My sweet Pepper. Pepper was my minature schnauzer. I got her when I was 13 years old. My parents took me to a breeders home and told me to pick a puppy out. Pepper was the runt and the only dog who just looked at me and didn't jump around crazy. During our drive home, I put Pepper under my sweater to keep her warm and she pooped on me haha. After that she became a part of my family. Pepper was like my own child to me. 

For the last 9 years i have spent almost every day with her. She was the smartest dog I have ever met. She had the widest range of emotions that i didn't even know was possible for a dog to posess. She was also the bravest dog i have ever met. She was about 20lbs but when a coyote jumped into our yard and tried to get my sisters dog, she didn't back down, Nearly dying herself she killed the coyote. She was hunter, i have never had a goffer, snake, squarriel and or lizard problem thanks to her. But the best memories i have of my Pepper is just cuddling. She loved to cuddle. She loved to watch animal planet. Pepper slept under the covers and would wake me up when she was ready to go out potty. When my husband was deployed to Iraq, i looked to her the most to help me. And she did. She gave me comfort no one else could. She was so beautiful. 

Pepper never showed any signs to me of her condition. She was always chipper and herself. A couple of months ago i started noticing she was sleeping more which I assumed was just part of her getting older.That was the only sign of her condition she ever showed. 

Two days ago, i gave her a bath and i didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Then later that night when i was petting her, i rolled her over and noticed small red blotchs of her stomach and one hugh black bruise. i took her to the vet the next morning. They did blood work on her and i found out she had only 26,000 plateletts in her body. she was supposed to have at least 200,000. The only causes of this was bone marrow cancer, an immune disease or a tick diease. i started her on medication that day. Her health deteriorated so quickly though by sunday she was vomitting large amounts of blood uncontrollably and was so weak she couldnt even drink or eat herself. Her vet opened the hospital for her and told us the only choice we had was to put her down or get her an emergency blood transufsion which at the most would give her three more weeks to live in pain.I couldn't let her suffer anymore her entire body was turning into black bruises. She had bruises from my fingers where i had to pick her up at. She had pouches around her body where fluid was collecting and her lungs were slowly filling up with blood. 

I made the choice to put her down to end her misery. It was the hardest decision i have ever made. I felt like i losing my own child who has was helpless to her condition. Her body was so depleted of blood majority of her veins collapsed and it took 4 tries to give her the shot. I held her paw and she looked at me and she passed away. I miss her so much but i know she is in a better place waiting for us. She had a good and fulfilling life and she was very loved. She touched all our lives. We buried her in her yard with all her favorite things so she would always know where home is. 

Mommy loves you Poopers.