Piper

Nov 03, 2013

Piper was a valuable member of our family and the best friend to have. She was a Pekingese Japanese Chin, when we bought her she was supposed to be a Shihtzu, we kept saying she had never grown up yet. Every where we go she was there. When one of us felt lonely, or sick she was right beside us to give us a great deal of comfort. In the end of her short life of 6 years, we in return were there for her right to the end.

Larry Lippert | Owner-operator, Lippert Trucking

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