[redhead]

"By the way, for those who don't live near the Great Lakes and have never seen a goose turd; they are about the size of a cat's turd. And they $hit as much, or more, as sea gulls."

Correct. When we had our little farm, we had four domestic geese. They pooped EVERYWHERE, including the porches, sidewalks, and any surface that was flat enough to accommodate them. They pooped in their SLEEP! Their turds were about the size of a woman's finger, and they could produce one every 10 or 15 minutes. The phrase "Loose as a goose" is based on fact, believe me. We finally had to fence in the dooryard and leave the rest of the property to the geese so we could step out on the porch without having to step in a pile of poop. (They were awfully good weeders, though, and seemed to LOVE stinging nettle.)

[toast]

We finally had to fence in the dooryard and leave the rest of the property to the geese so we could step out on the porch without having to step in a pile of poop.

I would suggest a semi-large dog. Labs don't hesitate to continue the chace into the water. Though you do substitute one kind of poop for another.