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Things My Dog Taught Me About Vegan Dogs

  Vegan Dogs I have a "doggy daughter" named Bear. When she was younger, she showed me the magic all around me, from escaping balls to elevators. Now that she is older, I find she is teaching me more profound lessons. One day I was watching YouTube stuff, when this woman and her dog appeared on the screen. She was defending the proposition that her dog was undeniably "vegan". Not only that, her dog was "vegan by choice". Her proof. The canine ate all the vegetables put in front of it. Having become tired of comments from naysayers, she put 2 bowls before her pet. One full of veggies, one full of raw meat. While holding the animal she proclaimed that her darling fur baby would not even go near the flesh bowl.  After a miss start, she let the dog go, and much to her horror, it gulped hungrily at the bowl of meat. The comment section of her post were filled with words questioning her perception of reality, or her lack of understanding of basic carnivore behav...

Things My Dog Taught Me About Easter

  Easter I have a "doggy daughter" named Bear. When she was younger, she showed me the magic all around me, from balls to elevators. Now that she is older, I find she is teaching me more profound lessons. I was walking Bear the other day, and she caught sight of a bunny. Well she took off after the rodent as it blindly scampered away. One time Bear ran so fast that she came back with a bit of rabbit tail in her mouth. This time, she stopped where the bunny had been, and snuffed about. Her munching jaws told me she had found something she thought was edible. I am sure it was bunny poop. After I recovered from my revulsion, I got to thinking about what had happened. My little girl went out to her back yard where a bunny had been. She hunted about for a "chocolate" looking "treat" left by the bunny. Sound familiar? Like the Easter bunny familiar. I've heard the explanations of "Ishtar" and symbols of fertility, but knowing that an advanced group...