Meet Gunter, my pet duck(with photos)!

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02 Mar 2015, 12:02 am

This is Gunter:

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Gunter is a Rouen Duck, a medium sized domestic duck. I got him from the agricultural fair last summer.

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He is about six months old, and is a cuddly little monster.

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He is too fat to support himself in the air. He is figuratively too fat to fly.

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I am trying to include a sampling of photos of him as he grew up, but SOMEONE foolishly deleted a bunch of files :oops: I think they are gone for good. :(

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As the above photo shows, Gunter is also good at making messes.

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Gunter is a house duck, and he sleeps in my bedroom.

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My dad died very suddenly last year, and I have been in a pretty dark place since then.

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Gunter helps me to feel a little better about life.

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When I saw his little face at the fair, I just knew he was going to be my little buddy.

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How could I resist?

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When he was a baby, I would put him in "Birdy Jail" when he was bad or I needed a break.

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Soon he learned how to break out, and by 2 weeks old, he was too clever to be locked up in Birdy Jail.

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I brought him home when he was 9 days old.

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That's all the photos I can find at the moment. I'm trying some file recovery stuff currently. Hopefully I can recover more photos and videos.



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02 Mar 2015, 3:55 am

Gunter is cool.


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02 Mar 2015, 5:56 am

Gunter's very cute. Must be fun to have him around. Sorry about your father.



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02 Mar 2015, 8:37 am

Those are cute pics of Gunther! Thanks for sharing! :D


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02 Mar 2015, 9:55 am

I like ducks, they can be plucky little birds and quite fast in the air. Gunther is very cute, thanks for sharing the photos.



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02 Mar 2015, 9:58 am

Makes me Quack up!

At least he's not a Scandinavian duck; they go "Kvack!"

I'm glad you're enjoying him.



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02 Mar 2015, 1:25 pm

Good news- I recovered the files! I will post more photos later this means. :)



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02 Mar 2015, 2:12 pm

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!! !!

You're so lucky! Gunter is adorable. Ducks are amazing. It's my dream to be able to have a house duck or goose. I scour YouTube for people's pet and rescue house bird videos.

Give Gunter a duckie cuddle from me.

I love the picture where he's lounging on you, hanging his little leg over your arm!



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02 Mar 2015, 2:21 pm

Gunter is so adorable, both as a duckling and an adult! :heart: I haven't been having the greatest day today, so some cute animal pictures were just what I needed.

I wish I could upload some pictures of my own pets on WP but I haven't been able to for some reason. :(

P.S. Sorry about your dad. :(



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02 Mar 2015, 3:21 pm

Yes, my condolences about your dad; that's a very sad loss. Animals and their unconditional love can help us a lot. This little guy brings a lot of light into your life, I'll bet.



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05 Mar 2015, 7:44 pm

Some photos I took of him today:

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05 Mar 2015, 7:47 pm

I see Gunter does a bit of gaming before a nap! :lol:



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05 Mar 2015, 7:51 pm

He's so cute. Thanks for sharing!



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05 Mar 2015, 8:32 pm

This was awesome, thanks for sharing this with us reminds ,me of a wild one at work who took a liking to me. That one was a girl and would have me walk her to the pond with the babies.



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06 Mar 2015, 4:22 am

I like that second photo, he looks like he is going to go sliding through the snow like a penguin. :)



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06 Mar 2015, 1:02 pm

I see Gunter likes video games, whatever you do don't let him play Duck Hunt for the NES. It will probably scar him for life.


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