Comments on: Canada Goose – The Most Famous In Canada http://exoticanimallover.com/2007/10/canada-goose-the-most-famous-in-canada/ All things pertaining to exotic animal, their lives, and our love for them. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:24:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kimberly http://exoticanimallover.com/2007/10/canada-goose-the-most-famous-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Kimberly Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:56:34 +0000 http://exoticanimallover.com/?p=87#comment-1327 I didn't realize Lynda Taylor email me @ support on the site...I wanted to share with you all the progress she's had with her Canada Goose, "V"... Lynda: "Thank you so very much for getting back to me! That is great advise and comfort to me. I will keep you posted. Ever grateful to you. I have written one story about a raising a goose in my new book. This new baby has had some adventures that I can share later. We will get to work on finding some right away. We went boating on our lake today and saw 2 eagles go after a duck to keep it under water for a long long time. Just before that she hid her 7 babies in some cattails. She must have known they would want her for lunch. It was amazing to watch with baby V hugging our boat. It can see jets in the sky, really good eyesight. Right away one swallow dived on the eagles then 3 crows chased them aggressively until they left and the duck was safe. That was about 10 mins. of intense drama we witnessed. In appreciation, Lynda" That really sounds like fabulous progress for V...She gets to see the wild in the safety of your supervision. I hope things go perfectly for her! Kimberly :) I didn’t realize Lynda Taylor email me @ support on the site…I wanted to share with you all the progress she’s had with her Canada Goose, “V”…

Lynda: “Thank you so very much for getting back to me! That is great advise and
comfort to me. I will keep you posted. Ever grateful to you. I have written
one story about a raising a goose in my new book. This new baby has had some
adventures that I can share later. We will get to work on finding some right
away. We went boating on our lake today and saw 2 eagles go after a duck to
keep it under water for a long long time. Just before that she hid her 7
babies in some cattails. She must have known they would want her for lunch.
It was amazing to watch with baby V hugging our boat. It can see jets in the
sky, really good eyesight. Right away one swallow dived on the eagles then
3 crows chased them aggressively until they left and the duck was safe. That
was about 10 mins. of intense drama we witnessed. In appreciation, Lynda”

That really sounds like fabulous progress for V…She gets to see the wild in the safety of your supervision.

I hope things go perfectly for her!

Kimberly :)

]]> By: Kimberly http://exoticanimallover.com/2007/10/canada-goose-the-most-famous-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 Kimberly Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:51:25 +0000 http://exoticanimallover.com/?p=87#comment-1326 @ Lynda Taylor: That is so sweet Lynda... I'm sure it would be so great for Deborah, as she's really having a tough time with a decision and all the emotions that come along with it. Actually, I'm going to personally email you her email address and see if you can't reach out to her that way - of course, not sure if she's subscribed to comments to get follow up messages here. Also, I would love to help you get the word out about your book. Please keep me informed and updated, so I can be of assistance! Kimberly :) @ Lynda Taylor:

That is so sweet Lynda…

I’m sure it would be so great for Deborah, as she’s really having a tough time with a decision and all the emotions that come along with it.

Actually, I’m going to personally email you her email address and see if you can’t reach out to her that way – of course, not sure if she’s subscribed to comments to get follow up messages here.

Also, I would love to help you get the word out about your book. Please keep me informed and updated, so I can be of assistance!

Kimberly :)

]]> By: Lynda Taylor http://exoticanimallover.com/2007/10/canada-goose-the-most-famous-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1325 Lynda Taylor Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:39:29 +0000 http://exoticanimallover.com/?p=87#comment-1325 Sorry Kimberly I forgot to tell you that it would be wonderful to have you help me share my book with others. I will give you details as the time approaches. In great appreciation, cheers, Lynda Sorry Kimberly I forgot to tell you that it would be wonderful to have you help me share my book with others. I will give you details as the time approaches. In great appreciation, cheers, Lynda

