rock salt

Rock Salt was brought to ACCT Philly on January 23, 2026 after being found as a stray. He was retrieved by officers after a caller reported a loose dog. At intake, Rock Salt was friendly and approachable!

Since arriving at the shelter, Rock Salt has shown himself to be a high-energy, social, and affectionate young dog who enjoys interacting with people. Volunteers describe him as sweet, eager for attention, and very people-oriented. He walks easily on leash with only mild pulling when excited, appears to be housetrained, and is highly motivated by treats. Rock Salt loves belly rubs, enjoys playtime, and displays loose, wiggly body language when meeting both humans and canine friends. While he can be jumpy and mouthy in a puppy-like way, he is responsive to handling, takes treats nicely, and has demonstrated basic skills like sitting. Overall, Rock Salt is a fun, happy, and social dog who would thrive with continued structure, enrichment, and opportunities to burn off his youthful energy.

📽️Videos:
Rock Salt playing with his Mickey Mouse stuffie: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2HW2mDUK5RA?si=Fz1rY78q0J-w_sKO

🐾 Rock Salt 🐾https://youtube.com/shorts/s0wucHLI_rk?si=4QZqaScX3E4m8G3v

Rock Salt and Crusana Meet: https://youtu.be/X-BuuiAG-eg

Beans and Rock Salt Meet: https://youtu.be/dai_4yywceI

⭐Behavioral Notes
per volunteer 2/15: I had so much fun with Rock Salt today. He is a big goofy guy that loves to play with stuffies, balls and toys! He also loves belly rubs.

Per staff 2/14: Saw he was given a black kong (strongest rubber) earlier today and he shredded it. Impressive!

Best to stick with disposable and hard chews like benebones and nylabones.

Volunteer 2/12: Rock Salt was very happy to come out of kennel. Very easy to leash does pull on leash when outside to get to the yard, is a higher energy guy was very playful in the yard. Was playing with the ball , loves to snuggle and give kisses, is definitely house trained. Sits very nice.
Staff 2/11: Easy to remove from
Kennel- pulled moderately, jumped on me
A few times, bouncy with loose and wiggly body.
Met beans- wiggly, play bows, sniffing. Loose and wiggly

Per volunteer 2/9: Easy to leash and walk. Very sweet, loves belly rubs, knows sit, treat motivated. Loves to be pet, she was happily excited when she saw other dogs

01/29/2026 per staff:
Kennel Presentation: At the front of the kennel with soft eyes, ears to the side and loose wiggly body.

Leash Skills: Excited at the door but was easy to leash. Pulled mildly on the leash.

Sociability: Very social. He allowed all handling, did become jumpy/mouthy very puppy like behavior. Takes treats nicely and nose sit. He was just zooming around the eval room.

Play: Ran around the room with a rope toy in his mouth would drop it and I was able to toss it to him.

Dog Interaction: Met Crusana. Was loose and wiggly with soft eyes. Met nicely on leash remained loose the entire time even tho crusana would randomly bark in his face or paw at him.

Return to Kennel: Went right back into his kennel without issue.

Color Level: Exp Gold

01/28/2026 Per volunteer: High energy, pulls on leash, seemed housetrained, a little fearful, a little hand shy, but did allow petting


📃Medical Notes

Weight Date
57.9 lbs 01/23/2026

Vaccination History

Bordetella (Kennel Cough), Adenovirus, Parainfluenza Bronchi-Shield III (Elanco) 01/23/2026 – Completed
DHPP Duramune Max 5 (Elanco) 01/23/2026 – Completed
Rabies Rabvac 1 (Elanco) 01/23/2026 – Completed

Diagnostic Tests History

Respiratory PCR
Canine Respiratory Diseases RealPCR Panel (IDEXX)

01/30/2026 – Completed

Results
Coronavirus: Positive
Bordetella : Negative
Mycoplasma: Positive
Pneumovirus: Positive
Canine Distemper: Negative
Canine Adenovirus Type 2: Positive
Herpesvirus Type 1: Negative
Parainfluenza: Negative
H3N2 Influenza Virus: Negative
Influenza A virus: Negative
Strep. equi: Negative

Physical Exam History

Tech Exam: Canine URI
01/30/2026 | 2:03 pm – Completed

Assessment
This dog has been observed to have shelter acquired upper respiratory infection (URI), or a "doggy cold". They have been started on medication, and will be monitored for resolution of the respiratory infection. They will need a veterinarian to examine them before they receive surgery, if they are not already altered.

Plan
Doxycycline 10 mg/kg PO SID X 14 days per Dr orders

Tech Exam: Intake - Medical
01/23/2026 | 5:53 pm – Completed

Weight
57.9 lbs

Body Condition Score
5 - Ideal

Assessment
Microchip Found? no, placed here
Microchip entered on profile? yes
Found Chip placed on hold? N/a
Collar placed? yes
Age-3 years
Urogenital-male
Altered-intact
Eyes-clear
Ears-clean, red inside
Nose-clear
Coat/Skin-clean, no fleas or hair loss noted
Teeth-Clean white
Gums-pink, moist
Musculoskeletal-good muscling
Behavior-BAR, friendly

Procedures/Surgeries History

Canine Castration (Scrotal, Adult)
01/27/2026 | 12:21 pm – Completed

ACCT Philly is located at 111 West Hunting Park Ave in Philadelphia. We are open for adoptions 7 days a week, from 10am to 6pm, and no appointments are needed! 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/

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.