Four legs are good, but two wheels are better.

That’s the motto for Max, a 4-year-old therapy dog who prefers to get around strapped to the back of a motorcycle.

The black, long-haired mutt is a familiar sight around Wareham. His owner, Darci Fencer, often takes Max while running errands on her Kawasaki Vulcan 1500.

“We get a lot of looks,” said Fencer. “People ask us questions while we’re stopped at lights and everywhere else. He turns a lot of heads.”

Fencer, who moved to Wareham two years ago, rescued Max from a kill shelter in Georgia when she was looking for her first dog. Using an online pet finder, she discovered Max and took him home when he was 10 weeks old. Fencer said she specifically wanted a mutt (she’s not really sure what he's a mix of) and a dog with hair, as opposed to fur, because she’s allergic.

Fencer said she knew right away Max would be a road warrior.

“On the second day I had him, I put him on the bike with the engine running to see if he would like riding, and he fell right asleep,” said Fencer, who has been riding for 13 years. “He was so happy.”

Since then, Fencer has taken Max on trips to Maine and New Hampshire. All the attention prompted Fencer to create a Facebook page, dubbed “Motorcycle Max,” so people could share photographs. A sticker on Max’s motorcycle seat urges them to post photographs to the page.

“Before, people would take photos and drive away,” said Fencer. “I put the bumper sticker on there because I wanted to see the pictures people were taking.”

Fencer recalled a time in Maine when a crowd gathered around Max while they were stopped on a mountain. According to Fencer, the scenic view was no match for Max.

"So many people stopped me to take pictures of us instead of the view,” said Fencer. “I couldn’t escape. They surrounded the bike.”

Photographs often show Max wearing goggles, sitting upright and smiling. His friendly disposition makes him an ideal therapy dog. Fencer takes Max to lift the moods of people receiving care where she works.

As an administrator at the Plymouth-based REACH, Inc., Fencer provides services to adults with disabilities. Soon after getting Max, Fencer had him certified as a therapy dog. He’s now one popular pooch.

“They all love him, they ask for him everyday and he loves everybody too,” said Fencer. “He’s just one of those dogs.”

To see more photographs of Max, visit his Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/motorcycledogmax/