House of Mutts

[Raspberry82]

:welcome1


Hi everyone.

Thanks for peeking into my blog. Especially since I am likely known for having blogs that dissapear soon after being created.. lol. I apologize, the past year has made it hard to find blog time.

Throughout the 3 years I've owned Max (he is now 3.5) we've been on the look out for a submissive doe to welcome home (with the hopes of bonding the two eventually). If not, that's ok too. If it takes forever, that's also ok . Last Spring we adopted the most darling sweetie-pie mix bunny.. she was soft fuzzy black about 6 lbs with huge ears. So sweet and loving, I fell in love with her in a split second. We soon discovered her body was covered in multiple large abscesses which the shelter missed.. so she had to be returned to their care. During this time we were also remodeling our home, so I was very bad keeping everyone updated. Turns out after a couple of months, it was too much for Jemma while under the care of her foster Mom and she was put down. I miss her, she was the sweetest, most loving bunny I've ever met. It was clear she really wanted us to be her forever parents.

Finally the remodeling (aka home nightmare) is finished, lol. And the search for another sweet bunny is back in action.

I wanted to include everyone in our search for our new little girl which as already been on for a few weeks. So far, many were not right, or mean. Something I've found consistent with many (and this upsets me to no end) are un-spayed does on craigslist that are of breeding age and these people also own and un-neutered male and let them play together or interact. One already had a pregnancy happen, and let it happen again by not bothering the speuter. Sigh!

These ones didn't work out this week, but are still fun to share!

Chloe. Turns out she was just to mean and aggressive for us. But what a cutie, huh?!
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=12323785

Baby Lionhead 10wks.
http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pet/903983527.html



Jemma with my bf.

We miss you sweetie! :rainbow::inlove: :hug1

 

[Raspberry82]

Up next is a sweet 7-8 month doe at a neaby school for young kids ( Ican't help but feel for these buns!). This bunny girl must be amazingly sweet if she is good to all the little kids there and no biting! Going to visit on Monday to meet in person. Sorry I don't have a pic of her to post!

And this little lop girl will be getting a visit soon, too. Well socialized at only 8 weeks is a plus!

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pet/910420708.html

 

[Raspberry82]

I will be posting tons of pictures of Max in the coming days, so check back in. I have dozens and dozens collecting up and just never got around to posting, so it will be a Max photos extravaganza around here.

Look at my dirty feetsies everyone! Aren't they cute?!

I decided to move to the wild punk side and grow a bunhawk. Hehe! What do you think? I am a little punkster, so it fits me well!

Max's new hat. It's very stylish, don't you think?

Where did Bunny Go?? Where are you hiding Mister, I'm going to find you!

Dissaproving bunny says: No more pictures, Mom! Or else!

~ Athy

 

[Raspberry82]

Two weeks ago, I decided Max really needed a nice little hide out in his kitchen play room.. he had the chairs he likes to hide under when they're pushed in at the table, and under our microwave stand, but nothing his very own. It's complete with a chimney, fake chimney smoke, a roof, and his blankie. After all that work, I'm very pleased to announce he LOVES it! Yay! And his little pink friend seems to like it too, hehe.

You'll notice in the pics, we have the next best thing to a real girl bunny for Max.. his very own little pink bunny stuffed animal. It's his little buddy, torn out eye and all!


More picture extraaavaagaanzaa! Hold onto your seats folks!



Max recently got a new blankie. I feel bad that he's a boy and it's bright purple with little pink stars, but oh well! Lol. He likes it anyway. :biggrin2:

King Max, ye great ruler of the kitchen! I bow to thy bidding!

Max and his lil lady. Isn't she sexy?! Gotta love the stains!

AND.. the funniest picture I have ever captured of Max. He never looks grumpy, but in this pic, he looks like the grumpiest, most peeved little bunners I have ever seen. And possessed, look at that eye! Run everyone! Run! The he-devil is a comin'!

Hope you enjoy the pics! Have a great weekend everybunny!:hug:

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Looks like a bun with a lot of character! Great pictures.

 

[Raspberry82]

Thanks wabbitdad . He is a handful of character alright, haha.

 

[Raspberry82]

This week turned out to be unexpectedly busy around here. First with Max's possible health issue and now a new baby bunny!

I called the breeder who is selling the little 8 week old grey mini lop doe (picture link is in previous post) and I'm so happy with her breeder. She raises her bunnies not just for looks, but also calm and sweet temperaments since she has little kids that help her in her rabbitry and showing (very responsibly). The kids have handled her often and she just stays calm and sweet. I was amazed hearing that, I'm not used to baby bunnies enjoying being handled and without nipping after my experience with Max when he was little. I really hope we bring her home with us!!!

