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Posted: 5/1/2016 5:51:34 PM EDT

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When I took Mad Max in he looked like this.

He was scared of being on a leash, riding in a car, coming in the house, climbing stairs and super duper dirty.

He ate a ton, his Vet checkup was expensive (still is) and he shed hair everywhere(still does)

But God he is my favorite person in the world.

His first Birthday

Last year when it snowed in Abilene and i was there for work.

Our I am Legend pic

Mad Max with my sister dog thats not with us anymore.

Mad Max doing what he loves best

Him when he is busted doing something he shouldnt be doing

him with his goggles

Here is him from our first camping trip yesterday which he made it through like a champ.

I love my boy, that is all i wanted to share with ya'll today.

Posted: 5/1/2016 5:55:46 PM EDT

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Posted: 5/1/2016 5:55:54 PM EDT

[#2]

Good on you man. Dogs are better than 99.9% of people. We really don't deserve them.

My oldest.

The new addition.

The whole crew.

Posted: 5/1/2016 5:57:26 PM EDT

[#3]

There are very few things in life as rewarding as loyalty shared between a man and a dog.

Congrats on discovering that, and thanks for taking care of him.

Posted: 5/1/2016 5:58:49 PM EDT

[#4]

Outstanding. Nice job.

Posted: 5/1/2016 5:59:24 PM EDT

[#5]

Someday, he'll meet you at the Rainbow Bridge.

Posted: 5/1/2016 5:59:44 PM EDT

[#6]

Outstanding! ,beautiful dag and thank you for helping him!

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:00:25 PM EDT

[#7]

Dogs are cool

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:00:47 PM EDT

[#8]

Great job! Good for you and he is a great looking dog.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:01:26 PM EDT

[#9]

Couldn't live without my dag his name is Max as well. Your a good man OP.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:01:39 PM EDT

[#10]

Thanks for sharing and taking care of Mad Max.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:02:53 PM EDT

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Very true....like your avatar. We have a Jack Russel also.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:03:45 PM EDT

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Damn sure will. You changed Maxs life and I'm sure he changed yours

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:04:00 PM EDT

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I feel sorry for the people who can never feel the joy of having a dog.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:04:28 PM EDT

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Good looking partner there, OP. Good on you. You are both better for having each other.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:04:41 PM EDT

[#15]

Awesome! A great canine friend, and a great owner as well.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:06:25 PM EDT

[#16]

Good looking pup ya got there.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:08:22 PM EDT

[#17]

Gooddog

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:09:49 PM EDT

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There are very few things in life as rewarding as loyalty shared between a man and a dog.

Congrats on discovering that, and thanks for taking care of him.

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Posted: 5/1/2016 6:10:34 PM EDT

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Good on you man. Dogs are better than 99.9% of people. We really don't deserve them.

My oldest.
<a href="http://s32.photobucket.com/user/tmann199030/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140701_194727_RichtoneHDR_zps7de49ucq.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/tmann199030/Mobile%20Uploads/20140701_194727_RichtoneHDR_zps7de49ucq.jpg</a>
The new addition.
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The whole crew.
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Those are some beautiful pups there.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:11:48 PM EDT

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Damn sure will. You changed Maxs life and I'm sure he changed yours

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Someday, he'll meet you at the Rainbow Bridge.

Damn sure will. You changed Maxs life and I'm sure he changed yours

Oh he definitely has.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:12:14 PM EDT

[#21]

Wow OP, you gave me a flash back for a moment there.. you look almost exactly like the commander I had in 1-84FA back in 2011.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:14:44 PM EDT

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There are very few things in life as rewarding as loyalty shared between a man and a dog.

Congrats on discovering that, and thanks for taking care of him.

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Posted: 5/1/2016 6:15:12 PM EDT

[#23]

Nice pictorial and good on you, the best dog I ever was blessed with owning was a Dobie.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:18:18 PM EDT

[#24]

Good for you...and him.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:18:47 PM EDT

[#25]

Good job. Looks like Mad Max will be a wonderful and normal dog.

My dogs were also abused animals though I didn't know it when I adopted them. Their previous owner was a white male (that's why they're scared of unfamilar white males) who shot them with a pellet gun (learned they were afraid of long guns and they shied away if I picked up one) and after the vet x-rayed the male and found three pellets in him.

They were very afraid of being hit when dragged by the collar (first time I hauled each of them they whimpered and now they're not scared if I do it today),

The dogs have run off to play somewhere but they always come home in time for dinner. They're much happier but I think it will take yeas for the female to be normal (the vet says the male has cancer and won't have long to live).

