Snuggles is an approximately 1-year-old female who came in as an owner surrender on 11/17. True to her name, Snuggles is a super cuddly girl who loves to spend time with her handler. This sweet girl is now available for adoption at ACCT Philly- you can meet her any day from 10am-6pm!
Videos:
Snuggles with Snuggles: https://youtu.be/YFzwoz82fJI
Meet Snuggles: https://youtu.be/wFJmIJaUQ8Q
Michaela and Snuggle R
https://youtu.be/XRE4EHoecx8?si=cGwfnxj6b-AEvjrb
https://youtu.be/HSovzG7QUsM?si=98yJ72yw2uD4QezX
Behavior:
Per Volunteer 11/26/25: When I approached her kennel, she was giving me appeasement tail wags with lip licking and bowing her head. I dropped treats and easily leashed her with a big loop. When we walked past dogs through the fence that were barking at her she had no response. Treat motivated and takes them very gently. Loose body language when around me, she didn’t solicit any pets or attention at first. Then got super affectionate and cuddly. Such a sweet lady! Allowed handling all over and open to handling from new volunteers.
On 11/25 staff noted: “Snuggles was at the front with soft eyes and easy to leash. I brought her outside but she had a tucked tail and a lowered body. I brought her into the volunteer office and she gave me some low wags. I crouched myself down and got some very sweet soft eyes. She sat herself near me and asked for some treats (sniffing in the air when I reached for my pouch). I offered her some treats and gave her some pets. she solicited for pets and let me rub on her head, belly and side. when returning was trying to run under the kennel as Olive was barking at her."
On 11/25 staff noted: “Keeping exp blue but removing rescue only due to improvement in behavior. removing general behavior waiver.”
On 11/23 staff noted: “Took out this morning since she has 2 orange clips. She was in the back of her crate, avoidant of eyes contact and ears to the side. Tossed a few treats and she ate them. I was able to go half way into the crate to leash her up. Once the leash was on she came out and pulled hard through the kennel with tail down. Outside she pulled less, went to the bathroom immediately. She did a lot of sniffing on the walk and took a treat gently. Saw dogs at a distance and just watched them walking around.”
On 11/20 Behavior evaluation:
“Kennel Presentation: laying at the back of the crate, wide eyes, averted gaze, lip licks, head low. Ate cheese, came forward after a minute and tolerant of looping.
Leash Skills: darting on leash with tucked tail. Hunched body. Fearful.
Sociability:
Aloof, peed multiple times. Big shake off as we walked, sniffing, tail tucked or low, ears pasted back. Ate offered cheese gently from my hand.
Sat at a bench and she came over with ears back, soft eyes. Tucked tail, chin rest on my knee. Pet her on her chin and chest, eyes darting and scanning the fence line.
Play: did not do
Dog Interaction: n/a
Return to Kennel: pulled towards it once she saw it. Easy to remove the leash with my hand.
Color Level: exp blue
Recommendations and considerations: give her time, bond with food”
On 11/19 Behavior evaluation:
“Kennel Presentation: Snuggles was in the back corner of her crate with wide scared eyes and a hunched over body. I tried calling her forward but she was frozen in place. i tossed a lasso and was able to secure her. once secured she needed some time to come out
Leash Skills: pulls moderately towards all exits, exit searching, fearful on leash, lowered head and body, tucked tail
Sociability: In the room Snuggles was very nervous, lowered body and head, tucked tail, wide eyes and searching for a place to hide. she kept pushing herself in corners so i crouched down each time offering food. she ate treats very gently out my hand. i even asked her to sit which she did. i tried petting her with the back of my leash on her rear and she sat herself down near the door. i disengaged her with treats and slowly touched the bottom of her chin but she moved herself away quickly. she is not comfortable with handling at this time.
Play: did not attempt
Dog Interaction: n/a
Return to Kennel: was pulling towards all the doors and exits, once i directed her to the crate, ran inside and curled into the back corner
Color Level: exp blue”
On 11/17 APO noted: “Very sweet and wiggly, easily leashed her and she was trying to give me kisses the whole time. Pulls on leash but is easily redirected. A little tough getting her into the kennel as she pushed hard to get back out, but never stiffened up or reacted. Allowed all handling with loose and wiggly body.”
On 11/17 staff noted: “Per follow up conversation with APO, removed Rabies Observation, she was not the one who bit she tried to get the other dog off the victim."
On 11/17 APO noted: "Owner is surrendering his 2 dogs after one of them bit his wife who is currently getting treated at the hospital. APO arrived and both dogs were crated separately in living room of location. Leashed and removed 1 male and 1 female medium pitty mixes from crates.”
Medical Notes:
11/18/25:
Microchip Found? y
Microchip entered on profile? a different chip is entered, I added the one I found
Found Chip placed on hold? y
Collar placed?
Age-
Urogenital- swollen vulva
Altered- n
Eyes- red
Ears- red
Nose- clear
Coat/Skin- clean
Teeth- unable to examine
Gums- unable to examine
Musculoskeletal- nsf
Behavior- scared, shutdown
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
Meet Snuggles R ACCT-A-237463!
