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Tug is our first-owned Border Collie. He is extremely smart and ready for action! This hard-working dog is eager to help you rid your property of those pesky, annoying, landscape-destroying Canada Geese.
Before Tug was given to us, he lived on the beach and with sheep. We received him as a young dog to be in our care for a month from some dear friends as they traveled. Tug became our beloved pet after the month was over due to these dear friends needing to find Tug a good home as they would be traveling more frequently.
Tug has been trained daily for geese patrol three times per day. He is now very competent in heeding his Handler’s commands and is ready, willing and able at a moment’s notice to be “on the prowl for water fowl.” Tug has also been agility trained.
Tug has a playful personality. He enjoys fun times of chasing the water from the hose, pushing rocks with his front paws across the yard and fetching anything that will be thrown for him. He is loving and affectionate, but don’t let that kid you. He is very aggressive when it comes to the Canada goose chase. He is also a good watch dog. His focus is uninterrupted by distractions and will work endlessly with motivation to follow his handler’s commands.
Louie is our younger and smaller Border Collie. He is extremely fast and has a fox-like appearance whose presence and stare-down technique cause geese to scatter upon his arrival on your property.
We bought Louie at 10 weeks of age from a Breeder in New Hampshire. He comes from a strong Border Collie blood line. His father, Whiterose Kep, is an international sheep dog champion. His mother, Keswick Jem has won numerous sheep herding trial awards. He was named “Louie” after the owner’s late father, Louis Freitas. Louie has been trained since 10 weeks of age for geese patrol. He, like Tug, is now very competent in heeding his Handler’s commands and is ready, willing and able at a moment’s notice to be “on the prowl for water fowl.”
When Louie is not harassing geese, he is very playful. He loves to play “hide and seek” with his toys and Tug. He’s very smart and learns quickly. He’ll herd anything that moves…people, water sprinklers, Tug, etc. His focus on the geese is so strong that nothing distracts him from the geese. He will spend hours swimming after the geese if allowed.
Tug and Louie have amazed many people at places such as golf courses, corporate properties, cemeteries, camp grounds, schools and other venues that have geese problems. They are favorites of many.
Border Collies are herding dogs by nature and therefore will not harm geese. Their natural instinct is to herd, not harm the flock. Border Collies use a technique called “eye” wherein they crouch down and stare intensely at the geese. The Border Collie is the most effective method in keeping geese out of areas where the geese are a problem.
Border Collies are ranked number one in intelligence for all dog breeds. They have the reasoning and problem-solving ability of a two- to four-year-old child. Border Collies are agile, making them effortlessly work their way through brush, briars and any other obstacles that would tire a different breed of dog.
Border Collies are protectors and will lay down their life for their master. Border Collies have a deep devotion not only to their master, but to hard work as well. They have a natural desire to be working constantly, and a working Border Collie is a happy Border Collie. If these dogs are not given a job, they will find one on their own.
Phone: (774) 274-0624
Fax: (508) 238-8785
gail@shoogeese.com
“Shoo, Geese! Border Patrol has done a great job getting the geese to vacate the course. It’s such a pleasure not to see their mess all over the place…the money spent was well worth it.”
– M. Lombardi, Manager, Easton Country Club
“We are very happy with the services and the results provided by Shoo, Geese! Border Patrol. We highly recommend Shoo, Geese! Border Patrol to anyone who is having a problem with geese.”
– G. J. Corning, Head Superintendent of the Sharon Memorial and Knollwood Memorial Parks