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My name is Nyla!

Posted 1 week ago | Updated 1 week ago

Cared for by ACCT Philly
Adoption process
1

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2

Submit Application

3

Interview

4

Approve Application

5

Meet the Pet

6

Sign Adoption Contract

7

Pay Fee

Adoption fee: $80

This helps ACCT Philly with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
American Staffordshire Terrier
Color
Merle
Age
8 months old, Young
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Female
Pet ID
209907

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Nyla is a one-year-old bundle of joy with a lively, puppy-like spirit. She’s social, wiggly, and full of energy, always ready to zoom around and engage with people or other dogs. Nyla recently met a senior dog and demonstrated her polite and playful side, showing she can adapt her energy to suit her playmates.

This spunky girl loves attention and leans in for pets, but she’s still learning her manners. With patience, training, and an outlet for her energy, Nyla is sure to thrive in the right home.

She’ll do best in a home without young children, where she can receive consistent guidance and plenty of playtime. Nyla is smart, affectionate, and eager to please—a little diamond in the rough ready to shine!

Eligible for rescue and adoption. Meet Nyla at ACCT Philly any day of the week from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Videos:
Nyla and Sunny Winter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHpJH11XK8A

Nyla on a walk: https://youtube.com/shorts/gohN5WGDWjA?feature=shared

Nyla playing in the yard: https://youtube.com/shorts/tp-_dKVOHeQ?feature=shared

Nyla plays fetch: https://youtube.com/shorts/UBd7Jz5bpW4?feature=shared

Nyla sits for treat: https://youtube.com/shorts/DyQyOEby-KQ?feature=shared

Behavior notes:
1/2/25 volunteer notes: Nyla is a super sweet little girl. She seems about a year old full of young “puppy like” energy. Nyla had nice kennel presence and was happy to come out. Once out of the kennel she bolted to start running, super excited and eager to get outside. Nyla met another dog Sunny Winter (female) and did well. She is submissive, yet playful and seemed to have a nice on/off switch when around her. Sunny Winter was a more uninterested senior and Nyla was polite.
Nyla however leash bites and becomes overstimulated quickly with handler. She began mouthing me, biting my clothing (and holding onto it) and climbing the leash quickly. I had difficulty redirecting her and refraining her from leash biting. I noticed she started leash biting when became bored and were standing still outside. I attempted to redirect with food but she had difficult time leaving me alone. I unfortunately did not have another slip lead with me to double leash or a toy to attempt distract. I would not place her with children or an inexperienced home if available for adoption. She is definitely a lot of energy and will need someone patient to help her decompress, fulfill her energy needs and learn some manners.
also to add her eyes were super crusty, I’m not sure if she has an eye infection or cherry developing but wanted to note as well.

12/31/2024 staff noted:
BEHAVIOR EVALUATION:

KNOWN HISTORY:
Stray

KENNEL PRESENTATION:
Nyla was on the front side of kennel for cleaning. She came to the door with soft eyes and a wagging tail. She was nervous for leashing but still allowed for easy leashing.

LEASH SKILLS:
Pulls moderately
Leash bites

HANDLING:
In the room Nyla was super wiggly and social! She ran around play bowing and zooming, going from handler to handler to say hi. She allowed all over handling and would lean in when petting her. She does display lots of puppy mannerisms and can be jumpy, mouthy and lack manners at times. She took treats nicely when offered and showed knowledge of sit.

PLAY:
Engages in play

TOYS:
Releases willingly

12/29/24 volunteer notes: Nyla is a happy puppy that came in to the shelter yesterday as a stray. She pulled a bit when we got outside so I switched to the harness method which worked well. See video of her on a walk. We then had a good dog meet with Corvette. They really wanted to play. When Nyla got bored with standing or got excited with her surroundings, she bit her leash. She was fairly easy to redirect. When I squatted down to pet her, she came and jumped on me to play. Since she’s a puppy still, I think exercise and some training would really help. I took her to the dog run right after her dog meet and she ran after some tennis balls. When I then squatted down to pet her, she was great, no jumping. She didn’t bite her leash again at all either. She also showed me that she knows sit. See videos of her walking, playing, and getting pets.

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: 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








Shelter

Contact info

Pet ID
209907
Contact
Email
Address
111 W. Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140

Their adoption process

1.

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2.

Submit Application

3.

Interview

4.

Approve Application

5.

Meet the Pet

6.

Sign Adoption Contract

7.

Pay Fee

Additional adoption info

Stop in today! No appointment needed to view animals up for adoption! Details at https://acctphilly.org/how-to-adopt/

For animals located at the shelter, you can stop by between 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 111 W. Hunting Park Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19140
**Please bring photo ID with your current name and address**

If you are interested in a pet who is in foster care, reach out to the foster directly to schedule a meet and greet using contact information listed in the animal’s online bio. If no contact information has not been provided, email foster@acctphilly.org and a staff member will facilitate communication between the foster parent and interested adopter.

Go meet their pets

LOOKING TO ADOPT?
Email: adopt@acctphilly.org
Visit: http://www.acctphilly.org/adopt
Adoptions hours:
Monday -Sunday: 10am - 6pm
(please arrive by 5:30 pm for adoptions)

INTERESTED IN FOSTERING?
Email: foster@acctphilly.org
Visit: http://www.acctphilly.org/foster
Foster care hours:
Monday - Friday: 1pm - 8pm
Weekends: 10am - 5pm

We are located at:
111 W. Hunting Park Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19140

More about this shelter

The Animal Care & Control Team of Philadelphia (ACCT Philly) is the region’s largest animal care and control service provider. ACCT Philly is an independent, 501c3 nonprofit organization, contracted by the City of Philadelphia to provide animal control services. Our animal control officers provide service over 142.6 square miles to the city’s more than 1.5 million residents and ACCT Philly’s facility in North Philadelphia handles more than 17,000 of the city’s animals, from dogs and cats, to small animals, reptiles, birds and wildlife, annually.

In addition to animal control and sheltering, ACCT Philly is open 365 days a year for pet adoptions. ACCT Philly also supports a foster care program where community members provide temporary homes for sheltered animals and one of the (if not THE) most extensive rescue partnership program in the country where approved rescue partners accept ACCT Philly animals into their adoption programs. Under contract ACCT Philly’s Animal Control Officers provide animal control services and code enforcement. Other exciting ACCT Philly programs include a food pantry for low-income pet owners, a vibrant volunteer program, trap-neuter-return for community cats, a unique Pen Pal program to assist dogs at risk … and so much more!

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