Today is the home opener for the. For the 2016 season, the team has a new helper to help keep geese off the team鈥檚 new field at.
Head groundskeeper brings his dog Duke to work with him to deter geese from landing. Walsh says the 7-year-old boxer has proven to be the best tactic for keeping the birds at bay.
鈥淭o have him go out and chase [geese], you know that鈥檚 pretty much the only thing that really actually keeps them off," Walsh said. "The geese actually kinda鈥� figure everything out. They get used to the decoys, they get used to everything; they notice that it doesn鈥檛 move. So when something actually chases them, they tend to stay away.鈥�
The AkronRubberDucksspent roughly $400,000 to replace the turf and drainage system at Canal Park in the offseason.
You can follow the RubberDuck's official goose chaser on Twitter by .
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