Buddy Boy

Buddy Boy is an adoptable male Black Mouth Cur looking for a home at Philadelphia Animal Care and Control in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is fully grown and medium in size. He is currently on the shelter's euthanasia list with only 3 days left, listed due to lack of space. Adopting Buddy Boy, or even sharing his story, could save a life before it's too late.

Buddy Boy ACCT-A-153193 is currently considered urgent and at risk of euthanasia due to length of stay and lack of space for incoming dogs. Buddy Boy must have confirmed placement with a RESCUE PARTNER or ADOPTER by WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH at 10AM. Should Buddy Boy's medical or behavioral status change, his urgency and timeline for placement may also change. Buddy Boy is a sweet, playful boy who first came to ACCT Philly in December 2023 and has had several homes since then. After being adopted three times and returned twice, he most recently arrived as a stray on October 1st, 2026. Through it all, Buddy Boy has continued to show his affectionate, fun-loving side with staff and volunteers. He enjoys getting outside for walks, exploring the yard, and playing with toys, especially stuffies, which he loves to toss around and proudly tear apart! He has a medium energy level and knows how to sit for treats, though his enthusiasm for food can make him a little snatchy, so tossing treats or offering them on an open palm works best. He can pull on leash, but has also had walks where he was easy to manage. Buddy Boy has a history of being a playgroup rockstar, enjoying romping and playing with other dogs, and he has also had successful, respectful fence greetings. More recently, he has shown that he can be selective about his canine companions and may correct dogs who approach him when he wants space. Buddy Boy will benefit from a home prepared to provide continued training, structure, and plenty of opportunities for play. After so many changes, this lovable, playful boy is hoping his next home will be his forever one. Due to his length of stay, Buddy Boy is urgently seeking placement with a rescue partner or adopter. VIDEOS: Playgroup 10/4/26: Playgroup 10/2/26: 2025: Geronimo and Buddy Boy: 2024: Sade meets Buddy Boy: 2024: Sade and Buddy Boy 2: Older videos: Buddy boy!: Playing with squeakies: Playful Buddy Boy: Playgroup 12/30: Buddy, Maliyah, Speck, Wiley, Troy, Jackson Pollock, and Spot Baltimore: Playgroup 12/30: Buddy, Maliyah, and Speck: Playgroup 12/30: Buddy, Maliyah, and Xena Stone: Buddy loves squeaky toys: Circe, Hanz, Buddy, Kensington, and Jada: Circe, Buddy, Kensington, and Jada: Troy, Buddy, Billy Idol, and Kensington: Playgroup 2: Playgroup: Buddy meets Celeste: Buddy knows sit: Serena and Buddy: Buddy plays: BEHAVIOR NOTES: Per walksheet 10/22/26: Medium energy. Slight issues on leash. Will tear up stuffies. Per walksheet 10/20/26: Medium energy. Slight issues on leash. Snatchy with treats and a bit of a puller - loves food! Sweet boy. Good fence meet with another dog. Per staff 10/18/26: Kennel Presentation: Came to the front of his kennel when I approached, loose body, mid tail wags. Took a treat snatchy through the bars. Leash Skills: Tossed in a treat to move him from the door, when he came to the front was easily leashed and came right out. Pulled towards the kennels we passed down his row at first, mid tail stiff wags. Kept moving with leash pressure and once out of his row walked pulling mildly, looser body. Sociability: Sniffing around the yard, nose to the ground, mid tail wags, ears back. Allowed all handling with mid tail wags, ears back, loose body, would move away and sniff around the yard when I stopped. Snatchy with treats, open palm or tossing them is best, he can catch them! Play: Tossed a few toys, chased the first one then lost interest. Dog Interaction: Walked past Moren at the fence, pulled moderately towards the fence high tail, ears back. Kept moving with leash pressure and he shook off once we passed. Return to Kennel: Walked back pulling mildly, hopped right into kennel and leash was removed by hand. Color Level: Exp Gold Per walksheet 10/13/26: Medium energy. Good on walk and on leash. Per walksheet 10/11/26: Medium energy. Sweet pup. Very playful despite the rain. Loved stuffies. Sits nicely for treats. Affectionate. Love him! Per staff 10/04/26, playgroup: Steer Test: 3/5 with water and 0 with can. Quick in, app greetings. Bared teeth at Paquito for space. Mingling. Occasional sniffs toward Boba, Cardi. Corrected Legoshi for space with an air snap. As time went on would continue to air snap and do larger air snaps at dogs that came over near him. Per volunteer 10/03/26: