When I saw Max on the Animal Control Website I could tell he was emaciated, such a sad look on his face, I couldn't resist! I immediately went to CARE no kill shelter and asked he be rescued. That was Sept 4, 2008. He had been in a puppy mill, the owners just ditched him. His ears hard & stiff from so many untreated ear infections & hematomas, he had ring worm, worms, skin problems, developed kennel cough from Animal Control that went into phneumonia. He was at the vet everyday with the CARE people, they thought he would probably be euthanized because he was so sick. But Max, is a fighter and he was going to have nothing to do with that. He just kept winning the heart of the CARE director and she didn't give up on him. I was determined I would one day bring him home. After months of meds, vet visits and discovering his thyroid was very low she decided he might do better in a home environment so on Dec 4, 2008 I brought home a 38 lb English Bulldog that I wasn't sure was going to make it! Today he weighs 70 lbs, has the funniest personality, loves our other dog Sadie an Olde English Bulldog, EXCEPT when she has a toy....he wants them all and will lay on top of them so she can't get them. He's a joy, returns love with huge wet tongue kisses & begs for belly rubs. He has a plush life now as an indoor member of our family, loves to go in the car & LOVES chicken nuggets from McD's. He licks his chops when he sees the drive thru! He's made me realize just how horrible puppy mills are and how the dogs are neglected!

Marilyn Williams
Springfield, MO