]]> By: Lynda Taylor http://exoticanimallover.com/2007/10/canada-goose-the-most-famous-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1324 Lynda Taylor Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:25:32 +0000 http://exoticanimallover.com/?p=87#comment-1324 Hello Kimberly, I do hope Deborah will contact me because I feel I can help her with my story of successfully integrating my goose. I have done alot of research and observations close up and personal of geese and know also how she feels. I understand them fairly well now. I would like to be of help if she still needs it. My direct email is lindarod@telus.net. Best wishes, Lynda Hello Kimberly,
I do hope Deborah will contact me because I feel I can help her with my story of successfully integrating my goose. I have done alot of research and observations close up and personal of geese and know also how she feels. I understand them fairly well now. I would like to be of help if she still needs it. My direct email is lindarod@telus.net. Best wishes, Lynda

]]> By: Kimberly http://exoticanimallover.com/2007/10/canada-goose-the-most-famous-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 Kimberly Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:22:41 +0000 http://exoticanimallover.com/?p=87#comment-1311 Hello Animaux Chien Quebec... Absolutely! If you go to this link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ExoticAnimalLover ... You'll be able to get on the RSS feed and get updates when and only when I update the site - That puts you in the Exotic Animal Lover "Club"! Hope to see you around here again soon, Kimberly :) Hello Animaux Chien Quebec…

Absolutely! If you go to this link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ExoticAnimalLover …

You’ll be able to get on the RSS feed and get updates when and only when I update the site – That puts you in the Exotic Animal Lover “Club”!

Hope to see you around here again soon,

Kimberly :)

]]> By: animaux chien quebec http://exoticanimallover.com/2007/10/canada-goose-the-most-famous-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 animaux chien quebec Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:14:41 +0000 http://exoticanimallover.com/?p=87#comment-1310 This is so exciting is there a club where we can register and get all of these posts? This is so exciting is there a club where we can register and get all of these posts?

]]> By: Kimberly @ Canada Goose Blog http://exoticanimallover.com/2007/10/canada-goose-the-most-famous-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 Kimberly @ Canada Goose Blog Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:50:56 +0000 http://exoticanimallover.com/?p=87#comment-1300 Hello Deborah... Well, I can see how it would bring you to tears - I'm almost in tears reading your story. It's amazing how close we get to our "babies", isn't it? Okay, firstly, I was unaware it was illegal to help another living creature - leaving the baby to die - that's just not the right thing to do... However...now, it is what it is...I'm not sure of your entire situation, but why can't you bring Ms. Flipper with you to GA? Knowing how we are, I know we'd bring her if we could... ...But if you absolutely cannot, you may want to start bringing sweet Flipper to a pond where there are other Canadian Geese - or a reserve...Let her interact with the others. She may find them interesting and understand what you're trying to do. Now, it may take a few times of bringing her down there for her to get the confidence to interact, and it may only take 1 hour - you never know. She'll probably want to run back to you, like a child would - it's going to be hard for you, your family and Flipper - you love each other! Some good news is, being from Canada, I've seen many Canadian Geese hang out all winter in the ice and snow and survive - not sure how they do it, but they do. It's a shame their geographical map and seasonal clock is all messed up with all the global changes going on. It must be confusing to them. That being said, I don't know how Flipper will do if she's never foraged for herself. You'll need to allow her to roam free outside of her cage to get to know what she needs to do. I know this is scary - you can still supervise her and leave her some food, but she'll need to learn that too. I'm so sorry this is so traumatic. I can get a sense of the bond you have with her - what a beautiful relationship. I have another reader and commenter - Lynda Taylor - that just had to deal with a very similar issue with the Canadian Goose that "adopted" them...Maybe you could contact her through her url she left: <a href="http://www.creeksidegardens.ca/" rel="nofollow">http://www.creeksidegardens.ca</a> - to get some more direct advice, since I'm not an expert on this, as this has never happened to me before. I'm sure she'd be happy to help you out too. I hope these are some words of advice you can work on to implement for a plan - Of course, Ms. Flipper's well being is of utmost importance here. That all being said, I do hope you'll update us here by leaving a comment to let us know what happens and how things are going. I wish you, your family and Flipper all the best - and have a safe move! Hoping to hear back from you again soon, Kimberly :) Hello Deborah…

Well, I can see how it would bring you to tears – I’m almost in tears reading your story.