Sad to see Buddy got back. He was sleeping on his kennel bed when I came. He calmly got up. He was great on leash and great at the photoshoot. He did get spooked by the camera. Per staff 10/02/26, playgroup: Steer test 3/5 with water and 0 with can. Soft eyes, ears to the side and mid tail not moving at the gate. Moving away, tolerant, displacement sniffing. Handler oriented. Appropriate corrections. Per finder 10/01/26: Friendly, allows pet and handling. Introduced to my dog, did good. Walked into neighbor's house with kids and did well. Pulls a little on leash. Friendly, cuddly, scared when I left in yard. Per staff 01/22/26: Meet went well with small dog, at the fence was sniffing with high wagging tail, made himself smaller to her level and when approached face to face was respectful. Gave a few sniffs but did not try to overwhelm her, backed up gave her space. Both dogs were quite neutral, an aca walked another dog around buddy's size, he perked up and was much more interested in the larger dog. Per volunteer 01/13/26: Medium energy. Good on leash. Per staff 01/12/26: Medium energy. Sweet, friendly + playful. Walks well on leash. Per volunteer 01/10/26: Medium energy. Very attentive, sweet, and hungry! Per staff 01/09/26: We're removing general behavior waiver, behavior is normal high energy adolescent dog behavior. Per volunteer 01/03/26: Medium energy. Very good boy. Hungry! Per volunteer 01/01/26: Medium energy. Good boy. Per staff 12/31/25: Kennel Presentation: At the front of the kennel, jumping in excitement to go out. Ears forward, soft eyes and tail mid wagging. Leash Skills: A little difficult to leash due to the jumping. Pulls mildly on the leash. Sociability: Very social. Snatchy when taking treats even with an open palm, best to drop them. Play: Loved ripping up the stuffy toys and intense with the toys. Was able to distract from toy with high value treats. Dog Interaction: Was in PG. Return to Kennel: Went right into the kennel and unleashed without issue. Color Level: Blue Per staff 12/31/25, playgroup: Fence greeting his ears were to the side with a mid wagging tail. Steerable with the water and shake can. He was unsure in the yard, was more of a fun police and did some overcorrection when Ernest was trying to play. Per volunteer 12/30/25: Medium energy. Sweet, happy, friendly. Per staff 12/29/25, intake exam: Ate all the treats given to him through the PE + did vaccines with food but did have to restrain after the first vaccine poke once he started to move away from the food distraction, ears were back the entire time he was in intake + low tail wags, allowed me + the ACA to rub him throughout his body but would pull back a little bit when you went to touch around his head area. Per owner surrender notes 12/29/25: He's lovable, playful, social, loves walks, playing, other animals. Mostly housetrained but some accidents. Crate trained. High energy. Knows sit and stay. Sometimes pulls on leash. Likes squeaky toys and bones. Playful with strangers, children, and dogs. Don't know how he is with cats. Ideal home would be someone who is patient, loving, loves an active dog. Per volunteer 05/31/24: Was jumping up to come outside of his kennel and he was pretty excited to go outside. He does pull strongly on the leash, but I think after he gets his energy out, he is much more manageable. He found a loose toy in the yard as we were walking and immediately started to play with it. He is so cute. He starts to throw the toys to himself and then goes to retrieve them. Loves squeaky toys and stuffies, and is very playful. Very trainable too! He immediately sat when I asked him to and took a treat nicely. Allows handling all over. Per staff 05/30/24: Love this boy!!! He is so friendly and wiggly. Loves squeaker toys and loves pets. He pulls a bit on leash but seems to take correction well. Takes treats eagerly so open palm hand would be best! He easily leashes and goes right back into kennel with ease. He's a good good boy. Per staff 05/28/24: Excitable, jumpy, allowed restraint and all handling. Per staff 05/25/24: Kennel Presentation: Aroused. Buddy Boy was very excited to go out! He greeted with soft eyes and a wagging tail. When the handler opened the door he jumped up and pushed the door hard, trying to get out. The handler was able to keep him contained and leash him easily, and he came right out. Leash Skills: Pulls Moderately On Leash Sociability: Aroused/Allows all handling. When we got to the eval room Buddy Boy started seeking out toys right away. He's very playful and high energy! He showed that he knows some tricks like \"sit\" and \"catch\", but does get a little impatient for treats and will jump for them! He