TinysMom
Well-Known Member
Well, I think I might have had a blog for George & Gracie - but I'm not sure....so...I guess I'll just start a blog now.
First of all - I'm finding myself with a new soapbox....being "Californian Rabbits: Not just for meat pens anymore!" I'm in shock as I'm learning to love this breed - maybe not as much as Flemmies or lionheads - but still yet.
So here is the backstory...
I got George & Gracie from the feedstore on Friday, Feb. 16th, 2007 (hard to believe it has been over a year). At that time - an old guy (who I adored) was running the feed store. Unfortunately - he grew up during the depression and still looked at rabbits like George and Gracie as "livestock" and had raised meat rabbits during his childhood so the family could eat. At times we talked about the difference in the attitude towards rabbits 70 years ago - and now - and how they're not looked at as "livestock" anymore.
By the way - he retired last April I think (I forget when) and this new couple bought out the store and moved it and they're awesome....closer to my attitude than his. (I still adore that older guy though - he treated Art & I wonderfully and I always loved talking to him - I still get hugs whenever I run into him in a store in town).
You can read about George and Gracie here...
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=18945&forum_id=6
As many of you may know from my "Just call me sucker" thread here:
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=34754&forum_id=1
yesterday I adopted another Californian girl. I haven't yet named her - I called her Cali for a bit - but I'm about to call her "liar and cheat" or something like that. I don't like the name Poppy for her - I kinda like the name Lolita but I don't like the meaning of that name.
But let me explain the "liar and cheat" part.
Last night after I fed her (she'd had hay in her pen all afternoon) - I could tell whenever she'd go to eat. She's sorta snort, grumble, groan and roar...or something...I don't know. But she'd eat about a mouthful...maybe two...go lay down....wait 15 minutes till I was busy on the computer again - and off she'd go eating....once again - only a mouthful or so.
I swear she was trying to test my patience.
I ignored her. Ok - the first couple of times I laughed at her. Then I started groaning- quietly.
I come in today and her food bowl is tipped upside down...and where she'd knocked her food out - is empty.
I looked at her as she looked at that and then looked at me and sort of gave me pretty girl eyes. I said, "I'm sorry but you're not getting any more food till suppertime."
She went over and moved her bowl around. I said, "You can have food at suppertime."
She thumped at me.
About an hour or so later - Robin came in and we were talking. She asked me how the new gal was - I told her about the noises, the interaction, etc.
So she goes over - sets her bowl upright. The doe is watching Robin with interested eyes. Robin grabs a small handful of food out of Zeus' bowl and stands back.
What does the doe do? Does she grunt/growl/snort and growl?
No...she ever so daintily goes over to the food bowl...grab a mouthful....and eat quietly.
Then she raises her eyes up towards Robin as if to say, "You don't really think I'd act the way that woman said...do you?".....and she goes back to DAINTILY eating her food....QUIETLY.
:banghead
I'd give up - but then she wins!
So....for my Cali blog - I introduce....
George:
(Trying to cheer up a friend here)
Gracie:
and she who has no name (YET):
First of all - I'm finding myself with a new soapbox....being "Californian Rabbits: Not just for meat pens anymore!" I'm in shock as I'm learning to love this breed - maybe not as much as Flemmies or lionheads - but still yet.
So here is the backstory...
I got George & Gracie from the feedstore on Friday, Feb. 16th, 2007 (hard to believe it has been over a year). At that time - an old guy (who I adored) was running the feed store. Unfortunately - he grew up during the depression and still looked at rabbits like George and Gracie as "livestock" and had raised meat rabbits during his childhood so the family could eat. At times we talked about the difference in the attitude towards rabbits 70 years ago - and now - and how they're not looked at as "livestock" anymore.
By the way - he retired last April I think (I forget when) and this new couple bought out the store and moved it and they're awesome....closer to my attitude than his. (I still adore that older guy though - he treated Art & I wonderfully and I always loved talking to him - I still get hugs whenever I run into him in a store in town).
You can read about George and Gracie here...
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=18945&forum_id=6
As many of you may know from my "Just call me sucker" thread here:
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=34754&forum_id=1
yesterday I adopted another Californian girl. I haven't yet named her - I called her Cali for a bit - but I'm about to call her "liar and cheat" or something like that. I don't like the name Poppy for her - I kinda like the name Lolita but I don't like the meaning of that name.
But let me explain the "liar and cheat" part.
Last night after I fed her (she'd had hay in her pen all afternoon) - I could tell whenever she'd go to eat. She's sorta snort, grumble, groan and roar...or something...I don't know. But she'd eat about a mouthful...maybe two...go lay down....wait 15 minutes till I was busy on the computer again - and off she'd go eating....once again - only a mouthful or so.
I swear she was trying to test my patience.
I ignored her. Ok - the first couple of times I laughed at her. Then I started groaning- quietly.
I come in today and her food bowl is tipped upside down...and where she'd knocked her food out - is empty.
I looked at her as she looked at that and then looked at me and sort of gave me pretty girl eyes. I said, "I'm sorry but you're not getting any more food till suppertime."
She went over and moved her bowl around. I said, "You can have food at suppertime."
She thumped at me.
About an hour or so later - Robin came in and we were talking. She asked me how the new gal was - I told her about the noises, the interaction, etc.
So she goes over - sets her bowl upright. The doe is watching Robin with interested eyes. Robin grabs a small handful of food out of Zeus' bowl and stands back.
What does the doe do? Does she grunt/growl/snort and growl?
No...she ever so daintily goes over to the food bowl...grab a mouthful....and eat quietly.
Then she raises her eyes up towards Robin as if to say, "You don't really think I'd act the way that woman said...do you?".....and she goes back to DAINTILY eating her food....QUIETLY.
:banghead
I'd give up - but then she wins!
So....for my Cali blog - I introduce....
George:
(Trying to cheer up a friend here)
Gracie:
and she who has no name (YET):
.
