My Pet Swan Rides Shot Gun

[Jan96106]

Anyone who likes swans should read William Butler Yeats' poem "Wild Swans at Coole."

[Jan96106]

She's so pretty. My parents used to have mute swans on their river, but the game wardens shook their eggs every season so they wouldn't reproduce and, I think, eventually killed the swans themselves, which made all of us angry. They didn't want the mute swans to get in the way of the native trumpeter swans. But the mute are so much more beautiful.

[abstewartful]

Ralph is the swan who lives in our pond. He comes to my patio doors and watches for me to come to the door, but when I open the door he slowly walks off the patio. He is so cute, I love it, but he is making a big mess on my patio, and the doors. I don't feed him because I know that would keep him coming back. He comes several times a day and he will just lay down on my rug until I walk him off. How do I stop him from coming up without scaring him. I love to watch him in my back yard.

[KatGirlRules]

Aww, does the swan have a name?

[MovieNMovieLova]

i wish to have one of these, they are sign of good luck and charm....

[IdarkphoenixI]

Anyone else thinking of that final scene in Hot Fuzz?

[Baldoxxx4000]

I think theyr going to the movies....dinner, then...... ... how does that even work? o.o...

[pamelajaye]

So beautiful. The trashbag is a great idea too. (wouldn't help much with my duck - she's into wet *projectile* poop)

[RachelF19]

It's a girl swan ? Did the vet tell you the gender ?

[drcfrb]

What is happening with your swan now? Any updates?

[drcfrb]

I have two Sebastopol geese who live inside. The mess is right... but I am going to get around to diapering. In the meantime, there are incontinent pads all over the place... drop cloths, if you pardon the expression... Its overwhelming. Luckily I'm single right now... I definitely would scare away any suitors with indoor geese who scream, run, deman, eat, poop, eat, drink, poop, hoot, honk, run, fall all over each other, flap their wings, and did I mention poop?!

[Princemybutt]

Now be honest, when pulling up to a stop light what are the others drivers reaction when they see a swan sticking it's head out of the window rather then a dog? Or when you let it out of the car and people see it?

[Schwarze999]

I never thought I would see the day where I saw a swan driving in a car lol

[CrystalChord2010]

It's so kind of you to care for this swan! You must be a very lovely person~

[ivangrozny27]

at the end she's thinking "i'm not going anywhere, i like riding shotgun"

[ClownViolenceBoogie]

Awesome. Swans are pretty pissy though.

[KaltrinaDemiri]

And you should ride in the city with him people wont believe their eyes... they will think their seeing things :P

[KaltrinaDemiri]

i saw a swan for first time ever so upclose to my like 5feets away at a lake, man their beautiful animals <3

[Rebeccarobinson100]

how old is she

[Moria90]

Now, wouldn't it be like-a-boss scene to ride through town with a swan stretching it's neck through window, possibly with sunglasses on?

[Matthewex18]

it would be funny if you got pulled over with your pet swan, by the way is he still alive?

[ViscountSandwich]

Does it ever let you carry it around?

[JrodLuvn]

When he first got it, he thought it was just an ugly duck.

[kingoftroy05]

LOL im tripping out watching this

high as hell = funny as hell video

lol a geese as a pet

[Nymfipapukaija]

Lol swans aren't even aggresssive when you aren't obnoxious to them yourself. I've fed swans several times from my hand and accidentally got bit, but it didn't even hurt cause the bird didn't intend to hurt me either.

[TheDarryl50]

I couldn't even imagine pulling up to a car and seeing a fucking swan sitting in the front seat lol

[ejkddorai]

that thing just snarled like a velociraptor!

[BaronVonGodzilla]

You should have rolled down the window so he could stick his head out

[BaronVonGodzilla]

The swan seemed to enjoy the car ride almost how a dog does lol

[Eisencyanblau]

You have a good dona

[levelat350]

IS THAT REALLY YOUR PET,OR ARE YOU JUST TAKING THE SWAN HOME TO WHERE IT BELONGS?

[infinitysends]

@levelat350 The swan lives in a pond near my office. When she become injured by a fishing hook, she ended up at the animal hospital. We paid her X-ray and vet bills, and signed papers to become her registered care taker on file with Cobb County. She continues to live at the lake and we feed her on a daily basis. So depending on how you look at it, yes, legally, she is now our responsibility. She likes to come indoors from time to time, but it gets too messy so we don't make a habit of this.

