Can I run duel OS on my macbook pro?

Due to some older software that hasn't upgraded yet, I am forced to use OS 10.6.8 on my macbook pro intel.   Can I put on Maveriks and still keep the old OS to go to when I want to use the older software?   If so, is it hard to do? If so, what steps should I take?  I remember back in the old OS 9 days I ran both 9 and X for a while. 

You can repartition your internal drive adding a second partition large enough to hold what you want.
Open Disk Utility
Select the drive's name (e.g. 251 Apple SSD SM251) not the Macintosh HD.
Click the Partition tab.
Click the '+' to split the Macintosh HD into 2 equal partitions.
You can click and drag up or down in the middle to adjust the size of each partition.
Once you have what you want, click the Apply button. This will apply the changes.
You can now install whatever OS X version you want onto the 2nd partition.

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