Leela

Leela is an adoptable female Pit Bull Terrier looking for a home at Philadelphia Animal Care and Control in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is fully grown and medium in size. She is currently on the shelter's euthanasia list with only 2 days left, listed due to lack of space. Adopting Leela, or even sharing her story, could save a life before it's too late.

Leela ACCT-A-261047 is currently considered urgent and at risk of euthanasia due to length of stay and lack of space for incoming dogs. Leela must have confirmed placement with a RESCUE PARTNER or ADOPTER by WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH at 10AM. Should Leela's medical or behavioral status change, her urgency and timeline for placement may also change. Leela came to ACCT Philly on September 7th after she was found tied up and scared, but it didn't take long for this sweet girl to come out of her shell. Once she feels comfortable, Leela is affectionate, goofy, and very people-focused, with a wiggly body and a tail that never seems to stop wagging. She loves treats, is very food motivated, and is generally easy to handle. She walks well and enjoys spending time with her people. Leela is looking for an adult-only home where she can settle in and show off her sweet personality. Due to her length of stay, Leela is urgently seeking placement with a rescue partner or adopter. VIDEOS: Pets for Leela: More pets for Leela: Playgroup 9/13: Playgroup 9/12: Playgroup 9/11: Playgroup 9/10: Leela and Dude:' Playgroup 9/10: Lady Luck, Dude, and Leele: BEHAVIOR NOTES: Per volunteer 10/1: High energy. Barking @ other dogs thru fence, pulling towards other dogs. Per volunteer 9/30: Medium energy. So sweet. Per volunteer 9/22: Love her. Per volunteer 9/21: Medium energy. Bad fence meet, tried to gnaw fence. Not good with other dogs, bad fence meet. When along, really sweet and affectionate. Walks well. Per volunteer 9/20: Great girl. Per staff, playgroup 9/13: Good greetings, mingling around, handler oriented, tolerant. Per staff, playgroup 9/12: Handler oriented, mingling around the yard, tolerant. Shook off when Trenton tried to mount then moved away. Per staff, playgroup 9/11: Steer Test: 3-4/5 with water and 1/5 with can. Good greetings, moving away on her own, mingling around, handler oriented. Per staff 9/11: Low energy. Mildly shy and mildly jumpy. Very good and sweet girl. Wasn't interested in other dog at fence meet. Per staff, playgroup 9/10: Steer Test: 3/4/5 with water and 3/5 with can. Good greetings at the fence. In the yard, mid to low tail wags, ears back, turning head away and some lip licking. Handler oriented, mingled around. With time started to heavy pant and going up to the gate. Per staff 9/10: Kennel Presentation: At the front of the kennel with soft eyes, ears to the side, loose body with mid tail loosely wagging. Leash Skills: Mild hesitation to leash as she was sniffing my leash when I presented it. Once leashed came right out of kennel without hesitation. Mildly pulled on the leash through the kennels and then pulled less once outside. Sociability: Leaned into handling with a loose wiggly body, soft eyes and ears to the side. Her tail never stopped wagging the whole time. Snatchy with treats. Dog Interaction: In playgroup 9.10 Return to Kennel: Went right back into kennel and removed leash with hand. Color Level: Exp Gold Per staff 9/10: At the front of the kennel standing on her hind legs with paws on the kennel door. Full body wiggles, soft eyes and ears to the side. Per volunteer 9/9: High energy. Mildly jumpy. Tail wagging the whole time! Very affectionate and goofy. Lots of energy. Loves treats! Per staff 9/8: Submissive, wants to please, very food motivated. Able to vaccinate and microchip with no restraint while she ate cream cheese. Per staff 9/8: Came to the front of her kennel when I approached, wide eyes, ears pinned back, lip licking. Tossed in a treat which she ate, came back to the front, wide eyes, some low tail wags, ears pinned back. Per staff 9/7: While attempting to leash off truck, Leela lunged toward the compartment door twice. Was able to get her on leash with my cat claw and brought her right to kennel. Unable to get leash and collar off that she was tied up with at this time. Per staff 9/7: Upon arrival, dog was defensive barking while tied up and attempting to escape. Hackles raised, high tail and ears pinned back. While on control pole, dog briefly bucked and cried but walked with me to the truck afterward. Upon arrival to the shelter, in truck compartment, she gave low tail wags, ears still back. Low growled briefly when approached. -- Due to being significantly overcapacity with animals and higher than usual intake, extensions are unlikely to be granted. If you are interested in an animal please contact ACCT Philly immediately. Due to limited space, timestamps may also be proceeded with early so it is imperative to let us know if you are considering adopting or tagging an animal. 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: 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. Animal ID: ACCT-A-261047 Breed: Mixed Breed (Medium) Color: Black Weight: 42.5 lbs Age: Adult (1-7 years) Location: Large Dog Kennel, F7 Campus: Main Campus Attributes: Experienced Gold, Good Dog Meet (In Shelter), Disclaimer: No Kids