Check out our sister brand, Kinship, for vet chat, a nutrition calculator, basic obedience training, and (much) more. So you're never flying solo in this pet parenting thing.
Boomer spent 9 years with his previous owner and is now looking for a second chance at love. This handsome senior knows sit, shake, and down, and takes treats gently. While he may feel a little stressed in new situations, like being at our overcrowded shelter, Boomer quickly calms himself and becomes more open to interaction.
Boomer appears to be housebroken and he’s more than ready to bring his years of love and loyalty to a home that will cherish him as he deserves.
Eligible for rescue and adoption. Meet Boomer at ACCT Philly any day of the week from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Behavior notes:
Per Staff 1/4: Boomer is a handsome good boy! When leaving the kennels he pulled some on the leash so using a harness method worked out well. He knows sit and will sit for treats and for you to throw a ball for him. He’ll run after the ball and sometimes pick it up, but didn’t bring it back for me… he would run back to me happily though without it. He is very interested in other dogs and ran along side the fence to see them. He had a short fence meet with another dog and did well. Since it was cold, we couldn’t stay out long and spent our time playing. Later in the day he had a good dog meet. See his videos and photos.
Per staff 1/3: I took Boomer out today and saw the notes from the behavior team that said he is possessive over toys and to use caution. In the yard, he likes to chase the ball but not retrieve it, so I had several balls to toss to him, and never took those he had; I noticed that he always goes back to his ball to check if it’s still there.
He came to me today when I called his name, but didn't stick around for long.
He wasn’t pulling as much on the walk today. I had no issue leashing him or returning him to his kennel.
1/2/25 staff notes:
BEHAVIOR EVALUATION:
KNOWN HISTORY:
Owned
KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Boomer was alert barking when the handler approached and jumped up on the door with wide dilated eyes. When he saw the leash he got off the door and sat. When the handler tried to open the door he tried to push out but then backed up when he realized he could not escape. He allowed for easy leashing and then exited without issue.
LEASH SKILLS:
Pulled moderately, housebroken
HANDLING :
In the room Boomer was stressed. We held him on leash at first due to notes of him being TTA and having minimal info about him at the time. He was pacing a lot on leash and chattering his teeth doing small air snaps while walking around. He calmed down after a few minutes and was able to self calm himself and then was more open to interaction. He approached with low wags and took treats gently when offered. He showed knowledge of sit, shake, and down. He allowed handling without issue in the room and was tolerant of all handling, but was sensitive around his masses.
PLAY:
No interest
TOYS:
Snatchy with toys and would stiffen when approaching slightly but did not outright guard! Allowed trades without issue
Per staff on 1/1: Boomer is an owner surrender who arrived on New Year’s Eve, due to the owner moving. Per the form, he is 9 years old, housetrained, crate trained and lived with cats.
He was a bit difficult to leash b/c he really pushed his body against the door, and once leashed, he was full speed ahead - he pulled hard to get outside but then again, he’s housetrained so I understand his urgency.
I showed him the box of toys in the large yard, and he chased every toy I tossed but did not retrieve them nor did he play with them. Even the balls I tossed, he chased, but didn’t return with any. He looked to be protecting them, so I was cautious around him.
He showed me he knows sit and takes the treats gently. He didn’t come to me for pets, but was comfortable accepting them when I could reach him, but he usually moved away.
He has a beautiful coat, looks to be at a healthy weight, but has a cut on his right eye and a lump on the side of his neck, but I am not sure if the vet staff have determined what it is.
I tossed treats into his kennel when we returned ad he went in with no issues.
Medical notes
12/31/24 medical staff noted: setting to eval due to behavior. He was very stressed during intake exam, panting heavily, very red in the face and kept seeking an exit. Had him set up in tta and starting on gaba
Videos
Volunteer noted: Boomer walks, sits, and plays: https://youtube.com/shorts/CDYLx8IAPR0?feature=shared
Boomer plays in the yard: https://youtube.com/shorts/TL6tXXu_Qpk?feature=shared
Kratos and Boomer Meet1:
https://youtu.be/C4cnngRNaqs
Kratos and Boomer Meet2: https://youtu.be/2tHD6iOxK3g
Boomer knows sit: https://youtube.com/shorts/9pdeEI0k6aI?si=Jj2P83CIxk_GIrJM
Giselle and Boomer 1
https://youtu.be/pkWgQ34GQKk
Giselle and Boomer 2
https://youtube.com/shorts/GuiA2GlmWrA?feature=share
-
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
Boomer spent 9 years with his previous owner and is now looking for a second chance at love. This handsome senior knows sit, shake, and down, and takes treats gently. While he may feel a little stressed in new situations, like being at our overcrowded shelter, Boomer quickly calms himself and becomes more open to interaction.
