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 vaccinations 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 benefit 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.