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Pepper in Belgium

Pepper in Belgium (Melissa Rall)

Say hello to Pepper, our May 2024 Pet of the Month, in her shark costume. She loved visiting the beaches of Northern Belgium and then going to Bruges the next day.

She is a five-year-old French bulldog who was adopted later in life from a family near Cologne who could no longer care for her. Since she was already set in her ways when she was adopted, she only listens to commands in German and is the quirkiest dog.

“ She toots like a grown man and makes us laugh a lot. ”

— Melissa Rall

Pepper in Belgium

Pepper in Belgium (Melissa Rall)

Do you also have an amazing animal in your life? Submit their picture with “pet photo Europe” as the subject to contentteam@stripes.com. Pets only, please. Include a brief description of your pet and where the photo was taken.

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Tamala Malerk is a writer and editor with Stars and Stripes Europe. She has been with SSE since April 2022 writing articles all about travel, lifestyle, community news, military life and more. In May 2022, she earned her Ph.D. in History and promises it is much more relevant to this job than one might think.

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