Max was always a submissive dog. Submissive but agressive in seeking attention. I was there since he was a day old. He was the runt of the litter so frail compared to the other pups. Left out during feedings I would make room for him among the other pups making sure he had his share of milk. There were 8 pups and I had the choice of the litter. I knew I wanted a yellow lab in which there were three. His sister was the lightest in color and had the most beautiful eyes so round and doe like and she had a small little snout, she was irresistable. His brother the second yellow was huge and one of the biggest of the litter. He was so heathy and strong you could say he was a pup consider to be ideal based on breeding standards. Then there was my Max. I believe he was the first to be born. While his mother was being moved to a more ideal birthing area a yellow pup just poped out onto the floor. His mom picked him up and took him with her to were she was lead. Max had these two small indentions in his fur by his shoulders, which later formed as two swirly callocks. The marks were consistent with his mothers canine teeth so that's were I have the belief that he was the one that poped out onto the floor. He may of been the oldest but like I said he was the smallest. The reason that I'm going into details about some of Maxes siblings is because I wanted to point out that based on appearance and health Max was not the ideal choice. Yet, he was my choice. I don't know why but I was drawn to him as he was drawn to my husband and I . As the pups got bigger we noticed that Max and his sister whether playing, feeding or naping always seemed to be teamed up with each other. It's strange it's like they knew that they would be apart of each other's life until the end. Always when we would go and sit with the pups in the yard all would come and greet us. But not like Max and his sister in which both were such cuddlebugs. Exspecially Max he loved companionship from day one. Something happened in the peeking order of the pups. Thou Max was still the smallest and became submissive when the other pups nipped at him he became their leader when it came to exploring new mysteries and adventures. He was always the one ahead of the pack with his favorite sister in tow behind him. Then all the others behind her as they explored first the boundries of the yard and then the begining of the woods. He was so full of wonder. When we got a baby pool for them to cool off in he was the first one in. Squeky toys he was the first to run from the noise and the first to return in curiousity. His personality was so vibrant and he was always so happy and playful that the other pups couldn't resist him. Nor could my husband and I. My mother adopted his sister in which they always were apart of each others lives. I'm happy that he got to keep her in his life. As I am for ever greatful that I had Max in mine.

What a lovely boy. Another great story about a great dog.

So nice you were with him from "hello, world"!

Lucky, all around. Sweet Max, I'm missing him on the East Coast!

Love and I hope you're finding peace,
Sharon

Thank you Sharon you are such a kind person. Yes, it was nice to be there with him from day one. I believe Max was always a young pup at heart. Later in life his sister had pups and he became their dotting uncle. Always looking out for them and leading them on new adventures. It's funny Maxes sister got preg. by a chow that was always tied up. The lab husky mix pups were beautiful they where a rainbow of colors. My mom and I joked saying Hum... now how do you suppose that she had managed to get pregnant by a tied up dog? My mom had her fixed after the pups were gone due to her lets say loose character. I'm happy she is still with us. She still comes over to my house to visit thou not as often since Max is gone. When Max first passed away it was hard to have her come over and look for him. Then on her way back over to my parents house she would sniff the bushes that Max would go on . I would wonder if she was sniffing them to see if maybe he was still around or was she sniffing in remembrance. Now she pees were Max did. She can't spray the bushes like he did but she stoops down right next to it. The whole scene breaks my heart, they were so attached to each other. I have to stop writting now what started out as a happy memory is now making me sad . I just miss him so much. Thanks again Sharon for the support. K9pal

Pictures of himself? Would love to see Mr. Max. My guys are at In Memory of Pets but I can't figure out how to attach the website as some have done here.

Re: his sister's interest in Max's spot, Milo's spot is the first place Mouse went when he came home to us, for sniffing not going right away. He avoided certain things like Milo's bed (although freshened for his arrival) and some of his toys, it almost seemed like "sacred objects" that were not for him just yet. It's so nice you still have her about, though I know at times it can be very painful.

I used to feel pretty hostile when I saw a grand old senior dog after Milo, we can't help but feel a little "why me? why my sweet dog" but that's not cool. It hurts but it IS, so we just plug on, right?

