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[rainplace]

Well I just got off the phone with the woman and it looks like this is her goose. It looks like by the time she got her four they had been rehomed several times. There were originally 10. That 10 got split in half so one guy had 5. The person that had the five needed to move and couldn't take them and gave him to another guy. This guy has kids that just loved the geese and always had them in their lap and cuddled them. The guy got a new girlfriend that had a dog. The dog terrorized the geese and one day caught the female and almost killed her. The guy took her to the vet and had her fixed up and then started penning them all the time. The dog reached through the fence in front of the kids and grabbed the female by the neck and broke the neck. The four remaining were rehomed to the person that called me.

She says that all 4 flew over the fence, two were hit by a car, one ran off and came back later that night, and then there's Trumpet.

She's sending me a picture of the other goose right now. I'm sad. I wonder what will happen when she moves (she rents and the landlord isn't that happy with her having geese.) I think she really loves this guy, and it's really hard for me not to judge her situation and refuse to give him back. But if he's hers...

/sigh

 

[Bec]

Maybe you can tell her your story and how well he is fitting in. Maybe she will just let you have him.

I have been following this thread and have been thinking about Trumpet a lot. I hope all works out for the best.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Legally he's yours. Animal control had him long enough that they were about to put him down, and you adopted him. Of course not everyone thinks to check animal control for their lost pets, especially not a goose.

I honestly don't know what to say. He is yours by law, if it weren't for you, the goose would not be alive right now. And who's to say that she will take care of him properly? I really don't know, I would be torn as well. If it were me, I'd probably offer to take the other goose in as well

 

[rainplace]

She's coming tomorrow. Hubby and I are sad. I spoke to her at length and she really loves him. The goose at her house is very lonely so... I'll let her know to call me if she ever needs to rehome the two of them.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Hopefully she will do something to make sure they stay in the pen this time. Maybe she'll change her mind? I hope at least that you are making her reimburse you the adoption fee, if there was one.

 

[smileysal]

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I'm sad too, I thought Trumpet was gonna stay with you for sure.
Advise this woman to clip their wings to prevent it happening again and yes, tell her if she needs to get rid of them at any time to let you know, otherwise goodness knows where they'll end up. Did she say what she called Trumpet?

 

[Bec]

Yes, at least when she takes Trumpet back, give her option to bring him back if need be and hopefully that will prevent any future problems for the geese.

You did a fantastic thing by rescuing him and he is safe now.

 

[MsMelvin]

So true!

And I agree, write down your phone/email/address/cell and hand it to her when she arrives.

You should ask outright if you may visit a couple of times as Trumpet has become attached to your family. Besides it will give you peice of mind that he's cared for properly.

Do yoursef a favor, and re-read the papers you signed at the shelter prior to his release....most state you cannot transfer ownership of said animal, if so get the shelter involved as it is a contract. C Y Arse (& Could be your ace up the sleave for visiting leverage).

We are rooting for you, hope you end up with both of them, Jr. is needing a place too by the sounds of the landlord....why don't you offer her visitation to your place and you home them both....just a thought. Remember money talks and bs walks (not for Trumpet, for Jr.) Good luck! We'll be reading...

 

[rainplace]

Wow, you all are awesome. I've been waking up since 3am thinking about Trumpet. I'm all teary-eyed. Go figure.

Night 3 in the duck house. Trumpet still didn't feel like following everyone into the house, but that might be more of a goose thing. My geese are the trouble makers every night, they only go in under protest. Last night I didn't fully enclose his area. He had three closed sides and an open side. A few times he tried to go to the other side only to beat a fast retreat when a duck charged him. By the time I stopped peaking, Rommy had settled down over there with him.

I'm certain that with more time, he'd fully integrate with our flock.

I've been trying to figure out if there is a reason the geese flew over the fence. I'll have to ask her. She has already clipped the wings on Junior and will do Trumpet also. She didn't have a name for Trumpet so I asked her if she would keep the name we gave him, and she said she thought it was a great name.

She offered me money for the adoption fee and feed he's eaten, but I declined. I've gotten way more from Trumpet than what he's cost me. (adoption fee was a puny $5) I've learned a lot in the last few days about duck and geese behavior. They certainly are different from each other though they share similarities.

I made a lot of assumptions about Trumpet's past, which I guess is all we can do until humans can learn to speak fluent goose. Some of those assumptions panned out, but many of them didn't. So a good thing to come out of this, is that I know what his past was and can sort of apply that to the behavior I observed.... sort of.

I'll post again after she comes to get him.

Thank you everyone for your input and kind words.

Donna

 

[Ashmeade]

AWWWW! I am so sorry you are losing him. It sounded like he was settling in wonderfully and I was betting that he was there to stay from your posts...

I am glad his owner found him and hopefully he will be ok with her. Sounds like you will be a good back up for her to place him, if needed...