Meet Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy's New Bergen County Dads

When Mike Hettinger of New Milford saw the Daily Voice story about a surrendered German Shepherd puppy in need of a home, his first priority became adopting him.

Max with Mike Hettinger, left, and Arthur Burg of New Milford. The three are moving to West New York.
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Cecilia Levine

05/22/2018 10:00 a.m.

Hettinger, left his job in Glen Rock during his lunch break to meet 11-month-old Max last week. On Sunday, three days after his 32nd birthday, Hettinger and his roommate Arthur Berg brought Max home.

"I had gone to the shelter a few times with the intent of trying to find shepherd puppy," Hettinger said.

"When I saw the Daily Voice article... I went to check him out."

After a few walks outside, Hettinger knew Max was coming come.

"He hasn't barked once since we brought him home," Hettinger said. "He hasn't made a peep -- he's just been going around sniffing and exploring.

"He is so incredibly well-behaved it's surreal."

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