Pepper is the best. Not only is she absolutely beautiful and show-quality, she is the most loving and smart dog we've ever had. Every time hubby and I hug, she jumps up in the middle so we always have a three-way hug. She is crate trained. So whenever we say, "Load up!", she quickly gets into her crate. Now all we have to say is LU, and she loads up. When I put on shoes, she loads up because she knows that I never wear shoes in the house, even in the coldest months. She has learned our abbreviations for everything. For example, she loves cheese, as I do. She quickly learned that. Now when we say CH, she knows we mean cheese.
She doesn't have the greatest social skills, but the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.
She adores the beach. The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.
Last night when it was within thirty minutes of when Big D would arrive home from Barcelona, I said, "Pepper, Daddy will be home soon." She immediately went to the back hallway by the garage and lay there until he arrived. Then a three-way hug.