Dr. Max A. Pooch
Canine In Charge.

Dr. Pooch says what "I leave behind is biodegradable. What humans leave behind will be here for who knows how long?"

Dr. Max A. Pooch co-founded Max A. Pooch dot com in 2011 with Keith Sanderson, driving communication that forever transformed how individuals perceive that their individual efforts can make a difference. A respected and inspiring leading canine Pooch was instrumental in developing the skills and techniques in being a leading spokes-canine in the ongoing effort to create awareness among humans regarding basic hygiene relative to the litter that many humans leave behind, as well as furthering human understanding of canines.
Through his vision and passion, Max is helping Max A. Pooch dot com grow from a start up into one of the world's most respected websites that co-mingles canine and environmental issues. Pooch believes his strategy is a successful one because of the incredible presence canines have in human and American Society. He refers to the Human Society statistics that state there are more than 77 million dogs in the US, and over 37 percent of households have at least one dog.
Pooch's outstanding insight and achievements result from his undergraduate work as being a dog that was thrown away by his first human companions and left at a dog pound in Illinois. There he would have been put down and his body disposed of as if it were garbage. Fortunately, Pooch was saved by a no kill shelter named Orphans of The Storm. It was at Orphans of the Storm's facility Pooch did his post graduate work studying first hand what it is like to be in a shelter. Pooch says, "I was lucky. I was adopted. But there are canines who live there for years, or even the rest of their lives without being adopted. It was experiencing life in a shelter and learning the stories of some of my fellow canines that I came to appreciate what it means for humans to discard something with little thought about the consequences of their actions." It was here that Pooch put together his brilliant thesis that if humans become aware of the consequences of the seemingly little things they do such as throwing away a bottle, or not picking a bottle another human threw away, they will then begin to understand larger consequences of their actions.
Pooch's most recent studies occurred in the parks and playgrounds near his existing home. There he was amazed by the ever constant amount of litter ranging from bottles and cans to plastic bags, food, food wrappers and some things that could kill you if you ate them. This was despite the fact the areas have numerous waste and recycling receptacles and the park district polices the areas for litter on a regular basis. He decided to use his retrieving skills and his nose to help get rid of litter. His human soon suggested that he concentrate on bottles and cans because humans leave behind some items that spoil quickly in the sun and while seemingly tasty to a frolicking puppy, could kill the unsuspecting canine,
Pooch, a registered Black Labrador Retriever holds a pedigree from the AKC. However, he is the first to say that, "The pedigree means nothing more than my parents were also Labradors. It does not guarantee the physical health or the mental stability of a canine, anymore than citizenship of a country guarantees those attributes in a human. Pooch has been featured on numerous Web Sites in videos where he demonstrates his skills and his human partner discusses why it is most poignant that Pooch's message is heard.
More about Max A. Pooch can be found at www.maxapooch.com .