Pepper

From her Foster Momma:

Pepper is our sweet foster hound! I went to volunteer to walk dogs at the shelter and Pepper (Houndo the Doggo) was the only dog that didn’t jump/react excited as I walked by her kennel, so I took her out for a walk! She was sooo happy and so sweet and when I returned her to her kennel… she jumped up and hugged my waist… That was it! We found out she was heartworm high positive, and also has been in the shelter 180 days. We brought her home, and did some fancy paperwork to allow us to sponsor her on the heartworm “fast kill” protocol, had a few visits to the vet (and some painful shots) but we are on our way to heartworm free! Pepper LOVES her stuffed burrito and stuffed Taco - we have Taco-time every night. Some things are new to Pepper, like sleeping by yourself and not having to “hold-it” all day but she’s obsessed with the new creature she’s discovered called Squirrel… she’s very much looking forward to the “all clear” so she can give these squirrels a run for their money!!

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