Cooper the Viszla keeps golf course free from goose poop

Losing an occasional sandwich from their golf carts is a small price to pay for the service Cooper the Viszla provides for golfers at the two-course Ohio State Golf Club.

Cooper is trained to run toward geese and scare them off before they can be-fowl (hehehe) the area. Snatching food from golf carts is something he taught himself.

Cooper, an important golf course staff member, belongs to Dan Trubisky, the club’s athletic grounds specialist.

Before Cooper came, some of the areas were covered with goose poop making a very messy situation. Golfers had to walk around it and putt through it. “Cooper has really solved the problem,” according to one golfer.

Ducks and swans also inhabit the golf course, but Cooper leaves them alone. He has learned to distinguish other waterfowl from geese and concentrates only on the messy geese. Cooper doesn’t actually catch them. He just scares them away when they land.

Cooper rarely interferes with golfers, except for the occasional sniffing out food from golf bags thing. But even then the golfers don’t seem to mind.

When he isn’t working, Cooper lives in an apartment with Trubisky. 

"I got him for the geese, but I also really wanted a dog," Trubisky said. "It's nice to be able to bring him to work, and the golfers seem to love him." Source

Dennis  Tucker …er… Cooper is a Hungarian Vizsla, a dog bred for hunting but also known for fearless adventures and voracious hunger.

Comments

[Khyra]

And here I thought Dennis lived in Sandy Eggo!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

[Dr. Liz]

I think Tucker took a side job! I'm with Khyra, though - how does he travel back and forth so quickly each day? "Voracious hunger" HAHAHAHA!

-Dr. Liz

[Stumpy and cyndi]

Stumpy once interviewed for a job as a goose chaser. Unfortunately, she was more interested in the poop.

[jackie]

I love the one with his tongue hanging out..

[Hudson]

One more reason to adore dogs and their incredible intelligents. I live on a golf course maybe I can train my dogs to chase off drunk golfers !!!

[cube]

I must admit that when I read the headline of your post the first thing that occurred to me was that Cooper was... er, um, inappropriately eating the geese poop. Sorry for being so crass, but it is a problem at our house with our cats... how different could geese poop be, I wondered.
Is it as rich and creamy as cat poop?

[Clive]

Brillant dog! Geese poop so much and make such a mess - we love the idea of Cooper keeping the golf course clear of them!

[Karen Friesecke]

I need to invite Cooper over to my local park. There are tons of messy geese there with tons of "leavings" Summertime makes for interesting walkies :(

[Dirty Butter]

There are people who "rent out" their dogs to do this for a living!

[pam]

I was just reading about someone who trains dogs to keep grounds clear of Canadian geese. I wanted to rent a set of dogs for my daughter's high school. There are so many geese (and seagulls) in the fields, you feel like you're driving by a Hitchcock movie set. Kids are constantly getting pooped on by flying birds.

In another culture, the kids would regularly be eating delicious goose lunches in their school cafeteria, but alas.

[Platzreife]

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[Wireless Dog Fence]

My sister used to have a dog that attacked the situation of geese and geese poop in the backyard pond in a different way.

...Instead of chasing the geese, he simply ate their poop! (sorry if you're reading this at dinner time)