Nelli

My story

Nelli is a gentle, thoughtful girl who’s slowly learning to trust the world. She approaches new friends softly and takes treats with care, making it easy to leash and walk her. Outside, she enjoys exploring and sniffing her surroundings. Nelli loves treats— pepperoni is her favorite!— and allows gentle handling all over. When other dogs pass by, she watches with interest—ears up, tail high, a little whining—but remains calm. Nelli is ready for a calm, patient home where she can continue to blossom. She’s a sweet, quiet companion looking for someone to help her feel safe and loved. Meet her at ACCT Philly any day between 10 am & 6 pm BEHAVIOR: Per day trip 5/4: Nelli is a sweet energetic girl who loves everyone and everything. She enjoyed rolling around in the grass. She seems to watch guard over you. She enjoys car rides and loves cuddling. She is very easy to teach, she is eager to learn and listen. She loves to give kisses and she knows how to give paw. I think she would be great in any family, but especially with kids she can play with. She is friendly with other animals as well. She matches your energy! 05/03/2025 volunteer notes: KENNEL PRESCENCE: Approached the kennel and dog was standing, soft eyes, middle tail wagging, approached the front and gently took a treat. Easy to loop and exit from kennel. THROUGH KENNEL: Pulled mildly, ignored other dogs, once outside peed right away. Tail moved from high to middle and back, not wagging. Lots of sniffing, ears back. HANDLING: Went into the pen, let her sniff around and then offered treats, she liked pepperoni. Was able to touch her all over her body, when touching her the tail would go down into neutral position, ears back, soft eyes, some lip licking noted. After seeing other dogs and then petting her after that, body language seen was ears forward, tail high not wagging. PLAY: did not interact or play Saw other dogs walking by when in the pen, she would orient her attention to them, tail high not wagging, ears erect and forward, some whining noted. RETURN TO KENNEL: Walked past dogs, she was unfazed. Easy to return to kennel and remove the leash. 05/01/2025 staff notes, playgroup: Steerable at the gate, gave respectful greetings, showing some interest in other dogs, loosened up somewhat in yard. Did well meeting "Gray Girl", primarily had loose body language 04/30/2025 staff notes: Very friendly. ACCT Philly is located at 111 West Hunting Park Ave in. 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: https://acctphilly.org/acct-philly-love-local-partnership-program/ 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

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