Lucy, a brindle pitbull/boxer mix, is missing from 47th and Chester Avenue. According to flyers distributed in the neighborhood, she is a service dog and is pregnant. Please call 267-242-0664 with any information.

Duke is a 1 to 2-year-old young terrier/pit mix who needs a home where he can cover and then learn to be the best dog he can be! Duke is playful with toys but he’s not very good at giving them back to his human friends! He’ll need some basic training to help him learn that he can trust his human friends and play with toys nicely with them. He has several volunteers working with him to learn to trade a tennis ball for another ball or for a treat, but since he has come down with a cold his learning has been slowed.

He lived in a home previously, but was surrendered to the shelter because his owners didn’t have the time to get him through his puppyhood. Duke can be rambunctious at times, but all it takes is a few minutes of walking or playing fetch and he settles right into being a normal, happy, loving dog. He has met some other dogs at the shelter and was totally appropriate and friendly with them. If you have dogs at home please bring them along to meet Duke to make sure they’ll be the best of friends.

Also if you have cats please feel free to ask about getting Duke a cat test to see if he can live with them.

If you have questions about Duke or want to learn more, please feel free to contact his human friend at bragan.jen@gmail.com or contact the shelter where he is currently living directly.

Animal Care and Control Team (ACCT)
111 W. Hunting Park Avenue
(267) 385-3800 | phone

Adoptions
Hours: 1pm – 8pm, weekdays; 10am – 5pm, weekends
adopt@acctphilly.org

Foster Care
Hours: 9am – 6pm, everyday
foster@acctphilly.org

This male Staffordshire Terrier/American Bulldog mix, all white with light markings all over, was last seen in the Powelton Village neighborhood, around 37th & Pearl Streets yesterday (7/29). His name is Zeus and he is a very recent rescue dog. He’s super sweet with people, but has issues going after other dogs which may be why he escaped the yard. He just recently started working with a trainer to correct his behavior. It’s not certain he wants to attack other dogs or just wants to play aggressively. He might be wearing a choke collar with a toggle on one end. He is microchipped and local shelters have been contacted.

If you see him, catch him, or have any info please contact either of these two numbers: 215-316-0213 or 610-216-6108.

Update (7/30): Chica was found this morning in the middle of an industrial park on 51st Street (a restricted access facility!). It’s not clear how she got in or how long she had been there, but Nancy (Chica’s owner) is very grateful to the person who found her and called.

Reader Nancy is was looking for her dog Chica that ran away Sunday morning:

“Early this morning (3:30 am, 7/29) my dog Chica ran away. I had had yard work done yesterday and forgotten to secure the gate. Chica is a rescue dog from the PSPCA. She is ten years old and I have had her for five of those years. She is part greyhound and part shepherd plus other unknown entities. She escaped from: 932 S. 49th Street, Apt. 1. She has a collar with her name, my address and cell phone number. She is also microchipped and registered with www.homagainid.com. I have entered her as a lost pet on that web-site. I am attaching a picture. Many say she looks like a little wolf. She weighs about 60 pounds. She is shy, but friendly and up to date on all shots.”

If you’ve seen Chica, please email Nancy at nselinger@gmail.com or call 267-970-5018.

A reader emails that she spotted a black and white pit bull (1-3 years old) this morning lying on the lawn on the corner of 48th and Hazel. She tried to get close to him and get a photo but he briskly trotted away headed west up Cedar ave. The dog seems very friendly, but scared. He’s not wearing any collar.

Please leave a comment below if you have any information about this dog or if you spot him in the neighborhood.

This enormous, gorgeous Akita shepherd was found near 49th and Chester. He looked hungry and was given food and water. The SPCA was informed and are on their way. Email Max at octobermax@gmail.com if you know this dog.