At a previous facility, the grounds keeping crew took a lot of criticism from employees because they used dogs to control geese. How do you preclude such animosity at a site?
Using dogs as a hazing technique is a relatively new method of controlling geese and with it comes many perceived problems. To have a successful program, it is important that all people involved (managers, employees, and tenants) understand that it is critical that the dog be highly trained not to catch or harm the bird. This is why we only use ABCA trained Border Collies—they are of high intelligence and bred to work or herd desired flocks to a particular location—in this case, to get the geese to fly off the property. Since the Canada goose is federally protected, there are fines that range from $5,000 to $10,000 if one is captured or harmed. If an untrained dog causes such an unfortunate incident, it would fall under these guidelines and the owner would be fined. Some of our clients were apprehensive with this method for the very reason you stated. Once a demonstration was provided, or our professional video shown, all those involved were comfortable with the technique. However, we
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