Meet bonded pair Moose and Marley, who came into the shelter when their owner was incarcerated and a family member brought them in. The person surrendering them said both dogs are fully housebroken, high energy, and good with strangers. In the shelter both dogs are quite scared at first but being so brave! They are both very sweet and affectionate with handlers and come out of their shell once they are out of the scary kennel.
Moose and Marley are now available for adoption at ACCT Philly- because they have lived together, they would love to stay together. Check them out at ACCT any day from 10am-6pm!
Video:
Moose and Marley walking: https://youtu.be/oZ5d2xiwp6A
Meet Moose and Marley: https://youtu.be/e1NW5xzc3Uk
Behavior Notes:
Behavior Eval 11/30/25:
Kennel Presentation: Both were pretty fearful for leashing and would cower back to the back of the kennel. Moose was a bit more confident and came forward to me once I dropped a few treats. Marley needed a bit more coaxing, and then needed moose to come to the front of the kennel to guide her out.
Leash Skills: On leash Moose pulls moderately and would recommend a harness.
Sociability: Moose is definitely more confident, and Marley is the more submissive of the two. Went into behavior eval room- both solicited attention and Moose was very affectionate. Marley took pets after some time and got loose. Moose is quite jumpy. In the eval room they were very comfortable and loose! Both treat motivated and Marley takes them very gently while Moose is eager but still gentle. Moose likes to climb on Marley who is very tolerant.
Play: Enjoyed physically playing with each other, not interested in any toys that we saw
Dog Interaction: When we saw dogs from afar or passed by, Moose got extremely overstimulated and would start pulling and gator rolling and lip licking. Used leash pressure to guide him away. Took him a few minutes to calm down inside.
Return to Kennel: Moose needed me to get in the kennel with him in order for him to go back in. Marley returned with some leash pressure.
Color Level:
Marley- blue (fearful and needed coaxing to get out of the kennel)
Moose- experienced blue (based on behavior like gator rolling when he saw other dogs)
Recommendations and considerations:
Per owner 11/26/25 (Was surrendered with another dog named Marley): Very good dogs, lived with adults, children and other dogs, crate trained/housebroken, active and high energy, has never bitten or tried to bite, good with strangers and children. When asked about cats and dogs, the owner wrote "no."
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 bonded pair Moose and Marley, who came into the shelter when their owner was incarcerated and a family member brought them in. The person surrendering them said both dogs are fully housebroken, high energy, and good with strangers. In the shelter both dogs are quite scared at first but being so brave! They are both very sweet and affectionate with handlers and come out of their shell once they are out of the scary kennel.
Moose and Marley are now available for adoption at ACCT Philly- because they have lived together, they would love to stay together. Check them out at ACCT any day from 10am-6pm!
Video:
Moose and Marley walking: https://youtu.be/oZ5d2xiwp6A
Meet Moose and Marley: https://youtu.be/e1NW5xzc3Uk
Behavior Notes:
Behavior Eval 11/30/25:
Kennel Presentation: Both were pretty fearful for leashing and would cower back to the back of the kennel. Moose was a bit more confident and came forward to me once I dropped a few treats. Marley needed a bit more coaxing, and then needed moose to come to the front of the kennel to guide her out.
Leash Skills: On leash Moose pulls moderately and would recommend a harness.
Sociability: Moose is definitely more confident, and Marley is the more submissive of the two. Went into behavior eval room- both solicited attention and Moose was very affectionate. Marley took pets after some time and got loose. Moose is quite jumpy. In the eval room they were very comfortable and loose! Both treat motivated and Marley takes them very gently while Moose is eager but still gentle. Moose likes to climb on Marley who is very tolerant.
Play: Enjoyed physically playing with each other, not interested in any toys that we saw
Dog Interaction: When we saw dogs from afar or passed by, Moose got extremely overstimulated and would start pulling and gator rolling and lip licking. Used leash pressure to guide him away. Took him a few minutes to calm down inside.
Return to Kennel: Moose needed me to get in the kennel with him in order for him to go back in. Marley returned with some leash pressure.
Color Level:
Marley- blue (fearful and needed coaxing to get out of the kennel)
Moose- experienced blue (based on behavior like gator rolling when he saw other dogs)
Recommendations and considerations:
Per owner 11/26/25 (Was surrendered with another dog named Marley): Very good dogs, lived with adults, children and other dogs, crate trained/housebroken, active and high energy, has never bitten or tried to bite, good with strangers and children. When asked about cats and dogs, the owner wrote "no."
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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