Saturday, March 15, 2008

"How You Doin'?"

I am sure only some of you will "get" the title...
On Thursday, we brought home another member of the family...Joey.


He is a 2 year old Dutch rabbit (that means when he talks we can't understand him...get it...Dutch...nevermind). Anyway, he is very people friendly (a good thing) and litter-box trained (a VERY good thing). He has adjusted well and pretty much keeps to the living room when out of his cage.


The boys are adjusting to him as well and are learning quickly that the best way to interact with Joey is to sit still and let him come to them. Landon is better at this than Taylor, but Taylor is learning too.


Joey is very sociable and friendly...two things that I (Mark) did not expect. I thought that rabbits were just benign creatures that would run at the sight of say...Taylor. But Joey takes it all in stride. He isn't skittish, he doesn't bite and he loves a good nose or cheek rub (but who doesn't).


He has mastered the couch, thanks to Sonja. He hops up onto it with ease and after a few tries, has mastered the dismount without the undignified impromptu rollover when hitting the floor.


Well, anyone who lives near us is welcome to come and visit us to see him. He does belong to Sonja...it was her birthday present. That meant alot to her...and to me because since it is HERS, I don't have to clean out the cage...hahahaha! It is not a bad job because, surprisingly, rabbits are very clean animals. Sonja told me to put that in there...but it IS true.