Kipcha
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MiniLopHop
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Wonderful blog! It is inspiring me to "teach" my buns to jump. I don't know if they would ever go anywhere with it, but fun home entertainment. 
Kipcha
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MiniLopHop~ You should totally get into it. Best hobby there is for both bunny and person!
Well, we have been rather busy. We performed at a small school carnival to raise money to build a preschool in Kenya and we helped them raise over $6000! It was a great day.
We spent the weekend at the Stampede grounds performing at Aggie Days, I'm pretty sure all humans and bunnies are thoroughly exhausted from the long days but it seemed like everyone had a lot of fun. Willow in particular had an awful lot of energy, more then usual, it's great to see this 6 year old guy still got a lot of spunk in him when it comes to the course! I was starting to think he was only energetic at home when he was wondering the house, I think he just got distracted a lot.
We were a MAJOR hit for the event though, and at times we had four rows of people trying to watch! They want us back next year and they plan on giving us a bigger space AND ADDING BLEACHERS! They think it's such an awesome, crowd pleasing event that they will be adding bleachers just for our course so that people can walk through the aisles, the crowd in front of us were blocking them!
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[align=center]Ty was a little more mellow, all he really wanted to do was snuggle, the little sweetheart. His heart really wasn't into hopping, more just wanting attention so we just didn't hop a lot, spent most of the time giving him lots of head rubs and eating treats.[/align]
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[align=center]Babbitty was extremely energetic the entire weekend and absoloutly loves running the course. He gave me a bit of a scare on Saturday when he managed to jump from my arms, but he was totally fine and eating the parsley I gave him not 30 seconds later. I still fretted even to the next morning making sure he wasn't favoring anything, but he was pretty much completely unphased by the entire thing.[/align]
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[align=center]Since putting Star on a diet and getting him to lose a bit of weight, I can tell that he feels better and is getting a lot more energy! It's great to see him doing better and getting more energetic and social now that he's getting back down to a more healthy weight.[/align]
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[align=center]Jabberwocky was awesome, he was running faster then he ever had and was binkying through the course quite a bit. Jabberwocky, being the unaltered guy he is... Was spraying literally everywhere and at one point, the crowd. He got a few of the kids at one point, and while it was embaressing... That was pretty funny.[/align]
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[align=center]It was great to see Willow so energetic and so happy on the course! He's usually happiest at home, but he was just so cheerful the entire weekend[/align]
Well, we have been rather busy. We performed at a small school carnival to raise money to build a preschool in Kenya and we helped them raise over $6000! It was a great day.
We spent the weekend at the Stampede grounds performing at Aggie Days, I'm pretty sure all humans and bunnies are thoroughly exhausted from the long days but it seemed like everyone had a lot of fun. Willow in particular had an awful lot of energy, more then usual, it's great to see this 6 year old guy still got a lot of spunk in him when it comes to the course! I was starting to think he was only energetic at home when he was wondering the house, I think he just got distracted a lot.
We were a MAJOR hit for the event though, and at times we had four rows of people trying to watch! They want us back next year and they plan on giving us a bigger space AND ADDING BLEACHERS! They think it's such an awesome, crowd pleasing event that they will be adding bleachers just for our course so that people can walk through the aisles, the crowd in front of us were blocking them!
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[align=center]Ty was a little more mellow, all he really wanted to do was snuggle, the little sweetheart. His heart really wasn't into hopping, more just wanting attention so we just didn't hop a lot, spent most of the time giving him lots of head rubs and eating treats.[/align]
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[align=center]Babbitty was extremely energetic the entire weekend and absoloutly loves running the course. He gave me a bit of a scare on Saturday when he managed to jump from my arms, but he was totally fine and eating the parsley I gave him not 30 seconds later. I still fretted even to the next morning making sure he wasn't favoring anything, but he was pretty much completely unphased by the entire thing.[/align]
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[align=center]Since putting Star on a diet and getting him to lose a bit of weight, I can tell that he feels better and is getting a lot more energy! It's great to see him doing better and getting more energetic and social now that he's getting back down to a more healthy weight.[/align]
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[align=center]Jabberwocky was awesome, he was running faster then he ever had and was binkying through the course quite a bit. Jabberwocky, being the unaltered guy he is... Was spraying literally everywhere and at one point, the crowd. He got a few of the kids at one point, and while it was embaressing... That was pretty funny.[/align]
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[align=center]It was great to see Willow so energetic and so happy on the course! He's usually happiest at home, but he was just so cheerful the entire weekend
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Kipcha
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Well, lots has happened since my last post!
On April 21 we went to Children's Hospital to perform for some of the kids there. It was a great night and although there wasn't quite the turnout of patients (Which I suppose is a good thing since that means there aren't as many sick kids stuck in the hospital!) that there has been in the past, you could tell that they enjoyed it.
