I couldn’t let the day pass without letting you know it was TEN YEARS ago today that I brought my little Max home to live with me after his brief stay with a lovely Pet Haven foster mom named Kelly.

I’ll never forget the car ride home where he tried to kill us by jumping down by my feet, how he marked up the house with number 1 and number 2 for good measure, and how worried I was that I didn’t know how to be a dog mom. I truly don’t know what I would do without my Maxdog, my Roo, my Smoochie, my Puppas, my Dogbert, Rufus, Maximus, Spaz, and about 30,000 other names.

It’s been 10 years filled with love, snuggles, kisses, scratches, emergency vets, neurology appointments, treats, pee-filled rugs, turds in various places, more love and snuggles, some irritation on both our parts, walks, longer walks, shorter walks, walks where I’m carrying a dog, and so much more. My heart is full of fur and tiny paw prints!!!! I love you Max!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️?