Dominic Ehrler has a very special friend: a goose named Mario. Dominic met Mario during his frequent visits to a public park.
"He knows I'm his friend," says Dominic Ehrler. "When you realize that an animal has this unconditional love for you, what do you do?"
While most geese would stick to their flock, Mario preferred to hang out with Dominic. He would follow him around and even fly next to Dominic's motorcycle as he rode off. Dominic would have to turn back and stay in the park until Mario would fall asleep.
"People would look at us like, 'What is this?' " Dominic said. Mario would "bark" at any dogs who passed by to protect Dominic. The pair are inseparable.
"They walk around the park together like they're in love," noticed one observer. "It's wonderful." (Hey, it isn't any more bizarre then this man who learned to communicate with a Canada goose.)
Today Mario resides in a Los Angeles zoo. Dominic visits him frequently. But as much as Mario loves Dominic, it's really Dominic who has changed the most.
"I quit eating poultry … I used to think birds were dumb. This has changed all that." Dominic used to sell rotisserie chickens, now he'd much rather spend the day with him.
See their amazing and unlikely friendship below.
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