Word: groundhog
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...lives with you? Oh, yes. Chuck has free range of the house and uses a litter box. But you know, groundhogs are very aggressive. To try to make them cute and filmable isn't easy. If you spend a lot of time with one, the groundhog gets to know you and kind of understands that yes, it has to go on Rachael Ray but that's okay cause you're there with him. If you tried that with a wild groundhog, he would just be stressed and the audience would pick up on that. Whereas I work with Chuck...
Wait, he chases your wife around the house? Last Saturday he jumped on her leg and tore her pants a little bit, so I had to put the groundhog away and kind of comfort the wife and take her out to dinner. Nothing major, just stuff like that. His new thing is that he pulls lamps off of tables...
...what happens on Groundhog Day? The crowd gathers around 7 a.m. and Chuck makes the prediction at 7:30. We had 800 people last year because it was a Sunday. This year falls on a Monday so it'll be a little quieter, we'll have maybe 400 or 500. He's in a display house and we just open the door and he comes out and sees his shadow, or not. The mayor will come and announce his prediction and then it's over. Usually limos show up and right away we're whisked away...
...know if he sees his shadow or not? If he sees his shadow he's unhappy, and an unhappy groundhog is easy to pick up on. It's easy to tell his mood. He's pretty vocal. It's mostly just an assessment of how he's feeling that determines what the verdict...
...face in his belly and he squeals. A couple weeks ago we were sleeping in the same bed together, although that may be illegal in New York State. We take naps, it's kind of like a very intimate little love affair we've got going. But around Groundhog Day he's most ornery cause it's breeding season and he is trying to assert his dominance so that other males will stay away. He makes an awful screeching sound and then he scent marks my house and I have to go and clean it up. He's looking...