Pepper was a Christmas present to my brother...actually he was for our entire family as he was our "first pet". He was very tiny and of "brindle color". We named him Pepper because of being dark brown w/black.. He was our family's very first pet, and we were so thrilled to get a puppy! Pep was a miniature poodle who fit inside our mom's zipper jacket and my dad's hand. Pepper was so sweet and loved to travel with our family. We took him to Colorado when he was just a few months old and everyone loved him. He would visit our oldest sister in College and my brothers as they went away to college. He was a perfect traveler and he was a major part of our family. He was so loved by everyone who ever saw Pepper. We loved Pepper with all our hearts, and he is greatly missed. He has two sisters, Molly & Isabella, who are greatly missing him as they depended on him for safety and they loved to take his bed and lay on it when he would get up. They looked out for each other and went to their doctor visits together...they are missing their big brother and friend. Our family has a great loss with Pepper not in our home. We pray he knows how much we love him and miss him. Pepper, Pep, Pef Goo Boy, Pepper Cheenze, Pepperoni, Baby Boy, Pepe la Pew, Pepster,Sax, Pe Pe(peh pay), and Rush Goo Boy .... these are many of our nick names for our puppy.