I have never seen a child who loves animals like this. Maggie has always been captured by animals. As a toddler, she never really had a Barbie phase. She has this collection of horse toys and she lines up the mamas with the babies and they all play and have conversations, etc. She could get lost for hours in this type of play, and really needed no playmate... just her horses.I have only met one child who thinks like Maggie about animals, and it is one of our cousins in Oklahoma that lives on the ranch. Halley and Maggie are 2 peas in a pod for sure.
As she grew up, she became interested in reading about horses and expanded her passion to dogs too.
She asked for a puppy from Santa for FOUR years before he finally brought Marshmallow. By the 4th year, Maggie told Santa that he didn't have to bring her anything else if he could please just bring a puppy. She really meant this.
By age 6, she stopped watching kid television programs, and would watch Animal Planet channel at every opportunity. She knows the most random facts about all animals from this show. She is not the most energetic about school studies at this age, but she has an amazing mind for animal facts -- she loves all animals, but her love is especially for dogs and horses. I think this shows that she can retain what she wants to. She now says that she wants to be a veterinarian or a animal rescue specialist. Though this is a common goal for girls her age ( I think I wanted to be a vet at some point), I think she has a spark about the animals that most children do not possess at this age. My sister loved animals a lot, but I still think Maggie's passion is unique.
When we left ranch camp, Maggie begged to just stay for the next school year. She would miss us, but the animals would help her to get over her parents. She really belongs in the country. Her smile at ranch camp was like no other time I have seen. She was really in her element!
Only time will tell what the future holds for this child. My brother says that she will stop wanting to come in a few years as she becomes a teen and gets more interest in social life and boys, etc. I know this is probably true for the average girl, but I just can't see Maggie dumping the animals for a boy.
As she grew up, she became interested in reading about horses and expanded her passion to dogs too.
She asked for a puppy from Santa for FOUR years before he finally brought Marshmallow. By the 4th year, Maggie told Santa that he didn't have to bring her anything else if he could please just bring a puppy. She really meant this.By age 6, she stopped watching kid television programs, and would watch Animal Planet channel at every opportunity. She knows the most random facts about all animals from this show. She is not the most energetic about school studies at this age, but she has an amazing mind for animal facts -- she loves all animals, but her love is especially for dogs and horses. I think this shows that she can retain what she wants to. She now says that she wants to be a veterinarian or a animal rescue specialist. Though this is a common goal for girls her age ( I think I wanted to be a vet at some point), I think she has a spark about the animals that most children do not possess at this age. My sister loved animals a lot, but I still think Maggie's passion is unique.
When we left ranch camp, Maggie begged to just stay for the next school year. She would miss us, but the animals would help her to get over her parents. She really belongs in the country. Her smile at ranch camp was like no other time I have seen. She was really in her element!
Only time will tell what the future holds for this child. My brother says that she will stop wanting to come in a few years as she becomes a teen and gets more interest in social life and boys, etc. I know this is probably true for the average girl, but I just can't see Maggie dumping the animals for a boy.
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