It’s amazing how close we get to our “babies”, isn’t it?

Okay, firstly, I was unaware it was illegal to help another living creature – leaving the baby to die – that’s just not the right thing to do…

However…now, it is what it is…I’m not sure of your entire situation, but why can’t you bring Ms. Flipper with you to GA? Knowing how we are, I know we’d bring her if we could…

…But if you absolutely cannot, you may want to start bringing sweet Flipper to a pond where there are other Canadian Geese – or a reserve…Let her interact with the others. She may find them interesting and understand what you’re trying to do.

Now, it may take a few times of bringing her down there for her to get the confidence to interact, and it may only take 1 hour – you never know.

She’ll probably want to run back to you, like a child would – it’s going to be hard for you, your family and Flipper – you love each other!

Some good news is, being from Canada, I’ve seen many Canadian Geese hang out all winter in the ice and snow and survive – not sure how they do it, but they do. It’s a shame their geographical map and seasonal clock is all messed up with all the global changes going on. It must be confusing to them.

That being said, I don’t know how Flipper will do if she’s never foraged for herself. You’ll need to allow her to roam free outside of her cage to get to know what she needs to do. I know this is scary – you can still supervise her and leave her some food, but she’ll need to learn that too.

I’m so sorry this is so traumatic. I can get a sense of the bond you have with her – what a beautiful relationship.

I have another reader and commenter – Lynda Taylor – that just had to deal with a very similar issue with the Canadian Goose that “adopted” them…Maybe you could contact her through her url she left: http://www.creeksidegardens.ca – to get some more direct advice, since I’m not an expert on this, as this has never happened to me before. I’m sure she’d be happy to help you out too.

I hope these are some words of advice you can work on to implement for a plan – Of course, Ms. Flipper’s well being is of utmost importance here.

That all being said, I do hope you’ll update us here by leaving a comment to let us know what happens and how things are going.

I wish you, your family and Flipper all the best – and have a safe move!

Hoping to hear back from you again soon,

Kimberly :)

]]> By: Deborah http://exoticanimallover.com/2007/10/canada-goose-the-most-famous-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 Deborah Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:11:22 +0000 http://exoticanimallover.com/?p=87#comment-1291 Kimberly, I am almost in tears as I write this because the time for me to lose my Canadian Goose has come. On Mothers Day of all days, in 2008 I heard my dogs barking like crazy in our backyard, so I go and look and in between their kennel and our house was a little baby gosling. We live on a farm in Indiana and have a lower part of our field that floods out yearly and often we see geese down in the water. So we assume this ones mother had her babies there. The baby from pictures and research we have done was about a week old if that. We do not know how she managed to wander so far up to our house without her mom that day (we just call her a female) although it was storming pretty bad. We searched for the mom or brothers or sisters and found nothing, so we warmed her up, my boys named her Flipper and she became ours. I could not place her back outside like our wildlife recuse told us too. They said it was illegal to keep her and we had to put her back whether she died or not, and well, we just could not do that. But the time has come now with the economy that we will be moving soon to Georgia and cannot take her with us. She has been living indoors with us in her own cage and she has gone outside daily with me and the kids, to play in her pool or just be outside. She follows us around all the time and has become on of the children. It breaks my heart to have to leave her behind but we just cannot take her and sometimes I feel she deserves the life she was intended to have anyways. But I am so scared about her well being. Can she survive now? Can she learn to fly? She has never flown before. And we have always fed her grass and goose feed. Will she be able to join a new flock? Will she stay and freeze and die since she doesn't know how to fly south? So many worries I have and it kills me. Any help you can offer or advice would be so greatly appreciated. Flipper is our family and this is one of the hardest things we have ever been faced with. Kimberly,
I am almost in tears as I write this because the time for me to lose my Canadian Goose has come. On Mothers Day of all days, in 2008 I heard my dogs barking like crazy in our backyard, so I go and look and in between their kennel and our house was a little baby gosling. We live on a farm in Indiana and have a lower part of our field that floods out yearly and often we see geese down in the water. So we assume this ones mother had her babies there. The baby from pictures and research we have done was about a week old if that. We do not know how she managed to wander so far up to our house without her mom that day (we just call her a female) although it was storming pretty bad. We searched for the mom or brothers or sisters and found nothing, so we warmed her up, my boys named her Flipper and she became ours. I could not place her back outside like our wildlife recuse told us too. They said it was illegal to keep her and we had to put her back whether she died or not, and well, we just could not do that. But the time has come now with the economy that we will be moving soon to Georgia and cannot take her with us. She has been living indoors with us in her own cage and she has gone outside daily with me and the kids, to play in her pool or just be outside. She follows us around all the time and has become on of the children. It breaks my heart to have to leave her behind but we just cannot take her and sometimes I feel she deserves the life she was intended to have anyways. But I am so scared about her well being. Can she survive now? Can she learn to fly? She has never flown before. And we have always fed her grass and goose feed. Will she be able to join a new flock? Will she stay and freeze and die since she doesn’t know how to fly south? So many worries I have and it kills me. Any help you can offer or advice would be so greatly appreciated. Flipper is our family and this is one of the hardest things we have ever been faced with.

