Goodbye Peppy

Peppy died this morning. We got Peppy and his sister, Precious, in November. We thought Peppy was the runt and later suspected he was a dwarf. He was deaf and had liver problems, he was only half the size of his sister. I wrote Spiritual Lessons from a Deaf Dog a few months back.

We knew his time was limited. This week the vet gave him new meds but he wasn’t able to keep them down. Yesterday, I found him in the barn unable to walk. I put him in a wagon and brought him up to the house. Peppy loves to ride in our little red wagon (the trip from the barn to the house always wears him out).

About 5am Precious woke my husband with unusual barking. Peppy had scooted to the hedges and was whining. I brought her inside and laid with him for an hour brushing him.

About 6:30 I woke the children to say goodbye. He didn’t whimper anymore. He enjoyed being petted. He stopped breathing just before 7:00. I don’t have any biblical evidence that we will see Peppy in heaven, but I believe we will.

 

I believe Peppy is in heaven and can now hear. Clara Scott pens a prayer in her hymn Open My Eyes, That I May See: “Open my ears, that I may hear voices of truth Thou sendest clear; and while the wave-notes fall on my ear, ev’rything false will disappear. Silently now I wait for Thee, ready, my God, Thy will to see; open my ears—illumine me, Spirit divine!”

Peppy was here a short time but he was a real blessing. He brought us much joy. He will be greatly missed.