Natasha Rabbitova's first blog

[jujub793]

awww she is sooo cute!!!

 

[Bunny parents]

Lovely big brown eyes so adorable bunny.

 

[MikeScone]

A few more Natasha pictures, from this morning:

The beautiful Natasha, underneath my computer desk.

"Hi Daddy! I didn't see you before..."
*update* Stan pointed out that Natasha is actually sticking her tongue out, so maybe the caption ought to be, "Pfffft! Cant' catch me!"

Sitting on my computer chair, plastic bag and towel and all...

This morning I heard a strange beeping noise and tracked it down to the back room - Natasha was sitting happily on the computer keyboard, intently watching the screen. Don't know what she did, but I had to reboot... I think the chair's got to be pushed under the desk when I'm not there from now on.

"Look up there, Dad! What's that?"

 

[kirbyultra]

What a cutie. Maybe she was a computer hacker in a former life.

 

[MikeScone]

Just a few more pictures.

Natasha's cilantro snack:

Natasha gets excited when I come up to the cage - is there a snack on offer? Is Daddy going to pay some attention?

 

[slavetoabunny]

I think you need to start tracking Natasha's online activity, lol! She may have gotten ahold of your credit card and be ordering rabbit goodies.

The size of her dewlap continues to amaze me. I never had a female with one that big.

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Great update! Love those pictures.

 

[kherrmann3]

Awesome pictures! She sure is a cheeky little thing! Good idea with the towel/plastic bag set-up. Hopefully she keeps up with the progressing and will be able to be plastic-baggy-free someday. :clover:

 

[stephiemarie78]

WoW her coat really does shine. I just have such a soft spot for Rex's =)

 

[MikeScone]

Natasha and I spent the weekend together. She was the Perfect Bunny on Saturday, exploring and playing with the scrap paper while I worked on the computer or snuggling with me on the couch. Sunday, she discovered the Big Stuffed Bunny (Margarine, Scone's girlfriend) in the living room. She knocked it over and spent some time establishing her dominance - but Margarine smelled too much of Scone, I think. So, we're back to peeing on me and the sofa next to me again. I'm convinced Natasha is jealous of the big yellow bunny who smells like a male. I've moved Marge out of range, and we'll see if that helps.

In the meanwhile, here are some pictures I took this weekend of my beautiful, but jealous, bunny...

Natasha relaxing under Daddy's computer desk

On Daddy's lap - "whatcha doing, Dad?"

Trying to decide if she can get away with jumping onto the keyboard

Stretched out on the sofa

Love those big brown eyes...

"Hey Dad! There's a bunny locked away, here! Let me out!"

 

[Bunny parents]

So pretty bunny The last photo reminds me of my girl ! I wonder if every bunny does that.

 

[kherrmann3]

Very cute update! I love the "let me out" face. She's such a gorgeous rabbit!

 

[MikeScone]

Yesterday was a bit odd. My neighbor from across the street came over to talk with me. She does golden retriever rescue, and had her latest golden with her - a really nice dog named Bridget. Bridget hadn't made a sound, and was never in view, but it freaked Natasha out. As soon as she came to the door, Natasha thumped and dashed into my bedroom. I stood on the front porch talking and petting the dog for a while. When they'd gone, Natasha stayed under my bed, thumping.

I finally coaxed her out, but as soon as I went to pet her, she ran back under the bed and thumped. Over the next hour or so, Natasha got up the courage to come into the living room with me, but it took a while before she'd let me pet her or come up on the couch to sit with me (normally, if I'm on the couch, she's in my arms). Then, I could pet her, but she'd suddenly thump and run away. I finally realized it was when I brought my right hand near her that she ran off - it was OK being petted by my left hand, but not my right. It wasn't until I changed my sweatshirt and washed my hands in mechanic's solvent, then rubbed them with parsley, before I could pet the bunny again. She went right back to normal once I'd done that, and has been perfectly OK all day today.

I asked her last owner if Natasha had ever had a run-in with a dog before, and she said that she had never seen a dog other than one puppy, who she'd ignored, so it isn't that. I guess that Natasha just has an unexplained fear of dogs - but that does answer the question of why she had the same reaction a few weeks ago when I had the Scouters over. I know that many, if not most, of them have dogs - I'll bet Natasha smelled the dogs on them and that's why she ran under the bed and thumped.

On the up-side, I had friends over for dinner on Sunday, and Natasha was very friendly toward them, even climbing into laps and coming up for petting. Progress.

 

[kirbyultra]

Might just be an innate thing in your bunny. Poor girl. I'm glad you realized it and parsley'ed yourself up for her. :hearts:

 

[MikeScone]

Just one picture tonight - a very satisfied-looking Natasha.

I've been very busy this past week, working late or at Scout meetings all week, and then spending Friday night and yesterday at a Scout camporee. I think Natasha has been feeling neglected, only being out an hour or so a day as I run around getting ready for work or for a brief time after I got home. We had all day together today, and she was very clear that she needed more attention than she'd be getting. Open the waterworks, Dad's put on a clean shirt... *sigh*

She's been OK this evening, so maybe she's over being mad - or she's decided I got the message.

 

[Momto3boys]

Wow I do believe this is the most amazing blog ever :inlove:

I am in love with Natasha, she is beautiful and so smart. I cracked up laughing reading alot of your post. You can tell how much you love her and her you.

Your pictures are awesome, I feel like I should be able to reach through the computer screen and touch her.

 

[MikeScone]

I've been in Washington DC at a conference (of interest only to patent attorneys), so a friend was bunnysitting for the last four days. I'd wondered how Natasha would take that - if I'd been away for a while Scone would usually give me a foot flick or two and run under the bed for a while to show me his opinion of abandonment. Natasha just jumped into my arms and welcomed me back with bunny kisses - I like that much better!

Here are some pictures from this morning:

A little drink after breakfast...

I feed the rabbit organic greens, fresh hay, the best of pellets - and what does she like? Shredded credit card offers...

"Hi, Dad! Did you see me over here on the ottoman?"

Rabbitova, relaxed...

Bunny tongue...

Exploring the couch.

"Treat, Dad?" (and more bunny tongue)

Natasha close up...

 

[myheart]

Such nice pics, Mike! I am envious of you taking great pics of a black bunny. There has to be a trick to it, I'm sure.

It isn't that difficult to see that Natasha has you wrapped around her little paw already. It didn't take her that long of time either. Must be her womanly charms...

I'm glad she is being a bit more selective about showing you her displeasure with things. As long as the two of you have come to some sort of term concerning her pee'ing, maybe you could do more to avoid her disapproval (on Natasha's terms, of course ).

myheart

 

[MikeScone]

myheart wrote:

...pics of a black bunny. There has to be a trick to it, I'm sure.

There are some tricks - I've posted them to a new thread in the Camera Corner called Photographing a Black Bunny.

 

[kherrmann3]

I love Rexy fur! I want to pick her up and hug her!