The Maritime Museum Had To Hire A Dog To Stop Birds Shitting On All The Boats
He is a good dog, a good, gainfully employed dog.
If I was a baby boomer, sitting in my huge house and thinking of that other huge house I own just down the street, right now I would be bleating to anyone who listened, “All these millennials say they can’t find a job — look, even this bloody dog has found a job!”
Thankfully I’m not a baby boomer, and that’s why I feel very comfortable writing an entire article about this very good dog. Meet Bailey, a dog with a job.
Here is Bailey (courtesy of ABC Sydney).
Bailey has been working for the Australian National Maritime Museum for three months. His primary responsibilities are chasing away seagulls from the wharf — apparently to prevent them making a big, gross mess on the dock — and wearing a little doggie life jacket.
Bailey is a border collie and is a rescue dog. Adrian Snelling, a dog handler and head of security at the museum, says that: “He just automatically chases the birds. He’s that eager, he just loves birds”. Bailey is good at his job.
Bailey observes his airborne frenemies. (Supplied by the Australian National Maritime Museum.)
According to the ABC, there have been significantly less seagull droppings on their wharf since Bailey’s arrival and when Bailey takes breaks, he likes to nap in the security control room. Bailey is a good dog and will not rest until all the seagulls in Sydney are too scared to shit anywhere, ever.
Here is Bailey with his doggie staff pass. (Courtesy of Bridie Moran)