Breeze - Cannelton Locks and Dam's new lock dog

On Tuesday September 18, 2018, Rebecca Gibson from Flyaway Geese delivered Breeze to Cannelton Locks and Dam. Breeze is a smooth coat Border Collie trained to deter birds. Cannelton will be assessing Breeze for the next three months to determine her effectiveness of deterring the vultures that are eating out the expansion joints on the dam. The vultures are most problematic for Cannelton when drift accumulates on the dam. She will also be effective in deterring pigeons and geese who continuously cover the project site with their defecation.

Nuisance bird behavior is costly to the projects, consuming funding and labor hours, and presents health hazards to the employees and visitors. Dogs are natural predators whose presence can be a deterrent to birds. It has been found that using a dog will cost substantially less than conventional deterrence methods like baiting or trapping.

The team is excited to have her on board.

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