…is where my family had settled. And my grandparents and my dad and uncles were horse loggers. we had this family dog named Jiggs and Jiggs had, you know, we were on the houseboat, this houseboat that my Uncle Jack had built for loggers and staying in…

…my family had settled. And my grandparents and my dad and uncles were horse loggers. we had this family dog named Jiggs and Jiggs had, you know, we were on the houseboat, this houseboat that my Uncle Jack had built for loggers and staying in it and…

…Jiggs had, you know, we were on the houseboat, this houseboat that my Uncle Jack had built for loggers and staying in it and Jiggs fell in the outhouse that was up on the bank, you know, and so the whole family, like, you know, my Uncle Wilfred, my…

…up on the bank, you know, and so the whole family, like, you know, my Uncle Wilfred, my Grandpa Henry, everybody went to rescue Jiggs and I was just a kid of about five or six and I watched this whole operation that was phenomenal, I mean, the men…

…that was one of them it's certainly one of the most memorable scenes early in the book for sure Yeah, and who knew that Jiggs would be so famous at this point? He's just a beagle dog in long past, but he certainly has, I think everybody has Jiggs…

…Jiggs would be so famous at this point? He's just a beagle dog in long past, but he certainly has, I think everybody has Jiggs in their hearts now after reading that chapter. So you just mentioned that you come from a family of loggers. And I was just…

…and the beginnings of the great why and what's going on. One of them is about the family dog Jigs in an outhouse. Yeah, Jiggs was just part of our family. Jiggs was a beagle dog, and Uncle Wilfred had this big boat that he'd made. So he would…

…why and what's going on. One of them is about the family dog Jigs in an outhouse. Yeah, Jiggs was just part of our family. Jiggs was a beagle dog, and Uncle Wilfred had this big boat that he'd made. So he would be, you know, on the lake all the…

…a beagle dog, and Uncle Wilfred had this big boat that he'd made. So he would be, you know, on the lake all the time with Jiggs at the bow of the boat. And Jiggs would be up there, you know, pointing the way, or at least his nose was pointing the…

…big boat that he'd made. So he would be, you know, on the lake all the time with Jiggs at the bow of the boat. And Jiggs would be up there, you know, pointing the way, or at least his nose was pointing the way. And one day, you know, us little…

…I was about six years old at the time, we wake up in the morning and we hear this howling, and we all know it's Jiggs, and it's from in the forest where the outhouse is. So we all go running up because we realize Jiggs has fallen in the outhouse.…

…you know, when we were living at Mabel Lake, living on the logger's houseboat that my Uncle Jack had built. And our dog, Jiggs, got, you know, he was actually the family dog, the extended family dog, he's a beagle dog, and he was always getting into…

…the family dog, the extended family dog, he's a beagle dog, and he was always getting into trouble, right? In fact, I think that Jiggs and I were the same, you know, the same breed. Anyway, Jiggs, one morning, we all wake up on the houseboats and we…

…he was always getting into trouble, right? In fact, I think that Jiggs and I were the same, you know, the same breed. Anyway, Jiggs, one morning, we all wake up on the houseboats and we hear And it was Jiggs in trouble again. And it's like, wow,…

…the same, you know, the same breed. Anyway, Jiggs, one morning, we all wake up on the houseboats and we hear And it was Jiggs in trouble again. And it's like, wow, Jiggs, what are you doing now? And so we all run up the gangplanks into the forest,…

…Anyway, Jiggs, one morning, we all wake up on the houseboats and we hear And it was Jiggs in trouble again. And it's like, wow, Jiggs, what are you doing now? And so we all run up the gangplanks into the forest, and he had fallen in the outhouse. And…

…you about another story from your youth because this is a critical story. And I think you know where I'm going. It involves Jiggs, the dog and an outhouse. Yes. So Jiggs was actually Uncle Wilfred's dog. And he was the family dog, of course, but, and…

…because this is a critical story. And I think you know where I'm going. It involves Jiggs, the dog and an outhouse. Yes. So Jiggs was actually Uncle Wilfred's dog. And he was the family dog, of course, but, and Jiggs was a curious beagle. And I guess…

…Jiggs, the dog and an outhouse. Yes. So Jiggs was actually Uncle Wilfred's dog. And he was the family dog, of course, but, and Jiggs was a curious beagle. And I guess sort of like me in some ways. And we were actually, we were in loggers houseboats.…

…the curtain behind you, Sheila, like a beating heart, as I describe in the book. Um, and, and below that, you know, was where Jiggs was well, way down then that the rocks that were at the alluvial rocks and, eventually, yes, we pulled jigs out and, um,…

…behalf of the audience, on behalf of me. Thank you for entertaining all of our questions. And I want to say thanks to Jiggs as well. Jigs up in heaven. Whatever jigs, if you hadn't fallen into the outhouse, where would Suzanne Simard be right now? I'd…

…He and I had this curiosity about forests, and my first big aha moment was at the outhouse by our lake. A poor dog Jiggs had slipped and fallen into the pit, so Grandpa ran up with his shovel to rescue the poor dog. He was down there swimming…

…the mushrooms and the roots and the soil. And I just thought, this is me. You did say the outhouse, didn't you? Yes. And poor Jiggs is down in the hole. Jiggs was a curious dog and he was always getting in trouble. And this was like, it was, I mean,…

…and the soil. And I just thought, this is me. You did say the outhouse, didn't you? Yes. And poor Jiggs is down in the hole. Jiggs was a curious dog and he was always getting in trouble. And this was like, it was, I mean, none of us were kind of…

…He and I had this curiosity about forests. And my first big aha moment was at the outhouse by our lake. Our poor dog Jiggs had slipped and fallen into the pit, So grandpa ran up with his shovel to rescue the poor dog. He was down there swimming…