allowed all handling but wouldn't stay still and was pretty aroused throughout. He allowed some all over pets but was more interested in toys and play than pets and cuddles. Overall, a very active, high energy guy that just wants to have fun! Play: Aroused. Gets aroused and hyped up easily with play and toys. Gets pretty jumpy. Toys: Accepts a trade. LOVES toys, especially stuffed toys. Likes to grab and shake. Gets aroused and hyped easily with play and toys. Accepts a trade pretty easily for treats. Color Level: Blue Notes: Very aroused and high energy pup. Loves toys and play but gets jumpy and pushy, 15+. Per owner surrender notes 05/24/24: Surrendering because I have a baby and he tends to run away, good dog. He's a good dog, super friendly. Mostly housetrained but some accidents. Crate trained. High energy. No behavior problems, just needs more training. Knows sit, cage, go, play. Pulls on leash. Likes squeaky toys. Playful with strangers, cats, and dogs. Very playful with children. Ideal home would be someone who has the time to take care of him. Per staff 12/31/23: Buddy is super playful but also so sweet. Per staff 12/30/23, playgroup: Rough/Rowdy. Humpy at times, but able to be redirected. Takes correction well from other dogs. Buddy was also very responsive to human requests for redirection. He did well with several different males. Per staff 12/26/23, playgroup: Play Style: Rough/Rowdy. Category: Social/Selective. Notes: High energy, playful, once male came into play yard Buddy became stiff and had conflict with Gambit. Was redirected with shake can/spray bottle. Per staff 12/26/23: Buddy seems to get in a conflict with another large male dog every time he is in playgroup. He does great with the females but has had several issues with other male dogs on separate occasions (different male dogs). He seems to do okay with other submissive/smaller males. Per staff 12/16/23, playgroup: Buddy was a playgroup rockstar! He played appropriately and welcomed all dogs nicely. He had a rough and rowdy play style and enjoyed romping around. Per staff 12/13/23: Kennel Presentation: Easy to leash. Buddy was standing at the front of his kennel loose and wiggly, and stayed at the front while he was easily leashed. Exited without issue. Leash Skills: Pulls Strongly On Leash Sociability: Aroused/Allows all handling. Buddy is very high energy. He came in the eval room and ran around a bit, approaching me with full body wiggles and a fast mid-high level wagging tail. He leaned in for butt scratches, then threw himself on top of me while I sat down. He climbed all over my lap and was jumping all over me. He did not calm down easily, and I had to stand up so he'd stop ramming into me. When I sat back down and ignored him he sat at my feet and started shrieking at me. He is quite demanding and does not enjoy being ignored. When I stood up he began mouthing at my hands. He was easily redirected when I turned away from him but continued to be quite jumpy. When another handler came in he greeted them with wiggles but again was very jumpy and a bit mouthy. No interest in treats. Play: Aroused. Jumpy and mouthy - does self soothe with toys at times. Toys: Accepts a trade Color Level: Blue Notes: No kids due to arousal. No cats per owner. Per staff 12/13/23: When I approached Buddy's kennel, he was standing on his bed looking at me. He would only walk around in a circle then back on the bed looking at me. Per staff 12/12/23, playgroup: Buddy attended playgroup on 12/12 and was described as being social, high energy, playful, and minorly obnoxious. Per owner surrender notes 12/09/23: Had since he was 2 months. Surrendering because he is too much. He is a big baby, he is very loving. Buddy gets when things are not going his way. Fully housetrained. Crate trained. High energy. He doesn't listen. He's good. He wants to play all the time. Knows commands. Walks on leash all the time, as long as we are walking. He rips all his toys up. Buddy wants everybody to pet him including strangers. Okay with children. Not good at all with cats. Playtime all the time with dogs. Buddy needs a place to run and play. He needs a strong trainer. He is happy, he needs a lot of love. Per staff conversation with owner 12/04/23: He pulls too much and she is elderly so she cant hold on and provide the proper care for him. Was her daughter's dog but she passed away recently. -- 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-153193 Breed: Mixed Breed (Large) Color: Beige Weight: 49 lbs Age: Adult (1-7 years) Location: Large Dog Kennel, B8 Campus: Main Campus Attributes: Good Dog Meet (In Shelter), Disclaimer: No Kids, No Cats, Bad Dog Meet (In Shelter), Experienced Gold