UPPER PENINSULA, MICHIGAN

I have always loved animals dearly. When I was six I got my first pet dog. Dusty and very beauitful and sweet Pekinesse. She followed me everywhere and slept with me a night. I started training ponies when I was 11. We lived near Canada had 40 acres of land, pictured above. That is when my life with animals really began. On our own land we often had deer. We would lay out a block of salt for them in the winter. Along with apple and potatoe peelings all year long. There was even a Canadian Lyxn and black bear that would pass through. We often took in animals that were found. Most their mothers being killed by cars. Flower was the first I remember, our pet skunk pictured above. Debagged of course! Charile was my first racoon his mouth full of porcupine quills. Then was a pet hawk, deer (DNR took from us). We also had 7 horses of our own. And nine Siberan Huskies. We raised pups to sell. Life there was amazing. Although sometimes very harsh. Living with no running water. Using a outhouse in 30 below weather. Being snowed in for days on end. Learning what cabin fever was about. Not having much money often living off the land. Frog legs from our back pond, quail, fish and LOTS of deer through the years. Cooked everyway you can think of. Even PICKLED!!!