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Rascal ACCT-A-210925 is a 1-year-old male who was brought in by animal protection officers as a stray on 1/8. The APO noted that Rascal was “Very friendly, easy to leash, walk & pick up.”
Behavior Notes:
Per staff 1/9: "Rascal did not do great for his dog meet today. He initially growled when the two got face to face, so we decided to do a fence meet. He was uninterested in the other dog through the fence, so we went back to a face meet. Rascal did not growl the second time but was still quite stiff and had raised hackles. He would need VERY slow intros to other dogs."
Per staff 1/9: “Per staff member during intake Rascal was very tense and was growling and side eyeing the nurse. He was fine with his main handler, but got reactive anytime she approached.”
Per staff 1/9: “Rascal was reactive in kennel when passing out enrichment.”
1/9 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION:
KNOWN HISTORY:
Stray
KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Rascal was laying on his bed and looked up with soft eyes and a wagging tail. Patient for leashing and came right out of kennel without issue. No issues returning.
LEASH SKILLS:
Pulls minimal to moderate
HANDLING :
In the room Rascal walked around the room with mid level wags. He seemed a bit unsure at times raising his hackles and lip licking but would continue to approach us and warmed up with time! He allowed all over handling giving mid level wags while curling against us while petting him. At other times he would stiffen when petting him, stop wagging but remained tolerant. He did best with small spurts of handling and lots of praise. He is very food motivated but did display resource guarding while out. While chewing on a lickmat he was very snatchy and stiff when a handler approached from face on but did not escalate. However when touching him at all while he ate it he would freeze, growl, and hard stare.
PLAY:
Stiff, avoids
TOYS:
Accepted trades, destructive with toys
Was stiff when approaching and would pay keep away, but did not outright guard toys
Per staff 1/9: “When displaying guarding behavior, he has easily done trades for treats or other toys!”
Medical Notes:
Per an exam on 1/9: “Unable to thoroughly examine ears due to behavior; a little waxy. Unable to examine mouth/teeth due to behavior. Coat covered in feces; scratch next to right eye, small wound next to left eye. Underweight and diarrhea.” Rascal was noted to be “timid”.
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 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.
Rascal ACCT-A-210925 is a 1-year-old male who was brought in by animal protection officers as a stray on 1/8. The APO noted that Rascal was “Very friendly, easy to leash, walk & pick up.”
Behavior Notes:
Per staff 1/9: "Rascal did not do great for his dog meet today. He initially growled when the two got face to face, so we decided to do a fence meet. He was uninterested in the other dog through the fence, so we went back to a face meet. Rascal did not growl the second time but was still quite stiff and had raised hackles. He would need VERY slow intros to other dogs."
Per staff 1/9: “Per staff member during intake Rascal was very tense and was growling and side eyeing the nurse. He was fine with his main handler, but got reactive anytime she approached.”
Per staff 1/9: “Rascal was reactive in kennel when passing out enrichment.”
1/9 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION:
KNOWN HISTORY:
Stray
KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Rascal was laying on his bed and looked up with soft eyes and a wagging tail. Patient for leashing and came right out of kennel without issue. No issues returning.
LEASH SKILLS:
Pulls minimal to moderate
HANDLING :
In the room Rascal walked around the room with mid level wags. He seemed a bit unsure at times raising his hackles and lip licking but would continue to approach us and warmed up with time! He allowed all over handling giving mid level wags while curling against us while petting him. At other times he would stiffen when petting him, stop wagging but remained tolerant. He did best with small spurts of handling and lots of praise. He is very food motivated but did display resource guarding while out. While chewing on a lickmat he was very snatchy and stiff when a handler approached from face on but did not escalate. However when touching him at all while he ate it he would freeze, growl, and hard stare.
PLAY:
Stiff, avoids
TOYS:
Accepted trades, destructive with toys
Was stiff when approaching and would pay keep away, but did not outright guard toys
Per staff 1/9: “When displaying guarding behavior, he has easily done trades for treats or other toys!”
Medical Notes:
Per an exam on 1/9: “Unable to thoroughly examine ears due to behavior; a little waxy. Unable to examine mouth/teeth due to behavior. Coat covered in feces; scratch next to right eye, small wound next to left eye. Underweight and diarrhea.” Rascal was noted to be “timid”.
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 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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