A week or so ago I hurt my back really bad trying to do all those things necessary for winter. I’ve never known such pain.

I want to thank Charlotte Olerud for asking me if I was alright, and the dark-haired woman who offered to help out with my 25-pound bag of puppy chow.

Some people thought I was crying over my two puppies, but they were all wrong. Some people even made arrangements for my puppies, without letting me know.

I have lived almost a quarter-century in the Alaskan bush and I know how to raise up a leggy pup into a “mountain dog,” ready to meet any challenge.

Please, next time just pick up a phone. Us older folks deserve respect too.

Anney Shuder

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