Chili's Magpie Friend

The other day I went to feed our dog, Chili, and found him laying on the front porch snuggled up close to a dead magpie. I let out a small scream, and little Hans who was nearby asked what was the matter. I told him about the dead magpie but he didn't seem rattled or surprised. Instead he excitedly said, "Yeah, that's Chili's magpie friend. He's been carrying it around for days. He loves it!" I told Joe I didn't want Chili carrying a dead, potentially disease ridden bird around, so he agreed to throw it out. We replaced it with a stuffed animal which Chili has since torn to shreds and scattered throughout the yard. But I'm ok with that. I'll take stuffed animal threads over bird feathers and bones any day. I just need to run to Goodwill and buy some stuffed animals before he finds another bird...