I was attacked by a goose while running! What remedy is avaliable

I was relaxing before a run around Green Lake in Seattle, and there were a couple of geese about 30 yards from the water.

A loose German Shepard came running along between the path and water, looking for ducks or geese to chase, then spotted the two geese and made a beeline toward them, and directly away from the water.

The geese continued setting there unperturbed until the dog was about 10 yards away, then rose in unison side by side, with necks and wings outstretched, and headed straight at the dog, which made a hasty retreat and disappeared.

We don't usually mess with most dogs. We generally respect them because they can be tough. But if we sense weakness in the dogs and we are in a brave mood, we will take them out.

Here's a video of a goose beating the absolute crap out of a dog. I took the video and really feel my friend was out line bullying this poor dog right in front of its master who was also completely powerless.

I took the video to post it on social media just as a warning. You don't want to mess with us. Got it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaC7-UICzws

You got goosed?

This problem is caused by illegal Canada geese entering the USA. They, are as pesky as Mexicans. Why are they protected species? Open season on all...Happy Mothers Day.

Run faster than the goose....

There, problem solved

GrandKlegal wrote:

This problem is caused by illegal Canada geese entering the USA. They, are as pesky as Mexicans. Why are they protected species? Open season on all...Happy Mothers Day.

Higher walls will solve this problem.

We'll need to spend billions on more walls.

This would probably work better:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o323jsXjAGU

Lube up ahead of time.

Rob57 wrote:

Run faster than the goose....

There, problem solved

Nice try. We fly and we will fly, if we need to, when we lounge at you.

But I like your approach. To try and run away from us like the scared little sweaty runner that you are.

I'm not gonna take any more sh|t from that fvcking goose who's ruining this thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0XL9n5sxz4

Crazy Kid wrote:

I'm not gonna take any more sh|t from that fvcking goose who's ruining this thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0XL9n5sxz4

That was one nasty kid. But let me tell you that word got around fast in the goose community about that kid. Payback was tough for him. That kid got exactly what he deserved and it was very brutal. We posted it on utube but it was taken down quickly.

The lesson, if you runners want to be safe, you better run with a shovel. But if you use the shovel inappropriately, we will get you.

I think we have a transgoose here. Do you often sit nude in the park taking a dump while flapping your arms? I think I've seen you.

Go run in a Bjork Swan costume and they will get all confused.

a duck-feeding gramma wrote:

I think we have a transgoose here. Do you often sit nude in the park taking a dump while flapping your arms? I think I've seen you.

You're pretty brave posting this crap to me behind the anonymity of this message board. Next time you are out running, and you get all sweaty and nervous because you have to run by a goose, then you get relieved because you run by the goose and didn't get attacked, do me a favor.

After the run, check the bottom of your running shoe. You will find a present that we left you.

Rob57 wrote:

Run faster than the goose....

There, problem solved

Geese migrate at 40 mph.

The Goose wrote:

if we need to, when we lounge at you.

Ahhh, but that would make you a lizard, and you are not a lizard. Silly goose.

I got attacked by a goose on a tow path about a decade ago

I was running with a few people, near the back of the pack

There were geese periodically along the path

One goose decided to get uppity. Literally, it faced off with me as I approached it, and launched into the air, hissing with wings flapping

I had little time to react, and it was right in my face

Without breaking stride, I punched that goose right in its breast with my best punch

THUD

The goose returned to the ground, resuming its day. I kept running, amazed at how the goose's body was really good at absorbing a punch from a person moving about 10 miles per hour

I did not feel badly at all, but maybe I should. I had no intention of attacking a goose, and genuinely feel that it attacked me first, when it had no need to. I feel justified in punching it, and left the scene very impressed with how tough that animal is

I am sure that you gained the respect of that goose too.

It's rare that we actually launch the full airborne attack. We usually just have to threaten it. Must runners in your position would have just taken the hit and crumpled away or would have ineffectively flailed their arms.

It was a fair fight, no shovels or dogs to save the runner, just bird versus runner.

We respect that. Well done.

The Goose wrote:

Rob57 wrote:

Run faster than the goose....

There, problem solved

Nice try. We fly and we will fly, if we need to, when we lounge at you.

But I like your approach. To try and run away from us like the scared little sweaty runner that you are.

Is that like a lazy way of lunging?