That is a truly inspiring and well written tribute to Max, we have had our shares of "Maxes" as well, and they are extremely wise and provide the most beautiful and non-judgmental companionship anyone could possibly want.
This was my "saddlebag buddy" until New Years Eve, the last day of 2015.
We had him somewhere around 20 years.
ps. his name was Coffee. He was a rescue dog, and there is a post on my blog page that tells how I got him. (Hint: I don't have a zillion posts, lol, I'm not much of a writer).

As far as starting up the Phoenix Animal Rescue Service, I pray that will be a success for you and for the animals, and if properly set up with all considerations, is a most excellent place of refuge for the animals.
Also, I noticed that you were low in your HP, so please accept my offer of a small delegation to allow you more room to write and comment on others, focus on building your account up; as long as you do that and do not powerdown, and stay away from plagiarism or farming then the delegation stays until you build your account to a good strong level.
Thank you for pointing me here Dreemie!!!
As usual, bikers show how great their hearts are... There's one Harley Davidson shop and club near me. Its members have been funding small animal shelters since 2007. The picture you shared radiates uniqueness. I'm going to search for an article about Coffee, but let me ask you if Coffee possibly died of
a heart attack due to fireworks on New Year's eve? All of my dogs are terrified by the sounds of firecrackers. In fact, our politicians wanted to ban fireworks to protect animals from dying. Many pet-owners report deaths of their pets around New Year's eve due to heart attacks caused by fear.
I've seen your HP donation, and it left me speechless. It is tremendous and will surely make a difference, especially in the long run. I'm planning to keep building this account 'till Christmas 2022. There's plenty of passion within my heart. I'll stop once batteries run dry, 'cause there's no need to publish low-quality content and be artificial.