I was opposed to owning a dog but when your seven year old
gives you those “eyes” what can a mother do?
Pepsi was dumped at our quiet home in the fall.
The moment my daughter picked him up from the bush he was
huddled in he became the “best” puppy we had ever owned.
I wish I could thank the person who “dumped” him in our yard.
He had the most unique markings: half of his face perfectly white
and the other perfectly brown. As a collie smooth we had to
brush him out often and he loved the attention.
He gave us constant love and attention; always licking us and
always wanting to be by our side it didn’t matter the activity or inactivity.
Pepsi loved to hang out with my daughter and he would sleep at the
door of her bedroom. He would always make us laugh with his gentle
understanding of what we would say.
If he was too playful; I would ask him “do you want to go outside?”
and he would lie down and cover his eyes.
He would wake me in the morning by gently placing his head on my
shoulder and snuggling. He accepted everything so thankfully
(except “bath time”).
He began having epileptic seizures when he was around 5 years old
and initially they were controlled by medication.
After a few months the cluster seizures weren’t able to be controlled
by medication and I had to make the decision to put him to sleep.
He was a huge part of our daily lives; feeding the horses giving him
his medication watching cartoons or sitting on the porch:
he was always right there.
We miss you Pepsi and will always love you.
Glenda
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