[motonegros]

@infinitysends

Bless you for having a kind heart.

[SteelHyaena]

Is she pettable? She's so pretty!

[infinitysends]

@SteelHyaena Yes and no. I do pet her on the head from time to time while I'm feeding her, but most of the time she will snap at my hand. Its more of a playful action, not aggressive or defensive or anything like that. When mute swans feel threatened, they tend to attack with their wings, not their heads.

[SteelHyaena]

@infinitysends I know swans can clobber with their wings, for sure! I was at a park with my parents... I was like ten, and I really wanted to pet one of them. I got whacked and nipped for my trouble! Lucky you, to have one as a companion, though--nips and all! Give her a treat from me!

[Drammoth]

LOOOOL "they are not aggresive. see my video: My Swan Ate My Hand." ROFL!

[88POGROM88]

u should eat it xD

[infinitysends]

@88POGROM88 Tastes like chicken, no point.

[pierneus]

You gotta be kidding me! How can you have such animal as a pet? It doesn't seem possible to me! :)

[MrFranciscoFidalgo]

Is is safe to have a pet swan? Are they dirt? They're smart?

[infinitysends]

@MrFranciscoFidalgo Yes, they are extremely smart. Yes, they are extremely dirtily. No, they are not "dirt". Yes, it is very safe to have a pet swan under the appropriate environmental living conditions; AKA an outdoor pond, not an indoor cage.

[MrFranciscoFidalgo]

@infinitysends Nice, what about winter? They ran away?

I have a small lake in my house, but I fear some swans I might put there may run away on winter because of the cold, that goes below 0 for many months.

[infinitysends]

@MrFranciscoFidalgo She dislikes the winter because it becomes difficult if not impossible to gather food from the lake when it freezes over. When this happens, she walks around the local area, knocking on office doors with her beak. I guess this is her way of asking for food. So we keep her well fed with special swan food. Had her with us a few days ago, just so she could get out of the cold weather for a little while. But she is happier in the lake, even in winter, so there she stays.

[atrumira]

The only reason that I can think of as to why this swan is so docile & easy going about a ride in a car is due to her trust in you.

This speaks volumes about you.

[infinitysends]

Her name is Gullet Crammer.

[anesthesiac]

He's so chill! What's his name?

[cloudu8]

The first time I saw a goose, it was being attacked by an alpha-male (If geese have those), it was relentless, and would've killed it if I hadn't intervened. It was kind of frustrating too, since I was at a well-known park and there were about thirty onlookers, that I was that only one to go into the museum 50 feet away that owned the pond and tell them what was happening, and I was only six, when they carried it inside, I wasn't sure if they were able to save it, but at least something was done

[RSCII]

How precious!!!!!!

[giantredfrogs]

They vocalize like that when they are scared. 

[infinitysends]

@giantredfrogs In some cases this may be true, but certainly not all the time. In fact, she will vocalize most often when requesting to be fed.

[cinnomonsinner]

@infinitysends did it ever poop in your car xD

[jb0177]

I never thought that a swan could imprint and bond so well to a human.

I guess a swan is just an oversized goose!

[dreadedcrow16]

hahaha Isn't this illegal?

[BABYxxxCAKES1]

awwww <3 haha

[jlcarpenter77]

I'm looking everywhere to find a mute swan, but they seem to only be sold in pairs. where did you get yours? also, when you take him/her to the lake, there's no question it will come back??

[infinitysends]

Yes, they live in pairs but my swan's other is no longer. Swans can't live in doors. Mine stays at the lake. I had her in my office for several days once but then had to return her. She is a wild swan, just friendly.

[infinitysends]

I don't know. I have never seen my swan behave this way. She just wants to eat and chase geese all day.

[jb0177]

Is a swan more protective than a goose?

Would it attack anything that appears as a threat to you?

[dreadedcrow16]

@jb0177 Swans attack everything during their mating season.

[Baldoxxx4000]

wait......he put plastic on the chair so it wont poop on it......GOOD THINKING!

[SnowbirdFlock]

Sweet swan!

[doktorfuture]

The swans in the park like to nibble on me all the time. Others are petrified. One likes to tug me around by my hand. They're very sweet.

[giantfoottruck]

LOL so cute I really want to have pet swan too!

[kennycantdie67]

did it just get in your car? lol it could of reached over and bit your ear lol

[infinitysends]

No, I had to pick him up and put him on the front seat. His legs are too short to get up on something as high as a car.