When you live on a farm, you frequently become the go-to source for those with pets that have “outgrown” their space. We recently acquired a new pet duck, Quackie, who surprisingly behaves much like a family dog. We have a number of wild ducks on our lake, but never one that was domesticated like Quackie. He’s really a lot of fun, swimming in the lake with the kids (he likes to dive and swim between their legs) and following you wherever you go (fully expecting to be allowed in the house).

Ducks = the new family dog?