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It was an October day, around noon. I'd gone to the shelter to walk my Champs dog. An old man rang the doorbell, and I opened the door. He glanced at the sign and said, "Oh, you're closed ... I'll come back tomorrow." Lori, the director, saw him and said, "What can I do for you?" It turned out he was relinquishing a puppy.… read more

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Copper arrived at Maxfund in July of 2007 as a skinny, old, arthritic, unneutered stray. He appeared to be a shepherd-lab mix. He had old scars on his handsome face. His teeth were poorly maintained and broken in several places. He had nothing that would allow identification of his owner or home. Tragically, there was a large swelling on his backsi… read more

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It was August, 2006. We looked at the MaxFund website and saw the cutest little dog, a Pomeranian named Laney. She looked like a little bear cub! We knew from experience that small dogs get adopted quickly, so we didn't even try to inquire about her. A few weeks later, though, we noticed she was still on the site. Puzzled, I made a c… read more

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So it was July, 2005. Benny had been with us for a year. We thought it was time for a sibling. As an ulterior motive, I wanted a "lap dog." At that point, Benny wasn't all that crazy about being a lap dog himself. So off we went, Rog, Benny, and I, back to Maxfund. I think we'd seen a dog on the website that we wanted to me… read more

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We adopted Benny in July, 2004. We'd gone over to the MaxFund, and there he was, pacing back and forth in his kennel in the small dog room. The room was full of dogs, all barking except for him. He just looked at us with a slight wag of his tail. He had an appealing face with ears humorously askew, and looked like a black lab mix, my favorite kind … read more

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