How to Introduce a New Puppy to Your Dog
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buddy boy
Philadelphia, PA
Meet buddy boy
Videos:
2026 - Playgroup 10/4:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfdZmemEdkZ0
2026 - Playgroup 10/2:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXgEChTQ_JwQ
2025 - Geronimo and Buddy Boy
https://youtube.com/shorts/Ztj-Fs_flAQ?feature=share
2024 - Sade meets (tolerates) Buddy Boy
https://youtube.com/shorts/VKIWvra3w6g?feature=share
Playgroup 12/30/23:
Buddy, Maliyah, and Xena Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQlW5kyyEk8
Buddy, Maliyah, and Speck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmMvV8_Vg2U
Buddy, Maliyah, Speck, Wiley, Troy, Jackson Pollock, and Spot Baltimore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkfRAGZdRgI
2023 - Buddy loves squeaky toys: https://youtu.be/wFqtr4TUvJ0
2023 - Buddy plays:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4dt51GTeOnw
2023 - Playgroup: https://youtube.com/shorts/Hn0CQicDt6E?si=TSc9dQ4PGUatu3Zu
2023 - Playgroup 2: https://youtube.com/shorts/sAeKBk25RZY?si=GtRK_FdGJGHdegr3
2023 - Serena and Buddy:
https://youtu.be/TTJwxrK85Wo?si=3slgGaX15m8UAg2m
2023 - Buddy knows sit:
https://youtube.com/shorts/omirBd_sVZQ?feature=share
2023 - Buddy meets Celeste:
https://youtube.com/shorts/EBOn57dS85A?feature=share
Behavior Notes:
Playgroup 10/4/26: Steer Test: 3/5 with water and 0 with can.
quick in, app greetings. Bared teeth at paquito for space. Mingling. Occasional sniffs toward Boba, Cardi. Corrected Legoshi for space with an air snap. As time went on would continue to air snap and do larger air snaps at dogs that came over near him.
Per Volunteer 10/3/26: sad to see buddy got back. He was sleeping on his kennel bed when I came. He calmly got up. He was great on leash and great at the photoshoot. He did get spooked by the camera.
Playgroup 10/2/26: Steer test 3/5 with water and 0 with can.
Soft eyes, ears to the side and mid tail not moving at the gate. Moving away, tolerant, displacement sniffing. Handler oriented. Appropriate corrections.
Per finder 10/1/26: Found as a stray at a school. Described as being friendly, allowing petting and handling by strangers, did good with a dog, did well with kids, pulls a little on leash, and overall friendly, cuddly, scared when left alone.
Per staff 1/22/26: Meet went well with small dog, at the fence was sniffing with high wagging tail, made himself smaller to her level and when approached face to face was respectful. Gave a few sniffs but did not try to overwhelm her, backed up gave her space. Both dogs were quite neutral, an aca walked another dog around buddy's size, he perked up and was much more interested in the larger dog.
Walksheet - January 2026:
Per volunteer 1/13: Medium energy. Good on leash.
Per staff 1/12: Medium energy. Sweet, friendly + playful. Walks well on leash.
Per volunteer 1/10: Medium energy. Very attentive, sweet, and hungry!
Per volunteer 1/3: Medium energy. Very good boy. Hungry!
Per volunteer 1/1: Medium energy. Good boy.
Per volunteer 12/30: Medium energy. Sweet, happy, friendly.
Playgroup 12/31/25: fence greeting his ears were to the side with a mid wagging tail. Steerable with the water and shake can. He was unsure in the yard, was more of a fun police and did some over correction when Ernest was trying to play.
Per staff 12/31/25: Kennel Presentation: At the front of the kennel, jumping in excitement to go out. Ears forward, soft eyes and tail mid wagging.
Leash Skills: a little difficult to leash due to the jumping. pulls mildly on the leash.
Sociability: Very social. Snatchy when taking treats even with an open palm, best to drop them.
Play: Loved ripping up the stuffy toys and intense with the toys. Was able to distract from toy with high value treats.
