Pet duck goes missing in coyote country causing pawrent to fear the worst, but after 2 days of search is found swimming happily in a pond resulting in a tearful reunion, pawrent says:’I was sobbing. I couldn’t believe I found him.’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Apr 1, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

If you thought that a missing duck cannot cause just as much chaos as a missing dog, then this story will surely serve as your wake up call.

Pets mean the world to their pawrents, it does not matter what species, size or sort they are. When we hoomans dedicate our lives to raise an animal the level of connection we end up establishing is something that transcends all societal boundaries. Which is why it should come as little to no surprise that this hooman who lost his pet duck became so distressed.

After multiple days without any sign of his feathery friend and a coyote known to be roaming in the area we cannot imagine the kind of stress and worry that was going through his mind. But with a bit of luck and will from the universe the two were tearfully reunited. Showing how love knows no species and cares not for societal approval. 
 

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    "He was so happy to see me, he swam right over to me" AM CHEVR
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    Some of you may remember my Hopper. He was raised in the house as a singleton because he hatched 2 weeks after the rest of his flock.
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    Hopper means more to me than almost anything, we have a very special bond. Anyway last month we lost 3 members of our flock to a coyote. We've been hyper vigilant and
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    locked down the coop and their yard. Hopper is the only member of the flock that can fly and he typically spends the day on my front porch or hanging on
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  • Well, it sure is interesting how Hopper’s story has parallels to that of the story of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Both were outcasts, both were the only ones able to do their ‘special skill’ and both were the saviors of their stories. Ok, well, Hopper is no savior, but we do not feel that it would be all too far of a stretch to say that Hopper would end up going toe to toe with the Coyote who took out the flock who rejected him, saving the rest of his family and becoming a true underdog hero. Alas such stories are more likely to be saved for the fairy tales of the world. 

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    top of the coop, or even in the house if he wants to come in. On Tuesday I noticed I hadn't seen him in a while, I thought maybe he was on the roof as
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    he hangs out up there all the time. Well nightfall came and he was nowhere to be seen. First thought was he got attacked too. I was
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    DEVASTATED I cried myself to bed for two nights, hardly sleeping. I couldn't imagine what life would be like without his goofy
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    Con the farm, my little feathered best friend! I could not shake the fact that he might have just flown off property after being
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    spooked or just curious. A coyote coming out in broad daylight, while my giant cane corso was also outside just
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    didn't make sense. So I mapped out any ponds in our area and headed out to look for him (my expectations were very low). In an
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    absolute twist of fate I found him happily swimming around in the second pond I checked. He was so happy to see me, he swam right over to
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  • So after all this madness, stress and worry it turns out that Hopper just wanted to hop over to a new pond to get his swimming jollies? It is certainly not an outcome that we were expecting especially considering the roaming Coyote playing the villain in this story. But we cannot say that we are anything other than delighted for the pair of them that they got to be so wholesomely reunited. It must be quite the unique challenge being a duck dad, and no less a flying duck dad, so to come face to face with your duck child once more after a nerve racking time apart must be a level of elation that many of us cannot fathom.
     

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    AM CHEVROL OPTRO!
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    me and waddle as fast as he could up the bank to me. I was sobbing. I couldn't believe I found him. I am still in shock. I scooped
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    him up and we headed home. He enjoyed the car ride a lot, I expected that to be super hectic but he just enjoyed the view.
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    I know lots of people have enjoyed Hopper's adventures here in the past, so I figured I'd share his craziest adventure yet! *
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    As a tax for my long story I added baby Hopper in the carrying pouch | made him so he never had to be alone when he was really little.
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