RACCOON TRAINING

On our mountain Al Vandersenshenvensensen-
housenbergeyergen-Blefenshen is a raccoon trainer.

He trains raccoons for the movies. Any time you see a raccoon perform on film, Al's probably trained him.

The training is quite intense. It ranges from sitting and barking... yes, raccoons can bark, to taking apart the engine of Al's Ford 1500 and painting all the parts silver and then re-assembling the engine.

One raccoon, Rocky, actually races his modified Dodge Charger on the Nascar circuit. Rocky has won two races as I understand.

Raccoon training is a highly specialized and old artform. Al's father's father' father's father's father's father's father' father's father's father's father was the very first certified Raccoon trainer in North America. Amanda has inspected the document and can verify its authenticity.

It reads:

"Ina 1652, thisa hera parchmit fora trainin' and pamperin' 'dem racs goesa to:

Davey Vandersenshenvensensen- housenbergeyergen-Blefenshen

He kin:

Skinna the rac, cook, fight, and wrassle, them rac ina fence ina enclosure."

Signed,

Steve Joehansehnbergenshenvensinen.... (Head Counsel der Rac Counselate)"

Al spends much of his time trainin' racs. He has a whole team of them. Some pull bobsleds, others play in his "Rac Tuba Band"... and the last lot work as plumbers in the village.

One raccoon actually does needlepoint. As his stitchwork is sought for miles around.