Dog Interaction: was in PG
Return to Kennel: Went right into the kennel and unleashed without issue.
Color Level: Blue
Per owner 12/29/25: Buddy Boy was surrendered by his owner due to them being unable to care for him. They noted that he is lovable, playful, social, loves walks and playing with other animals, he lived with a female dog, is mostly housetrained, fully crate trained, high energy, knows sit and stay, likes squeaky toys and bones, playful towards strangers, children, and other dogs. They recommended a patient and active owner.
Per staff 6/1/24: Buddy boy -was jumping up to come outside of his kennel and he was pretty excited to go outside. He does pull strongly on the leash, but I think after he gets his energy out, he is much more manageable. He found a loose toy in the yard as we were walking and immediately started to play with it. He is so cute. He starts to throw the toys to himself and then goes to retrieve them. Loves squeaky toys and stuffies, and is very playful. Very trainable too! He immediately sat when I asked him too and took a treat nicely. Allows handling all over.
Per Volunteer 5/31/24: was jumping up to come outside of his kennel and he was pretty excited to go outside. He does pull strongly on the leash, but I think after he gets his energy out, he is much more manageable. He found a loose toy in the yard as we were walking and immediately started to play with it. He is so cute. He starts to throw the toys to himself and then goes to retrieve them. Loves squeaky toys and stuffies, and is very playful. Very trainable too! He immediately sat when I asked him too and took a treat nicely. Allows handling all over.
Per staff 5/30/24: Love this boy!!! He is so friendly and wiggly. Loves squeaker toys and loves pets. He pulls a bit on leash but seems to take correction well. Takes treats eagerly so open palm hand would be best! He easily leashes and goes right back into kennel wih ease. Hes a good good boy
Per staff 5/25/24: Very aroused and high energy pup. Loves toys and play but gets jumpy and pushy, 15+
Per staff 5/25/24:
Kennel Presentation: Aroused. Buddy Boy was very excited to go out! He greeted with soft eyes and a wagging tail. When the handler opened the door he jumped up and pushed the door hard, trying to get out. The handler was able to keep him contained and leash him easily, and he came right out.
Leash Skills: Pulls Moderately On Leash
Sociability: Aroused/Allows all handling. When we got to the eval room Buddy Boy started seeking out toys right away. He's very playful and high energy! He showed that he knows some tricks like "sit" and "catch", but does get a little impatient for treats and will jump for them! He allowed all handling but wouldn't stay still and was pretty aroused throughout. He allowed some all over pets but was more interested in toys and play than pets and cuddles. Overall, a very active, high energy guy that just wants to have fun!
Play: Aroused. Gets aroused and hyped up easily with play and toys. Gets pretty jumpy.
Toys: Accepts a trade. LOVES toys, especially stuffed toys. Likes to grab and shake. Gets aroused and hyped easily with play and toys. Accepts a trade pretty easily for treats.
Color Level: Blue
Per owner 5/24/24: Buddy (named Bear by his owner) was surrendered due to frequently running away. He was described as being a good dog, super friendly, lived with adults and a newborn, mostly housetrained, fully crate trained, high energy, knows sit, cage, go, and play; pulls on leash, likes squeaky toys, is playful with strangers, super playful with children, playful with cats and other dogs.
Playgroup 12/30: Rough/Rowdy. Humpy at times, but able to be redirected. Takes correction well from other dogs. Buddy was also very responsive to human requests for redirection. He did well with several different males.
Per staff 12/26/23: Buddy seems to get in a conflict with another large male dog every time he is in playgroup. He does great with the females but has had several issues with other male dogs on separate occasions (different male dogs). He seems to do okay with other submissive/smaller males.
Playgroup 12/26/23:
Play Style: Rough/Rowdy
Category: Social/Selective
Notes: High energy, playful, once male came into play yard Buddy became stiff and had conflict with Gambit. Was redirected with shake can/spray bottle.