(Max said to tell you he wants you happy)
Sharon

Hey Sharon, I have so many pictures of Max stored in my computer. I would love to post them but I don't know how. I'm afraid to mess around with the pics to much because I would probably end up deleting them somehow. There's this one pic of him that I so adore. My husband left his Pj's on the couch and Max snuggled his head between them and a pillow and fell asleep. It's so cute. The funny thing is he always layed on the opposite end of the couch. He only layed on that side when my husband was there. In which case he would be on my husband not the couch. I have a pic of that too. I hope to see Milo's pics to. What is your favorite pic? I would love to hear about them. Hopefully someday both of us will figure out how to post the pics. Maybe I'll ask my nephew to post them for me. As always it was nice hearing from you. Take care k9pal

Hi k9pal,

For now my guys are at www. In-Memory-of Pets.com. I tried to add a picture here but when I went to preview I lost it. I'll try again. I don't think you can pm me from here but you can from the other site.

Zillions of pictures here too, hard to choose this early in the morning.

Okay, I'm going to give it a go... Okay, it says I can't upload this type of file.

Compu-Moron Sharon

(try pm, maybe we can do it that way, or I could share email address through that)

Sharon , I went to the memory site and when I put in the- it said web site not found. So I took out the - and I got on the site. But guess what I couldn't find any photo's posted . Which doesn't surprise me because like I said I am computer illiterate. I really should take a crash course at the local collage on computers. With my luck I would probably end up in a classroom with youngsters who already know everything. But I think I will try your site again. I did get side tracted and I ended up looking up all the different breeds of dogs and the ones available for adoption. How cute they all are. It made me smile to see them. So thanks your friend K9pal P.S. Sharon I tried the site again but this time I went through yahoo instead of aol and I found the photo site. My gosh there's so many pages. Help a friend out, what page are your pictures on?

Try Pawprint ID#PFS 66940 for Nori. Milo is TR66803!
Sharon

That was truly a wonderful tribute to a devoted furkid. You captured Max's personality perfectly.

If you want to add a photograph to these messages it's easy. Just save a copy as .jpg and size it to have a width of 300-400 pixels or in that area. At the bottom of the post box is a blank search box and 'browse' button. Click on the browse button and find your photograph . Double-click on it so it appears in the search box. When you hit the 'add reply' button it will appear at the end of your post.

My dearest Max, Guess what! Daddy found your globe ball. Iv'e been driving myself crazy trying to find it and now it is found. Do you remember that sorry charlie brown weeping willow that I tried to nurse back to health. Well I didn't do a very good job. So we replanted it up in the woods were you loved to go thinking maybe it would do better. Did I find or see your ball then. No I hadn't. Maybe I was lost in thoughts about you because that same day I planted a nationality maple in your honor. You would love it Max it looks so fragile with its feathery leaves and simplicity. It's beautiful like you were. Anyways, Your daddy found your ball by the weeping willow yesterday. The colors are faded and I can't get the dirt off of it. I smelt it and it smells like the earth, like the smell after a good rain. I don't know why but I got a tingle down my spine. I don't know if it was the faded colors or that strong earth scent. But I was like how could it be so worn and dirty? Has it been that long. It was like a part of you came to me frome the grave. I'm gone but look here's a part of me that is still here. It got lost when you first got sick, still able to play but not as eagerly. I remember taking it from you because the vet said to keep you off your leg. I couldn't understand what became of it. I thought your sister came and took it. I'm not sure but I think I remember now when your dad came in and said Max lost his ball. I'm sorry you didn't have it with you to give you some sense of comfort when you were ill. But I know that if it was present that you would of been disappointed because you wouldn't of been able to play with it as vigorously as you would of liked to. Besides, you found some comfort w/ your favorite stuffed animal.. Now I have your ball with all the little nicks from your teeth. I have the one item that you so loved and enjoyed. Memories of you in all your glory. I'm so happy, ecstatic , and greatful that I have a piece of you back. This ball means the world to me because it meant alot to you. xxoo Max I miss you

Max, It's been 6 months and 2 days. I've been thinking of you often these past few days with a saddened heart. I miss you still, and you will always and forever be a part of me. I will never forget you. Thank you for all the joy and love that you gave to me.

Dearest K9 Pal I am so sorry that you have had to go through that horrible sixth month
marker. I have just re read this whole post, what a joy there is in there throughout the pain of losing your beautiful Max. How very much like you, and how very much like Max to be able to bring out the joy from the dark dark time you have gone through.