The day before yesterday wedecided since the weather was nice (FINALLY! The snow is actually starting to melt now :big wink that we would set up the hopping course in the driveway and bring the bunnies out for some fun in the sun!
They all had tons of energy and loved the warm weather and sunshine. They all got a turn on the course and then spent some timeromping around in the grass and binkying in the x-pens on the lawn.
Today we spent the day with the horses and laterhad easter dinner with my grandma. The horse visit was very fun, we did some arena work with Ben and then went out into the pasture (A little over 80 acres so they have tons of area to roam!) and I rode bareback on Buzz while Mom rodeBen. It was beautiful. The areas with snow was still over the horses knees though, so they got a workout whenever we came across snow!
We also decided to start clipping Kipcha today, and started with just her head, neck and front legs to help her get used to the loss of her long winter hair. Here's a before pic...
And an after...
She looks a little funny now but boy, I forgot what a pretty little face she had after seeing it covered in fuzz for so long! And boy, does she need a bath!
Tomorrow is going to be a busy day as well, we're going to be performing at Fort Calgary with the rabbits!
On April 21 we went to Children's Hospital to perform for some of the kids there. It was a great night and although there wasn't quite the turnout of patients (Which I suppose is a good thing since that means there aren't as many sick kids stuck in the hospital!) that there has been in the past, you could tell that they enjoyed it.
The day before yesterday wedecided since the weather was nice (FINALLY! The snow is actually starting to melt now :big wink
that we would set up the hopping course in the driveway and bring the bunnies out for some fun in the sun!
They all had tons of energy and loved the warm weather and sunshine. They all got a turn on the course and then spent some timeromping around in the grass and binkying in the x-pens on the lawn.
Today we spent the day with the horses and laterhad easter dinner with my grandma. The horse visit was very fun, we did some arena work with Ben and then went out into the pasture (A little over 80 acres so they have tons of area to roam!) and I rode bareback on Buzz while Mom rodeBen. It was beautiful. The areas with snow was still over the horses knees though, so they got a workout whenever we came across snow!
We also decided to start clipping Kipcha today, and started with just her head, neck and front legs to help her get used to the loss of her long winter hair. Here's a before pic...
And an after...
She looks a little funny now but boy, I forgot what a pretty little face she had after seeing it covered in fuzz for so long! And boy, does she need a bath!
Tomorrow is going to be a busy day as well, we're going to be performing at Fort Calgary with the rabbits!
Kipcha
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So today went off great! It was a little warm in the room, but other then that everything went off without a hitch and we even got a short spot on the news!
Some pics from today...
Some pics from today...
nochoramet
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I love your blog! Rabbit hopping is so cool. And I love all your bunnies, Babbity is extra adorable of course, all of them are so pretty. I love Star's markings, they're so different!
Love all the pictures of the hopping and the horses too
of course, all of them are so pretty. I love Star's markings, they're so different!Love all the pictures of the hopping and the horses too
Kipcha
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Wow, I really fell behind on my blog! :shock:Before I knew it, the events had really built up!
So after Fort Calgary, we held our annual monthly practice at the Chestermere Rec Center and had our sponsor Critters Pets in Cochrane actually come over and try out her Flemish, but Tinkerbell was too busy checking out everything to really hop
On May 7 we held a club fundraiser to help get our trailer (Which we now have and is AWESOME, by the way, more below) by doing highway cleanup, so we spent 7 hours cleaning up garbage by the highway. Boy, we were tired, but the money we got afterwards was great and the ditches were clean for probably a whole three days before litterbugs went and ruined them again... Man, I hate it when people litter! :X
Then we held another practice on May 13, but I didn't doa lot of hopping with mine as they were getting a bit of a break from it all.
On May 14, we did a demo at the Critters and Craft sale, but it turned out to be a mistake as it really wasn't the most sanitary place and lets just say, we expected the animals to be a little better taken care of, it was hard to see some of those bunnies that people were selling... I guess it was a learning experience. It was definitely interesting when an emu escaped halfway through the day and started wreaking havoc! Babbitty seemed to be having fun though!
On May 27, we did a demo at Woodlands school and that was fun, the teachers actually kept control of the situation and made sure the kids didn't get out of hand.
On June 5, due to beautiful weather, we decided to start having club BBQ's instead of practices indoors so we held the first one at our house. Unfortuanatly, I missed pretty much the entire thing due to work... Blach.
On June 17, we went to Glenbrook Preschool, which was rather well controlled since there was a chainlink fence between us and the kids, but we were still a HUGE hit and the kids and bunnies loved the day out!
