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 of people worshipped a bug that eats shit, makes me surmise.

It is not impossible that the whole ritual of Easter is mirrored in the behavior of a dog.

Thanks Bear.