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Puppy From Hell With An Expensive TASTE
Posted On 02/13/2022 22:56:35 by azjudy

 Puppy From Hell With An Expensive TASTE

My dog, Pepper has been a problem from day one. She is now nearly four. She has calmed down a lot. I am not sure my sense of humor could have prevailed when her antics proved expensive. Oh, before you say, "you just need to train her,” keep in mind that I paid $700.00 for a private trainer, took her to obedience school, bought countless dog training books and gadgets.  All to no avail, I had to face the fact that my dog was learning disable dog which was and still is as dumb as a rock.

Pepper was an adorable puppy but as mischievous as the devil. If ever there would be a picture of a textbook puppy, her picture would be plastered in every dictionary. She loved to grab things then and beat it through the doggie door to the middle of the yard and play catch me if you can. A pair of $300 Bifocal glasses or a cheap pair of $1.00 reading glasses were equally tasty for Pepper. She gave everything equal attention and did not discriminate between cheap and expensive. She would jump on a kitchen chair and take whatever off the table to her favorite spot in the yard and then settle to chew, bite, or eat to her heart’s content or eat. We came home one Sunday to find she somehow managed to get the roast that was resting on the stove.  To this day, Paul and I haven’t figured out how she managed to get it since she was a small/ medium dog. She was full-grown about 25 pounds but still a puppy.  Not even a hearing aid escaped her jaws of destruction.

I came home one day and found a library book all chewed up. She adored paper. If she can swallow whatever the flavor of the day was then she would.  Her poo was always multicolored from swallowing fibers of colored paper.  Her penchant for paper does not stop there. She managed to swallow whole baby socks then spit them out half-digested or even whole.  Oh yes, she has had her stomach pumped because she swallowed my mother’s pills.

We went out to dinner one night and came home and found where Pepper got her paws on a dollar bill and a ten-dollar bill. Well, the ten-dollar bill was torn and spitted out.  The dollar bill was untouched.  This wasn’t the first time she got hold of green bills but it was the first time she left enough for us to take to the bank for exchange.  The ten must have tasted so bad that she didn’t like it thus the bill was not worth picking up because she left a disgusting reminder. Wonder if she plans to try for a twenty?  Hubby said he wonders how much her poop was worth.

 

Note of explanation of the term “poo.”

The British dog trainer Victoria Stillwell uses the word poo for poop.

 

Note

Pepper died at the age of 11, beloved by all. She was just so sweet and funny, We had her since she was ten weeks and she never once barked, growl, or snarled at anyone. She left us rich in memories.



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02/14/2022 13:43:22

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I shouldn't laugh but I certainly enjoyed your introduction to your dog. She was lucky to have you as her 'keepers' because she wouldn't last long in many homes.
We had a Whippit for several years when our children were still home. He would visit a campground about two miles from our home, and make himself at home in any tent or camper who welcomed in the 'adorable' lost dog. I made many trips to the city to 'reclaim' our dog from the dog pound and pay for his release. My last visit to bring him home took a twist... the employee who had called me was telling me that she just loved him, and had him waiting in her office. I asked if she would like to take him home and she was very enthusiatic. 
I went home without a dog in my truck!    

Poor you, I would have had a hard time giving up a dog once I become its Mom😊 Those were just a few incidents. Did I forget to mention she grabbed something and since I caught her in the act? I wasn't going to pass up the training moment.

Well, long story made short, a chase through the kitchen resulted in a 3-day hospital stay for mild concussion and stitches on my scalp.  Shortly, after I got home, I was giving her her walk and a couple stopped me and commented about how beautiful she was. Well, again long story but she was saved at eleventh hour from being given away.  Glad I  didn't.  The joy she brought in spite of all was too rich.  




02/14/2022 13:08:49

I shouldn't laugh but I certainly enjoyed your introduction to your dog. She was lucky to have you as her 'keepers' because she wouldn't last long in many homes.
We had a Whippit for several years when our children were still home. He would visit a campground about two miles from our home, and make himself at home in any tent or camper who welcomed in the 'adorable' lost dog. I made many trips to the city to 'reclaim' our dog from the dog pound and pay for his release. My last visit to bring him home took a twist... the employee who had called me was telling me that she just loved him, and had him waiting in her office. I asked if she would like to take him home and she was very enthusiatic. 
I went home without a dog in my truck!





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