Then, June 18 and 19 at Aspen Crossing's train days and we didn't even have to worry about the extremely cruddy weather because they had a rather nice tent set up for us to protect from wind and rain, and the bunnies enjoyed even more time out.
Then, on July 1 we went up to Edmonton for a Canada Day celebration and got to see a few friends, including Luvabun and Pet_Bunny from the RO forums, so that was worth the trip right there :biggrin:
And then on July 2, we held another club BBQ at another member's house, which was lots of fun!
And... I believe I am now caught up! Whoo!
We're going to have some big events coming up, the main one being performing at the Calgary Stampede, so stay tuned for pics from that!
So after Fort Calgary, we held our annual monthly practice at the Chestermere Rec Center and had our sponsor Critters Pets in Cochrane actually come over and try out her Flemish, but Tinkerbell was too busy checking out everything to really hop
On May 7 we held a club fundraiser to help get our trailer (Which we now have and is AWESOME, by the way, more below) by doing highway cleanup, so we spent 7 hours cleaning up garbage by the highway. Boy, we were tired, but the money we got afterwards was great and the ditches were clean for probably a whole three days before litterbugs went and ruined them again... Man, I hate it when people litter! :X
Then we held another practice on May 13, but I didn't doa lot of hopping with mine as they were getting a bit of a break from it all.
On May 14, we did a demo at the Critters and Craft sale, but it turned out to be a mistake as it really wasn't the most sanitary place and lets just say, we expected the animals to be a little better taken care of, it was hard to see some of those bunnies that people were selling... I guess it was a learning experience. It was definitely interesting when an emu escaped halfway through the day and started wreaking havoc! Babbitty seemed to be having fun though!
On May 27, we did a demo at Woodlands school and that was fun, the teachers actually kept control of the situation and made sure the kids didn't get out of hand.
On June 5, due to beautiful weather, we decided to start having club BBQ's instead of practices indoors so we held the first one at our house. Unfortuanatly, I missed pretty much the entire thing due to work... Blach.
On June 17, we went to Glenbrook Preschool, which was rather well controlled since there was a chainlink fence between us and the kids, but we were still a HUGE hit and the kids and bunnies loved the day out!
Then, June 18 and 19 at Aspen Crossing's train days and we didn't even have to worry about the extremely cruddy weather because they had a rather nice tent set up for us to protect from wind and rain, and the bunnies enjoyed even more time out.
Then, on July 1 we went up to Edmonton for a Canada Day celebration and got to see a few friends, including Luvabun and Pet_Bunny from the RO forums, so that was worth the trip right there :biggrin:
And then on July 2, we held another club BBQ at another member's house, which was lots of fun!
And... I believe I am now caught up! Whoo!
We're going to have some big events coming up, the main one being performing at the Calgary Stampede, so stay tuned for pics from that!
Simply awesome pictures!
Kipcha
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This is a little late, but on the 16th and 17th we actually got to perform at the Calgary Stampede! It was rather warm but the bunnies actually handled it better then the people with their frozen water bottles and fans
My bunnies, as usual, performed awesomely well and I actually got to do something I have wanted to do for a very long time... I got to have a picture with all my rabbits. It was difficult since none of them really get along but we had some extra hands so it turned out great! I'm very glad that I finally managed it, we've tried a few times before without success.
We've got some more events coming up so stay tuned!
My bunnies, as usual, performed awesomely well and I actually got to do something I have wanted to do for a very long time... I got to have a picture with all my rabbits. It was difficult since none of them really get along but we had some extra hands so it turned out great! I'm very glad that I finally managed it, we've tried a few times before without success.
We've got some more events coming up so stay tuned!
Just love all the pics and it's so great to see them having such fun. Kudos. :clapping:
redjess
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This is AMAZING! How awesome that you are doing something so cool that you can tell that you love so much! Your buns are so happy and adorable. What a great life for a rabbit.
gemgnir
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I agree with Jess! This looks like SO much fun! Maybe one day. I adore seeing all of the pictures of your animals! I think I am in love with Jabberwocky. He is sooo sleek and handsome! :bunnyheart
I adore seeing all of the pictures of your animals! I think I am in love with Jabberwocky. He is sooo sleek and handsome! :bunnyheart
Kipcha
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Jabberwocky is quite popular! People just seem to love him (And he just loves everybody too!), I got him free when we got Peace from the breeder in Illonois, I think he was driving the poor lady crazy with how much insane energy the little guy has hehe...
Well, Flynn is still on a trial run so we'll so how this whole thing pans out. I know for one thing, she is just the sweetest little thing.