Tomorrow we're heading out to meet her, so this evening my bf Travis and I went zipping around getting NIC cage supplies for her new home and a new NIC cage for Max, too (so he won't be jealous since hers would be bigger ). My fingertips hate me after putting on, trimming, and sanding over 100 of those horrible little zip ties. Ow! Yeesh. And tomorrow I get to do 100 more for Max's cage:shock:. Before we go to the breeders we'll pop into Petco and pick up the remaining odds and ends.. hay ball, more hay, toys, etc. And plenty of apple sticks, I know this little one is going to be ready to chew on stuff asap, lol.

While I was building the NIC cage, Max was playing in the kitchen as usual. And every time I moved the cage around while trimming and working on it, Max would come charging out of the kitchen looking at me, because he just had to know what the HECK was going on in HIS living room. Hehe. So cute!


Here are some pics of the mischief Max got into this week...

No one can see me when I have my invisible cloak on!

Nom, nom, nom, nom. I love his little chipmunk cheeks :biggrin2:.

Let me out, let me out.

I wonder if they'll notice if I dash out into the living room while they're not looking... hmmm...

Ew, pffft. Dirt, get off, get off.

Pfft. Pffft! More dirt. Get off! I must look perfect!

 

[Raspberry82]

I just tried the link to the baby mini lop we're planning to get and forgot the ad was removed since they breeder is holding her for me! Doh.

Here is the little miss, we're going to name her Minnie-Mae . Bring on the M&M's .

:inlove::inlove::inlove:
:woohoo

 

[Elf Mommy]

What a beautiful loaf of a baby bun!!! Gotta love those ears!

Minda

 

[Raspberry82]

It's official!!! She's OURS! :biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2:

:bunnydance:inkelepht::bunnydance:inkelepht::bunnydance:inkelepht::bunnydance:inkelepht:

She is even sweeter and laid back than I had expected. Even for a baby! I'm sure her energy will start to speed up as she grows into teenage years, but after bringing her home, my bf and I put on a movie while getting her used to us. She behaved just like a dog, sprawled out on the couch, not caring to move, perfectly content just to chill for so long! I love having a calm bunny for a change. Max is high energy most of the time, very busy looking for mischief and trouble.. so having his polar opposite is a nice break from :rant: :sweep:thud:.. hahaha.. Max does have his super sweet wonderful bunny moments, but he's definitely high maintenance. He's lucky he's so darn cute and that I love him so much.


Back to Minnie-Mae news!

Today was the arranged meeting and pick up day for Minnie Mae at her breeders. We had to be there today. But out of the blue, I woke up this morning with a major cold and migraine! BOOO! Travis knew how much my heart was set on this little girl, that she was the one. And even though he was up way too early without enough sleep, he spent the evening driving me to the back of beyond to bring her home with us. What a sweetheart, huh?! He even gave up watching some of the football games to do this which are one of his favorite things. My prince!! Hehe :biggrin2:.

I'll definitely be taking a ton of baby pictures to show everyone, but the picture of her doesn't even nearly do her coloring any justice. She has really dark charcoal fur with gold tipped flecks all over her shouders/back/legs. But on her underside, she has silver and charcoal coloring with silver footed feet. So pretty! And a splotch of golden brown baby fuzz at the snap of her neck.

I can tell my bf is just smitten with her already and of course so am I . It is so much fun to see grown men go gaga over sweet cute little bunnies! Always melts my heart. I just love it .

Promise to post pics asap!

~ Athy

 

[Raspberry82]

Thank you Elf Mommy! She really is posing nicely in that pic isn't she? Especially for only 8 weeks! Of course I'm pretty biased towards her atm, but she's just precious.

 

[JadeIcing]

I think I will go nuts waiting for more pictures of her.

