Rosie Red Bottom: A Comedian with Feathers
Donna Mann currently lives in Alaska with her husband Marcus, Rosie Red Bottom, a fish, and two dogs. Her life has always been shared with a few pets. Not only has she raised traditional pets such as cats and dogs, she also has raised farm animals and some nontraditional creatures, ranging from raccoons to wolves, successfully. Donna has been an educator and nurse. Her animal experience has come from hand-raising, working with, and loving her animals. She has worked at the Alaska Zoo and regularly participates and assists dog-mushers during the Iditarod.  Donna’s enormous success with animals comes from her love of the animals themselves and the enormous respect she has for Mother Nature. Donna mixes her love and respect with a lot of creativity, patience, and flexibility — and certainly a lot humor. She respects her animals as much as she appreciates the happiness and humor they bring to her, every day. Her pet’s personalities are a direct reflection of what she is like: goofy, fun loving, and full of individual spirit. Each of her animals — from the fish, to the dogs, and even Rosie — has their own separate and distinct personality.  Donna documents and journalizes her experiences with Rosie as she has done with many of her animals, in order to share her experiences with you.