Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with dogs,
Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Joey ACCT-A-260378 is an approximately 7 year old male neutered German Shepherd dog who was brought in to ACCT Philly as a stray on 8/31/26. The finder noted that Joey had been friendly, fine with other animals, barked a lot, and was great with their kid.
Upon intake, the ACCT Behavior staff noted that Joey was very friendly with everyone who interacted with him and “Super barky BUT it's just that, all bark.”.
The ACCT Medical staff noted that Joey has chronic skin issues suspected secondary to chronic unmanaged allergies. He has an ear infection in both ears, hair loss, lichenification and redness over his abdomen and limbs.
Joey requires urgent Rescue placement to do further follow up with a veterinarian for medical management of his skin issues.
VIDEOS:
Playgroup 9/1: Midnight Sky, Brody, Joey
https://youtu.be/kvLcF1UtqX0
9/2 Nana and Joey:
https://youtu.be/H9qY72JlY3E?is=-cYXtwv0zAXU32hV
https://youtu.be/PtR0R6XS-RE?is=PAo0dL9olQje35ys
NOTES:
Volunteer 9/3/26: My pics of Joey! He was such a good boy for me today. He was a calm and gentle giant! He is quite tall, even for a GSD. He loved pets and he knows sit, and he posed very nicely and patiently for his treats.
I did notice his teeth looked pretty good - I wonder if he is younger than his estimate of 7 yrs? He also had some sore and raw spots on his paws, if that has not already been noted
Notable Medical Findings:
9/2: Exam performed under sedation due to patient's discomfort on initial attempt of exam 9/1.
Body Condition Score (BCS): 4/9
Muscle Condition Score (MCS): 2/3
EENT: Moderate debris, erythematous pinnae AU. No ocular/nasal discharge. Normal cervical palpation.
Oral: Moderate dental calculus
Musculoskeletal: Overgrown nails x4.
Integument: Alopecia with erythema and lichenification spanning over ventrum and distal limbs.
Assessment
- Ear infection AU
- Alopecia, lichenification, erythema over abdomen - suspected secondary to chronic atopic dermatitis vs other
- Overgrown nails, resolved
Plan
Dx:
- Skin scrape: negx2
- CBC/Chem17: ALP <10 (L), Amylase 483 (L), remainder WNL
- T4: 2.1
Tx:
- Sedation + reversal
- Claro AU
- Nail trim
- Continue apoquel
8/31 Intake Medical Exam:
Ears- dirty; Coat/Skin- severe hair loss on all four paws, underside of body, and back of legs is thinning. nails are very long. no fleas; Teeth- stained with tarter, worn teeth; Behavior- BAR, friendly, very food motivated, hardly any restraint needed.
Behavior Notes:
9/1 Volunteer noted: Kennel presentation: soft eyes, loose body mid tail legs allowed leashing with no issues and hopped out of kennel
Leash skills: On leash, Joey minimally pulls and walks right next to you occasionally checking in with you.
Sociability: in the yard, Joey was very loose and so he had soft eyes or loose body and mid tail wags. He allowed all handling, knows sit and paw, and took treats nicely from hands.
Toys and play: no interest
Dog meet: a dog meet with someone with a female dog. Joey was unsure, but curious. He was more handler oriented during the meeting, but did go up and sniff her.
Playgroup 9/1: Midnight Sky, Brody, Joey
https://youtu.be/kvLcF1UtqX0
9/1 Staff noted: Steer test 3/5 with water and 1-2 with can.
Good gate greetings with soft eyes, ears to the side and mid tail. In the yard he was moving away and when the other dogs came up he began lip curling. Removed from yard
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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
