24-063 Wiley  was four months old when he was surrendered to  AGR  in August 2024. He had been left at a pet sitter’s home, but after two months his original owner could not be located and had blocked texts and phone calls. The pet sitter said they were out of money and space and could no longer keep this sweet young Goldendoodle. After receiving all his vacci nations at one of our partner veterinarians,   Wiley  was taken to a foster home with a couple in Surprise, where he stayed for a couple weeks and during which he had some digestive problems that needed attention. The fosters did a wonderful job assessing  Wiley’s  personality and behavior and gave us some great notes which we gave to the next foster family. An adoptive couple fell in love with this playful, energetic young Goldendoodle and ended up  adopting him. The adopter shared this message: 

He came to us as  Wiley , and we renamed him  Willow . We started our journey thinking we were just going to foster him, since he was so young and we were not looking for a puppy of four months old. He was already bigger than our three-year-old Goldendoodle,  Adeline . She had just lost her 17-year-old brother, and we thought that she would ben efit from having someone to keep her company until we found the right fit. Well, needless to say,  Willow  was the sweetest big goofball we could’ve hoped for.  Addie  wasn’t so sure in the beginning, but it didn’t take long for her to warm up to him, and they are now the best of friends. While we expected that he would not shed like  Addie ,  we were quite mistaken, as many people are with this breed. By this time, of course it was too late, and we had already fallen in love with him. He loves to hug (literally) and is probably one of the silliest dogs I have ever owned. He quickly bonded with our family, which also comes with a downfall of we can’t leave him alone or he will cry. As long as he has  Addie  with him, he  does just fine. After his first grooming, we discovered that he has  angel wings on each side of his shoulders that are pure white and  we find this to be a very special trait of his. I can’t encourage you  enough to bring a foster into your home and give them a chance at a new beginning. 

At nine months of age,  Willow  was neutered in January, a little younger than we usually like to have the surgery done, in hopes that it would help curb his marking in the house.