Wild Duck And Dog Become Best Friends After Meeting By Chance

A duck lived in the pond behind Evan Hastings’ house all alone – until he met McGee, a sweet 6-year-old dog has a big heart. The feathered friend’s slight clinginess doesn’t appear to bother the dog.

“He’s a wonderful friendly dog with not a mean bone in his body,” Hastings said. “I think the duck just got lonely and started harassing McGee and then they became best buddies.”

The duck, who has been given the name Daffy, now spends his days lazing about with McGee. Daffy is constantly trying to get McGee’s attention and the dog is incredibly patient. Every morning, he even shares his food with Daffy and they both eat out of the same dish.

“During the day, McGee will be laying in the grass and the duck will be laying on his back also,” Hastings said. “I think McGee gets annoyed after awhile because the duck is nonstop pecking at him for some reason.”

Daffy seldom leaves McGee’s side, and the two spend hours swimming together. Daffy enjoys jumping into the pond, swimming around, and then riding McGee out of the water. McGee seemed to enjoy “retrieving” Daffy on his back as much as Daffy does.

“When they swim together the duck is always trying to get on his back,” Hastings said. “Sometimes when he’s up there, he’ll hold his wings straight out — it’s hilarious.”

When Hasting’s other dogs attempt to join in on the fun, Daffy doesn’t like it one bit. “I have two beagle dogs and let them loose in the evenings and the duck actually chases them back to the kennel,” Hastings said. “For some reason, the duck doesn’t want the beagles around McGee — maybe so he can have him all to himself.”