Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
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Story
Meet Gaia, a playful and loving gal who is hoping for a one way ticket out of the shelter! Gaia can seem shy at first but she's sure to warm up with treats and plenty of cuddles! Gaia has been battling a URI since getting to the shelter and is hoping her forever humans are coming soon!
Gaia is available for adoption at ACCT Philly. You can meet her any day from 10am-6pm!
Video:
Gaia knows sit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QyqBmkoj_t8?feature=share
Cuddling Gaia:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4uin-vfpC_o?feature=share
Gaia and Jabba:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RWISTVO-PIo?feature=share
Stone and Gaia:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_7sSGhXCBtM?feature=share
Gilbert and Gaia:
https://youtu.be/YWVbLOnKBsA
Behavior:
Per Volunteer 9/8/24:
Such a sweet girl!! She's in the ISO area since she has a URI. She was super easy to leash and greeted me with a wiggly loose body. Outside we ran into a staff member who she got pets from and took scratches from all over, such an affectionate gal! Took pets from me all over. She was very jumpy! It was pretty gentle but she loved having her paws up on me for pets so maybe would be better with older/taller kids. Seemed to like romping around, moderate energy and playful girl with toys! Took treats nicely from me and knew sit!
Per Staff 8/28/24:
BEHAVIOR EVALUATION:
KNOWN HISTORY:
Stray
KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Gaia was on the front half of her kennel for cleaning. She was laying against the door and sat up with wide whale eyes when I called her. She was very nervous, but sniffed me nicely through the bars. WHen I reache din with the leash she tried to mvoe her head away, and continued to give whale eye, but I was able to leash her easily, and she came right out.
LEASH SKILLS:
Pulls minimally, showed a lot of fear walking through kennels; tail tucked, body low, eyes wide.
HANDLING:
At first Gaia took some space and time to sniff around and adjust. I offered her treats but she wasn't interested and kept her distance. After a few minutes she came up to me on her own and jumped right into my lap. She allowed some all over pets, but she was still tense so I pushed her down. She stayed close and leaned hard into my legs, so I gave her some more pets. Gaia allowed all handling with no issues, and would lean in harder and harder as time went on. She got very cuddly and affectionate, and was seeking comfort in me. Two people walked in and she greeted them very nicely, with tucked tail wags and gentle sniffs. With time she started taking treats as well, and took them nice and gentle! Her tail came untucked and she gave mid level wags for treats and attention. Overall, Gaia needs a few minutes to sniff around and adjust, but after that she is a cuddly, affectionate girl!
PLAY
No interest
TOYS:
No interest
Per Staff 8/28/24:
Sweet girl, playful but mostly just wanted to cuddle and get pets while obtaining a PCR, she was great while getting the PCR barely any restraint needed.
Per Staff 8/28/24: Gaia was very sweet for he exam and allowed most all handling. I didn't examine a few things as thoroughly as I would have wanted to bc she shied away; she probably would have been fine with more restraint but I didn't feel it was necessary to stress her out.
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
