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You are here: Home / Pet Blogging / Dog Blogging / Happy Easter

Happy Easter

by John Cole|  April 9, 202312:06 pm| 67 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging

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As per blog tradition, Irie and the Easter Bunny:

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  1. 1.

    Baud

    April 9, 2023 at 12:10 pm

    Never gets old.

  2. 2.

    RandomMonster

    April 9, 2023 at 12:11 pm

    Pretty sure my cattle dog would have been as terrified of that bunny as I am.

  3. 3.

    John Revolta

    April 9, 2023 at 12:25 pm

    “Woof?”

  4. 4.

    SiubhanDuinne

    April 9, 2023 at 12:35 pm

    @Baud:

    A true classic.

  5. 5.

    Sister Golden Bear

    April 9, 2023 at 12:36 pm

    It’s least it’s not the Ether Bunny.

  6. 6.

    MagdaInBlack

    April 9, 2023 at 12:38 pm

    And here I thought my day was complete with the butter lamb 🤗

  7. 7.

    Benw

    April 9, 2023 at 12:41 pm

    Doggo knows what’s up

  8. 8.

    WaterGirl

    April 9, 2023 at 12:41 pm

    I swear, the bunnies in my yard that are eating all of my stuff are nearly as big as the one in Cole’s photo.

  9. 9.

    kindness

    April 9, 2023 at 12:44 pm

    The look on the pups face always pleases me.  It’s somewhere between confusion and bewilderment.

  10. 10.

    Raoul Paste

    April 9, 2023 at 12:56 pm

    Pooch: “WTF?”

  11. 11.

    CaseyL

    April 9, 2023 at 12:58 pm

    @kindness: it’s the expression plus the ears: “What have you done to me, and why have you done it??

    ETA: Traditions are important.  Seeing this is like coming home for the holidays.

  12. 12.

    PaulB

    April 9, 2023 at 1:01 pm

    A happier reaction to a costumed character:

    https://twitter.com/_B___S/status/1645053575230259203

  13. 13.

    Dr. Jakyll and Miss Deride

    April 9, 2023 at 1:05 pm

    I think it would be good to start the tradition of celebrating the day by playing Mussorgsky’s “Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks in Their Shells.”  It’s eggcentric, eggxact, and altogether eggcelent.

    Like everybody else, I was waiting for the butter lamb reveal.  It never disappoints.  In fact, I’d say this year’s was even better than all the others.  I just hope Betty told it it was better, because if she didn’t it might get bitter.  And if it got sufficiently bitter, it might run away.  And then the next day there might be a headline:  “BETTY’S BETTER BITTER BUTTER LAMB ON THE LAM!”

  14. 14.

    Yutsano

    April 9, 2023 at 1:10 pm

    Happy Bunny Day!

    AKA Day before Cheap Chocolate Day!

  15. 15.

    A Man for All Seaonings (formerly Geeno)

    April 9, 2023 at 1:17 pm

    That looks like a hostage situation.

  16. 16.

    Another Scott

    April 9, 2023 at 1:17 pm

    @PaulB: My J got roped into playing Rainbow Brite once and had to dress up in the costume for some appearance. She said the little girls were so excited to see her!!

    The GQPers would probably have her sent to Gitmo these days. :-/

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  17. 17.

    Jackie

    April 9, 2023 at 1:20 pm

    @PaulB: Awww… so sweet!🥰

  18. 18.

    SiubhanDuinne

    April 9, 2023 at 1:21 pm

    @Dr. Jakyll and Miss Deride:

    I like that tradition! Good suggestion.

  19. 19.

    eclare

    April 9, 2023 at 1:31 pm

    @PaulB:   Awwwww!

  20. 20.

    eclare

    April 9, 2023 at 1:32 pm

    So happy to see this photo, I was waiting for it.

  21. 21.

    Tom Levenson

    April 9, 2023 at 1:47 pm

    That photo fuels my nightmares.

    Happy Easter, everyone.

  22. 22.

    Albatrossity

    April 9, 2023 at 1:47 pm

    We celebrated Easter yesterday with some good friends. I made rabbit cacciatore. It was delicious.

    It seemed like the right thing to do.

  23. 23.

    Hilbertsubspace

    April 9, 2023 at 1:49 pm

    As a Public Service Announcement,  Dachshund’s should never be around rabbits.  Not ever.   There will likely be a tragedy.

