J angles was 19 weeks old when he came to AGR in March. He is a black Goldendoodle puppy who was not neutered. He was coughing, hacking and had some respiratory problems. He was seen by an internal medicine vet at least three times and evaluated for upper and lower respiratory issues. Despite extensive testing, none of the vets who examined this puppy could give us a definitive diagnosis as to what was causing his “percolator cough” – he tested negative for megaesophagus. So, we just advised the foster family to employ food (raised feeding stand with food he can swallow easily) and water management techniques. Jangles had a bout with diarrhea (not uncommon in puppies), so he was started on prescription puppy food, which seems to have solved that problem. He was neutered in August and has now been adopted by an adoptive couple. They also have a 4-year-old Golden, Chloe, whom they adopted from AGR in 2019. Jangles and Chloe are the best of friends and play non stop. The adopters wrote:

Jangles is a very lovable and vocal dog. Always giving out hugs and licky smooches. He lets us know when he wants to go outside and when he wants to come back in. Jangles easily makes friends wherever he goes – out walking in the neighborhood and at the dog park. Although Jangles still has unknown respiratory issues and sounds like a percolator, it doesn’t seem to bother him. Actually his condition has gotten much better – less frequent. After their morning routine walk, Jangles and Chloe look forward to going for a ride to Starbucks drive-through, and the girls know them very well. Jangles loves Starbucks. He doesn’t drink coffee; but because I do, he likes to sniff at the empty cup when I’m through drinking it. Jangles and Chloe both love, love, love their new home and back yard on the golf course. Lots of room to run and so many rabbits to chase after. One other note – Due to his first and last names, my husband's nickname in high school was JANG. Adopting Jangles is a sign and was meant to be! Jangles has easily blended into our lives – and yes, he has found his forever home.