Max's Story

Before I came here, the man I was living with kept telling me I was more trouble than I was worth and kept saying he was going to shoot me. I don’t know why he kept saying that. My leg just hurt a whole lot and sometimes my tummy did, too. I was trying to tell him, but he just didn't seem to understand me. One day he had a very loud conversation on the phone and then loaded me in the car. I was scared this was the day he was going to finally shoot me. After a long car ride, he took me into a building that i did not recognize. When I got inside, I met some new people who were so excited to see me and were so very kind to me. My person said some words to the lady there and then left in hurry. I spent a few nights at that new building. There were a bunch of other dogs there. It was pretty noisy but I felt really safe there. There were so many people who would pet me and take me for walks and play with me and sit with me to make sure I ate my food.

After a few days, I met this man who said he was going to let me stay at his house until I was all better. He took me to a doggie doctor who said I had a cancer in my leg. That’s why my leg always hurt, and I couldn’t keep food in my tummy. It was scary to hear; the doctor said to help me they would have to take my leg to make me feel better. My foster dad made it all not so scary. After my surgery, he sat with me in my kennel and laid with me on the floor and just rubbed my head. When we got home, he carried me up the stairs and helped me to learn to walk again.

My story had the happiest ending. After healing up with my foster dad, he decided he loved me too much and just couldn’t let me go anywhere else. He “officially” adopted me in September, but I knew from the minute I met him, I had found my forever home. I now have three doggie siblings named Teddy Bear, Coyot and Pleakley. We have so much fun running and playing. We have a big yard and lots of toys and all the love and snuggles a dog could ever want.

♥ MAX 🐾

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