**GIVEAWAY OVER**
I'm cute, right? Women love mustaches. I've been told that salt and pepper hair is a sign of maturity and some women like it. As a bonus, my hair is nice and soft, not wiry like some of my kind.
Hey, here comes someone to look at us. The lady who takes care of all of us is doing that slow walk next to all our cages. That means the woman with her might just take me home. Boy, would that be nice. I'd love to sleep in one of those beds and be able to run around again. Not that they don't take care of us here, but I have to share.
Yip! Yip! Grrr...I have to stop that jumping up. It's like my paws have their own mind. They spring up when I get excited. Stop jumping. Stop jumping. Well, at least stop jumping until we can get a home, I have to remind my paws. Then we can jump all we want.
Come on down here. You are obviously in the market for an adorable grey haired Schnauzer, I yipped louder when I saw that she'd stop down at the poodle cage. Poodle, smoodle. Come see me! I'm much happier and less maintenance. I mean, I do like to be bathed and groomed, not to mention rubbed on. Not that poodle! She's trouble with a big T.
"I don't know," the woman said. "I do want the company and it'd be fun to have companion at the Bean Hive with me."
Retreat. Retreat. My paws don't seem to be listening, they kept jumping. She said bees. Retreat!
Umm...maybe not the owner for me. I'm definitely not fond of the bee insect. Once, I'd gotten in a little scuffle with a few of them and I think they won after they made my lip swell up bigger than my head. I couldn't eat and I love to eat. I got a shot from the veterinarian and that did hurt.
"You own the Bean Hive Coffee Shop?" My caregiver asked the woman. They were still walking my way.
"I do." She has a sweet smile. Her eyes are kind. But I don't like bees.
"I heard you have the best coffee. The name of your shop, The Bean Hive, is adorable." My caregiver walked down the center aisle. The woman nodded and looked in the cages before me.
The Bean Hive. I yipped and jumped around. Not the bee hive. Shoowee, that was a relief.
"Why do you want a dog?" My caregiver always asks this question.
"I'm single. I just moved here and opened the shop. I'd like to have a companion that will alert me of customers if I'm in the kitchen of the shop or even if someone comes lurking around my cabin." The woman lovely voice perked up my ears.
Single? Did you say single? I yipped.
Don't get me wrong, if I had to live in a house with kids or other animals, I'd chew on my rawhide and make the most of it.
Hey! Hey! So I have a loud yip. What's wrong with that? See! I can protect you with this bark!
Sit, sit, sit. Thankfully my hinny listened. My little nubby tail wouldn't stop wagging back and forth. What's wrong with my head? It keeps moving left and right. Wait. Now what is wrong with my tongue. I questioned my body's reaction when the woman stopped at my cage. It was like I'd been possessed.
"Is this a Schnauzer?" She asked. I looked back at my tail in fear it was going to wag right off of me. "I heard they bark a lot."
Tongue in. Don't bark. Don't jump.
"He's a good dog. His last owner moved overseas in the military. He's been here a while. Not many people are adopting these days." My caregiver always said this.
"Really? Maybe we can do a fundraiser or adoption party between the SPCA and The Bean Hive?" The lady seems nice.
No. No jumping.
"Whoa, he can jump." The woman laughed. "What's his name?"
"Pepper." My caregiver is a nice lady but this woman seems to think I'm cute. "He's sweet. Would you like to see him?"
"I would." The lady backs away.
You want to see me? Stop it! Stop jumping. Tongue, back in my mouth. Stop wagging. What is wrong with my body? It's not listening to me!
Oh....you smell like food. You smell yummy. My nose smelled her shoes, her pants. You smell like heaven.
"Oh, my. He's a snuggler." The lady giggled the cutest giggle I've ever heard.
"You want to try him out?" My caregiver said that about other dogs but never me.
Try me out! Try me out! I danced around her feet.
"Pepper, you want to come home with me?" The lady couldn't get it out fast enough. I jumped right up in her arms before she could change her mind.
(I'm cute, right!?)
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You can check out Pepper and the rest of the gang in the new Killer Coffee Mystery Series debuting on January 27, 2017!
Pre-Order your copy of Scene of the Grind, the first book in a new coffee mystery, A KILLER COFFEE MYSTERY SERIES.
After a bitter divorce, Roxanne Davis (her friends, though few call her Roxie) has moved back home to Honey Springs, Kentucky where she's opened the tourist lakefront town's first coffee house, The Bean Hive.
With the excitement of the Bean Hive opening and rush of business, Roxie is moving on with her life until she finds that one of her best customers, Lilia Walters, was found dead after eating one of Roxie's best-selling doughnuts after Roxie's aunt Maxine gave Lilia as a peace offering.
Gossip in Honey Springs is as hot at the coffee served at the Bean Hive and Roxie has to uncover who is behind the murder not only to save her shop, her aunt, but her life.
