23-076 Cooper , a neutered male Goldendoodle, was only 9 months old when he was surrendered because he had too much energy – the owners lived in an apartment, and  they did not have the time to exercise him enough. He was described as loving life and loving people – he was hyper and always ready to play. He needed a yard to run off some of his energy. You might think that since Goldendoodles have become a popular type of dog they would be easy to place. Not. They are considered to be “hypoallergenic” dogs, meaning they are not supposed to cause allergic reactions to humans. This is often not the case, however. In the first two families with whom we tried to place  Cooper , someone had an allergic reaction to him. Three times’ the charm, though, as we were finally successful placing him with an adoptive couple in Glendale. They are both home most of the time and sometimes keep their son’s two older dogs – all the dogs get along fine. They walk  Cooper  a lot and take him to the local canal, which he loves. The family is very happy with  Cooper  and he with them. They commented: 

Cooper  has truly been a spark in our lives. He has become fairly good at catching a frisbee but is still working on the release portion of the game. His evening game is hide-and-seek. I would ask  Cooper  "Would you like to play Hide-and-Seek?"  You see the excitement in his eyes and he runs to find a tennis ball  and bring it to us. I say, "Stay", go hide the ball, and then say, "Go  find the ball". He has become great at sniffing out the ball in places  like under the bed covers. He is good at this! He reminds me of  one of those Police canines sniffing out illegal things.  Cooper  has become one of the family. We are very thankful to  Arizona Golden Rescue  for giving us the opportunity to adopt him.