Today’s dog is Leo, a 3 – 5 year old male “blue” pit bull terrier. Leo is currently being fostered through ACCT, the city shelter of Philadelphia.

When Leo first arrived at the shelter as a stray, he was severely emaciated, lethargic and coughing. With lots of TLC, gradually increasing meal sizes and medical attention, Leo has a new lease on life.

He loves attention, especially tummy rubs. He also enjoys long walks, although he has some knee problems in his hind legs. According to the shelter vet, Leo should be restricted to leash walking and may need more intensive treatment later in his life.

Leo interacts very well with other dogs and is very friendly with people. He is housetrained and knows the command “sit.” He’s currently working on “down” and “stay.”

All members of the household must meet Leo prior to adoption and an in-home visit may be required. If you are interested in adopting Leo, please contact: westphillyfoster [at] gmail.com. The adoption fee is $50.00, which includes the neuter surgery, vaccines and microchip.

Today’s pet is Lyons, a black & white male cat.

Lyons is a very nice boy. He’s well behaved, doesn’t scratch the furniture, eats just enough food, not greedy or picky, and uses his litter box all the time.

He was found outside in the cold and snow this past winter, lost and alone, and hasn’t had too much luck in finding his forever home. He’s in foster care at the moment.

If you have a female cat he’ll be a gentleman, but he’s not too fond of other boys.

Lyons is neutered, vaccinated, and FIV/FeLV negative – all ready to just settle down in a new home.

Please give Lyons a chance.

To arrange a meeting with Lyons or for more information, email: Projectmeowadoptions [at] gmail.com

Update (June 6): After walking out the door Wednesday night and disappearing, Tabea came back home Sunday, June 5.

A neighbor, Deborah, is looking for her cat missing since last night:

Our beloved old cat Tabea got out of our house at 48th and Larchwood last night (June 1) and hasn’t been seen since. She is small, about 6 pounds, with brownish brindled sides and black striped legs and tail and a buff belly.

She has white whiskers and a shaved patch under her neck. She needs daily medicine so we need to find her fast.

If you see a cat that looks like it might be her, please call us at 215-474-4081. Reward offered for her safe return.

Update (June 6): Cobby has been found and returned home.

A black, silver and tan Yorkie, named Cobby, has been missing from 45th and Pine since May 30.

The dog is very friendly. He has a collar and microchip, but no tags.

If you see or capture him please call Melissa at 516-984-7926 or 718-551-4976 or email: melissa.theodule [at] gmail.com

Today’s pet is Kahuna. He is currently living at the ACCT shelter.

Kahuna is a mostly white, 3-5 year old boy with some brindle patches, and a cute little brown spot above his eye. He’s a medium sized dog.

He loves to play with toys – rope toys, squeaky toys, and kongs. Another great thing about him is that he loves being around people.

Kahuna has a pen pal who is teaching him lots of stuff. He’s learning commands, which he’s doing very well with because he’s very smart. His pen pal is also teaching him to walk like a gentleman on the leash by using an Easy Walk Harness. Kahuna walks pretty well now, but can get a little excited when he sees people or other dogs.

Kahuna loves other dogs so if you want to see him you can bring your dogs with you. He is up to date on all of his shots. He is also microchipped and scheduled to be neutered. In other words: he is ready to go home with you.

If you’d like to meet Kahuna, stop by 111 W. Hunting Park Ave, walk straight to Adoptions (or Lifesaving, if you’d like to foster him). For more information call 267-385-3800 or email: acctadoptions [at] pspca.org

If you cannot adopt him permanently but would like to help anyways, you can consider fostering Kahuna until he finds his happy ending. Fostering will save not only this dog’s life but also the life of the dog that would move into Kahuna’s kennel at ACCT.

Our first Adopt-a-Pet, a sweet pit bull mix Ruby, has found a forever home. West Philly resident Alon Abramson, who organizes a local runners group called West Philly Runners, adopted Ruby last week after reading about her here. He says Ruby will be joining him on runs around the neighborhoods.

Reader Lulu Todorov, who does volunteer work for the PSPCA’s Animal Care and Control Team, was a great advocate for Ruby. Abramson wrote us that her description of Ruby “was really accurate and helped me with the selection.”

Adopt-a-Pet runs twice weekly, with a cat on Monday and a dog on Wednesday. This week’s cat is Demona and the pooch will be up later today.