About Taz
Taz ACCT-A-78805 Intake: Stray Sex: Male Age: 5 Years Altered: No Hi there! My name is Taz! I'm 5 years young and neutered. I'm about 29 lbs and believed to be a puggle mix--though we can't be too sure since I was found as a stray. I was pretty nervous while at the shelter and stressed while getting kenneled which led me to having to a couple bite incidents. My volunteer and staff friends saw through my fear though, which led me to foster care where I've been my very best self. I'm very food motivated (hot dogs are my favorite!) and I've been told that I'm a fast learner. I've mastered "sit" "come," "look," and "in" (for when it's time for me to head to my room). I'm working on other commands like "off" and "leave it" for when I jump up for attention or try to taste a yummy street treat. ;) I've been living with my 2 large foster siblings that are male and female pit bull mixes and it's been a blast! I love being around other dogs and enjoy play wrestling with my foster siblings. Some of my favorite pastimes include playing ball (I even bring it back to you), chewing on nylabones, and enjoying stuffed animals with squeakers in them. My foster parent says I'm like their little shadow that follows them around the house. I also love naps and being a lapdog. When it's time to go for a walk I get super excited and hop around like a bunny. I'm still working on not pulling as much on the leash. I'd prefer a home that is patient and willing to go slow with me. Adult humans are my favorite. Tiny humans make me nervous. I'm a huge fan of positive reinforcement training and promise to be my very best self for humans that come prepared with hot dogs and yummy treats. I'd also really enjoy a home with another dog. Any size is cool with me--as long as they enjoy having a 29 lbs dude like me around. If you think we might be a good match reach out to my foster parent Rachel via email at rachellawbaugh@gmail.com Videos: Taz Takes Treats: https://youtu.be/8wqidPNdv0w https://youtu.be/YWEF__RlysU https://youtu.be/yueI9JCUSrE Dog Meets: Taz and Doug: https://youtu.be/IMLrb3UowEo Taz and Doug 2: https://youtu.be/aijqDpr6IuU Bite Details: (12/10) -- His slip lead had come loose, so Lifesaving staff member got a treat in her left hand to distract Taz while she went to readjust the lead with her right hand. She can't remember if Taz took the treat or not, but he bit her right hand and latched. Level 3B. (11/09)-- Bit Animal Care Attendant last night while attempting to get Taz back into kennel. Bite was to finger, level 3. Medical Observation: (11/06) fully vaccinated and checked in Behavioral Observation: 1/4 (per Foster) -- Day One in foster: For transport he walked into a crate nicely that I loaded into my car. Once at my place he got out of the crate and car with ease. I have him set up in a spare bedroom to decompress and have some space to himself. He knows sit and loves hot dogs. He pulls on walks, but it's manageable since he's small. He's not neutered yet and loves to mark on each post and tree. I have a pee pad set up in the corner of the room that he's already been using to pee. Day Two in foster: He slept the whole night through in his room without a peep. Continues to pee just on the pee pads while inside. Does majority of his business outside during our walks. Ate all of his kibble for breakfast and dinner. He's heard and seen my dogs through the doorway and only had tail wags and loose body language. I spend time in the room with him throughout the day while working from home and doing a puzzle off work hours. He'll do some whining when I leave the room but he settles within minutes. I have toys out for him to occupy himself. He's enjoys stuffies and nyla bones. He'll rotate between laying in his crate and laying on a bed outside of the crate. I haven't attempted to handle him much or even pet him. I'm continuing to respect his space and mindful of the issues reported about him while in the shelter. Honestly, he's surprised me with his best behavior so far. Day 3-6 in Foster: Taz continues to warm up in foster care. He's settled nicely into a routine and goes to the door when he's ready for walks. He no longer pulls as much on the leash. He's had loose body language and appears relaxed when seeing dogs and people from afar. His favorite activity is being 'kitchen supervisor.' He'll sit and watch as my roommate and I cook. When we eat he puts his puppy eyes to work while sitting nicely. When excited he'll hop around like a bunny. He's solicited pets and even rolls over for belly rubs. We've been cautious of handling him due to his prior sensitivities, but he's continued to ask for pets by leaning into us and using his head to nudge our hands. He's been relaxed, loose, and shown no concerning behaviors during any handling. He trades toys nicely and likes to carry his stuffies proudly. Day 7-14 in