sophia

If happiness had a wagging tail, it would probably look a lot like Sophia.

Estimated to be about 7months old, Sophia arrived at ACCT after being found roaming the street alongside Katarina, a young female dog she shares a close bond with.

Sophia is an incredibly sweet, friendly, and wiggly girl who greets the world with optimism. She is easy to leash, walks beautifully by your side, and is the kind of dog who happily says hello to new people with a soft, welcoming posture and a joyful tail wag.

Sophia arrived as a stray with Katarina, and the two share a beautiful bond. Sophia often stays close to Katarina for comfort and reassurance; she's also happy to venture out, explore, and greet people on her own. Together they're an absolute joy to spend time with!

Sophia loves attention and welcomes gentle petting all over. She takes treats politely, and during her bath, even though she was understandably a little nervous, she remained patient, allowing all handling, towel drying, and plenty of comforting pets.

Despite arriving at the shelter covered in fleas, Sophia has never let her difficult start define her. She is resilient, trusting, and full of affection for everyone she meets.

Sophia has all the ingredients of an exceptional family companion: friendly, easygoing, gentle, and eager to be loved. She and Katarina would make an incredible pair for someone able to adopt both, but most of all, Sophia deserves a home where her sweet spirit can continue to blossom.

Interested to meet Sophia? Visit ACCT Philly any day of the week between 10am-6pm.

VIDEOS
Sophia + Katarina bonded duo:
https://youtube.com/shorts/OZSowCakThs?is=kU6GqFcnzFfSlfZd

Sophia gets a bath! Part 1:
https://youtube.com/shorts/Qjn6a1HgKB4?is=_zvjzNj0DLdC5VVN

Sophia gets a bath! Part 2:
https://youtube.com/shorts/maPEPqyxGmU?is=fHJM8mAbS7iK7Iun

NOTES

Per Volunteer 7/17/26 - Sophia was at the front of her kennel super wiggly and friendly! She was easy to leash and very happy once she saw Katarina. She walked swiftly by Katarina's side to go outside, and continued nudged up against her walking to the play yard. She solicited attention from both handlers in play yard, and followed Katarina around as she explored. Both dogs greeted members of the public along with the fence with friendly posture. Sophia is super wiggly and has silly puppy mannerisms that will warm your heart and make you smile :) She accepted treats gently. Sophia passed by dogs in WC without interest, staying near Katarina. Back inside she entered her kennel with ease. We later returned to bathe her. She was wiggly in room and then slightly nervous when placed in bath. She was very patient throughout her bath, allowing all handling, including washing her paws and belly. Sophia returned to her very wiggly and excitable puppy play after being towel dried. Sophia was happy to see Katarina as she returned to her kennel, greeting her in the neighboring kennel and then entered with ease. Sophia is a very fun and happy dog!

Per Staff 7/17/26 - Volunteers took out Sophia and Katarina together and based on the way they interact, they think Katarina may be the mother of Sophia. Both dogs are very sweet, but Katarina wants to remain by Sophia's side and when she is in her kennel, seems like she is actively searching for her and will try to nuzzle her way out. She is much more at ease by her side.

They both received baths and did excellent!

Per Staff 7/16/26 - Sophia is very friendly and wiggly! She was easy to leash and walk. She would occasionally jump up on me gently but mainly stayed on all fours. She was very itchy due to the fleas she came in with but in high spirits. She took treats and didn't seem to know any commands. She was easy to return to kennel

Per Staff 7/15/26 - Bonded with A-255800 Katarina

Per Staff 7/15/26 - picked up 2 stray pits from caller . They noted seeing the dogs roaming. No chip found

Per Staff 7/15/26 - Has a lot of fleas on both of them . Taking to E-room for capstar

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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