Mary Ellen, I am SO tempted to e-mail the breeder and tell her we'll take her! Thumper's Mom and MsBinky are right, this girl needs a loving home too and she would certainly have one with us. Once I fall in love with her, my slight feelings of guilt will subside for sure.
My reasoning is this:
1) At this point, I just really want to know which bunny we're going to get and I know the breeder will hold her for us specifically and not give her away to someone else. My silly old heart is all sad over Jaime still, I was so sure she was the one for us and this certainly isn't the hugest tragedy ever, but it still makes me sad.
2) ALL the potential bunny friends for Rory live at least a 6 hour drive away (unless we were to go to Petco or something, which I don't think is going to happen)- this bunny does, all the bunnies in the two rescues I'm looking at do, if I were to adopt a bunny in Seattle and take her home.... making it very difficult for Rory to meet any bunny before we commit to adopting her.
3) None of these bunnies have been spayed yet! So they all have hormones running rampant, and who's to say that a bunny Rory likes now he won't like later, or more likely, a bunny that wants to kill Rory and vice versa might be his soulmate after she's been spayed.
4) Rory is an easy going dude. I mean, he's very active and playful and loves to run around, but I can tell he has a much less dominant personality than Cinnabun did. Aren't submissive bunnies easier to bond?
5) This bunny is sweet, litter box trained and likes other bunnies she's met. Seems like there'd be a good chance she'd like Rory, especially after her spay. She was also born at the breeder's home and comes from healthy stock- I want a bun that's going to be around for a long time!
I need to talk to Paul about getting her, I just wish I could shake these guilty feelings and know for sure that she and Rory will eventually love each other! I'm such a weenie, I've looked at lots of bunnies since Jaime and while they're all beautiful, none of them are jumping out at me.
She needs a good home too. Lol. Just bugging. I can understand the feeling and I respect it. but seriously, that is the most adorable lop I have seen!
(said modestly and in all humility...hehe).
