Our family dog... PEPPER!
What can i say? Our 5 month old puppy... is still a puppy, and we are all still learning to live with each other. Don't get me wrong...there is nothing so tender as having a little black fuzzy pet follow you around all day, but there are times when I wish there was an 'off' or 'mute' button for these amimals... like when we have company over... she jumps and jumps and jumps and if they are holding her... she wiggles... and waggles untill you think she's going to pass out... she's just a little too hyper... 'spaz-tick' more like it... and loves to lick... (dog breath, blahhh!)
Most recienly she's been taking things that are not her's...like the kid's toothburshes and runs and hides under my bed... and chews on them to her delight... and the just leaves them under our bed... at the most center point... so my short arms can't reach... (arrrrgggh!)
(don't worrie... our kids have new tooth burshes.)
There are little holes in clothes(mostly Caitlin, because she plays too "ruff"), shoes and toys... I guess i should be happy about this and that she's not like Moe... who went only for the expensive things like our couches and bed frames...
When Will dumps her food out all over the floor for the 5th time that day... i get a little crazy ...wondering at times if i open the gate, will the thing just run away and never return...???sudden sadness comes over me as i then realize... there will be no cute little black fuzzy face to greet us when we come home... or tell us it's too late and we need to go to bed. It's so great when the kids go down for their naps... and Pepper lays in the sun... not being hyper or chewing any of my things... she's just quite and soaking up the sun.
At night when she snuggles up to Justin's head, right on his pillow... i'm grateful she's happy and it's not my head she's on! She reminds me of 'Nana'- the dog from "Peter Pan"... when we get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, or check on the kids if they start to cry... she's there before we are wanting to help and comfort Caitlin and Will...It's actually really sweet... I guess you could say she's actually taking care of us... and we are living in her house... (or so it would seam.)
I guess you could say that...Pepper is a sweet dog... who has passion and love for our children... i guess i'd rather have that... than a lazy dog that doesn't do anything...
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