MIDDLETON, Idaho — You might not expect to find a hometown icon in a pasture, but here in Middleton, that’s exactly where you’ll meet Jiggy the Donkey.

For the past three years, Jiggy has been part of the Okamura family — and in that time, he’s also won over the entire community.

“We traded a few bales of hay and a couple hundred dollars, and he was ours,” said owner Marty Okamura. “I wanted to call him Pedro, but my wife came up with Jiggy — and that’s what it’s been.”

Since then, Jiggy has become much more than a family pet. Neighbors often stop by to feed him apples, snap a photo, or simply enjoy a moment with Middleton’s most famous donkey.

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“He can be annoying —

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