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Pepper Anne
11 May 1999 - 13 April 2006
Annie- with you goes a big part of me.
Pepper Anne came to me as the naughtiest puppy I'd ever met and grew into the dog I couldn't live without. Known as Pepper to most and Annie only to me - she'd answer to both names. Annie was my best friend, my constant companion, always there with a reassuring nudge whenever she sensed I was down.
A typical horsecoat, standoffish, aloof, sometimes difficult, often mischievous, Pepper only needed one person in her life and that was her mum, me. We shared some of the best of times together. We often walked on the beach and shared fish and chips in the summer. A regular at the Sunday morning market, everyone knew Pepper and children could hang off her neck without so much as a grumble from her. She loved nothing more than a car journey but would bark mercilessly at anyone who dared to be out and about when she was.
Pepper Anne
Pepper and Fendi in the garden
Pep and Sis on garden chairs
Pep's favourite pastime, going out in the car
Pep up at the window
Nothing gets by Pep!
Pep sunbathing
Pep at her favourite place - the Sunday market
Sunbathing
Pep on her sofa
Pep relaxing
Pepper relaxing - again!
Pep on the sofa
I will be eternally grateful to this little dog, she helped me make it through some rough times over the past few years but not once did she waiver in her dedication to and love for me. And it was reciprocal. She was taken from me just a month from her 7th birthday. Cirrhosis of the liver bought on by hepatitis. What caused the hepatitis is a mystery but somehow, a toxin got into her body. She developed jaundice in December of last year. Extensive tests proved inconclusive and she bravely fought on until April when we both new enough was enough. You can read the full story of Pepper's brave fight in our stories section.
Pepper was a brilliant mum. She was the glue that held her pack together. Always top bitch even to the last, firm but fair with her pack, and always kind to puppies, however demanding, whoever they belonged to. Somehow she made it all work smoothly and each and every one of her pack has missed her.
Never before have I met such an intuitive, intelligent dog. I doubt I'll ever see the like of Pepper Anne again.
Three months on from her passing, I still miss her like crazy, I still cry and I still mourn. And I still wish she was here with me.
That was written three months after I lost my girl. Three years later to the day and the loss is still felt as acutely as ever. I still miss her desperately, and today I cry and I mourn. Never will I find such an amazing dog again. Till we meet again.......... Love you Pepper, Mum xxxx [May 2009]
