My other Obsessions

[3littlefishes]

I've loved fish since I was a little girl, but I have also been fascinated by many other kinds of animals. I currently have 2 dogs, a Border colliex named Snoopy and a chihuahuaxyorkie named Harriet. They are both rescue dogs that are special members of the family and have given us many years of love and loyalty. I worked for the New Brunswick SPCA for 8 yrs as their president and also took a lot of dogs home with me to be rehabilitated. My husband and I have rehabbed over 100 dogs and placed them into permanent homes ourselves. With my dogs I also competed in obedience trials, Snoopy having won many titles in her youth (she is now 13), as well as my previous dogs, Shogun (a doberman) Robin (Pitbull terrier), Penny (chihuahua) and Lucy (shih tzu) who are now all deceased but were outstanding trial dogs and companions. After I had my 3 daughters my dog rescues and training became impossible to continue so I decided last year to get back into aquariums. Then I found this forum! What used to be a lonely, solitary hobby for me has become a whole new world! Thanks.
Previously my husband and I also owned a 200 acre farm in New Brunswick where we farmed heritage breeds of animals (especially chickens) and berries. We also have a special love for music (mainly metal) and native plant gardening and conservation. I can frequently be found at Point Pelee birding with my girls and acting silly. Other interests include: watching stand-up comedy, travelling, cooking, reading, history and archaeology.

[guppyguy]

Wow Amy, so many great things you have done and do. What a exciting awesome life you have and are leading. And now it lead you to us. Glad you have you.

[Admin]

Wow that's awesome Amy

[Deleted]

Cool that you were into raising heritage animals. Did you guys ever keep any heritage/heirloom vegetables, etc.? With Monsanto dominating the GMO seed market I'm a big supporter of those raising non-GMO veg and fruits. I've still yet had an opportunity to try grass-fed beef but I hear its delicious.

I love animals, who doesn't. Good on you for nurturing so many dogs. Dogs are so loyal and great to have as family members when they're shown lots of love. Where in NB were you guys based? I'm originally from NS so we're neighbours in a certain sense.

[3littlefishes]

Our farm was North of Miramichi in a little place called Trout Brook...it was very remote! I miss living there very badly, we had moose come to our back door and bobcats, salmon, partridge were everywhere. Our farm was 200 yrs old and the blueberries were raised were cultivated from the wild and the raspberries were old heirloom stock. We also grew Saskatoon berries which are amazing! I always kept a veg. garden and everything was weird/heirloom varieties as well. My favourite were the chickens though, I had about 40 different varieties, some of which were so rare I had to have them flown in from Alberta or the US. I was the only person to ever breed a pure black Japanese Phoenix chicken at the time and it was a great day in my life when chicken people drove from all over to see Kwaki! Unfortunately in the blink of an eye he was taken by a bobcat, and never got to reproduce That's how it goes with farming! Currently I am looking for an acreage locally where we can start again living like pioneers! Here are some pics of the east coast. Here is Snoopy at one of our favourite places to hike:

[Deleted]

Lovely. Get a farm again and I'll buy chicken from you if you raise them for meat.

Why did you move here? A question I'm also asked quite often.

[3littlefishes]

We moved here for my husband's work. I really hope to go back some day. I would love to get a farm and sell you some meat!! I raise and butcher my own and can custom cut for you and everything! I also had a variety pack of eggs which included blue, green, pink, speckled and chocolate brown eggs. It was a big hit at easter. I pasture raise my birds, which means they run in a field and forest free, I lost a few by hawks, foxes, bobcat, etc, but they always made up for it by hatching more than enough chicks.

[guppyguy]

That is awesome Amy. I also lived on small far for years and had chickens ducks and turkeys. I love raising different bantam chicken varieties. So many chicks, good times I miss too.