Per staff 12/16/23: Buddy was a playgroup rockstar! He played appropriately and welcomed all dogs nicely. He had a rough and rowdy play style and enjoyed romping around
Per staff 12/13/23:
Kennel Presentation: Easy to leash. Buddy was standing at the front of his kennel loose and wiggly, and stayed at the front while he was easily leashed. Exited without issue.
Leash Skills: Pulls Strongly On Leash
Sociability: Aroused/Allows all handling. Buddy is very high energy. He came in the eval room and ran around a bit, approaching me with full body wiggles and a fast mid-high level wagging tail. He leaned in for butt scratches, then threw himself on top of me while I sat down. He climbed all over my lap and was jumping all over me. He did not calm down easily, and I had to stand up so he'd stop ramming into me. When I sat back down and ignored him he sat at my feet and started shrieking at me. He is quite demanding and does not enjoy being ignored. When I stood up he began mouthing at my hands. He was easily redirected when I turned away from him but continued to be quite jumpy. When another handler came in he greeted them with wiggles but again was very jumpy and a bit mouthy. No interest in treats
Play: Aroused. Jumpy and mouthy -does self soothe with toys at times
Toys: Accepts a trade
Color Level: Blue
Per staff 12/13/23: Buddy attended play group on 12/12 and was described as being social, high energy, playful, and minorly obnoxious
Per staff 12/13/23: When I approached Buddy's kennel, He was standing on his bed looking at me. He would only walk around in a circle then back on the bed looking at me.
Per owner 12/9/23: Buddy was surrendered by his owner that had him since he was 2 months old due to being too much for them to handle. They noted that he is very loving, a big baby, fully housebroken, crate trained, high energy, active, has never bitten, will rip up toys, loves strangers and wants everyone to pet him, is okay with children, not good with cats, and playful with other dogs. His ideal home is with an active owner who will play with him and give him lots of love.
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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
2026 - Playgroup 10/4:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfdZmemEdkZ0
2026 - Playgroup 10/2:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXgEChTQ_JwQ
2025 - Geronimo and Buddy Boy
https://youtube.com/shorts/Ztj-Fs_flAQ?feature=share
2024 - Sade meets (tolerates) Buddy Boy
https://youtube.com/shorts/VKIWvra3w6g?feature=share
Playgroup 12/30/23:
Buddy, Maliyah, and Xena Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQlW5kyyEk8
Buddy, Maliyah, and Speck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmMvV8_Vg2U
Buddy, Maliyah, Speck, Wiley, Troy, Jackson Pollock, and Spot Baltimore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkfRAGZdRgI
2023 - Buddy loves squeaky toys: https://youtu.be/wFqtr4TUvJ0
2023 - Buddy plays:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4dt51GTeOnw
2023 - Playgroup: https://youtube.com/shorts/Hn0CQicDt6E?si=TSc9dQ4PGUatu3Zu
2023 - Playgroup 2: https://youtube.com/shorts/sAeKBk25RZY?si=GtRK_FdGJGHdegr3
2023 - Serena and Buddy:
https://youtu.be/TTJwxrK85Wo?si=3slgGaX15m8UAg2m
2023 - Buddy knows sit:
https://youtube.com/shorts/omirBd_sVZQ?feature=share
2023 - Buddy meets Celeste:
https://youtube.com/shorts/EBOn57dS85A?feature=share
Behavior Notes:
Playgroup 10/4/26: Steer Test: 3/5 with water and 0 with can.
quick in, app greetings. Bared teeth at paquito for space. Mingling. Occasional sniffs toward Boba, Cardi. Corrected Legoshi for space with an air snap. As time went on would continue to air snap and do larger air snaps at dogs that came over near him.
Per Volunteer 10/3/26: sad to see buddy got back. He was sleeping on his kennel bed when I came. He calmly got up. He was great on leash and great at the photoshoot. He did get spooked by the camera.
Playgroup 10/2/26: Steer test 3/5 with water and 0 with can.
