Some people consider geese loud and obnoxious and dirty pests, others (like my wife) love and respect geese and like to see them hanging around, especially in mating season.
None of my dogs have ever paid attention to geese, and as many of you know, geese are pretty tough and have clubbed many a dog senseless with their knobby wings.
This morning, when we went out in the pasture, there was a solitary goose down by the fence (you have to look closely to see him/her in the photo). Bud froze, and studied her for about three seconds, then took off.
At first, the goose stood her ground and I thought Gus would be sorry. But as always I underestimated Gus, who charged down the hill like a jet plane and nearly collided with the goose, who blinked at the last minute and took off, Bud in hot pursuit.
He never really got close, but she wasn’t taking any chances at the Hellion bearing down on h er. Bud is a menace, and there is no question about who the King of the pasture is now.
Bud you are such a character, and a joy to read about. Thank you for being that quintessential Big Dog persona in a small dog package.
My Aussie got to try his hand at working geese at our trainers last month. He wasn’t sure about them at 1st, there was a bit of going through the middle of the flock instead of around it. Until he got 2 up against the fence & they turned and whaled on him with their wings. My 58 pound pup backpedaled, blinked and sat down to think about this for a minute. After that, he worked well off the geese & with a lot more respect! LOL!
My Boston, Willow, ignores the flocks of Canada Geese that land in the cornfield next door but she absolutely loves to go after the wild turkeys that are abundant in our area. I guess the turkeys run but the geese won’t.