Somehow I had missed October 29th entry where you found his globe ball




FROM DAY ONE YOU HAVE BELIEVED IN MAX AND WHAT DID MAX JUST DO????MAX HAS SENT THE BALL IN YOUR COURT!

Believe it, Max wanted to give you a sign, what a beautiful choice, the globe, the world, he was your world and you were his world and that globe ball sums it up for you, scars and teethmarks and all. I do believe they are right there with us still, smiling at our innocence, even at our misery because no matter how long we think it is they know its just a short while, one that we must go through. K9PAL :YOU ARE THE GREATEST, MAX
WHO LOVES YOU SO WANTED YOU TO KNOW!

Hi K9Pal,
I read your post from top to bottom. I had to stop here and pay my respects to your little Max.

This morning I woke up drawn to the website. I have been finding it painful to post on this website lately because I guess I am going through my own strange phase of grief. It will be 2 months tomorrow since I lost my puppyboy, Duffy and it feels like an eternity.

Your post made me cry but it gave me hope when you found Max's globe. I can imagine that discovery being painful but also bringing you closer to Max in a way. Max sounds like such a beautiful dog. To comfort me when I lost Duffy, my friend, also an animal lover and parent, told me that there are good dogs and great dogs and that my Duffy was one of the greats. It sounds like Max was too.

I'm sorry that I am all over the place in this post-it goes to show you how my head is these days. In any case, I know how much it hurts to watch our babies grow from little pups and live out their lives to the end. It is wonderful and then so painful. My heart is with you at this 6 month mark. I will hit that in March, myself.

Much peace and hugs to you to get you through the grief,
Stephanie

Tonnie, Thank you for your kind words. As always you are such a kind compassionate person. As for missing my other post, do not feel bad for that was my intentions. Instead of making new post Iv'e been kind of hiding them within another thread. I didn't want to make the post about me needing support. I wanted it to be for Max. You know what I mean? As for Maxes ball it is now up on the mantle next to him where it belongs. Thanks once again Tonnie for your support is always appreciated. K9pal. Furduffy, Thank you for your kind words about Max. Yes, he was great as your Duffy was. Thank you for saying so. I take a breather away from this site at times also. Sometimes, you need just to grieve by yourself in your own way. But just when you feel as if your somewhat adjusting Boom it hits you again and you feel that hopeless emptiness all over again. That's when it is nice to come here and be w/ others who understand, feel and share your pain. Thank you so much for reaching out to me and offering me comfort while you yourself are in so much pain. After all it is very hard to get over such GREATNESS. Thank you k9pal

k9pal,

i really wish you could figure out how to post a pic or two of max. could you email me a separate attachment? i would love to see his lushish lab face. i have grown to adore labs so much so that as a family, we know we'll need another someday-hopefully soon. that is so cool that you actually saw max being born. i don't know how many pet owners can actually say that. i loved reading your description of how he came into the world. we got eddie when he was 1, so we missed his puppy phase which we are so bummed about. i am clumsy with posting-- i really wanted you to know that i'm thinking of you at this 6 month mark. my heart goes out to you. i bet you touch that globe ball every day-don't you.? what an amazing reminder to have close.

i'm so sorry that you are hurting K9. i/we are there with you.

thinking of you
~eddie's mom

K9pal: Thank you for visiting the Tributes and seeing Little Guy and also the other one with his sister. His original post is in the Death and Dying section called "How do I stop crying?" but the pictures are in the Tributes section.

I do agree with the question about some pictures of Max. We would love to see them. You said they are on your computer. So let's start with a simple question...when you want to look at these pictures, what exactly do you do to see them? If you click on a program...what is its name? Just walk me through what you do from sitting in front of the screen to the end result of looking at a picture.
Maybe...I can help. I've had enough computer years and have ac%%ulated all the gadgets I need to do what I want to.

It may take a little while but here there is nothing but time to communnicate. Let's see if we can figure out how to get 1 picture. Attaching it to a post is easy but we want to find out what type of file you have and how you access it now. If anyone else has seen your pictures..do they only see them on your computer or have you sent pictures with emails or otherwise? If we can get one to work right, you can follow that up on your own. Want to try?