Boomer appears to be housebroken and he’s more than ready to bring his years of love and loyalty to a home that will cherish him as he deserves.
Eligible for rescue and adoption. Meet Boomer at ACCT Philly any day of the week from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Behavior notes:
Per Staff 1/4: Boomer is a handsome good boy! When leaving the kennels he pulled some on the leash so using a harness method worked out well. He knows sit and will sit for treats and for you to throw a ball for him. He’ll run after the ball and sometimes pick it up, but didn’t bring it back for me… he would run back to me happily though without it. He is very interested in other dogs and ran along side the fence to see them. He had a short fence meet with another dog and did well. Since it was cold, we couldn’t stay out long and spent our time playing. Later in the day he had a good dog meet. See his videos and photos.
Per staff 1/3: I took Boomer out today and saw the notes from the behavior team that said he is possessive over toys and to use caution. In the yard, he likes to chase the ball but not retrieve it, so I had several balls to toss to him, and never took those he had; I noticed that he always goes back to his ball to check if it’s still there.
He came to me today when I called his name, but didn't stick around for long.
He wasn’t pulling as much on the walk today. I had no issue leashing him or returning him to his kennel.
1/2/25 staff notes:
BEHAVIOR EVALUATION:
KNOWN HISTORY:
Owned
KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Boomer was alert barking when the handler approached and jumped up on the door with wide dilated eyes. When he saw the leash he got off the door and sat. When the handler tried to open the door he tried to push out but then backed up when he realized he could not escape. He allowed for easy leashing and then exited without issue.
LEASH SKILLS:
Pulled moderately, housebroken
HANDLING :
In the room Boomer was stressed. We held him on leash at first due to notes of him being TTA and having minimal info about him at the time. He was pacing a lot on leash and chattering his teeth doing small air snaps while walking around. He calmed down after a few minutes and was able to self calm himself and then was more open to interaction. He approached with low wags and took treats gently when offered. He showed knowledge of sit, shake, and down. He allowed handling without issue in the room and was tolerant of all handling, but was sensitive around his masses.
PLAY:
No interest
TOYS:
Snatchy with toys and would stiffen when approaching slightly but did not outright guard! Allowed trades without issue
Per staff on 1/1: Boomer is an owner surrender who arrived on New Year’s Eve, due to the owner moving. Per the form, he is 9 years old, housetrained, crate trained and lived with cats.
He was a bit difficult to leash b/c he really pushed his body against the door, and once leashed, he was full speed ahead - he pulled hard to get outside but then again, he’s housetrained so I understand his urgency.
I showed him the box of toys in the large yard, and he chased every toy I tossed but did not retrieve them nor did he play with them. Even the balls I tossed, he chased, but didn’t return with any. He looked to be protecting them, so I was cautious around him.
He showed me he knows sit and takes the treats gently. He didn’t come to me for pets, but was comfortable accepting them when I could reach him, but he usually moved away.
He has a beautiful coat, looks to be at a healthy weight, but has a cut on his right eye and a lump on the side of his neck, but I am not sure if the vet staff have determined what it is.
I tossed treats into his kennel when we returned ad he went in with no issues.
Medical notes
12/31/24 medical staff noted: setting to eval due to behavior. He was very stressed during intake exam, panting heavily, very red in the face and kept seeking an exit. Had him set up in tta and starting on gaba
Videos
Volunteer noted: Boomer walks, sits, and plays: https://youtube.com/shorts/CDYLx8IAPR0?feature=shared
Boomer plays in the yard: https://youtube.com/shorts/TL6tXXu_Qpk?feature=shared
Kratos and Boomer Meet1:
https://youtu.be/C4cnngRNaqs
Kratos and Boomer Meet2: https://youtu.be/2tHD6iOxK3g
Boomer knows sit: https://youtube.com/shorts/9pdeEI0k6aI?si=Jj2P83CIxk_GIrJM
Giselle and Boomer 1
https://youtu.be/pkWgQ34GQKk
Giselle and Boomer 2
https://youtube.com/shorts/GuiA2GlmWrA?feature=share
-
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!
Other pets at this
shelter
We'll also keep you updated on Lucky's adoption status with email updates.
