The seagull patrol, a dog's dream job.

[Catherine]

Australia has problems with seagulls messing up some of its public places, like the Sydney Opera House and the Australian Maritime Museum. The museum "hired" Bailey, a border collie to protect the place from seagulls. They got the idea from Canadian airports that employ dogs to chase the gulls.

www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2019/01/seagull-patrol-meet-the-dogs-protecting-sydney/?fbclid=IwAR2Gs2w6NTxlovb_2Iz9XxrOYWkm-rVuw8t-7Na-jIE9RgcU6Qd7Pj5Oak0

It is working! It is working so well that the opera house has tried out dogs and it is working for them. 
This is a great idea. It protects the buildings without hurting the gulls and it provides a job for a working dog who is much happier with something to do.

I like the idea that they are using rescue working dogs. It certainly solves the problem of what to do with a dog that likes to chase birds.