  24. 24.

    🐾BillinGlendaleCA

    April 9, 2023 at 1:55 pm

    A contrary view from the Home of the Orange Apron…

    So earlier this week I got a notification of a schedule change.  I had worked 15 minutes into my day off to finish up an order, no problem I get OT on that when I hit 40 hours for the week.  The schedule change changed my hours today from 8 hours to 6 hours, I was confused.  The Service Desk Lead, reminded me that today is Easter and the store closes 2 hours early.  So in observance of the “holiday” I’m taking a 2 hour pay cut and that 15 minutes of OT is now straight time.

    Fuck Easter.

  25. 25.

    Tom Levenson

    April 9, 2023 at 1:56 pm

    @Albatrossity: Exceptionally well played.

    And reminds me of the time when I was an asshole in my 20s having dinner w. my mom and some others at a restaurant in Berkeley.  I chose a rabbit appetizer and a venison main (it was that kind of place) and said, in a loud voice, “the perfect meal: Thumper followed by Bambi!”

    And then heard this little kid at the table immediately behind me wail “Mom!!!!…..”

    I felt like such a jerk.

  26. 26.

    zhena gogolia

    April 9, 2023 at 1:58 pm

    @MagdaInBlack: Where is the butter lamb? I never saw it, and I don’t see a post with it.

  27. 27.

    Albatrossity

    April 9, 2023 at 2:02 pm

    @Tom Levenson: Great story!

    We had rabbit at a restaurant in San Francisco (Perbacco) once, and it was so good we went back the next evening and had it again. It didn’t hurt that the place had a great wine list as well, so we could at least pair it with a different wine each evening!

  28. 28.

    Betty

    April 9, 2023 at 2:05 pm

    @zhena gogolia: Checj somewhere near comment 50 in the previous post.

  29. 29.

    MagdaInBlack

    April 9, 2023 at 2:08 pm

    @zhena gogolia:  #50 in the Sunday Morning Open Thread : Easter Tradition

    Betty:  The previous previous 😉

  30. 30.

    WaterGirl

    April 9, 2023 at 2:16 pm

    @Albatrossity: My best friend (from the story up top) used to joke about putting an apple in my cocker spaniels mouth and serving him up for easter.

  31. 31.

    Baud

    April 9, 2023 at 2:16 pm

    @🐾BillinGlendaleCA:

    Wait, on Easter they open on time but close early?

  32. 32.

    Steeplejack

    April 9, 2023 at 2:19 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    Butter lamb 2023.

  33. 33.

    Steeplejack

    April 9, 2023 at 2:20 pm

    @Baud:

    I’m surprised Easter isn’t automatic overtime pay rate. That’s what they do at Trader Joe’s and some other places.

  34. 34.

    John Revolta

    April 9, 2023 at 2:24 pm

    @MagdaInBlack: It’s a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-sterpiece!

  35. 35.

    raven

    April 9, 2023 at 2:26 pm

    Artie on the couch after Easter dinner.

  36. 36.

    eclare

    April 9, 2023 at 2:27 pm

    @raven:   Good girl!

  37. 37.

    Steeplejack

    April 9, 2023 at 2:27 pm

    @raven:

    Nice pooch!

  38. 38.

    MagdaInBlack

    April 9, 2023 at 2:29 pm

    @raven: Aww, look at her! She’s beautiful ❤️

  39. 39.

    raven

    April 9, 2023 at 2:33 pm

    @eclare:

    @Steeplejack:

    @MagdaInBlack:

    She tries. We had 10 people for brunch and after she warmed up it was fine. She’s pretty protective of the house, especially with men but she has good reason.

  40. 40.

    🐾BillinGlendaleCA

    April 9, 2023 at 2:35 pm

    @Baud: I believe they open an hour later.

  41. 41.

    eclare

    April 9, 2023 at 2:36 pm

    @raven:   What did you serve?

  42. 42.

    zhena gogolia

    April 9, 2023 at 2:39 pm

    @Betty:

     

     

    @MagdaInBlack: I see nothing there.

  43. 43.

    🐾BillinGlendaleCA

    April 9, 2023 at 2:39 pm

    @Steeplejack: That would affect shareholder value(one of our core principles), we can’t have that!  Just cut worker’s pay in honor of the “holiday”.

