（英國‧倫敦）據報導，英國多西特郡一戶人家養了一隻“迷糊”鴨子，它以為自己是條狗，並在主人遛狗的時候形影不離。
現在，它終於被家裡的2條寵物犬所接納，每天都會一同外出散步，這在當地形成了一道頗為有趣的風景。
《每日電訊報》報導，這只名叫“埃西”的鴨子已經9個月大了，它出生2個月時，由圖菲特夫婦從一個農場領回家飼養。
“埃西”走起路來喜歡搖晃尾巴，有時會試著吠叫，還常常與它的2個“犬科朋友”爭奪食物。儘管有自己的窩，但它似乎更喜歡和狗睡在一塊。
模仿狗引人發笑
圖菲特說，“埃西”模仿狗的樣子實在引人發笑。
他表示：“我們在當地是出了名的，大家都爭相出來看它，人們很喜歡它。它不知道自己是鴨子，而以為也是狗，還主動找街上其他的狗一起玩。人們對此很不解，狗似乎也很困惑。到後來，我們不得不給它拴上一根寵物鏈。”
家裡的2條狗對“埃西”十分友善，每次散步時都會走在它的兩邊，保護它的安全。
圖菲特夫人補充：“除了寵物鏈，它還有了自己的寵物證。一起走路的時候，2隻狗會特意放慢腳步，以便讓‘埃西’跟得上。”
Essy the duck wags her tail, tries to bark, and competes for treats with her canine companions – two Staffordshire cross dogs.
The nine-month-old Cherry Valley duck is often seen walking the streets of Bournemouth, Dorset.
Her owners Steph and Tony Tufft got the confused duck from a farm when she was just eight weeks old.
Tony Tufft, a boat builder, said their unusual pet has been amusing people by acting like a dog since she arrived at their home in the Charminster area of the town.
Tony, 35, said: "We are known throughout Charminster. People come out of bars to see her. They love it.
"She doesn't know she's a duck. She must think she's a dog.
"She goes up to other dogs. People can't understand it and the dogs are really confused as well.
"We even had to buy Essy her own lead, after getting strange looks from people who thought we were duck-napping."
His wife Steph, 25, added: "It's as if Brad Pitt was walking on the lead, the amount of people that come out."
The couple's real dogs, two-year-old Rashka and four-year-old DD, are very protective of Essy and walk on either side of her.
And although Essy has a bedroom of her own in the airing cupboard of the couple's home, she prefers to sleep with the dogs.
Mrs Tufft, who works as a dog groomer, said: "We take her on walks. She has a lead, a high visibility vest and a collar.
"The dogs set the pace then she catches up and walks in between them."
Essy has now got her very own pet passport, in case her owners decide to move back to Tenerife, where Mrs Tufft lived 18 months ago.
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