For anyone who's been watching Ty's thread, the vets suspect he's going into early kidney failure. We brought him into the vet and had a urine test done which came back with some crystals, nothing too unusual, but all the symptoms point right now to kidney failure so he got some Sub-Q fluids a week or two ago and we were told to keep an eye on his situation. As of right now he seems good and we're hoping he was misdiagnosed and perhaps it was just something that they missed that has passed. We know little of his history other then he came from some family that bought him for Easter and then were going to release him into a park, so we have no idea about age or anything.
Admittedly, it was frustrating that we spent $500 and still really have no idea what's going on with him...
Not too impressed with all this poking and prodding...
We've also done some rabbit hopping events including Children's Hospital, a club BBQ and a senior's home that, sadly, I could not attend due to work.
Babbitty enjoyed overlooking the city in the hospital.
Peace looking extremely unimpressed at the BBQ.
We also held a Model Horse show and since I didn't have to judge, I decided to take some buns for both days. I took Flynn and Ty one day and Babbitty, Jabberwocky and Kokomo the second. I think they all enjoyed the day out!
I think Jabberwocky had the most fun though. The event was held in a curling rink (Without the ice and all, of course! There's only ice in the Winter) amd we only used half the arena, so I decided to let them all out to play there. I don't think they've ever had that big of an area to play around in on their own before so they were all having a ball, but Jabber was having fun using up the ENTIRE space for popcorning and just having a jolly old time!
He felt tuckered out after though!
We also brought Dodger the first day and I think he really enjoyed the time out. You would never know he's 11 with how puppylike he still is!
Well, Flynn is still on a trial run so we'll so how this whole thing pans out. I know for one thing, she is just the sweetest little thing.
For anyone who's been watching Ty's thread, the vets suspect he's going into early kidney failure. We brought him into the vet and had a urine test done which came back with some crystals, nothing too unusual, but all the symptoms point right now to kidney failure so he got some Sub-Q fluids a week or two ago and we were told to keep an eye on his situation. As of right now he seems good and we're hoping he was misdiagnosed and perhaps it was just something that they missed that has passed. We know little of his history other then he came from some family that bought him for Easter and then were going to release him into a park, so we have no idea about age or anything.
Admittedly, it was frustrating that we spent $500 and still really have no idea what's going on with him...
Not too impressed with all this poking and prodding...
We've also done some rabbit hopping events including Children's Hospital, a club BBQ and a senior's home that, sadly, I could not attend due to work.
Babbitty enjoyed overlooking the city in the hospital.
Peace looking extremely unimpressed at the BBQ.
We also held a Model Horse show and since I didn't have to judge, I decided to take some buns for both days. I took Flynn and Ty one day and Babbitty, Jabberwocky and Kokomo the second. I think they all enjoyed the day out!
I think Jabberwocky had the most fun though. The event was held in a curling rink (Without the ice and all, of course! There's only ice in the Winter) amd we only used half the arena, so I decided to let them all out to play there. I don't think they've ever had that big of an area to play around in on their own before so they were all having a ball, but Jabber was having fun using up the ENTIRE space for popcorning and just having a jolly old time!
He felt tuckered out after though!
We also brought Dodger the first day and I think he really enjoyed the time out. You would never know he's 11 with how puppylike he still is!
Kipcha
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Whoo, it's been crazy busy and I can't even say what we were busy with! But in a few monthes I'll be able to, so that will be a long blog post in itself.
Miss Flynn went in for her spay yesterday and she took it like a real champ! Eating plenty and pooping all over the place, you wouldn't even know that she just went through surgery.
I also went and got me a new camera (Nikon D7000) after a lot of debating, but figured what the heck, I worked my butt off this summer. Takes beautiful photos,
We also went and performed at the Bugs Bunny at the Symphony concert, which was awesome since we performed before the show and during intermission, and during the show we had our own little private box in the back where we could sit and watch with the rabbits. It was a fabulous time.
Since we were there multiple days, during some shows we went and walked around downtown with the rabbits which was quite nice, especially getting to roll around in the new stroller I bought Babbitty.
It was a very nice afternoon out and the buns enjoyed all the sights.
Miss Flynn went in for her spay yesterday and she took it like a real champ! Eating plenty and pooping all over the place, you wouldn't even know that she just went through surgery.
I also went and got me a new camera (Nikon D7000) after a lot of debating, but figured what the heck, I worked my butt off this summer. Takes beautiful photos,
We also went and performed at the Bugs Bunny at the Symphony concert, which was awesome since we performed before the show and during intermission, and during the show we had our own little private box in the back where we could sit and watch with the rabbits. It was a fabulous time.
Since we were there multiple days, during some shows we went and walked around downtown with the rabbits which was quite nice, especially getting to roll around in the new stroller I bought Babbitty.
It was a very nice afternoon out and the buns enjoyed all the sights.
