“Wayne O’Donnell takes his pet for a walk around his Hampshire town, the looks on people’s faces leave no doubts they think he’s quackers. And there’s no ducking the issue, Boris isn’t the normal type of creature you’d expect to see loyally wandering along behind his owner, let alone sitting peacefully in the passenger seat of a car, enjoying a sip of beer in a bar or strolling along a Spanish beach. But Wayne, from Romsey, insists that was part of the appeal of having an Aylesbury duck for a pet. ‘People sort of look gobsmacked. They can’t work it out,’ he said. ‘But it’s the dogs that really can’t work it out and sit there and think ‘what are you?’, but he’s not worried at all by them. ‘He doesn’t think he’s a duck.” w/ photos
