Max came into my life shortly after I arrived in San Antonio in 1989. Since I was not married at the time, Max and I spent a great deal of time together. Upon my marriage, Max, my wife Lety and I were a family. Lety and I loved Max for 16 years. We lost him to cancer last July. His illness came on suddenly and despite our best efforts and the best group of vets in San Antonio, we finally lost our beloved son on July 23, 2005. Lety and I were devastated. Even now I still get a tear in my eye thinking of him. We have since adopted a rescue Brittany spaniel. I could not bring myself to have another schnauzer just yet. Our boy is with us every day and both Lety and I look forward to the day we cross over rainbow bridge to once again be with our baby.