Twiggy the Water Skiing Squirrel
Those of you who have spent any great amount of time around me or my blog
know that I definitely have a soft spot for animals. I was devastated last year
when my pet Fat Duck died, and I have a pond filled with between a hundred and
two hundred ducks right now. We also have a rabbit, dog and two cats...not to
mention the myriad spiders and other crawlies that you might think were pets by
the way I refuse to kill them and gently put them out when finding them.
I recently discovered Twiggy, who is an actual, real-life water skiing
squirrel. After a little research, I learned that Twiggy is actually a persona
worn by eight or more squirrels trained by Chuck and Lou Ann Best of Deltona
Florida. It all started when they found an orphan squirrel in the wake of
Hurricane David. The little guy soon became a beloved family pet who was, as a
joke, trained to ride on a slab of floating Styrofoam behind a remote
controlled boat. His trick became so popular with friends and neighbors that
the Bests decided to let him make an appearance on Real People, the NBC reality
TV show that aired from 1979 to 1984. International perennial fame has
followed, and as each Twiggy retires to comfortable home-petdom, a new Twiggy
is trained to take his place.
A female lead, lots of comical dating and an emotional ending; do you want to read about another pet squirrel?
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