Zoidberg

Zoidberg is an adoptable female American Staffordshire 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 and today is the last day, listed due to behavior. Adopting Zoidberg, or even sharing her story, could save a life before it's too late.

Zoidberg ACCT-A-262273 is currently considered urgent and at risk of euthanasia due to behavioral concerns. Zoidberg must have confirmed placement with a RESCUE PARTNER by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH at 10AM. Should Zoidberg's medical or behavioral status change, her urgency and timeline for placement may also change. Zoidberg came to ACCT Philly as a stray on September 20th after being found tied to a fence. She was scared and defensive when staff first approached her, but has become much more relaxed as she has settled in. She comes to the front of her kennel with soft eyes and a loose body, takes treats gently, and loves getting pets, though she can be selective with people and has shown a more tense response around men. With patience and reassurance, she has been able to settle and return to a relaxed state. Zoidberg is medium energy, a little bouncy when excited, and loves to run and play in the yard. She has also consistently done well with other dogs, showing good greetings, play bows, appropriate corrections, and the ability to disengage on her own. Because of her selectivity with people, Zoidberg is urgently seeking placement with a rescue partner who can take the time to get to know her, assess her outside of the shelter environment, and help her continue building confidence. VIDEOS: Playgroup 9/26: Playgroup 9/25: Playgroup 9/24: Playgroup 9/23: Zoidberg and Pastina: BEHAVIOR NOTES: Per walksheet 10/6: Medium energy. Interested in other dogs through fence. Jumpy when excited but easily redirected with treats. Likes to run! Per walksheet 10/5: Good girl. Per walksheet 10/4: Medium energy. Very sweet girl. Loves pets and to play in yard. Per walksheet 10/4: Medium energy. Good on walk and on leash. Per walksheet 9/30: Medium energy. Slightly jumpy. Per walksheet 9/28: Medium energy. Good on walk and on leash. Per staff 9/26, playgroup: Steer test 4/5 with water 0/5 with can. Appropriate greetings and corrections. Play bows and pauses. Disengages on her own. Per staff, playgroup 9/25: Not steerable with either water or can. Good greetings. Came in and immediately went into play. Play pauses and appropriate corrections. Per staff 9/24, playgroup: Steer test: 3/5 with water and 2-3/5 with can. Good greetings, quick moves, gives appropriate corrections. Was pushy with the gentler dogs. Per volunteer 9/24: She is such a good girl! She was so sweet and affectionate, she liked treats and had a lot of energy, she barely sat still! She loved pets. Per walksheet 9/24: Medium-high energy. Step in to return. Otherwise a sweet angel. Per walksheet 9/23: Medium energy. Needed 2 people to return. Per staff 9/23, playgroup: Steer test 3/5 with water and 2/5 with can. Ears to the side, mid tail and soft eyes. Good greetings, bouncy moves. Mingled around, appropriate corrections. Per staff 9/22: For check in, greeted the nurse with low tail wags and a loose body. Was slightly tense with longer handling from the nurse. Recovered well with baby talk and would return to loose body, low tail wags, soft eyes. For vaccines and microchip we put cream cheese on the door. Slowed down licking when poked for the vaccines. For the microchip she stopped eating and turned her head slowly at the end. Recovered well with baby talk again and allowed all handling from the nurse again with loose body, low tail wags. At one point during the intake a male nurse opened the door she had a tense body, low still tail, hard stared. Per staff 9/22: Kennel Presentation: At the front of her kennel with her front paws on the door, soft eyes, loose body, mid tail wags. Took a treat gently. Leash Skills: Slightly dodged the leash at first. Able to leash and she came right out. Walked pulling mildly with tail low, ears back, tenser body. Sociability: Would come over when I called her at times, other times did not. Came over with loose body, ears back, soft eyes, low tail wags. Allowed all handling with a low tail, ears to the side, loose body. Would sometimes move away when I stopped. Other times she would nudge her head on my leg. Takes treats gently. When walking by a male, tense body and hard stared, low still tail, he crouched down with the side of his body to her and she approached slowly with a low body and sniffed then moved away. Dog Interaction: Met Pastina, good greetings, soft eyes, loose body, disengaged on her own. Return to Kennel: Walked back tail low, tenser body. Slowed down once we got to her row and stopped once we got to her kennel. Would not hop in for a treat, hopped in with a half step in and light leash pressure. Color Level: Blue Per staff 9/22: Good greetings. Loose body, mid tail wags, soft eyes and ears to the side. Tolerant. Disengaged on her own. Per staff 9/21: During morning walk through, came to the front with soft wide eyes, tail low, ears back. Ate the treat I tossed in. Started giving low tail wags and put her front paws on the door with soft wide eyes. Took a treat gently through the bars. Per staff 9/20: Upon arrival to shelter I was able to leash her, she stayed low to the ground while walking, tail tucked, hackles still up, wide eyes, pacing around back office, searching for an exit, and ears pinned back. Briefly allowed staff to touch her back, then whipped her head around. Her leash she was still tied up with is still attached to her collar, unable to safely remove at this time. Per staff 9/20: Upon approach, dog had raised hackles, whale eyes, ears pinned back and high tail wags. Dog was lunging toward me when attempting to remove, had to use control pole out of safety. MEDICAL NOTES:Zoidberg'is currently being treated for pneumovirus, which is a type of \"doggy cold.\" It is contagious to other dogs, but not to people or other types of animals. -- 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-262273 Breed: Mixed Breed (Medium) Color: Brown Weight: 56.4 lbs Age: Adult (1-7 years) Location: Dog Iso 1 Campus: Main Campus Attributes: Blue, Good Dog Meet (In Shelter), Waiver: Fearful, Disclaimer: No Kids