  44. 44.

    zhena gogolia

    April 9, 2023 at 2:39 pm

    @Steeplejack: Thanks! Beautiful. The fleece came out really well this year.

  45. 45.

    zhena gogolia

    April 9, 2023 at 2:39 pm

    @raven: Sweetie!!!

  46. 46.

    raven

    April 9, 2023 at 2:44 pm

    @eclare: Great group effort, I did spinach and mushroom frittata and there was focaccia, pretty salad, flatbread with avocado and salmon, cheesecake and spiced fig cake

    Here’s the table setting.

  47. 47.

    Baud

    April 9, 2023 at 2:50 pm

  48. 48.

    JoyceH

    April 9, 2023 at 2:50 pm

    I’m just having a usual Sunday hanging out at home. Well, not totally usual, since I have to give my dog her pills and her powder. She has a hot spot and is wearing a balloon collar, which is at least a step up from the cone. She’s gotten pretty good about taking her pills, but my current concern is that she’s drinking a lot of water and needs to go outside to pee frequently. Hoping it’s a medicine side effect and not a new medical issue.

  49. 49.

    raven

    April 9, 2023 at 2:51 pm

    @JoyceH: Atopica?

  50. 50.

    JoyceH

    April 9, 2023 at 2:58 pm

    @raven: ​
     

    No, the pills are cephalexin and the powder is neo-predef.

  51. 51.

    jeffreyw

    April 9, 2023 at 3:05 pm

    @Dr. Jakyll and Miss Deride: *whack* now go to your room

  52. 52.

    Another Scott

    April 9, 2023 at 3:07 pm

    @zhena gogolia: Maybe she’s doing a post about it.

    It’s on her Twitter thing. Short thread.

    Tada! pic.twitter.com/TH3K3aSOH2

    — Betty Cracker 🐊 (@bettycrackerfl) April 9, 2023

    HTH!

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  53. 53.

    raven

    April 9, 2023 at 3:09 pm

    @JoyceH: Our Lil Bit had an autoimmune condition and they normally give prednisone for it but our vet recommended  Atopica even though it is for skin conditions and she lived 10 years on it.

  54. 54.

    Another Scott

    April 9, 2023 at 3:12 pm

    @Another Scott: Oh, it’s still downstairs at #50, also too.

    :-)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  55. 55.

    eclare

    April 9, 2023 at 3:22 pm

    @raven:   Lovely flowers!  Sounds yummy.

  56. 56.

    Drunkenhausfrau

    April 9, 2023 at 3:28 pm

    Did I miss Betty’s butter lamb?

  57. 57.

    mrmoshpotato

    April 9, 2023 at 3:33 pm

    @Drunkenhausfrau: This year’s butter lamb

  58. 58.

    sab

    April 9, 2023 at 3:39 pm

    @raven: I like her ears.

  59. 59.

    lowtechcyclist

    April 9, 2023 at 3:40 pm

    @Drunkenhausfrau:

    Betty’s butter lamb

  60. 60.

    rikyrah

    April 9, 2023 at 3:42 pm

    Happy Easter🌞🐇🐑🐥🌷💐

  61. 61.

    rikyrah

    April 9, 2023 at 3:43 pm

     

    This poor dog. Yes, she is living the good life, but it comes at a cost. These videos😂😂😂😂😂😂

    https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTR3dysw9/

  62. 62.

    Anonymous At Work

    April 9, 2023 at 3:46 pm

    I can see the beginnings of PTSD in that dog’s eyes.  Amazing timing.

  63. 63.

    zhena gogolia

    April 9, 2023 at 3:47 pm

    Betty better do a fucking front page on that lamb so we can stop asking about it! 😄

  64. 64.

    zhena gogolia

    April 9, 2023 at 3:49 pm

    @rikyrah: That dog! 😂 So cute.

  65. 65.

    Dr. Jakyll and Miss Deride

    April 9, 2023 at 3:50 pm

    @jeffreyw: Thanks!  I needed that.

  66. 66.

    trollhattan

    April 9, 2023 at 5:03 pm

    @rikyrah:

    Oh my {/sulu voice}

    Dog: “I will sit here and be perfectly still while you do your thing. At some point when you least expect it, I am peeing on your favorite set of cans.”

  67. 67.

    karen marie

    April 9, 2023 at 5:47 pm

    @zhena gogolia:   Using a hot curling iron on that small dog is horrifying.  Nothing cute about it.

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