by pam apell
This is more of a story to help me cope with the loss of my sweet baby pepper. He was a mini schnauzer, I got from a breeder at the age of 1 year. He sold himself the moment I saw him. I had hard times with pepper, getting bored chewing things up. He had alot of skin problems that caused rashes on his body, but I could deal with all that. It was back in Oct 1999 that a hard decision was made, to say goodbye. It started with a lumd on the side of his neck, which I thought it was a bad tooth. So off to the vet(nothing out of the orindary for us) well he needed x-rays. So I had to leave him for awhile and wait for a phone call. The return call was I needed to come to the office and view the x-rays and talk with the vet. So I went and the bad news was pepper needed 36 teeth removed due to gum disease. The problem was he was 10 years old and it would take more than one surgery. I could not afford to do it, and could not bear to see pepper live that way, just not a productive life. So I made the decision to put him down. I cryed and he did to. I said goodbye to him in a cage, holding his head and telling him how sorry mommmy was. I could hear him cry has I walked away holding only a empty collar and his dog tag. All he wanted was to go home that day. I will hold a place for him in my heart, but it still feels empty. I sometimes even feel quility I know someday I will see him and we will get to be together, and play again. I love you pepper.