Five Questions

Each month we will publish this column so that members who may have never met can get to know each other. This month’s answers are provided by Dennis Vonderfecht of Jonesboro, TN.


1) What is your favorite thing to do with your donkey(s)? Dennis: Hug on them. They give back at least as much love as you give them.

2) Tell us one thing about you we don't know.  Dennis: I began college as a music major singing tenor and continue to lead the song service at my church.

3) Do you have other animals? If so, tell us about them. Dennis: We have 5 dogs, 3 cats, and a bird, in addiiton to our 26 donkeys. The dogs consist of an old black chow mix that we got at the animal shelter as a puppy, a Pekatzu, two Cairn terriers, and a Pomeranian.

4) You are granted a day of perfect weather whenever you like. What day do you place it on and why?  Dennis: The day of the Miniature Donkey Show at Shelbyville. It is usually so hot at that show, and it would be wonderful to have perfect weather for it!

5) Have you learned a new (household or farm) short-cut/trick/hint lately? If so, what? Dennis: For those winter coat fungus issues, we use a product called Muck Itch to clear out the fungus and to start hair growing again. It is available for sale on the internet from the company that manufactures it. I learned about it from Joyce Berghansen a few years ago, and she found it to be the best stuff for fighting fungus issues, as well as minor scrapes.