In Loving Memory . . . . . . |
March 25, 1986 to January 3, 2000 |
I bought Pepper back in 86 . . . paid all of $40 for my first Purebred Nubian . . . my first dairy goat . . the beginning of the love and the dream. I still remember the day we bought her and the day we picked her up . . . in the parking lot of a McDonald's. Pepper's 13 1/2 years on this earth went way to fast. We grew up together. I was only 9 when she came to live with us. Over the years, Pepper gave me twins (a buck and doe), triplets (2 does and a buck), twins again (buck and doe), a single doe, a single buck and another set of trips (2 bucks and a doe). Of all her kids, I never managed to keep a doe . . . that's part of the reason why I bred her this last year . . . that and the fact that she was still strong and healthy. I now have her son from last year, a beautiful granddaughter who looks more like her grandma every day and a grandson. All three of her kids this year passed on to be with their momma. Pepper was a beauty, winning several 4H Grandchampionships and the hearts of everyone who ever met her. She was just that kind of lady. Pepper was . . and is more than a goat . . . she's a partner, a lady and a friend. I know, deep in my heart, that the only reason Pepper hung on those last few weeks when she was down and weak was for me . . . so that she could give me her last daughter. Two days later, after I told her the kids were okay, she laid down and died. Her suffering's ended and she's happy, young and playful again, in Heaven with her kids and all her friends that passed before her. It was truly an honor, a privelege and a pleasure to be the one chosen to take care of and love Pepper during her life. She was a beauty in every sense and I will always treasure her memory, her kids, grand kids and so on. . . . . . . . |
~Triple J Dash A Pepper~ |
