22-025 Salsa and 22-026 Chips are two 10-week-old male Goldendoodle puppies that were surrendered to AGR at the end of April 2022. The entire litter had contracted parvovirus with three already having passed away, and the owner could not afford to have these two treated. They were originally cared for at 1st Pet, but they were there only 24 hours before they were transported to Animal Medical & Surgical Center in Scottsdale. Chips was discharged after only one more day, but Salsa had to stay an extra three days. After our Placement Team member made many phone calls, she finally found a family that was willing to foster both Chips and Salsa. The pups were transported one at a time to an adoptive couple. The adopters observed that during the four days Chips was at their house alone he seemed depressed and let everyone know he didn’t like being by himself. He really perked up when Salsa was finally delivered. Of the two, Chips is the more vocal, but Salsa’s presence helped to reduce the singing lessons. It did not take long for the family to realize that these pups are much better together than alone, so they agreed to adopt both! By the end of June, the pups were completely recovered and had been fully vaccinated and micro-chipped. The family was given a contract addendum for the neuter surgery to be funded by AGR when the pups are about a year old. The family renamed Salsa as Tucker and Chips as Jaxson. When I asked the family for some input about how the pups have done at their home, the adopter responded:

Since bringing Tucker and Jaxson home we have been BUSY! When they first came, it was quite an adjustment because they were both sick with parvo and needed to be quarantined from our other two dogs. It was hard because they were so cute and wanted to be held and snuggled and hated to be separated from us, but we had to play it safe to keep everyone healthy. After their quarantine was up (about a month), the boys have been exploring all things possible. They are inseparable from each other and love to wrestle and play. Jaxson was especially a fast learner who started fetch on his own accord and will relentlessly bring you the ball to be thrown. Tucker has a laid-back attitude and is very easy going. He loves to sleep on his back and pull on his brother’s legs. Both love to play with their big sisters (human and dog alike). The boys recently went on a 3-week road trip with our family in our camper. They enjoyed the adventure!!