Soft eyes, ears to the side and mid tail not moving at the gate. Moving away, tolerant, displacement sniffing. Handler oriented. Appropriate corrections.
Per finder 10/1/26: Found as a stray at a school. Described as being friendly, allowing petting and handling by strangers, did good with a dog, did well with kids, pulls a little on leash, and overall friendly, cuddly, scared when left alone.
Per staff 1/22/26: Meet went well with small dog, at the fence was sniffing with high wagging tail, made himself smaller to her level and when approached face to face was respectful. Gave a few sniffs but did not try to overwhelm her, backed up gave her space. Both dogs were quite neutral, an aca walked another dog around buddy's size, he perked up and was much more interested in the larger dog.
Walksheet - January 2026:
Per volunteer 1/13: Medium energy. Good on leash.
Per staff 1/12: Medium energy. Sweet, friendly + playful. Walks well on leash.
Per volunteer 1/10: Medium energy. Very attentive, sweet, and hungry!
Per volunteer 1/3: Medium energy. Very good boy. Hungry!
Per volunteer 1/1: Medium energy. Good boy.
Per volunteer 12/30: Medium energy. Sweet, happy, friendly.
Playgroup 12/31/25: fence greeting his ears were to the side with a mid wagging tail. Steerable with the water and shake can. He was unsure in the yard, was more of a fun police and did some over correction when Ernest was trying to play.
Per staff 12/31/25: Kennel Presentation: At the front of the kennel, jumping in excitement to go out. Ears forward, soft eyes and tail mid wagging.
Leash Skills: a little difficult to leash due to the jumping. pulls mildly on the leash.
Sociability: Very social. Snatchy when taking treats even with an open palm, best to drop them.
Play: Loved ripping up the stuffy toys and intense with the toys. Was able to distract from toy with high value treats.
Dog Interaction: was in PG
Return to Kennel: Went right into the kennel and unleashed without issue.
Color Level: Blue
Per owner 12/29/25: Buddy Boy was surrendered by his owner due to them being unable to care for him. They noted that he is lovable, playful, social, loves walks and playing with other animals, he lived with a female dog, is mostly housetrained, fully crate trained, high energy, knows sit and stay, likes squeaky toys and bones, playful towards strangers, children, and other dogs. They recommended a patient and active owner.
Per staff 6/1/24: Buddy boy -was jumping up to come outside of his kennel and he was pretty excited to go outside. He does pull strongly on the leash, but I think after he gets his energy out, he is much more manageable. He found a loose toy in the yard as we were walking and immediately started to play with it. He is so cute. He starts to throw the toys to himself and then goes to retrieve them. Loves squeaky toys and stuffies, and is very playful. Very trainable too! He immediately sat when I asked him too and took a treat nicely. Allows handling all over.
Per Volunteer 5/31/24: was jumping up to come outside of his kennel and he was pretty excited to go outside. He does pull strongly on the leash, but I think after he gets his energy out, he is much more manageable. He found a loose toy in the yard as we were walking and immediately started to play with it. He is so cute. He starts to throw the toys to himself and then goes to retrieve them. Loves squeaky toys and stuffies, and is very playful. Very trainable too! He immediately sat when I asked him too and took a treat nicely. Allows handling all over.
Per staff 5/30/24: Love this boy!!! He is so friendly and wiggly. Loves squeaker toys and loves pets. He pulls a bit on leash but seems to take correction well. Takes treats eagerly so open palm hand would be best! He easily leashes and goes right back into kennel wih ease. Hes a good good boy
Per staff 5/25/24: Very aroused and high energy pup. Loves toys and play but gets jumpy and pushy, 15+
Per staff 5/25/24:
Kennel Presentation: Aroused. Buddy Boy was very excited to go out! He greeted with soft eyes and a wagging tail. When the handler opened the door he jumped up and pushed the door hard, trying to get out. The handler was able to keep him contained and leash him easily, and he came right out.