foster: Taz has continued to do well in foster care. He's allowed all handling and enjoying pets. He now asks for head massages and belly rubs regularly. He tolerated a bath with some peanut butter encouragement and really enjoyed the towel dry afterwards. I took him to get neutered at ACCT and he sat in the back nicely while tethered. I was able to place Taz in the surgery kennel with no issue and remove him after the surgery with ease. Vet staff said he was a very good boy. Taz continues to sleep through the night in his own room, takes treats nicely, and do well being left alone while rotating time being out between my resident dogs. I've started walk alongs individually with each of my resident dogs. Taz has been loose, friendly, and polite during walks. 12/13 (Per Staff) --Taz participated in today's photoshoot. When I went to his kennel, he allowed me to leash him, and pulled to get outside. He'd gone a walk with a KA earlier. He was uninterested in pets and was given to a volunteer (blue) handler who was familiar with him and his issues. He was very motivated by hot dog treats. He took several treats from the hand. He participated in the photoshoot, and then was returned to kennel. While returning him to his kennel, hot dog treats were tossed on the ground which resulted in him allowing for his collar to be removed and the loop to be loosened so it could easily be removed in kennel. Once in the kennel, he jumped in and more hot dog treats were dropped. He ate them too quickly for the leash to be removed. Dropped more hot dog toward the front of the kennel, which allowed for leash to be quickly removed. Once removed he had already finished the hot dog treats and as door was shut, he jumped up hard barking and snarling. 12/13 (Per Staff) -- Kennel Presentation: Hard barking. Hard barking on approach but loosens when leash is presented. Takes treats greedily and is able to be leashed. Returning to kennel, switched to temp lead. Taz enters kennel without issue but then turns and starts snapping as leash as kennel door is closed. Did not attempt to remove leash. Leash Skills: Pulls Moderately On Leash Handleability: Aggressive/Unable to handle. Unable to fully handle due to behavior. Tolerates slow pets to rear with tense body but whale eyed and growling for any other attempted handling. Tag: Did not attempt Toys: No interest. No interest in rope toy or ball. Color Level: Blue 11/30 (Per Staff) -- Easily removed from kennel, walked fast put did not pull through kennels. Sniffed around office. No interest in treats or toys. Solicited attention. Allowed handling. When stopped petting, jumped up asking for more. Easily walked back through kennels, but once returned to kennel started hard barking and showing teeth. 11/19 (Per Staff) -- NRO, off BQ 11/13 (Per Staff) -- Taz participated in the photoshoot today. He was easy to leash in his cage and walked out without any issue. He appears very housetrained as he pooped only a few minutes after walking out of the kennel. He was nervous in the room, and he growled at the photographer when he reached forward with a treat. He walked up the dog ramp after hesitating at first. I had my hand near his rear and he growled when I moved it but was easily redirected by a treat and squeaky toy. After several photos he walked down the ramp and back to his cage. Right before we got to the cage he peed a lot, and did not want to go back in, and immediately tried to snap at the leash once he was in the cage and snap at the door, so I left the slip leash on him. 11/06 (Per Vet) -- Fractious, QAR 11/06 (Per Finder) -- fearful, unsocialized to people, can be aggressive and try to bite if you attempt to pet him, pulls a lot on leash This animal is currently available from foster care through ACCT Philly's Adoptions Programs. This animal is not onsite. If the foster has not listed a personal email, contact foster@acctphilly.org to be put in touch with the foster. We encourage you to visit our shelter during our adoption hours to view our complete selection of available animals. In preparation for your visit, please make sure to visit http://www.acctphilly.org/adopt/ to review our adoption requirements, hours of operation, upcoming events, and more! Is this your missing pet? If you believe so, please make sure to follow the instructions listed at http://www.acctphilly.org/lostpet/ so that we can make sure that you are reunited as soon as possible!
Not what you were looking for? You can adopt a different pet in Philadelphia by using our search feature and adjusting the radius. Thank you for helping our animal shelters and rescue groups with pet adoption!
Create Account or Log In:
Creating an account or logging in via facebook/email will let you save your application, and allow you to access your pets medical records and other important information after you adopt or foster.