DUBLIN -- With a glint in his eyes, Chantz spotted the target.
Under partly cloudy skies with a cold breeze blowing against his
face, he crouched down to be a little less visible. His exterior
demeanor was calm, but inside he was ready to spring into
action.  When the timing was just right, his handler let Chantz
loose.  In a matter of seconds, the speedy black Labrador
sprinted across the park and charged at a gaggle of 80 to 90
Canada geese. En masse, they honked their way into the sky and
away from the Dublin Sports Grounds.  Mission accomplished. For
now. But the goose-dogs hired by the city to chase away the
birds have to be ever vigilant.  A dog named Chantz, owned by
4Paws Goose Control, scares geese off the soccer field at the
Dublin Sports Grounds in Dublin, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 8, A
dog named Chantz, owned by 4Paws Goose Control, scares geese off
the soccer field at the Dublin Sports Grounds in Dublin, Calif.,
on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. The the city hired the goose-chasing
dogs to keep the Canada g