Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with dogs,
Story
Meet Queen! 👑🐾
Queen is an Akita who was surrendered to the shelter through no fault of her own. This beautiful girl truly lives up to her name. 👑
Queen has had some good dog meets here at the shelter, but she can be selective about her canine friends. With her human friends, Queen has shown us that she is sweet and a little submissive, especially as she gets comfortable with the people around her. ❤️
Queen is looking for a family who will give her the patience, love, and understanding she deserves. If you have another dog, please bring them to meet Queen 🐾
Videos 🎥:
Petting Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fblIBiTej98
https://youtube.com/shorts/J7xRj5fUX5Y?si=bPJTjU44OELyKdz2
Playgroup 8/15: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLes8DKheeP2w
Playgroup 8/16:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPFWBaqnaMWY
Behavior Notes 📝:
Per Volunteer 8/21/2026: Was laying on her bed when I approached and she came up right to the front. I very easily leashed her and she hopped right out of the kennel. On leash she has very nice walking skills with barely any pulling. She’s very in tune with my leash pressure. No interest in treats outside. In the play yard, she came up to me and sniffed my hands with a neutral body and a light wagging tail, then spent most of the time sniffing the smells outside. Took pets from me with a loose body and very easy-going overall. Saw a dog through the fence and gave tail wags with a loose body. She went back into her kennel without any issues. She could be leveled down to gold if behavior continues positively
Per staff 08/16/2026: Steer test: 3/5 with water and 2/5 with can
Good gate greetings, mid tail and sot eyes. When greetng with daisy, Queens body tensed hackles raised. Steered away by staff. Then She went up to Sandy with the same body language then began to snarl. Steered away from Sandy by staff and removed from the yard.
Per staff 08/15/2026:
Kennel Presentation: standing at the door, soft features, then sat, easy to leash. Not taking treats.
Leash Skills: tail down initially, raised more to neutral to get outside. Not taking treats.
Sociability: her tail is so expressive- it goes up and down as she is seeing and hearing things in the environment. Moving between unsure and comfortable. When interacting with the handler that prompted the attention, she came in in a large arc motion, and then crouch to the ground, and submissively crawled to the handler with soft squinty eyes ears back tail low head dipped to the side. Not eating most treats outside, eventually ate cheese and fresh pet.
Play: no interest in the ball, perked up to a squeaky toy, chased then ignored
Dog Interaction: fence meet with Bando, loose and curious
https://youtube.com/shorts/PLlQ0tPlfZA?si=I8pWDJb25ZLbKbJz
Return to Kennel: easy
Color Level: exp gold
Recommendations and considerations:
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
