Maltese Cross Shih Tzu - Max

by JMo
(Menifee CA)

Max our Maltese cross Shih Tzu is the "Curious George" of puppies! He's always getting into trouble. He's up at the crack of dawn to announce to the world that it's time to go to the bathroom. Thanks to him I get to see the stars as they fade away to the dawn's early light. (Yawn!) If he sleeps in till 6, his private time is interrupted by a battle with the sprinklers.

His battles are quickly won as the water cannons of the grassland retreat within minutes of his battle. As he heads up to the master's chambers (our bedroom) he scans the room for his favorite toy, a stuffed dinosaur T-Rex twice his size. He'll grab the powerful dragon beast by its neck and shakes it to n fro until it submits unto Maximus Prime the Dragon slayer. This toy will join him this morning. He grabs it by a limb and begins the trek up the stairs. Assistance is seldom required. He's figured out that if he carries it up by the tail and runs to the top without stopping, his mighty mini strength will see him to the top of the stairs victorious!

A brief nap is taken by me and our Maltese Shih Tzu cross before we start the day. The bathroom door must be shut however or I will find the toilet paper streamed throughout the bedroom with Max at the bottom trying to destroy the evidence! Breakfast anyone? Max will have the Charmin to go!