennel she continued the same giving kisses and wanting cuddles. She needs a very gentle approach but will warm up immediately if you open her kennel door.
ACCT Philly is located at 111 West Hunting Park Ave in Philadelphia. We are open for adoptions 7 days a week. Please visit www.acctphilly.org/adopt for details.
If you are a rescue interested in pulling this animal, please email our lifesaving team, or visit here if you are not currently a rescue partner: https://acctphilly.org/acct-philly-love-local-partnership-program/
Confirmed placement is considered a confirmation of an actual rescue pull. Possible placement, interested parties, and other "TBD" statuses are not considered confirmed and do not indicate an animal is no longer urgent.
All animals at ACCT Philly are from Philadelphia, as the only open-intake animal shelter in Philadelphia, we are not able to accept animals from outside of Philadelphia. ACCT Philly’s Pennsylvania kennel license number is 08313
Cindy Lou came to the shelter as a stray and is now looking for a loving home where she can feel safe and secure. She’s a sweet and gentle girl who craves affection and comfort. Once comfortable, she quickly melts into her friend’s laps for cuddles and stays close for reassurance. Cindy Lou takes treats gently and allows handling once she feels at ease.
She’s curious about toys but still a bit hesitant to fully engage. With a calm and patient adopter, Cindy Lou will blossom into the affectionate companion she’s meant to be.
Eligible for rescue and adoption. Visit Cindy Lou at ACCT Philly daily, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Behavior notes:
Volunteer notes 1/3
Cindy Lou was very excited to come out of her ISO kennel. She is a beautiful girl, easy to leash and likes to greet you with a jump-up-hug. It was dark and cold, so we didn’t stay outside too long – just long enough for her relieve herself, since she seems to be trying to stay housetrained.
She does a nice sit, takes treats gently, enjoys getting pets, and will lean-in to get more pets, and even rolled over for belly rubs. We created space in the ISO area and she picked a nice stuffed toy to shake, show us, and even play tug.
She is a sweet girl and would be a wonderful addition to have as your family companion.
KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Cindy Lou was standing by the door with oft eyes nad alow tail. When they ander showed her the leash and retreated to the bed with hard eyes ad began alert barking. They nadler tried to lasso her and she began growling and leash dodging. She bared teeth at leash but once secured came out with a tight and tucked body.
LEASH SKILLS:
Pulls minimally- nervous
HANDLING:
In the room, Cindy Lou was very submissive and nervous. She immediately dropped her body backwards into the handler's lap for cuddles and was super gentle. She took treats very gently but was very shy, struggling to open up fully. She just wanted comfort and stayed by the handler for all the cuddles she could get. She allowed all handling but was less fond when another handler tried to greet her and handle her.
PLAY:
Very nervous
TOYS:
Interest but no possession a little nervous
12/23/24 staff noted: she is such a sweet little cuddle bug. very scared when I approached her and was hard barking and backing away from me, eventually she backed up into a doorway, where I approached slowly and showed her the leash. she was dodging the leash but never snapped and eventually allowed me to leash her and remove her from the yard. When we got back to the shelter she had warmed up to me and was such a sweetheart, just wanting to be in my lap and get belly rubs. She was hesitant but very sweet with other staff members. In her kennel she continued the same giving kisses and wanting cuddles. She needs a very gentle approach but will warm up immediately if you open her kennel door.
ACCT Philly is located at 111 West Hunting Park Ave in Philadelphia. We are open for adoptions 7 days a week. Please visit www.acctphilly.org/adopt for details.
If you are a rescue interested in pulling this animal, please email our lifesaving team, or visit here if you are not currently a rescue partner: https://acctphilly.org/acct-philly-love-local-partnership-program/
Confirmed placement is considered a confirmation of an actual rescue pull. Possible placement, interested parties, and other "TBD" statuses are not considered confirmed and do not indicate an animal is no longer urgent.
All animals at ACCT Philly are from Philadelphia, as the only open-intake animal shelter in Philadelphia, we are not able to accept animals from outside of Philadelphia. ACCT Philly’s Pennsylvania kennel license number is 08313
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.
Go meet their pets
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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