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Whitman and Hanson’s joint recreational district are aggressively as well as creatively seeking to arrange for Border Collies to rid geese from their sports fields.
So…this is a strange ask but its worth a shot. Does anyone in the district have a border collie? The Canadian Geese hate these dogs (even though the dogs do not hurt them). We would love to have some dogs take a walk around our fields because studies show that the geese will…
— Bob Rodgers (@WHathletics) August 22, 2024
Dog on duty against fowl doody ….
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Many other communities have long relied on Border Collies to shoo away Canada Geese away from where they are not wanted.
The reason why?
Border Collies are arguably the single most effective method of chasing away Canada Geese.
Even better, for reasons uncertain Canada Geese steer clear of Border Collies as well as stay away from property where Borders are known to frequent while at the same time these foul fowl are not much bothered by other sorts of dogs.
Goose grease mined Quincy High track
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Even worse, the problems of Canadian geese snowbacks are more than just being a nuisance for the humans seeking to use sports fields frequented by geese as they also pose public health problems which Quincy Quarry has both long and repeatedly addressed.
Specifically, the problem is “Goose Grease” — wild waterfowl feces is not only stinky and slippery, it can also be a vector for the transmission of over sixty diseases.
For but two examples of diseases transmitted via Goose Grease are the microscopic parasites Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
Damn “Goose Grease”
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Giardia causes an intestinal illness called Giardiasis — also know as “Beaver Fever” — and Cryptosporidium is responsible for a similar intestinal illness.
In Quincy, the Canadian’s Goose Grease poses serious problems for Quincy High football, soccer and track team members as well as other users of the Quincy High School track.
Particularly problematic is that the track is adjacent to a wetland.
A wetland rife with marsh vegetation and thus where geese love to nest.
Undocumented aliens overwhelming Quincy High
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The feathered undocumented foreigners have also been known to overwhelm Quincy High School itself..
While in years past the City of Quincy has tried to eradicate the geese from the field, given the adjacent march such efforts were fools’ errands for those stuck with dealing with these foul fowl given the ill-advised and controversial placement of the also very expensive track.
Yum!!!
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Further, to the best of Quincy Quarry News’ knowledge, never has the school board ever even but merely considered but suggestions to ponder relying on Border Collies to clear geese from school grounds.
Similarly, is it only reasonable to assume that neither are city officials willing to consider relying on Quincy Quarry News’ K9 security expert who would gladly take on the gig for merely but all the fresh goose livers he can eat.
After all, such would confirm that Quincy Quarry was right about a ready solution to a long ongoing local problem.
Could these dogs be trained to rid Quincy of the grifters and thieves who inhabit city hall? Chase them around and round them up — chase them to Schenectady or somewhere.
Where cutting-edge wildlife management strategies involve outsourcing the job to our four-legged friends. Because nothing says “we’ve got this under control” like a canine task force chasing geese off sports fields. Forget about advanced methods or humane solutions—why bother when you can just aggressively recruit border collies to do the dirty work? It’s almost like they’re training the next generation of geese-policing pups. Maybe we should just let the geese coach the soccer teams instead; they’re practically locals at this point.