English: in 1902, a Canada goose landed on a steamer outside Metlakatla, British Columbia and rode it into port, where it met and befriended a local dog. As of 1904, it was the dog's constant companion, protecting the dog from other dogs, and from people who it felt were hostile.
Date 6 June 1904
Source http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1904-06-06/ed-1/seq-2/ (The Tacoma Times)
Author Unknown
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goose_and_Dog_are_Friends.jpg

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brown body. Native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, the migration of Canada geese occasionally reaches northern Europe.