Aries

Aries is an adoptable male Bullmastiff looking for a home at Maricopa County Animal Care & Control - West in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a young adult and large in size. He is currently on the shelter's euthanasia list with only 2 days left, listed due to behavior. Adopting Aries, or even sharing his story, could save a life before it's too late.

Memo 10/16/2026 10/16/26 15:38 Canine has shown increasing over-arousal and is becoming difficult to manage safely while in care. Placement with a New Hope Partner is required by close of business 10/21/26 to allow for behavioral support and assessment in a different setting. May be at risk for euthanasia 10/22/26 or sooner if warranted. Evaluation Comments (Observations from our staff and volunteers) 10/15/2026 Dog approached handler with soft body and wagging tail, took treats gently. Easy to leash and walk to yard, ignored kenneled dogs in passing. Explored yard, nose to ground, neutral body, appeared interested as other staff walked by, soft body and wagging tail, dog eventually approached handlers, sat when offered treats, leaned into handlers and allowed petting all over. Handler picked up rope toy, dog played brief tug of war then lost interest, ignored tennis balls. Handler sat on bench, dog approached, forcefully jumped on lap then pushed off handler. Dog picked up leash and frantically shook, handler offered rope toy to try and redirect, dog played with rope toy briefly then grabbed leash again and began chewing, handler picked up leash, assistant handler was able to redirect briefly with treats, dog then jumped up multiple times and attempted to grab leash from handler, eventually settled and walk back to kennel, easy return, removed leash by hand. 10/14/2026 Greeted handler at front of kennel with soft wiggly body, wagging tail, accepted treats gently. Head shy with leash placement but will come forward to sniff leash allowing handler to place leash with no issues. Exited with some pulling on leash, soft tail wag and neutral soft body on walk to play yard, stop n go to sniff and mark. Once in yard dog would begin exploring with neutral soft body and loose tail wag, marking and sniffing around yard, high playful energy, will come to handler for quick pets but more interested in exploring, no interest in treats offered or tossed near. Took interest in rope toy, would play tug-o-war with handler, would drop rope toy and redirect attention towards leash, starts biting on leash but able to redirect attention back towards rope toy, dog would drop toy and have a moment of erratically spinning on ground while licking genital area but quickly redirected attention back to rope toy. Became overaroused while playing with rope toy and began redirecting towards handler, muzzle punched handler's stomach, jumping towards handlers face, fixated on jumping towards handler making repeated jumping attempts, tense wiggly body and wagging tail with eyes wide, mouthy towards handlers arm, able to quickly grab leash and direct dog away but dog began biting towards leash and pulling on leash when in mouth, walked dog over to fence and dog redirected attention towards walk back to kennel, able to place clip leash on walk with no issues. Wiggly soft body and loose tail wag back to kennel, entered kennel on own and used clip leash for leash retrieval. 10/13/2026 Soft wiggly body, tail wagging, soft whine, and placed front paws on kennel door. Requesting full eval due to intake notes. 10/11/2026 walks on leash, pulls, eager to greet male and female handlers on ramp, jumpy, played tug of war with leash, not responsive to verbal commands, allows all petting and all handling by male and female handlers, food motivated, heavy restraint for vaccines, solicits attention, bright and social disposition, walked to kennel, attempted to greet staff in passing, redirected on leash, walked well, entered building and canine was hesistant to enter building, coaxed through doorway, resisted entering kennel, allowed all petting in kennel, leash removal by hand Name: Aries Animal ID: A5172979 Breed: WHITE AM PIT BULL TER/MIX Sex: Male Age: 2Y 0M Weight: 66.0 lbs Kennel: West Kennel, Wing G - 206 Intake Date: 10/11/2026 Deadline Date: 10/21/2026