Tonya Kappes
SCENE OF THE GRIND
BOOK 1
Pre-Order your copy of Scene of the Grind, the first book in a new coffee mystery, A KILLER COFFEE MYSTERY SERIES.
After a bitter divorce, Roxanne Davis (her friends, though few call her Roxie) has moved back home to Honey Springs, Kentucky where she's opened the tourist lakefront town's first coffee house, The Bean Hive.
With the excitement of the Bean Hive opening and rush of business, Roxie is moving on with her life until she finds that one of her best customers, Lilia Walters, was found dead after eating one of Roxie's best-selling doughnuts after Roxie's aunt Maxine gave Lilia as a peace offering.
Gossip in Honey Springs is as hot at the coffee served at the Bean Hive and Roxie has to uncover who is behind the murder not only to save her shop, her aunt, but her life.
Happy reading!! ~ Tonya
Tonya Kappes
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Scooter and Charlie are adoreable! My husband and I have two cats. Cosmo is Siamese and he was originally a cat our oldest daughter got from a friend. Sammy is a our rescue cat. She's a black and white domestic. She marched into my husband's work one morning, he fed her with some of his sandwich and then brought her home at the end of the day.
ReplyMy pets are usually rescue ones. I lost my little ex-feral cat in May. I really loved her. My daughter is in the Peace Corps. So I have her cats. One was a stray and the other a gift.
ReplyI rescued Bogie, my sweetheart of a 15 pound mix, from Lap Dog Rescue. he is smart and a wonderful companion.
ReplyI have an adorable small dog whose easy nature makes him a joy. We found Guido at the pound and love everyday interacting. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyWe got our beloved schnoodle Maxie from the SPCA in Annapolis, MD, in 2010. She makes every day brighter.
ReplyI don't have any pets now but when I was a kid my aunt gave me a puppy for my birthday. Someone she new had a dog who'd had puppies.
ReplyWe had two Goldens (sisters) and bought them from a family that bred theirs.
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Charlie is adorable and the book looks so interesting. I have a cat named George and we got him from the SPCA. He is the fourth animal that I have rescued and he is such a big baby.
ReplyCongratulations Lisa Millett!! You won the gift card! Please email me [email protected] to claim your prize.
I have a family of cats. Their mom showed up on my porch with the kittens in tow and they have been living with me ever since.
ReplyI have two cats and a corn snake. I got my cats from a woman who lives near me. Her female cat went outside got pregnant. I bought my corn snake from a corn snake breeder.
ReplyI don't have any pets right now but I'm a cat lover and have had many over the years. Usually they were strays or ones the kids brought home from friends.
ReplyAll my pets (cats) but one have been rescues of one kind or another. The one exception is our red Abyssinian. We saw our first one many years ago and fell madly in love with the look.
ReplyBut the price of a pedigree cat was not realistic.
Fast forward to a few years ago and we got our pretty boy.
I had a special needs dog named Stitch that my sister gave me for my birthday one year. Stitch had been born with two deformed back legs, but that never stopped her from doing anything. She could climb over anything and stairs were no problem. She was a black lab with a lot of love and spirit. We had the and a half great years together and I miss her so much.
ReplyAdopted our dog from a rescue organization. Adopted our cats from a friend with a horse barn before they had to go rescue or be killed outright.
ReplyMy baby, Merrick, is a black & white cat. I adopted her from an animal shelter. Thanks for the chance.
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I bred Shelties. Jake is 11 and a wonderful dog.
ReplyWhen I was in my teens we had a Schnauzer just like in this book, his name was Shotzie. Thanks for this generous giveaway. [email protected] Linda May
ReplyI have two yorkies! They are my babies and spoiled rotten. One we rescued and the other from a breeder.
ReplyI got my cat from my aunt and my dog from a friend. My cat will be 11 next year and my dog will be 7.
ReplyWhen I was a kid, I had a little white canary. It had heart issues and died pretty young. I haven't had another pet. I love dogs and pretty fish, though :) Thanks for the chance. [email protected]
ReplyJust love Scooter and Charlie ❤ I have two cats, Camilla (a diluted short haired Tortie with big green eyes) and my big boy, Jasper, a handsome LARGE Maine Coon with gold eyes and the sweetest disposition. I can't wait for this book to come out!! 👍
ReplyWhen I was younger, my mother put an order in with a friend for a pup from a Boston Bull litter soon to be born. My father had one when he was young (Patsy), and my mom thought we would love it, too. But the Boston Bull mom went through a false pregnancy (what that is and how it could happen, I don't know), but another friend of the family just happen to became owners of a litter of Boxers, so Mom picked out the runt of that litter, and 'Casey' became a member of our family. Through ear bobs, vacations, ice cream and marshmallows, black widow spider bites, and run-ins with a skunk, we were treated to the 'bestest' of friends!
