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Quackers! The dog that looks after ducklings
Daily Mail ^ | 10th April 2007

Posted on 04/13/2007 1:50:43 AM PDT by Lorianne

A flock of ducklings have been taken under the paw of an unusual protector. Ben the Border Collie lets the fuzzy youngsters snuggle up for warmth and makes sure they don't stray too far from his side.

The black and white dog will eventually learn how to round flocks of ducks at the Pennywell Farm in Buckfastleigh in Devon.

For now, he looks happy with his quacking role of guardian.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: bordercollies

1 posted on 04/13/2007 1:50:44 AM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

“Will someone please get me some orange sauce?!”


2 posted on 04/13/2007 1:58:03 AM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Anti-socialist Bostonian, Anti-Illegal Immigration Bush supporter, Pro-Life Atheist)
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To: Lorianne

3 posted on 04/13/2007 2:16:36 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Hunter-Thompson '08)
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To: Lorianne

I would look after them as well.

Till they got fat.

(Actually, many years ago when I was first dating my wife, who has since passed, I got the idea of cooking her Duck L’Orange).
Ended up with a little bit of the meat (on the duck, not her), a bunch of dried up orange peels, and about a half gallon of duck fat).

I would rank duck as somewhere between crow and pheasant


4 posted on 04/13/2007 2:22:50 AM PDT by djf (Democracy - n, def: The group that gets PAID THE MOST ends up VOTING THE MOST See: TRAGEDY)
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To: djf
I have tried duck before, didn’t like it, I stick with chicken or turkey
5 posted on 04/13/2007 2:56:01 AM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM 53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
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To: Prophet in the wilderness

Some folks rave over lamb.

I wouldn’t eat that if my life depended on it, musky, stinkin junk. Even my mutt who is quite a carnivore ignores it when I gave it to him.


6 posted on 04/13/2007 3:04:12 AM PDT by djf (Democracy - n, def: The group that gets PAID THE MOST ends up VOTING THE MOST See: TRAGEDY)
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To: Lorianne

We had some pet ducks at one point. One especially was wonderful, They can be very smart (in a duck sort of way) I read that they are as smart as a 3 year old, dont know if its true


7 posted on 04/13/2007 3:09:13 AM PDT by woofie
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To: djf

The last time someone cooked lamb for me, I thought it was pork chops, it was ok for me... I guess it’s in how you cook it.


8 posted on 04/13/2007 3:11:21 AM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM 53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
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To: onedoug

Boarder collie ping


9 posted on 04/13/2007 7:06:28 AM PDT by windcliff
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