Snuggles is an approximately 1-year-old female who came in as an owner surrender on 11/17. True to her name, Snuggles is a super cuddly girl who loves to spend time with her handler. This sweet girl is now available for adoption at ACCT Philly- you can meet her any day from 10am-6pm!
Videos:
Snuggles with Snuggles: https://youtu.be/YFzwoz82fJI
Meet Snuggles: https://youtu.be/wFJmIJaUQ8Q
Michaela and Snuggle R
https://youtu.be/XRE4EHoecx8?si=cGwfnxj6b-AEvjrb
https://youtu.be/HSovzG7QUsM?si=98yJ72yw2uD4QezX
Behavior:
Per Volunteer 11/26/25: When I approached her kennel, she was giving me appeasement tail wags with lip licking and bowing her head. I dropped treats and easily leashed her with a big loop. When we walked past dogs through the fence that were barking at her she had no response. Treat motivated and takes them very gently. Loose body language when around me, she didn’t solicit any pets or attention at first. Then got super affectionate and cuddly. Such a sweet lady! Allowed handling all over and open to handling from new volunteers.
On 11/25 staff noted: “Snuggles was at the front with soft eyes and easy to leash. I brought her outside but she had a tucked tail and a lowered body. I brought her into the volunteer office and she gave me some low wags. I crouched myself down and got some very sweet soft eyes. She sat herself near me and asked for some treats (sniffing in the air when I reached for my pouch). I offered her some treats and gave her some pets. she solicited for pets and let me rub on her head, belly and side. when returning was trying to run under the kennel as Olive was barking at her."
On 11/25 staff noted: “Keeping exp blue but removing rescue only due to improvement in behavior. removing general behavior waiver.”
On 11/23 staff noted: “Took out this morning since she has 2 orange clips. She was in the back of her crate, avoidant of eyes contact and ears to the side. Tossed a few treats and she ate them. I was able to go half way into the crate to leash her up. Once the leash was on she came out and pulled hard through the kennel with tail down. Outside she pulled less, went to the bathroom immediately. She did a lot of sniffing on the walk and took a treat gently. Saw dogs at a distance and just watched them walking around.”
On 11/20 Behavior evaluation:
“Kennel Presentation: laying at the back of the crate, wide eyes, averted gaze, lip licks, head low. Ate cheese, came forward after a minute and tolerant of looping.
Leash Skills: darting on leash with tucked tail. Hunched body. Fearful.
Sociability:
Aloof, peed multiple times. Big shake off as we walked, sniffing, tail tucked or low, ears pasted back. Ate offered cheese gently from my hand.
Sat at a bench and she came over with ears back, soft eyes. Tucked tail, chin rest on my knee. Pet her on her chin and chest, eyes darting and scanning the fence line.
Play: did not do
Dog Interaction: n/a
Return to Kennel: pulled towards it once she saw it. Easy to remove the leash with my hand.
Color Level: exp blue
Recommendations and considerations: give her time, bond with food”
On 11/19 Behavior evaluation:
“Kennel Presentation: Snuggles was in the back corner of her crate with wide scared eyes and a hunched over body. I tried calling her forward but she was frozen in place. i tossed a lasso and was able to secure her. once secured she needed some time to come out
Leash Skills: pulls moderately towards all exits, exit searching, fearful on leash, lowered head and body, tucked tail
Sociability: In the room Snuggles was very nervous, lowered body and head, tucked tail, wide eyes and searching for a place to hide. she kept pushing herself in corners so i crouched down each time offering food. she ate treats very gently out my hand. i even asked her to sit which she did. i tried petting her with the back of my leash on her rear and she sat herself down near the door. i disengaged her with treats and slowly touched the bottom of her chin but she moved herself away quickly. she is not comfortable with handling at this time.
Play: did not attempt
Dog Interaction: n/a
Return to Kennel: was pulling towards all the doors and exits, once i directed her to the crate, ran inside and curled into the back corner
Color Level: exp blue”
On 11/17 APO noted: “Very sweet and wiggly, easily leashed her and she was trying to give me kisses the whole time. Pulls on leash but is easily redirected. A little tough getting her into the kennel as she pushed hard to get back out, but never stiffened up or reacted. Allowed all handling with loose and wiggly body.”
On 11/17 staff noted: “Per follow up conversation with APO, removed Rabies Observation, she was not the one who bit she tried to get the other dog off the victim."
On 11/17 APO noted: "Owner is surrendering his 2 dogs after one of them bit his wife who is currently getting treated at the hospital. APO arrived and both dogs were crated separately in living room of location. Leashed and removed 1 male and 1 female medium pitty mixes from crates.”
Medical Notes:
11/18/25:
Microchip Found? y
Microchip entered on profile? a different chip is entered, I added the one I found
Found Chip placed on hold? y
Collar placed?
Age-
Urogenital- swollen vulva
Altered- n
Eyes- red
Ears- red
Nose- clear
Coat/Skin- clean
Teeth- unable to examine
Gums- unable to examine
Musculoskeletal- nsf
Behavior- scared, shutdown
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.
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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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