I've been friends with Maxine for about seven years now and she has always been such a dog enthusiast, owning two dogs and always doting on them. So naturally, it was no surprise when she started looking for jobs walking dogs, and got some and did well. And the fact she got a job that was a good 45 minute drive away being a dog handler and that she was always prompt (always making sure she wasn't late to work if she saw me beforehand, being wary of the time) just shows the dedication. Few jobs I can think of suit her more than working with dogs. And she's even got some similar attributes to the dogs she treats with such care as well: she's always amiable, always friendly, always fun. And my dog, who passed recently, was crazy about her, and she was arguably even crazier about him (and it was rare for someone to match his energy- Charlie was a big boy that liked to be boisterous until the last couple of years). And in the last couple of years he was with us, she was always asking about him, even if we weren't at my house. And when we were, she'd always fuss over him, saying how skinny he was. (We took the best care of him, he was just getting very old. He lived to be nearly 15 years old- which was great for a dog of his size.) She even helped by offering some of her pearls of pupper wisdom (exact advice, I can't recall off the top of my head) that helped ease his pain in the months before his passing. She's always so happy when she sees any dog when we're out. In fact, she'll often squeal when she sees on, discreetly nudging me and whispering with childlike excitement, "DOG!! LOOK!! IT'S A PUPPY!!" But most notable, possibly, is how much she cares about not just her dogs, not just her friend's or family's dogs, but ALL dogs. Every time we walk around downtown or the bike trails or anything, and we see a missing dog poster, she'll always snap a photo and send it to people she knows in the area. Most of the time, if not every time, she'll even publicly post it on Facebook. I know Max to have a heart of gold and dogs have a very special, and very big place in it.