Hello K9pal, I wanted to let you know that you, and Max are also in my thoughts, and heart. You posted to me when I lost Bue, and your words bought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much for being there in my time of need, I want to return the favor. I hope you have a good holiday.

Take care

Eddies mom, Love them, Bues mom, Thank you all for your thoughts and kind words. I just sent some pictures of Max to lightning support and asked them to post them for me. Hopefully they will be able to. Today I'm having some nice memories of Max. It is snowing outside today, Max loved the snow. I remember last year we had a major snowstorm; I forget how many feet we had but I do know that it was up to Maxes shoulders. I labored an hour shoveling a path through the yard, and around some of his bathroom areas for him. He hardly used it and opted to make his own paths instead. He was showing off using all his strength to leap in and out of the snow. He even got stuck making his way up a small hill. He was having a good old time. I went and got my camera to take pictures of him and the batteries were dead. I remember thinking I'll get him next time. I never did. I truly believed that I would have years of opportunities to do so. Oh well, there's nothing I can do about it now. but I will always have those snapshot memories in my mind. Thanks once again everyone and I hope all of you have a happy Thanksgiving. Your friend k9pal

Hi, K9Pal: Glad to hear you got some pictures of Max together and have asked LS support for help to post them. You will be glad you did that when you see them. I know my Little Guy's pictures always make me smile when I look at them and I can't look at them enough times. They make me feel good inside. I wish the same for you and look forward to "seeing" Max.

Take Care,

hey all,

i posted one picture of Max in the original post at the beginning of this thread, and one just above. he was a good looking pup.

What a sweet lover boy, just looking at that big sweetheart you want to hug him, he must have had a heart of gold, I can tell just by his look. Hugs sweet sweet K9Pal, take care and life will be good to you, Max will send you a bit of magic whenever you need it most. Trust that Max's golden sun will shine on you, for sure.

Thanks Love Them and Tonnie. Special thanks to LS support for posting Maxes pictures. I was truly delighted when I came to this thread and seen them. About the pics. Both are my favorite pics of Max. The first one I love because of his direct intense stare. Sometimes when I would lay on the couch he would come over and stick his face in front of mine and just stare. The second I love because he is just so cute the way he snuggled up w/ my husbands pj's. He looks so cozy and it was so him: One big snugglebug. Thanks again everyone k9pal

K9Pal: What great pictures! What a sweet boy! I'm so glad you asked LS Support to help get his pictures up. I just knew they would....Reading the story about their baby, Tribble, and seeing what they have put together here as a forum is really the greatest tribute to their baby they can do. Now you can see these pictures as often as you want online and so can others. I think the top one with eyes staring right at you would make a good avatar...I hope that is possible in the future. As for right now........this is such good news...........There is just something about still being able to look into the eyes of our special friends..even if we have to do it in pictures...that means so much. It's always nice to put a face to a name and share that with others here who care.

This is just wonderful, K9Pal. Max is really here always. We can prove that cause we have a picture of him here (smile).

Wow, what a beautiful boy! I can tell from justing looking at him how loved and taken care of he was. No matter how long he had on this earth he made the most of it and gave you all of his love. You belonged to him and always will.

A wonderful tribute. If we were to stand at the end of our lives and look back at all the things we loved...our furbabies would probably top the list. Unconditional love and forgiveness is the furbaby motto. No wonder they the cut out our hearts when they leave us! What else could be better than the love of one of Gods great creeatures? A moving and wonderful tribute to a fine animal........

Lovethem, Thank you for your kindness. Yes it is nice to see him now when I come here. It is wonderful how LS put together this site in honor of Tribble. This site has helped so many. John B, Thank you for your compliment about Max. Yes! I agree I belonged to him. He had me at hello. John, Thank you for your kind words. Our furbabies sure are at the top of that list. Now when I look back I am greatful that I had him in my life. He sure was one of my greatest joys. Love and peace to all, k9pal

K9pal: to quote you "He had me at Hello". That is priceless. That made me smile, it made me laugh. It feels good to smile and laugh at times. That's why when people say that sometimes something I said makes them feel better..that makes me feel better. But then as you can see...what goes around..comes around. Your simple sentence gave me a smile and laugh when I think of it. That's what we do for EACH OTHER. It really is a both-sided thing here. Take Care..

They say A picture is worth a thousand words......they must have seen Max!