PEPPER

Pepper is one of the girls who started Silverside Aussies, but she has been enjoying her retirement for the last few years. Unfortunately her new owner passed unexpectedly so her family situation has changed & she is seeking her next adventure! 

Pepper is a cuddle bug. She loves attention and doing whatever her people are doing EXCEPT SWIMMING. She does not like water but she does ok with baths. She will let you touch or do whatever you want to her with no fight. She absolutely adores her people & is friendly with most dogs & most strangers but needs to warm up to smaller humans before being approached directly. Pepper does alert bark but is easily redirected. She is a great watch dog and only really barks if someone new is around. She is vocal and does whine but also knows what "be quite" or "enough" means. She is a bit hyper at first but does settle down quickly. But she is always waiting to be loved. She is 100% crate trained and house broken. She is a super clean dog and does not like getting dirty (which is why she doesn't like water). She does shed twice per year but her hair is really straight and easy to maintain.

Pepper is very socially aware, confident, & dominant/pushy with other dogs. Will stand her ground, but has never started, instigated, or furthered any fights or rumbles here. She stays out of drama for the most part, but she is very jealous when her humans are petting other pets & will bump them out of the way or throw some grumbles in too. Ideally Pepper would do best in a home where she can be the primary cuddle bug or with a calm, assertive person who will keep her bossiness in line as she loves taking direction & benefits from having a routine, however she does like adventures too because that is still where her people are. 

**LIVING HER BEST RETIRED LIFE AS A FAMILY DOG NEAR LYNCHBURG, VA** 

Some of our Aussies will stay here forever, but some will need a loving home someday. Our dogs are our children; We LOVE them with all our hearts; We are VERY particular as to who our dogs go to, so much in fact you must be within driving distance of me in case it doesn’t work out we will jump in my car in a moment's notice to pick up our dog. If you are interested in a retired dog please know that we will require you to personally come to our home to spend a few hours with us and the dog (or potentially vice versa). If we feel it’s not a good fit we will issue a Refund of Principle & Deposit payments IMMEDIATELY. Our dogs are VERY special and deserve to go to loving homes where they will be spoiled and shown affection daily because they already have that here, but we want them to have more individual love than we can provide with our program. If we feel you and the dog would be a good fit please know that we WILL be emotional and we ask that you truly understand that we love my dogs and hope that you will stay in contact with us from time to time. Just because we are rehoming does not mean for one second that we will stop loving or thinking about them.

If you are interested in adopting one of my retirees, please feel free to apply. & let us know you are considering an adult & we will reach out when we are considering one to rehome so you can come meet them (even several times) & make sure its a good match. We try to post our adults in advance (typically 6 months or so) so we can have a long time to evaluate potential placements to give everyone time to consider. We do charge an adoption fee based on the individual dog, and do require you to sign a legal document that you will give the dog back to us should it not work out. Sometimes we offer discounts on Adult dogs to prior Silverside Aussies owners & even deeper discounts to Owners who own a puppy from that dog 😉 All adults come up to date on vaccines, groomed, spayed/neutered, and microchipped.