Episode 809: Animal House
"Citters"

SEASON 8, EPISODE 9

Show Overview

On this episode of UTR it’s our first cavalcade of cool critters…that’s right, we’re going to take you back to some of our most favorite episodes with awesome animals. We’ll visit the Creature Conservancy in Ann Arbor, The Detroit Zoo, The Frankenmuth Dog Bowl, The Gaylord Elk Park, Oswald’s Bear Ranch in the U.P and we’ll even take you to Pruess Pets in Lansing where you can find your new best friend. Get ready to explore the cool creatures that make Michigan a great place to pet ‘em!

where were we?

Frankenmuth Dog Bowl

(800) 600-0105 www.dogfunfest.com Usually in Frankenmuth, beer and chicken are man’s best friends… but not the weekend we were there. That’s because that weekend Frankenmuth went to the dogs. It was the seventh annual Dog Bowl, and it’s the nation’s largest Olympics-style event for dogs. Every Memorial Day weekend thousands of humans from across the globe bring their best furry

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Preuss Pets

(517) 339-1762 1127 N Cedar St, Lansing, MI 48906 WEBSITE If you’re looking for a zoological paradise where you can purchase some pretty cool pets … Preuss Pets in Lansing’s Old town is the perfect place to peruse. Not only is it Michigan’s largest family owned pet store … Its probably on of the most awesome places you’ll ever go

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Detroit Zoo, The

Next we went to The Detroit Zoo to see an exhibit I had heard about and always wanted to see. I’m telling you right now, this exhibit is so incredible that whether you’re six or 106, you’ll BEARLY be able to contain yourself. It’s called the Arctic Ring of Life, and it’s North America’s largest polar bear exhibit. What’s also

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Creature Conservancy, The

(734) 929-9324 4940 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 WEBSITE The creature conservancy is not a zoo … it’s not a nature center, and it’s not an animal park. It’s a wildlife education center that focuses on creating personal connections between people and some of the rarest and coolest animals you’ll ever see.

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Gaylord City Elk Park

800-345-8621 E. Grandview Gaylord,MI 49735 WEBSITE You know … I’d never even heard of this herd … but now that I have … I “have” to show it to you. Shhh … I think they heard me. The Pigeon River State Forest just northeast of Gaylord is home to the only free-range elk herd in the entire Midwest. And, part

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Oswald’s Bear Ranch

(906) 293-3147 13814 County Rd 407 (H-37), Newberry, MI 49868 www.oswaldsbearranch.com Season Attraction Closed 10/1 – 6/1 Call for hours When there’s no one left to care for a bear … where do they go? I’ll tell ya where … Oswald’s Bear Ranch … that’s where. Just north of Newbery in the Eastern UP is Oswald’s Bear Ranch … and

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