The Max

Max is our mutt rescue from the Atlanta Humane Society.  Tristina picked him out for me for Christmas 2008 and surprised me at work.  I thought she’d just found a dog outside until she plopped him in my lap and said, “Merry Christmas!”

He is full of energy, very entitled, hates when I’m not at home, and loves any stuffed toy that squeaks.  His ears are floppy but like to bend at funny angles sometimes, giving him hilarious expressions.  He loves to stare out the window – it’s his “TV time.”  He’s scared of thunder, the spin cycle on the washer, and any type of explosion in a movie.  He loves to run around outside at full speed, especially if someone is watching him.

I’ve often thought about getting him a playmate but that changed when Tristina became pregnant in August 2009.  We’ll get another at some point.  Maybe after Olivia is a bit older and/or we move into a bigger home.

We recently had him DNA-typed.  The results were hilarious.  He’s 50% Argentine Dogo, 25% Border Collie and 25% Dogue de Bordeaux.

Yeah…what?