Pick a Pretty Pooch Named Pepper

Pepper Von Tulare, a purebred German Shepherd, misses her elderly pet parents, and they really miss her. Unfortunately, Pepper’s dog mom became ill, the medical bills piled up, and her pet parents ultimately lost their house. Now this dog-and-people-friendly pooch needs a new furever home.

“We rarely get a dog from a situation where they were so loved and cherished,” reports Westside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles, where Pepper is available for adoption. “Pepper had the best care; we have all her medical records and shot history for most of her life.”

When the grandchildren would visit and hide under a blanket, Pepper loved to go find them, and then get under the blanket with them. She also loved her pet pawl, a female Chihuahua. Pepper is housebroken, obedience trained and an excellent watch dog.

Every Friday, i Love Dogs has been spotlighting a homeless dog as part of our i Love Dogs Rescue Network effort to find furever homes for these pooches. I chose Pepper after I saw her featured on “K9 Corner,” a local cable TV show. It saddened, infuriated and really scared me that such caring pet parents could lose their house and beloved dog just because one of them got sick.

“It was heartbreaking to see Pepper arriving at the noisy kennel, trying to figure out what just happened to her wonderful life,” the rescue wrote on its website. “Pepper is so ready to transfer all the love she has to give to her new family!”

Please help give this sweet dog a second chance.

The 4 (Paws)-1-1:

Name: Pepper Von Tulare

Breed: German Shepherd

Age: 6

Personality: Sweet yet protective. The rescue reports that Pepper “will bark to alert anyone to anything out of the ordinary. She especially likes to protect the car!”

Pet Friendliness: Pepper is very pet friendly and would do well with another dog.

Kid Friendliness: Pepper is also very kid friendly (and senior friendly!), and loved playing with her pet parents’ grandchildren.

Contact: To adopt Pepper, fill out this application from Westside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles.

If you or someone in your social network becomes a hero by adopting one of our featured dogs, not only will you get a best friend for life, but if you mention that you saw the dog on our website, i Love Dogs will send you a brand new pooch starter kit, including toys, vitamin samples and other goodies!

PHOTO: Wendi Marafino

Laura Goldman

Laura Goldman is senior social media writer for i Love Dogs, Inc. She does love dogs. And elephants and turtles. Along with writing about the loves of her life, Laura likes to play with her two pound pups and tell anyone who’ll listen just how awesome Pit Bulls are.