This is our Japanese Spitz-Jack Russell Terrier dog Maximus, but we call him Max/Maxi. He was named after the hilarious horse in the movie Tangled. Recently I’ve been calling him Winter. Approximately today is his first birthday. I remember this feather duster woke me up when he first arrived home.

He’s a smart dog. Sometimes when he is overprotective, he walks in front of me to “protect” me from the thug cats in our area. He scares the cats on sight and hurries back in front. He gets so much love, thanks to his good behavior and his pure cuteness. When we call his name (especially the Maxi nickname), we kind of made it a habit to use our falceto-ish voice (like that when a girl sees something cute.. so to speak).

He has been growing sideways than upward. He is still less than 1.5 feet tall on fours. Forever petite.