Leash Skills: Pulls Moderately On Leash
Sociability: Aroused/Allows all handling. When we got to the eval room Buddy Boy started seeking out toys right away. He's very playful and high energy! He showed that he knows some tricks like "sit" and "catch", but does get a little impatient for treats and will jump for them! He allowed all handling but wouldn't stay still and was pretty aroused throughout. He allowed some all over pets but was more interested in toys and play than pets and cuddles. Overall, a very active, high energy guy that just wants to have fun!
Play: Aroused. Gets aroused and hyped up easily with play and toys. Gets pretty jumpy.
Toys: Accepts a trade. LOVES toys, especially stuffed toys. Likes to grab and shake. Gets aroused and hyped easily with play and toys. Accepts a trade pretty easily for treats.
Color Level: Blue
Per owner 5/24/24: Buddy (named Bear by his owner) was surrendered due to frequently running away. He was described as being a good dog, super friendly, lived with adults and a newborn, mostly housetrained, fully crate trained, high energy, knows sit, cage, go, and play; pulls on leash, likes squeaky toys, is playful with strangers, super playful with children, playful with cats and other dogs.
Playgroup 12/30: Rough/Rowdy. Humpy at times, but able to be redirected. Takes correction well from other dogs. Buddy was also very responsive to human requests for redirection. He did well with several different males.
Per staff 12/26/23: Buddy seems to get in a conflict with another large male dog every time he is in playgroup. He does great with the females but has had several issues with other male dogs on separate occasions (different male dogs). He seems to do okay with other submissive/smaller males.
Playgroup 12/26/23:
Play Style: Rough/Rowdy
Category: Social/Selective
Notes: High energy, playful, once male came into play yard Buddy became stiff and had conflict with Gambit. Was redirected with shake can/spray bottle.
Per staff 12/16/23: Buddy was a playgroup rockstar! He played appropriately and welcomed all dogs nicely. He had a rough and rowdy play style and enjoyed romping around
Per staff 12/13/23:
Kennel Presentation: Easy to leash. Buddy was standing at the front of his kennel loose and wiggly, and stayed at the front while he was easily leashed. Exited without issue.
Leash Skills: Pulls Strongly On Leash
Sociability: Aroused/Allows all handling. Buddy is very high energy. He came in the eval room and ran around a bit, approaching me with full body wiggles and a fast mid-high level wagging tail. He leaned in for butt scratches, then threw himself on top of me while I sat down. He climbed all over my lap and was jumping all over me. He did not calm down easily, and I had to stand up so he'd stop ramming into me. When I sat back down and ignored him he sat at my feet and started shrieking at me. He is quite demanding and does not enjoy being ignored. When I stood up he began mouthing at my hands. He was easily redirected when I turned away from him but continued to be quite jumpy. When another handler came in he greeted them with wiggles but again was very jumpy and a bit mouthy. No interest in treats
Play: Aroused. Jumpy and mouthy -does self soothe with toys at times
Toys: Accepts a trade
Color Level: Blue
Per staff 12/13/23: Buddy attended play group on 12/12 and was described as being social, high energy, playful, and minorly obnoxious
Per staff 12/13/23: When I approached Buddy's kennel, He was standing on his bed looking at me. He would only walk around in a circle then back on the bed looking at me.
Per owner 12/9/23: Buddy was surrendered by his owner that had him since he was 2 months old due to being too much for them to handle. They noted that he is very loving, a big baby, fully housebroken, crate trained, high energy, active, has never bitten, will rip up toys, loves strangers and wants everyone to pet him, is okay with children, not good with cats, and playful with other dogs. His ideal home is with an active owner who will play with him and give him lots of love.
--
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
More About buddy boy
HEALTH:
Spayed/Neutered.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Med. 26-60 Lbs (12-27 Kg)
Good with Dogs: Yes
Good with Kids: No
Good with Cats: No
buddy boy's Details
| BREED: | Mixed Breed (Large) |
| SEX: | Male |
| AGE: | Adult |
| COAT COLOR: | Brindle |
| SIZE: | Med. 26-60 Lbs (12-27 Kg) |
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