I came across this picture the other day. Made me tear up. Pepper has been gone since September of 2007. She's missed 2 Christmases. She loved Christmas, or should I say loved presents. This year seemed really hard for some reason. Chloe just doesn't get into it the way she did. Pepper was just like one of the kids, waiting to see if there were anymore for her. She'd rip them open as if she'd just won the lottery. It was so fun to watch.
She probably was that way because I made her that way.
I received Pepper as a gift, while I still lived at home, with my parents. My Aunt and Uncle had her mother and when the puppies were born, they gave her to me. They will probably never know how much that meant to me. She was my world. I had birthday parties for her-complete with cupcakes and presents. She went on egg hunts at Easter. She got presents at Christmas. She knew her toys by name. I took her to obedience school-she was show dog quality (I just wasn't a show dog trainer).
Pepper went with me when I moved for my first 'real job'. She went with me when I got married. She was still there when we started a family. She was also there when we got Chloe. Pepper was 6 when Chloe joined our family.....she was NOT happy. But she got over it~eventually.
She slept on my bed-every night.
I miss my girl.....
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