Due to the uniqueness of our business and the increased awareness of the Canada geese problem, we have been featured by several news media organizations like CBS, NBC, ABC, Channel 12 NJ News, The Daily Show, Primetime, Discovery Channel, and Animal Planet, to name a few.

In addition, we have also been spotlighted in the following articles.

Odd Jobs: Geese police - Dave Swickard and his dogs will get rid of your geese, by Katy Ryan, Thursday, April 15, 2010, KCFreePress.Com After 13 years spent working in sales — first medical, then mortgage — Dave Swickard was eager to find a different career that would allow him to spend more time outside. When a friend called after seeing geese safely removed from a Denver golf course, Swickard dispelled his initial skepticism with some Internet research and a meeting with Geese Police founder, David Marcks. After that, Swickard says, “the rest is history.” Now, Swickard spends his days visiting a variety of properties throughout the Kansas City area, safely removing geese using border collies. Read More.

Dogs Used To Scare Away Unwanted Geese KMBC's Bev Chapman reports on the Geese Police. See the video at http://www.kmbc.com/video/20841887/.
Then view the follow-up article: 'Border Collies Make Lousy Pets' KMBC's Bev Chapman talks with Dave Marcks, with Geese Police, which uses border collies to scare away unwanted geese. at http://www.kmbc.com/video/20840381.

Wild-Goose Chaser: In a game of man vs. wild, David Marcks Makes sure the geese are the losers, By Jason Daley, Entrepreneur Magazine, September 2009. "Any business with an unfortunate ZIP code knows the pain of a Canada goose infestation. The geese--and their droppings--can cover lawns, parking lots, sidewalks, customers’ shoes, and even cars. But David Marcks’ Geese Police uses trained border collies to chase geese off golf courses, colleges, business campuses and residences. After 20 years, Marcks has licensed 11 franchises in nine states, with two more ready to open this year. And he still manages the New Jersey/New York City branch, which runs 45 border collies on 385 properties--including Central Park." Read more

Northern Virginia Dog, Summer 2009, p. 18 - 20; "The Art of Persuasion" by Taylor Ham. On a typical summer morning, my Basset Hound puppy lazily rolls over in bed and practically begs me though droopy eyelids to let him sleep just a bit longer. Over in Leesburg, Virginia, however, Cathy Fiddler’s Border Collies Ace, Bet and Scat are up at dawn, tails wagging, eager to begin a hard day of work. Early summer is prime nesting season for Canada geese, and this dynamic trio has an important job to do—goose patrol. Read More

Gazette.Net (Maryland Community Newspapers Online): Bowie hires removal service to keep geese from flocking in park. Read the article at www.gazette.net/stories.

AllBusiness.Com on Friday, November 30 2007: Building a Business on a Wild Goose Chase The article was written by Tim Devaney and Tom Stein

May/June 2007: AKC Family Dog At Your Service, The Border Collie Cops Keeping Geese on the Run

April 6, 2007: The New York Times, Central Park Call in the Dogs, Hoping They'll Drive Out the Geese, Timothy Williams.

March 27, 2007: The Associated Press Dogs to Herd Geese from Central Park

March 26, 2007: Daily News A Central Park Plan Planned vs. Geese, Clem Richardson

August 10, 2005: North Valley Suburbanite (written by Vadim Galperin) "'Geese Police' seem to put birds to fright"

August 9, 2005: Herald News (written by Samantha Henry) "Dial d-o-g for goose busters"

June 17, 2004: Laurel Leader (written by Harold Goodride) "Geese have fled to city's delight"

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May 2001: Associate Press (written by John Curran)
Originally appeared in the Courier Post in NJ and then in numerous publications across the US and the world (Europe, Africa, and Canada) over the next few months.

July 2001 US News and World Report (written by Caitlin Harrington) Geese Police: A Unique Business Concept from Powerhomebiz.com - Isabel M. Isidro

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