Just when you thought you knew everything you wanted to know about Max it turns out there’s even more to know.

Max the Golden Retriever has now been immortalized as part of a work of art. That’s right, Max the Golden Retriever as Art. Who woulda thunk it?

Bryony Moore, an artist based in Manchester, England, created a work that explores man’s (and woman’s) relationship with animals. The artwork took the form of a booklet entitled ‘ME YOU US’ and was recently shown at Rogue Artists Studios in Manchester. Bryony says this piece is the starting point an ongoing online project.

You can view a PDF version of the whole booklet here or visit Bryony Moore’s website to see this and other art she has created.

Keep on Wagging!

… sniff…. Sniff…. What is that smell? I don’t recognize it…. Sniff, sniff….. smells like coconut? Maybe I’m having coconuts for dinner… better check my food bowl…. Sniff… nope…. Same old chunks of food … man oh man…. Where is that coconut smell coming from…. Sniff…. Snifff…

Ah, hah! Found it….. it’s the boy… sniff.. and the man…. And the woman too?…. Weird… are my people turning into fruit? I know they act kind of fruity but if they turn into fruit what will happen to me? I mean, can a cocunut get treats from that jar in the pantry? Who’ll throw the tennis ball? This could be a seriously troubling development…. I mean coconuts are too big for me to carry around… maybe if they turned into apples… yeah, apples would be good…. About the size of a tennis ball… I could even carry all three of them around at the same time… but coconuts? I’ll have to keep a close watch on them… if I see them starting to turn brown I’ll know there is trouble coming….

… What a minute…. Is the boy getting my leash? YESSSS!!!!! Circle, circle, jump, jump….. outside time!!!! Oh, boy…. Maybe it’s time to find a new lake…. I mean, I haven’t been to the lake since we moved to this new doghouse… yeah, I know the people call it a people house, but since I live here I say it’s a dog house…. Besides… who took the time to mark a couple spots on the carpet when we moved into it? … I mean the boy dumped some of that bright red water he drinks on the floor, but the smell didn’t have nearly the staying power of MY marking… and the yard is definitely a dog yard… I’ve been sure to mark it everywhere…. I’ve only got a couple of spots left before I will have covered every spot in the yard…. I haven’t smelled any dogs in my yard yet, but when I do, they will definitely know they’re in MY yard…. Read the rest of this adventure »

Thanks to the folks at Purina, Max got another few seconds of fame recently.  This time his fame came in Times Square, New York.  As part of a promotion for Purina Dog Chow Max, along with some other Purina dogs, had their pictures displayed on a giant display on June 19th.  Here’s a snapshot of his big moment.   (click here for the full picture)

…. what a lazy, lazy afternoon….  ever have one of those days where your mind just wonders?  yeah, me too…. here’s what I think about when my mind wonders…

… if a dog barks in the woods but no one hears it, is he really a dog?

… a priest walks into a bar carrying a dog.  The bartender looks up at the priest and says, “Hello Father, what’ll you have today?”  … What else would he say?

… which came first, the cat or the dog?  I’m guessing it was the dog… think about it.  We are OBVIOUSLY the superior species so we must have been first.  Sure, I know all my friends who are cats are raising your backs and hissing at me right now but you know it’s true. 

Seriously, who’s “Man’s best Friend?”  Not cats.  Ever heard of a cat dragging a baby out of a burning building?  Nope!  … sure a cat lands on it’s feet if it falls, but dogs are smart enough not to fall…. 

Oh, yeah…. what about tricks?  Ever seen a cat fetch a ball?  Maybe a mouse, but some of my cousins fetch ducks… ducks are wayyyyy cooler than dead mice.  Sure, I’ll give you that chasing a ball of string around the room is fun but it sure isn’t a trick.  And what cat knows how to shake-a-paw?  None is my guess. Or sit?  I agree that cats are great at ‘lay’ but nobody gives treats for just laying. Read the rest of this adventure »

… oh boy, we’re moving to the beach and today must be moving day… I better start packing up… I don’t want to leave anything… okay first off … snacks… did someone get the snacks… sniff, sniff…. not this box… sniff, sniff…. Not here either…. Bark, bark… hey boy! Did you pack my snacks? Let me check this box…. Sniff, sniff… aahhhh snacks…. I just couldn’t make it without my snacks… I wonder if they sell snacks at the beach? I bet they have fish snacks… Chiqillo told me once about these fish snacks he got when he visited the beach… they sounded pretty good….

Barking of snacks… one of those snack bones would be good right now…. I should do a trick…. maybe I’ll try that shake-a-paw thing they like… not sure why they like it…. If they only knew where that paw has been… HA, HA, HA…. I guess it’s better than where my nose has been…

I’ll find the boy… he’s usually good for a snack or two… where did he go? WHHOAAHHH look at his room…. Boxes everywhere…. How much stuff does he have? Sniff… sniff…. Look at that stuffed bear…. Sniff… sniff…. I know it’s not mine…. Buuuuuutttttt …. It sure looks chewable… maybe just a lick… LICK, LICK…. Chew, chew… chew… look at the stuffing go…. Whoooooo … just like that flying bird when I chewed its head off… ooppsss here he comes… better get out of here… maybe I’ll wait on a snack for now… Read the rest of this adventure »

… you know, this summer cut is feeling pretty nice…  and I am pretty sure Molly was impressed when I saw her at the dog park…

… uh, oh… here we go again…. that funny sounding bell rings a couple of times and all of a sudden all my people start scrambling around the house… Hey, the boy has my tennis ball that I left in the front room….  What’s he putting it in my box for?  And the man… he’s got my stuffed squirrel…. In the box it goes….  I’ll bet…. Yep!  Time for a ride in the car….. 

Oh, boy… maybe this time it’s a trip to the lake…. I haven’t been there in what seem like forever…. I really need to check out the new smell again…. And the yellow water…  nope, the lake’s not this way…. Hey!  Are we driving in circles again?  That’s no fun…..  We’re right back where we started…. Okay…. I’ll get out… back into the house…..

Sniff… sniff…. Hey, there it goes again…. The smell of new people….. sniff, sniff….. yep, they went into the room where my snacks are…. Sniff, sniff… and into the room where the boy keeps all his stuff….   Sniff….. sniff….. these new people went everywhere….   Read the rest of this adventure »