Nearly a week ago while Mom and Dad were out jogging, they noticed a little dog on the side of the road! When the pup saw Mom and Dad, he ran off a little way then stopped and looked at them. Mom and Dad finished their jog, then walked back to the house. A few days later, on the way to a Preaching Rally, we all got to see the dog! It was black and small and looked like a puppy. We all felt sorry for the canine and were sad that it didn’t have a home.
The next day, when we got back from the Preaching Rally, Mom and Dad went on a jog again. When they got back, the little black puppy was with them! When it saw us, it came running up to us and licked us all over. Mom and Dad said we could keep it! After we all got to pet the new dog, we went in and got some milk for it. The pooch was so happy it didn’t drink the milk but kept licking us! After the milk was finally gone, we went down to the barn and gave it some dog food.
Willow, our original dog, was having a hard time dealing with another hound in the family and showed her dislike by growling whenever it got to close to her face. She has since become friends with the little puppy and plays with it a lot. She will still occasionally growl at it when it comes to food or beds, but they are getting along okay.
Whenever we went inside, the pup followed us! We caught it and took it back outside. It began to howl and paw the door! It was sad to hear it howl, but we were glad to know the puppy was missing us.
The next day, Sunday, when we all got up, we ran downstairs to see if the whelp was still there. When we went outside, the little puppy came running up to us! We all were so happy it decided to stay. When we kids were ready, we walked to church while Dad distracted the dog, so it wouldn’t follow us. When Mom and Dad arrived at church with the car a little later, there was the little puppy following them! We were shocked when we saw it and were surprised that it could keep up with the car! When Church started, we all went inside and took our seats. Halfway through the service, the little pooch began whining and pawing at the door! We all laughed a little at its interruption of our worship service.
When the church service was over, we took the little puppy back home and gave it a bath while Mom and Dad went into town to buy a dog collar! Arriving home, they showed us the bright red collar they had gotten and told us the dog’s new name! Since he was a boy, we named him Pepper! Pepper is a good name for the puppy because he is black and looks like pepper.
We all love Pepper and are glad he is happy living here on Providence Prairie. Even though Pepper came from along the road, we don’t think of him as just a mutt. We love him just the same.
~Samuel
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