Mayor Max ’s commendation evaluation is through the roof .

Phyllis Mueller is a love pet parent with an incredibly unique line . Mueller is the gaffer of staff for the mayor of the township of Idyllwild , Calif.—and the mayor is her 8 - year - oldgolden retriever , Max .

Yes , Mayor Maxis literally the city manager of Idyllwild , and has been nearly his whole living . Mayor Max ’s full name is Maximus the Mighty Dog Mueller II , and he lead off serving as mayor when he was just an 11 - workweek - old puppy .

" He ’s been the mayor his whole life , " Mueller tell Daily paws . " He knows what to do when he ’s out in world . He loves the great unwashed , he loves topose for photographs , and he just know his Book of Job . "

Idyllwild is a lowly great deal community alfresco of Palm Springs , and their local animal delivery organization ran a military campaign to elect the non - incorporated town ’s first mayor . The only catch ? No humankind could campaign , but topical anesthetic could resign their dearie as candidates .

Mueller ’s previousgolden retriever , Maximus the Mighty Dog Mueller , was the winner of the first election and served as dog mayor until he pass away halfway through his second term . Because of Max ’s enormous popularity in the community of interests , Mueller sought out another retriever from Max I ’s parentage to come in and serve in his place — and that ’s how she found Mayor Max II .

Along with the novel Mayor Max came Deputy Mayor Mitzi and Deputy Mayor Mikey , all relatives of the original Max . The three pups helped end up out the original Mayor Max ’s first ’s full term in function . They were then elected for lifespan during the third election . Max has now even been officially agnize as the city manager by the county of Riverside .

Mueller and her barker city manager and his deputies spend their day as good will ambassadors for the town of Idyllwild , salutation local anesthetic and tourists , visiting homes , hospital and hospice organizations , and doing as many good deeds as potential . Mueller say that Mayor Max ’s office is non - partisan , and non - political — and his approving rating is unsurprisingly high .

" We only do kind and loving thing for people , " Mueller order . " [ Mayor Max ] does n’t know what Republican or Democrat means , but he does eff how to love you unconditionally . "