les paul

Les Paul was brought to ACCT Philly on January 3, 2026 after being picked up as a stray. He was reportedly looping the block and attempting to board buses, drawing attention for his curious and adventurous spirit. Once safely at the shelter, Les Paul quickly showed himself to be a friendly, social dog who enjoys human interaction and exploring his surroundings.

Les Paul is now in foster care and doing great! If you're interested in meeting him, you can submit an application on our website and reach out to foster@acctphilly.org. Here's what his foster has had to say about him so far:

2/6: We plan to keep Les Paul as a long-term foster as he has settled in with us really well and we truly enjoy watching him grow into a confident, healthy dog. He has finished his medication of clindamycin (300mg twice a day) and seems to be feeling much better. He does have an occasional wheezing fit when he gets excited and will sneeze when he is outside in the cold. I'm not sure if this is environmental or just some lingering side effects of his pneumonia. We have remaining enrofloxacin tables (2 per day) but stopped administering them today as he's been on them for 12 days now. Could you please advise on if we should be continuing any medication?

Les Paul has been doing really well. He has an adventurous spirit and is always up for a car ride (he is a great travel companion) and has shown a friendly demeanor when meeting people. While he is a sensitive guy, he leads with a shy confidence that is building every day. He has been receptive to verbal encouragement, has shown to be handler orientated and is very treat motivated. Overall, Les Paul is a pretty laid back guy who loves to cuddle and seeks out affection. He is curious but goofy and we love encouraging him to play as he has such a playful, puppy energy that breaks out.

We're working on his house training and he is not the biggest fan of a crate, but he has quickly learned basic commands like sit, down, pay and slowly but surely, "stay".

We really are enjoying our time with Les Paul.

2/2: Les Paul has been doing really well! His pneumonia has begun to clear up and he seems to be acclimating to a daily food/walk routine - he's definitely made himself right at home with us. We'll be experimenting by having him stay home alone while we're at work this week and expect him to be finished with his medication by Friday.

Les Paul is such a sweet and gentle boy that is very responsive to communication and has learned some new skills like sit and down, he's also showing great progress on learning commands of "stay" and "bed". Now that he is comfortable, familiar and feeling better, he's shown us more and more of his bubbly, goofy personality each day and has become so playful over the last couple days. He's been friendly with people, a great (and calm) car companion and is the king of napping. He's given us nothing but gentle affection and truly just wants to be loved - we adore him!


📽️Videos from the shelter:
Meet Les Paul: https://youtube.com/shorts/9qCJG71AaRk?si=O6tq1qYyRthrIYaR
Cold Club Playgroup 1/17: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcnvoGYrJkIZfectt---FYRqY34Muje8z
Les Paul meets Geronimo: https://youtu.be/ylQhjfCKy50?si=25FUceGCfzT5sTUc