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:19:18 PM EDT

[#26]

I have that very same look on my face around my sister in laws dog like that little one.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:25:29 PM EDT

[#27]

Thanks for rescuing Mad Max!

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:25:39 PM EDT

[#28]

These threads are the best, like dogs.

Thanks for sharing part of Max's and your journey.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:26:40 PM EDT

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Good job. Looks like Mad Max will be a wonderful and normal dog.

My dogs were also abused animals though I didn't know it when I adopted them. Their previous owner was a white male (that's why they're scared of unfamilar white males) who shot them with a pellet gun (learned they were afraid of long guns and they shied away if I picked up one) and after the vet x-rayed the male and found three pellets in him.

They were very afraid of being hit when dragged by the collar (first time I hauled each of them they whimpered and now they're not scared if I do it today),

The dogs have run off to play somewhere but they always come home in time for dinner. They're much happier but I think it will take yeas for the female to be normal (the vet says the male has cancer and won't have long to live).

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That's horrible, why people would do things like that is beyond me.

I hope he does not suffer from when the time is near from the cancer.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:28:45 PM EDT

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Outstanding! ,beautiful dag and thank you for helping him!

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This. Thank you.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:29:01 PM EDT

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Great looking pup OP.

When you first got him, was he abused or used for fighting? Apologies if you mentioned it and I skipped over it.

Here's my two

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:31:08 PM EDT

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I have that very same look on my face around my sister in laws dog like that little one.

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq233/jcmendez2005/F9838101-8700-4531-981E-31F0B99A11BA_zpsl9nmdna5.jpg

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i miss that little pup, he was taken to early from us, my sister had him in the back yard and he got out somehow and was ran over by a car. I was in San Antonio with my GF for a vacation and my sister called me in the middle of the night told me the news, cried myself to sleep that night.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:33:04 PM EDT

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Good on you OP

My Rott is 9

Step daughter found her as a pup in closet of an empty house she was cleaning. She brought her here and she been the the best dog we ever had.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:34:31 PM EDT

[#34]

Good work

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:35:00 PM EDT

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Great looking pup OP.

When you first got him, was he abused or used for fighting? Apologies if you mentioned it and I skipped over it.

Here's my two

<a href="http://s1228.photobucket.com/user/stlfiveoh/media/E03839BE-1FB3-4C46-BF07-4F0C601410B5.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee456/stlfiveoh/E03839BE-1FB3-4C46-BF07-4F0C601410B5.jpg</a>

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No problem, it was in the original thread i linked.
The place he was at before, the other dogs were beating on him very badly so they brought him over to the house because he couldn't stay there any longer because the other dogs would attack him. The owner himself is not that caring either for the dogs.

You got some good looking dogs.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:37:44 PM EDT

[#36]

I ain't afraid to admit I'm tearing up.

There are some things that no man should be ashamed to admit move him to tears.

Good on you, OP, and good on Max, too.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:38:17 PM EDT

[#37]

Well done!

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:39:40 PM EDT

[#38]

Good work and glad he has a good home now and thanks, they are my everything...besides the wife

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:41:59 PM EDT

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Very true....like your avatar. We have a Jack Russel also.

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There are very few things in life as rewarding as loyalty shared between a man and a dog.

Congrats on discovering that, and thanks for taking care of him.

Very true....like your avatar. We have a Jack Russel also.

He is Jack Russel and APBT

I call him a JBT

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:44:20 PM EDT

[#40]

good job OP... Max is your best friend for life...

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:46:45 PM EDT

[#41]

Beautiful Doggie!

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:47:41 PM EDT

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Posted: 5/1/2016 6:49:01 PM EDT

[#43]

I love this pic.

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:49:15 PM EDT

[#44]

Good job, op

Posted: 5/1/2016 6:49:37 PM EDT

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I ain't afraid to admit I'm tearing up.

There are some things that no man should be ashamed to admit move him to tears.

Good on you, OP, and good on Max, too.

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I get a little choked up myself when i think back over these past 16 months, how different it is with this guy in my life.

I honestly never wanted a dog, with the way my work was and how i traveled a lot, i just thought that i couldn't make room in my life for another life. But when they brought Max over and i cleaned up his wounds and took him a bath a spent those days with him, i couldn't let him go. Now i find ways to make it work with me and Max, he comes with me everywhere, wherever i travel to and wherever i go.