From the author of LIFE IS SHORT. EAT BISCUITS! (Santa Monica Press) and LETTERS TO A YOUNG PUPPY. Visit the dog Zen/humor web site at www.eatbiscuits.com

Saturday, October 22, 2005

Dog Zen Letter 1: Teach Me Dog

My dear puppy,
I have nothing to teach you, save a few basics
like sit, stay and heel, all meant to protect you
from the occasional folly of a careless man.
You, on the other hand, by nature are the very embodiment
of essential happiness and unconditional love.
Let me open my heart and embrace your instincts.
Teach me dog.