Bacchus fka Max is a 2 year old Wiredhaired Vizsla who was owner surrendered. His previous owner was a hunter and Bacchus fka Max spent the majority of his time kenneled outside. When Rita asked me to foster him, I was a little disappointed she asked me to take a funny looking dog rather than one of the beautiful smooth coated V’s, but I figured it’s all for the good of the dogs and only temporary. I quickly found out Bacchus fka Max was one of the most well trained dogs I’d ever met. He could do it all – sit, down, heel, fetch, was crate trained, walks good on a leash – you name it. That was a welcome relief since you never know what you’re going to get when you foster. Pretty soon, I saw some major changes in my 10 year old Vizsla, Kobi. He went from coach potato to super active with Max wrestling, playing tug of war and chasing the ball. This was great since I figured Kobi was on the downhill of spunky and I didn’t expect to see that side from him again.
One day during a meeting I was bored and started goggling dog names on my blackberry. I ran across Bacchus (the Roman god of good times) and thought that fit this dog pretty good. I finally contacted Rita and asked if I could adopt him. Bacchus is the perfect dog – he makes Kobi play and me smile and what more could you ask for? When you see him, he doesn’t just wag his tail – he wags his whole body. And this isn’t just the first time you see him each day or after being gone a while, it is all day long – when you first wake up, when he comes in from outside, when he sees you anywhere in the house. I look forward to many years of good times with Bacchus in my life! - Christi