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Meet Lois, a girl who is having a tough time in the new year. She was found as a stray dog tied up to a porch in Philly and was noted to be walking with a limp. Even in her condition, she was sweet and friendly to the animal control officers!
Lois is now at the shelter and waiting for someone to save her. She has been stressed and quite vocal since getting here and wants nothing more than a cozy bed and a kind owner to spend the rest of her days. She will need some medical care for her leg and her skin allergies.
Lois is available for adoption at ACCT Philly- you can meet her any day from 10am-6pm!
Video:
Lois tries to sit: https://youtu.be/VdXXfa5WXFE
Behavior:
Per Volunteer 1/4/25: Treat motivated and vocal gal! She’s in an overflow kennel and was loose when I approached. Very easy to leash and walks well on leash! She was barking as we were walking outside. Really likes treats! She’s snatchy taking them so I recommend giving them with an open palm or tossing them. She was pretty much barking the whole time we were out in the play yard but she was loose and had a wagging tail so seemed to be more out of excitement. She waited til we got outside to go pee and poop so may be housetrained. No issues returning to her kennel!
Per Staff 1/2/25: BEHAVIOR EVALUATION:
KNOWN HISTORY:
Stray
KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Lois is currently housed in a sidebank due to space. She was standing with neutral eyes, looking out. She gave some mid to high wags when approaching. She was a bit nervous of the leash and grumbled at it and tried to push out of kennel but still allowed for easy leashing.
LEASH SKILLS:
Pulls minimally
HANDLING :
In the room Lois walked around the room with mid level wags, neutral eyes and spent her time barking at random things around the room. She seems a bit out of place and just wanders the room in confusion, vocalizing a lot. She allowed all handling from us without any issues and was tolerant, leaning in at times and doing toe taps. She would bark when new people entered the room but then approach them without issue and allow handling. She was very food motivated but is snatchy so tossing them or using an open palm is best!
PLAY:
No interest
TOYS:
No interest
COLOR LEVEL & ANY RECOMMENDATIONS:
Blue
Per Staff 1/2/25: Growling and baring teeth in kennel, but will perk up for treats!
Per Staff 1/1/25: Very sweet, walk to us, easy to leash, pet & pick up
ACCT Philly is located at 111 West Hunting Park Ave in. 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
Meet Lois, a girl who is having a tough time in the new year. She was found as a stray dog tied up to a porch in Philly and was noted to be walking with a limp. Even in her condition, she was sweet and friendly to the animal control officers!
Lois is now at the shelter and waiting for someone to save her. She has been stressed and quite vocal since getting here and wants nothing more than a cozy bed and a kind owner to spend the rest of her days. She will need some medical care for her leg and her skin allergies.
Lois is available for adoption at ACCT Philly- you can meet her any day from 10am-6pm!
Video:
Lois tries to sit: https://youtu.be/VdXXfa5WXFE
Behavior:
Per Volunteer 1/4/25: Treat motivated and vocal gal! She’s in an overflow kennel and was loose when I approached. Very easy to leash and walks well on leash! She was barking as we were walking outside. Really likes treats! She’s snatchy taking them so I recommend giving them with an open palm or tossing them. She was pretty much barking the whole time we were out in the play yard but she was loose and had a wagging tail so seemed to be more out of excitement. She waited til we got outside to go pee and poop so may be housetrained. No issues returning to her kennel!
Per Staff 1/2/25: BEHAVIOR EVALUATION:
KNOWN HISTORY:
Stray
KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Lois is currently housed in a sidebank due to space. She was standing with neutral eyes, looking out. She gave some mid to high wags when approaching. She was a bit nervous of the leash and grumbled at it and tried to push out of kennel but still allowed for easy leashing.
LEASH SKILLS:
Pulls minimally
HANDLING :
In the room Lois walked around the room with mid level wags, neutral eyes and spent her time barking at random things around the room. She seems a bit out of place and just wanders the room in confusion, vocalizing a lot. She allowed all handling from us without any issues and was tolerant, leaning in at times and doing toe taps. She would bark when new people entered the room but then approach them without issue and allow handling. She was very food motivated but is snatchy so tossing them or using an open palm is best!
PLAY:
No interest
TOYS:
No interest
COLOR LEVEL & ANY RECOMMENDATIONS:
Blue
Per Staff 1/2/25: Growling and baring teeth in kennel, but will perk up for treats!
Per Staff 1/1/25: Very sweet, walk to us, easy to leash, pet & pick up
ACCT Philly is located at 111 West Hunting Park Ave in. 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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