A Max Report

Max, our 14 month old miniature daschund, has now moved into his teenage years.  Despite our many efforts, he still believes that he is in charge.  For an 11 pound pet, he certainly has a very big ego.  Despite this, he has some wonderful traits.   His level of enthusiasm for play and walks (preferably offleash) is contagious.  His several walks a day are keeping us (most particularly me) more fit.  We also enjoy going for a "pack" walk that involves all three of us.  It is one more thing that my husband and I now have in common and we enjoy these walks immensely.  When one of us is out,  he keeps the other company.

  

His ability to simply go to sleep when we both go out, sometimes for 4 or 5 hours at a time, is amazing.  We simply tell him that he has to "stay" and he does just that.  He finds a nice warm confortable spot, usually on the $400 faux fur throw that is draped on the living room couch.  As far as we can tell, he doesn't eat, chew, explore, or have accidents while we are gone.  His happiness when we return is a joy to watch.  He basically wags his whole body. 

During the early months, when he was a tiny, seemingly helpless puppy, I wasn't convinced that getting a dog was a good idea.  Now my husband and I agree that it has been a great success and we look forward to many happy joyful years with Max, Maxi, the Maxer, Maximillion, Macaroni, etc. etc.