Max was a Labrador/Akita mix adopted locally from the Douglas County Animal Shelter. A couple of years before opening the store, Kori was a volunteer for Douglas Animal Welfare Group walking shelter dogs. She met Max not long after he was surrendered and was taken with his confidence and inquisitiveness. He would watch the radio controlled airplanes fly through the air on their walks, from the near by model airplane field, as if entertained. It wasn’t long after that the forms were filled and he had a new home to call his own. 

Max was just a hair over 82lbs and underweight when he was adopted, he became a good scavenger to survive. He grew to be nearly 100lbs in his prime but, Max never let go of those lessons in survival. When he was good, he was good, but when he was bad, he was oh so very very bad. Go in to the shop and ask Kori to share some of the classic Max stories: He once stole tri-tip off a barbecue while it was cooking, or there was time he managed to obliterate an unopened can of cat food he swiped from the kitchen counter. He was smart, he was naughty, and he was a ton of fun. Sadly, they only had ten years together, but the shop that’s named after him still holds his legacy. Kori still continues to adopt “recycled” dogs, still likes them naughty and is still learning what they have to teach her.