Mateo came to the shelter after a house fire made it impossible for his owner to keep him. This sudden and traumatic change has been especially hard on him, and he’s still trying to make sense of his new environment.
According to his previous owner, he enjoys playing with other dogs and does well with kids. He is sensitive by nature and can become anxious around loud noises or when there are a lot of people around. In the shelter setting, Mateo is understandably scared and fearful, but he responds best to calm, slow movements and gentle voices.
Mateo may thrive in a quiet, low-traffic home with adopters who understand shy or fearful dogs and are willing to give him time to decompress. A calm environment and positive reinforcement will help him build confidence.
BEHAVIOR
12/21 Staff: In the back corner averting gaze and trembling. Ate offered treats when I walked away to get a cart. Avoidant and tolerant of leash. Walked front feet onto cart, then paused for a few seconds, then brought his back feet to the cart as well. I took a step away and he leaped off unexpectedly.
Walked through the hallways and kennels, eyes starting, tail tightly talked, ears back.
Brought into the behavior office, refusing treats, tucked tail, avoidant, and tolerant of me, placing a calming collar on him.
Head low, hunched body, whale eye.
12/20 staff: attempted to remove Mateo from his kennel. he was pressed against the side of the kennel with ears to the side. he had wide eyes and a trembling body. he did not want to come forward as one door was open. i gave him some hot dogs to which he came to lick them. i offered him my hadn't to sniff but he lip licked. another handler came to take him for transport and tossed a loop lasso to secure him. she was not able to get him out as he was too fearful and she did not want to pick him up due to his body language (ears back, trembling, wide eyes). once i opened the kennel a bit more to try and see if he'd move, he tried darting out of the kennel. I was not able to remove the leash due to his stress levels and left it on for now - will attempt taking it out with some time for him to relax.
12/19 Staff: ACA open door to clean kennel and dog darted out and ran, wedged himself in the corner in the lab. When attempting to approach the dog air snapped at the ACA. Dog was refusing food, got a towel on the dog and was able to pick up and place in kennel. Dog was trembling, ears back, fur brow, with worried wide eyes.
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
Mateo came to the shelter after a house fire made it impossible for his owner to keep him. This sudden and traumatic change has been especially hard on him, and he’s still trying to make sense of his new environment.
According to his previous owner, he enjoys playing with other dogs and does well with kids. He is sensitive by nature and can become anxious around loud noises or when there are a lot of people around. In the shelter setting, Mateo is understandably scared and fearful, but he responds best to calm, slow movements and gentle voices.
Mateo may thrive in a quiet, low-traffic home with adopters who understand shy or fearful dogs and are willing to give him time to decompress. A calm environment and positive reinforcement will help him build confidence.
BEHAVIOR
12/21 Staff: In the back corner averting gaze and trembling. Ate offered treats when I walked away to get a cart. Avoidant and tolerant of leash. Walked front feet onto cart, then paused for a few seconds, then brought his back feet to the cart as well. I took a step away and he leaped off unexpectedly.
Walked through the hallways and kennels, eyes starting, tail tightly talked, ears back.
Brought into the behavior office, refusing treats, tucked tail, avoidant, and tolerant of me, placing a calming collar on him.
Head low, hunched body, whale eye.
12/20 staff: attempted to remove Mateo from his kennel. he was pressed against the side of the kennel with ears to the side. he had wide eyes and a trembling body. he did not want to come forward as one door was open. i gave him some hot dogs to which he came to lick them. i offered him my hadn't to sniff but he lip licked. another handler came to take him for transport and tossed a loop lasso to secure him. she was not able to get him out as he was too fearful and she did not want to pick him up due to his body language (ears back, trembling, wide eyes). once i opened the kennel a bit more to try and see if he'd move, he tried darting out of the kennel. I was not able to remove the leash due to his stress levels and left it on for now - will attempt taking it out with some time for him to relax.
12/19 Staff: ACA open door to clean kennel and dog darted out and ran, wedged himself in the corner in the lab. When attempting to approach the dog air snapped at the ACA. Dog was refusing food, got a towel on the dog and was able to pick up and place in kennel. Dog was trembling, ears back, fur brow, with worried wide eyes.
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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