When he was two his family moved to Chincoteague Island, where he spent much of his free time in the marshes around their home.
هنگامی که او دو ساله بود، خانواده‌اش به جزیره Chincoteague نقل مکان کرد، جایی که وی بیشتر وقت آزاد خود را در در اطراف خانه‌اش گذراند.