 

[Jess_sully]

Minnie-May is adorable.
Yay, we'll both be getting new little girl lops, then.
Mine is only a couple weeks younger than yours, too.
That means we get to watch them grow up at the same time, and see who hits major milestones first.
How nice of your boyfriend! Mine is NOT as excited to drive 3 hours to pick up my new little girl. He's still a little confused why I need another bun... When I explained to him that Flynn needed company, his reply was: "Well, Nero needs another kitty to play with when I'm gone, too. But you don't see me running out and getting a million kittens!" (Nero is his cat, who is about 7 months old and recently separated from his sister.
He thinks I'm bunny-obsessed. Wonder why? :biggrin2:

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Congratulations! What a beautiful bun!:bunnydance:

 

[Raspberry82]

Lol at your boyfriends comment about Nero and another cat. It is hard to not be a little bunny obsessed. I'm very grateful that I managed to convert Travis into another bunny loving addict *grins* :biggrin2:, I'm always seeing him carting Max around in his arms and talking to him:inlove:. I feel really lucky he's like me in the sense that he's ok with letting Max take over half of our kitchen with his boxes and toys and have to big cages in our living room or having a few bunny poos hiding here and there. Now he enjoys spoiling them with me and laughing over their cute antics like they're our kids (which to me they are my little kids, hehe!).

I'm glad T isn't a neat freak or I'd be up the creek with owning bunners .

I'm sure your bf will come to adore your new baby! How could he not? They are so painfully cute you just HAVE to hold them and play with them!! I did not realize our's are so close in age!! This will be so fun to watch both of ours grow up and yes, who's will start making mischief! Yay!


My camera's battery is charging as we speak! (I hate its battery because it takes like a day to fully charge, then is only good for 1 day, etc.. so annoying!)

 

[Jess_sully]

Eric secretly likes Flynn. Whenever he comes in my room, he usually goes and lets Flynn out (who will be, without a doubt, jumping at the front of his cage like a starved maniac). Then he usually gives him some treats and sits on the floor instead of on a chair or my bed because I think he likes when Flynn runs up to him and bonks him.
How old is your little girl presently? Do you know her birthdate?
I would kill that camera. What kind do you have? I have one new camera that is great for everything BUT bunny pictures. Then I use my older camera for Flynn-photo-ops, and it does quite well. I usually have to charge the "bunny camera" after 5 or 6 long photoshoots.

 

[Raspberry82]

I'll have to dig up Minnie Mae's birthday, she's 8 weeks old, but I don't have the date handy atm. I left her papers in my bfs truck in all the rush to get her inside and all set up . My camera is an Olympus E510 SLR camera. It takes really gorgeous pictures if you're into studying photography, futzing with touchy techy gizmo features, and being able to do manual or semi-auto settings (I'm clearly still re-learning a ton because my some of my photos suck, hahaha). But yeah, it aint the greatest camera for super quick shooting bunny action shots.. lol. Although, I really like how well it captures details, especially every little hair on Max when taken correctly. But a cheap digi cam would come in handy for long photo shoots with the buns. Still learning and playing so expect plenty more slightly odd photos :biggrin2:.

 

[Raspberry82]

******* DRUM ROLL *******



Minnie Mae Pictures are finally here!! :biggrin2::yahoo::clapping:

Uploading pics is definitely a pain, but worth it for you guys!!

Sorry if the pics are dark at all, we took them last night and I didn't want to blind the poor little girl with my camera's super duper bright flash (it looks like a 10 second long flashing strobe light when it's going off.. lol.. she was not amused, so had to shut it off :thud: :tongue).



Hope you enjoy her cuteness! Of course, I'm a very proud Momma, but isn't she just one of the sweetest little boogers ever?!

*Max's vet appointment is in an hour.. so we'll soon (hopefully) find out what's up with his weird wizzing habits that have mysteriously dissapeared this week!*

Minnie and her new stuffy, a little pink flamingo (we cut off the hair fuzz after this pic so she wouldn't be temped to eat it )

I just HAD to take a picture of her ENORMOUS feetsies. They're absolutely hilarious, but so completely adorable. This suckers are as big as her head, if not a bit bigger! Hehe . And look at all the poofy fuzz pads! Awww! *dies*

~ Athena

*** SORRY for the side flipped photos.. I keep rotating them and re-saving, but they're just being aggrevatingly stuck sideways. Lol. I'll be imagining all the side tilting viewers out there, hehe. :biggrin2: Will do my best to post neck-cramp free photos in the future .

 

[delusional]

Raspberry82 wrote:

I just HAD to take a picture of her ENORMOUS feetsies. They're absolutely hilarious, but so completely adorable. This suckers are as big as her head, if not a bit bigger! Hehe . And look at all the poofy fuzz pads! Awww! *dies*

FEETS! Oh my she's gorgeous! I love her feeeets! It's the only reason I got a conti really.. feets as big as my head.
I think I have a bunny feets addiction.. :rollseyes

 

[JadeIcing]

So cute!