]]> By: Kimberly @ Canada Goose Blog Post http://exoticanimallover.com/2007/10/canada-goose-the-most-famous-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1243 Kimberly @ Canada Goose Blog Post Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:57:29 +0000 http://exoticanimallover.com/?p=87#comment-1243 Hi Lynda!!! That is so fascinating and bitter sweet! I would try the goose call and see if it works, for sure! He, obviously, knows you want him to be with his friends, but that doesn't mean he can't come visit you every now and again too. I do hope you get to see him again - what a heartwarming story of V. Love the name, by the way, very clever! Also, thank you so much for checking out my site and my cooking videos from http://CookingWithKimberly.com! I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipes, etc! Yes, please keep me updated on your experience with V - I'm so interested in hearing all about it. I think I'd love to read your book - please let me know when it's ready! I'd love to feature you and your book on my site, if you'd like that. Thanks so much for such wonderful interaction - it's truly a pleasure... Kimberly :) Hi Lynda!!!

That is so fascinating and bitter sweet! I would try the goose call and see if it works, for sure!

He, obviously, knows you want him to be with his friends, but that doesn’t mean he can’t come visit you every now and again too.

I do hope you get to see him again – what a heartwarming story of V. Love the name, by the way, very clever!

Also, thank you so much for checking out my site and my cooking videos from http://CookingWithKimberly.com! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipes, etc!

Yes, please keep me updated on your experience with V – I’m so interested in hearing all about it.

I think I’d love to read your book – please let me know when it’s ready! I’d love to feature you and your book on my site, if you’d like that.

Thanks so much for such wonderful interaction – it’s truly a pleasure…

Kimberly :)

]]> By: Lynda Taylor http://exoticanimallover.com/2007/10/canada-goose-the-most-famous-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 Lynda Taylor Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:09:10 +0000 http://exoticanimallover.com/?p=87#comment-1226 Hi Kimberly I just looked at your great site and your wonderful pasta dish video. I am looking forward to making it. Best of luck on your adventures and continued success. I have a new book to be released in a month on my wildlife adventures in Canada & Hawaii. I think you would might like it. Also with this 2nd goose I raised, Baby V's life story I have keep a journal for each day. It would make a great children's book or a movie. Cheer, Lynda Taylor, Mother Goose. Hi Kimberly
I just looked at your great site and your wonderful pasta dish video. I am looking forward to making it. Best of luck on your adventures and continued success. I have a new book to be released in a month on my wildlife adventures in Canada & Hawaii. I think you would might like it. Also with this 2nd goose I raised, Baby V’s
life story I have keep a journal for each day. It would make a great children’s book or a movie. Cheer, Lynda Taylor, Mother Goose.

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