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Originally Posted by Maximo

Good warning! When I was a kid, I was pinched by a momma goose protecting her young. I'm sure geese could do a lot of damage to a Yorkie.

A couple years ago, a man in a Chicago suburb near where I lived drowned while being attacked by a swan in the water. I had no idea how nasty they can be!

Man caring for swans drowns after one attacks him near Chicago - Chicago Tribune

OMG! That's terrible and so sad... I never thought of them being a threat to someone in a kayak. You may have just saved my life!