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Aubie is a Maltese, we got from a friend. Maggie a Golden Retriever from a breeder. Love dogs!!'
ReplyVery cute blog. I do not own any pets. I do like penguins. How awesome would that be to have?
ReplyWe have three kitties, Ronnie, Harry, and Midori. Dori was given away by a young man standing in front of a grocery store, Ronnie came to us after our neighbor passed away, and Harry was adopted from the Manatee County humane society. I adore dogs and we have had 6 Pomeranians over the years. We're at our pet limit where we live now, so probably no more dogs. Pepper is a darling name and I am looking forward to this new series. Blessings. :)
ReplyWe got Sam from our local animal shelter. He was the best dog! We lost him in June to cancer. He would have been 19 in July! Our cat Punkin's mom and dad were strays that adopted us.
ReplyI can't wait for this series!
My Abby was adopted from the local animal shelter!! Love her to pieces
ReplyPepper sounds like a sweetie! We have a cat and she was a stray. We needed her and she needed us. <3 Maybe one day we'll have a little Pepper of our own.
ReplyMy dog Josie is a rescue dog, she was so scared, she needed someone turned out to be me.
ReplyMy Penny is a rescue as was my last 3 that have crossed Rainbow Bridge
ReplyOh my gosh! How adorable!. I have two cats. I adopted them both at the local shelter. Miss Reba is mainly my little precious gal. Then Castiel is my pain-in the rear end but oh I am so adorable boy and more my husband cat. Out of all the cats these ones were the ones bonded with on sight.
ReplyI have a sweet Corgi mix whose name is Abby and I rescue her from the animal shelter and so glad I did
ReplyWe have two dogs, one is mine. Trixie, a little Chihuahua mix. My adult daughter found her running around in a parking lot and brought her home. No one claimed her so she became my daughters' dog (in theory only because Trixie claimed me as her person lol). Our other dog is a mixed breed, not sure what maybe some Chihuahua, Dachshund, just not sure. Her name is Rosie. She's medium sized. She came to us in a very strange way. One night when we were all asleep, someone left her in our backyard. She was wearing a new collar with pink ribbon roses on it and they had left a bag of dog treats and canned dog food near the back gate. We got up that morning to find her in our yard and she was so cute and so sweet and really needy (she has serious separation anxiety) and we decided to keep her because our previous fur babies had passed away and we were dogless at the time. We didn't even know how much we needed Rosie until we got her. My youngest grandson is on the autism spectrum, which we didn't know at the time, and he was nearly 4 and not talking yet. His first real word was Rosie. I call her our doggy angel. She's 8 or 9 now and she's been such a blessing, both of our dogs have really. Sorry for the long comment. I really love our dogs.
ReplyActually, I was making soup one day, and heard this strange noise outside. I look and there was the emaciated cat out there. She could hardly walk, her milk sacs were hanging down so I knew she's had kittens. So I gave her some broth and water, rubbed her tummy, and told her to bring me her kittens...to make a long story short, 4 days later, she brought me three little kittens that were about 1 1/2 weeks old. I kept Sabrina and two of her kittens and now the kittens are going to be 20 years old in May!
ReplyWe have 2 Labs , Bobbi Mae & Sadie. My husband is a hunter so we usually get our girls from a Breeder. I previously had a horse as well. If I lived in the country, I would have a barn full of pets. I love them all so much.
ReplyCurrently, we have four cats. However, my husband is a dog person. Our last dog was a German Shepherd, his pet of choice. Three of our cats were abandoned when the people next door moved and one of my older cats (who has since passed) brought me the kittens.
ReplyI have a house full of dogs, they are my fur babies! :) I got two of them from people I knew who were giving away dogs and then I did the wrong thing and let one get pregnant and I had a hard time letting go of the babies and kept three...lol.
ReplyCan't wait to read this new series!!! :)
I have 2 miniature schnauzers. Belle and Murphy, Belle is a rescue and Murphy from a local breeder. My life would be so boring without them.
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I have a Schnauzer, my hubby got him from a breeder as he has no tail. We have left his hair long in order for him to have a tail. His name is Dozer and he lives up to his name as he bulldozers through the house.
ReplyThanks for the chance.
No don't have any. Gave my fur babies a new home when I had kids. I love munchkin cats and tell my kids often when they leave I'm getting two. One ozzy and one wizard.
ReplyOur cat was a stray we took in. The dog was born to a friends dog on my first Mother's Day, we adopted the hamster, and got the ferret when a close friend passed away and nobody would take him.
ReplyWe have 3 dogs, 1 cat, and 1 rabbit. All of which were rescues.
ReplyI don't have a pet. I'm not home enough to take care of one. Maybe in the future I'd consider one. A dog mid size.
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My eight Schipperkes give me lots of love and attention. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have them as companions as it is just me and them. marlene(dot)ezell(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyMine was a stray. A cat named Cubbie Bear
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