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Golden Retriever

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Home:Bastrop, TX

Age: 12 Years Sex: Male Weight: 51-100 lbs

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Leave a bone for MAX

Nicknames:
Maxi, Big Boy, Pootie

Doggie Dynamics:

Energy

sleepy		energetic

Intelligence

silly		genius

Friendliness

aggressive		affectionate

Playfulness

not playful		very playful

Disposition

anxious		calm

Quick Bio:

-purebred

Birthday:
December 23rd 1999

Likes:
sleeping with his down comforter during "nap time", barking at squirrels, playing with his sister, going for walks, sleeping on the couch, when the UPS man brings him a bone

Pet-Peeves:
scary noises, little kids, other small dogs, flies (he's scared of them!), when someone is in "his spot" on the couch

Favorite Toy:
a stuffed monkey that makes a grunting noise

Favorite Food:
Twizzlers and turkey and rice dogfood

Favorite Walk:
around the neighborhood and down to the river

Best Tricks:
he can catch tennis balls in his mouth

Arrival Story:
We first saw Max when he was only 6 weeks old. It was January and really cold and Max and all the other puppies in his litter only had a small wooden doghouse to keep warm in. Max was the runt of the litter and was definitely the one that got pushed around the most. He was one of only two puppies that was left to be adopted and we had no intentions of getting a boy. But when we saw his sister Kacie and decided to take her, we just couldn't let him be the only one left and he was so small and helpless that we decided to take him too. We were supposed to pick them up when they were 8 weeks old, but the breeder decided to let people take them a week early, which we were grateful for because the conditions they were kept in just weren't as good as they could be. So we put him and his sister in a laundry basket in the backseat of our truck and drove home!

Bio:
Max comes from a purebred line of Golden Retrievers, he's AKC registered, his mother was named Ginny and his father Reggie. He came from a litter of 10 puppies and was the very last one to be born. His father died about 3 years after he was born because of a digestive disorder that he had never shown previous signs of. However, we had already discovered that Max cannot eat or drink without choking and throwing it back up, we took him to severel vets and finally to the experts at Texas A&M where after extensive tests they found that he has Cervical Esophagus Disorder which is NOT curable. So now he has to be spoon fed and we have a stack of towels to clean the floor with when he drinks and spits some out cuz he can't get it all down. The breeder realized that it must be hereditary and that's what caused the death of Reggie so he refunded the money we paid for him. But none of the vets thought Max would live this long, and I'm proud to say that he is alive and happy!

The Groups I'm In:
Dogs of Bastrop, The Max Pack

I've Been On Dogster Since:

June 17th 2005