Dead Goose

Ok just a quick sad post.. So I probably brought this on myself but since I had started feeding my goosy neighbors they have been hanging out alot more at my house.... Big mistake in more ways then 1.. So I looked out side and didn't happen to see any in the yard so I let my little dog out to go potty and I had turned my back for a second and all of a sudden I could hear the loud honking of the goose and I turned and saw my dog leaping after it chasing it down into the bushes.. I saw him get it but I couldnt tell if he just kind of pounced on it or actually bit at it but I was trying to call him off and chase after him to grab him and put him back in the house .. Once I got him there i went to acess the damadge and I could see the goose was stuck in some vines and branches of the bushes and he wasnt moving so I got steve to get some gloves and pick it up out of the bushes and go lay it on our little path down to the pond hoping it would get up and take off.. However it didnt move.. I am not sure if the whings got broke when it ran into the brush or if it might have snapped its neck..It wasnt picking its head up very well so I kinda think its neck might have broke.. I felt so HORRIBLE!!

I called someone from the wildlife preserve to come and look at him and who happened to be in the area. She wasnt over geese but over coyotes which we have in the area oh my gosh that is a whole nother story but she said she would come look at it and could possibly refer me to someone, but as soon as I hung the phone up the goose turned his head kinda funny and looked at me then layed it down on the ground and died.. I lost it.. I felt so bad... I have such a tender heart for animals and knowing that they mate for life and his partner was just on the other side of the pond with their babies probably sensing something was wrong.. Oh my gosh it was horrible.. Plus all my kids were like bawling.. So our choice was to put it in the garbage or bury it deep so that the coyotes wouldnt find it..

Of course we did the only humane thing and had a funeral for the thing.. We had to hurry because the other mate and babies were starting to make their way over to our yard and we wanted to have it done before they could get close.. Oh my gosh what a night.. so we planted some wildflowers over the area where it had passed to remember it by.. I hope they come up.. Jessie my animal lover is out there everyday watering them bless her heart. And she prays for the gooses family to be watched over every night.. It was pretty sad!!
Anyways that is a little tidbit of whats been going on here.. I still havn't gotten over my sinus infection that I have had for 2-3 weeks now.. My ears are still plugged and is driving me bonkers.. I have been on 3 diffrent antibiotics. I either got sick from them or hade a fluke stomach bug at the same time so its been a pretty miserable week. I am hoping it will only get better.. austin just finished a round of antibiotics up himself on Sat and has now started back up with another ear infection.. It makes you wonder what is going on out here.. Maybe its something in the water.. LOL