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We went to a wonderful state park today..what a time...we were walking along the beach and out of nowhere a dog came at us. Honey went into defense mode and barked and carried on furiously trying to defend me.
I thought for sure she would be hurt as the other dog was big. Luckily the owner grabed it and totally apologized (there was a leash requirement!). But he was such a nice guy...so we went on our way. Had a great day. She went wading and watched the ducks and on the way out grabed a bone from the ground..(blood on it..maybe from an attacked duck or something??). Being such a good dog when I yelled at her to drop it she actually did! Hope she won't get sick or something from having it in her mouth. Anyway- beautiful place...ducks below. What a perfect day!
Karen, you are right...geese, not ducks. And those puppies are tall. They were all lined up under a tree and when we approached they drew themselves up and in a stately manner walked to the waters edge and glided away. Would not want to have one after me - they are pretty big.
very beautiful place... Honey looks great as always.
When I was a kid in western NE, my dad got everyone up before dawn one morning to drive to a wheat stubble field east of town. We lived on the mid west fly way and there were several thousand Canada Geese resting in the field, taking a break from their migration. It was truly an awesome sight and the sound was amazing.
jdf- Yes, they are beautiful. I missed a great shot as they were getting up and walking to the water - darn- camera was in case. I love to watch them in the fall when they fly over.
Hi Mary- she never has shown interest in chasing big birds..maybe she is smart! Sometimes in the yard she will run at a robin in a kinda half-hearted playing fake run thing. I think she likes to think she is queen of her domain...or maybe she likes to see them take off. Now- those demon squirrels and rabbits (as you call them)- that's another story!
You said you thought Honey might have some Sheltie in her - if she wasn't trying to herd the geese, there may not be any Sheltie there!
We have a lot of geese around here - most are the white ones (don't know their "real" name), and they are MEAN! Gotta stay out of their way! I was up in Tallahassee helping my daughter move just a couple of weeks ago, and I was amazed by the number of Canadian geese still here. I thought they went north for the summer like the rest of our "snow birds" -
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." ~ Josh Billings.
Just beautiful .............
We are loaded with Canadian geese here on Long Island. We live on a small canal and they fly by honking loudly and then SPLASH down in the water!
It looks like you had a beautiful, clear day and Honey looks very happy to be there.
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