I talked about Pepper every now and then on here...I got him on December 10, 2002 about the time I joined USM...
The first thing he ever did was drag his bed into the living room from the kitchen because he wanted to be part of our family.
I lived with him alone from 2006-2009 making sure they accepted dogs, and then I moved in with my aunt then my parents til my mom passed away in 2011. Then it was my dad, pepper and me.
My dad and I took him everywhere especially around the parks, and around town. He loved going bye bye, and barking at the mailman. He loved waking up at sometimes at 4 am to get his morning bacon strips.
Sadly he passed away just shy of his 14th birthday on April 29, 2016. It was awful finding him barely concious and rushing him to the vets, just around a few blocks. I talked to him for about an hour, but then they had to euthanize him.
I got his ashes, but still needs an urn...I still miss him because he was part of my whole adult life.