1997 · NC origin
1997
A Bold Bet on Border Collies
4-H to founder. A radical premise: working dogs can solve goose problems humanely and permanently.
A radical premise in 1997: trained border collies could solve goose problems humanely and permanently. Twenty-nine years later, the premise still holds.
Each entry is a real chapter. Real dogs. Real handlers. Real properties — from country clubs in piedmont North Carolina to the Chesapeake Bay's largest infrastructure project.
4-H to founder. A radical premise: working dogs can solve goose problems humanely and permanently.
Two weeks free, twelve dogs. George Thompson buys Cody. Phones start ringing across the Southeast.
Radar clears wildlife from Fort Myers runways. The aviation chapter opens.
Dover, Charleston, MacDill, Andrews. Runways clear. Missions on schedule.
USDA takes over military contracts. Fly Away Geese leans into elite breeding nationwide.
Hendrick, UNC Charlotte, Duke Energy, Cabarrus County all sign on.
55K nesting pairs. 12–16 dogs deployed 24/7. Six seasons. Zero halts.
COO Danielle Ryan opens the VA office. Schools, universities, cemeteries.
Charlotte · VA Beach · Nashville · Martinsburg WV. The mission holds.
From the superintendent who took a chance on our first dog to managers overseeing billion-dollar infrastructure.
NAGA-certified handlers. Purpose-trained border collies. Lasting behavior change — not temporary fixes.
Rebecca Gibson trained her first border collie to clear geese from a North Carolina golf course. That bold idea became the gold standard in humane, behavior-based goose management across the Southeast.
A single border collie and a handshake deal at a North Carolina country club grew into a multi-state operation serving airports, military bases, universities, and a $4 billion infrastructure project.
Rebecca Gibson launches with a radical premise — humane, permanent goose control via working dogs.
Two weeks free with twelve dogs. George Thompson buys Cody. Golf courses statewide start calling.
Radar's success at runway clearance launches the company into aviation and military wildlife management.
Border collies kept runways clear and missions on schedule for nearly ten years.
USDA takes over military contracts. Fly Away Geese leans into elite working-dog breeding nationwide.
Hendrick Motorsports, UNC Charlotte, Duke Energy, Cabarrus County Parks all sign on.
55,000 nesting pairs. 12—16 dogs deployed 24/7. Six seasons. Zero construction halts.
Full VA office under COO Danielle Ryan. Schools, Hampton U, Norfolk State, business parks.
Backed by NAGA standards the company helped create. The mission holds.
From the superintendent who took a chance on our first dog to managers overseeing billion-dollar infrastructure, clients trust Fly Away Geese for lasting, humane wildlife management.
NAGA-certified handlers and purpose-trained border collies deliver lasting behavior change — not temporary fixes. Twenty-nine years of proven, humane methods.
In the spring of 1997, Rebecca Gibson trained her first border collie to clear Canada geese from a North Carolina golf course. That bold idea grew into the gold standard in humane wildlife management — practiced today across airfields, campuses, and a multi-state network of clients.
A single border collie and a handshake at a country club grew into a multi-state operation serving airports, military installations, universities, and a four-billion-dollar shoreline restoration. The chapters follow.
Rebecca Gibson launches with a radical premise — humane, permanent goose control via working dogs.
Two weeks free with twelve dogs. George Thompson buys Cody. Golf courses statewide start calling.
Radar's success at runway clearance launches the company into aviation and military wildlife management.
Border collies kept runways clear and missions on schedule for nearly ten years.
USDA absorbs military contracts. Fly Away Geese leans into elite working-dog breeding nationwide.
Hendrick Motorsports, UNC Charlotte, Duke Energy, Cabarrus County Parks all sign on.
55,000 nesting pairs. 12—16 dogs deployed 24/7. Six seasons. Zero halts.
Full VA office under COO Danielle Ryan. Schools, Hampton U, Norfolk State, business parks.
Backed by NAGA standards the company helped to write. The mission holds.
From the superintendent who took a chance on our first dog to managers overseeing billion-dollar infrastructure, clients trust Fly Away Geese for lasting, humane wildlife management.
NAGA-certified handlers and purpose-trained border collies deliver lasting behavior change — not temporary fixes. Twenty-nine years of practiced, humane methods.