Tail of a Fuzzy Bunny

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

Ahh, well Vancouver is a lot closer to me than Calgary, but still a drive - but if you ever have competitions after you get a club, you can count me in!

I would love to start up a club down here - I already have one, just no members. And I'm not really sure how everything would really work. haha.

Emily

 

[funnybunnymummy]

I always forget I should post this stuff in my blog!

Yesterdaymorning, hoping to get a pic for the sprintime photo contest, I let Gus out in the backyard (without his pen) and what does he do? Hesqueezes under the back fence! We're talking MAYBE a 3-4 inch gap, and he squeezes through it! :shock:

So then he's on the other side of the FIVE FOOT fence in the adjoining townhouse's parking lot and I'm on this side thinking,"CRAP! WHAT DOI DO????" And he'slooking at me like, "Hehe! Whatcha gonna do about it?" I think my heart may have stopped momentarily!

Anyway, I grabbed a lawn chair for a boost and scrabbled over the top of the fence to go get him (falling on the way down, no less!). He was already about twenty feet down the fence from our house when I caught up with him! Then hewouldn't let me catch him! So here I am, in my pajamas no less, chasing this little bratup and down the fence in front of all my neighbours! :grumpy

Finally, I was able to grab him (more like, he let me catch him!) and direct him back under the fence. He was munching grass like nothing had happened by the time I climbed back over the fence again.

What a turd!

Guess it's time to properly bunny-proof the back yard. :twitch:

Rue

 

[JadeIcing]

Sorry but.... :rofl:

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Haha! Believe me, I was laughing just as much as I was cursing!

Little brat! :grumpy

Rue

 

[Chansey]

Hi! I've been reading your blog and Gus is such a lovable little character! The tube jumps look awesome, too.. Take care

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Thanks, Chancey!

He certainly is a character! I wouldn't trade him for anything! :biggrin:

Rue

 

[fuzz16]

ive missed so much in your blog i forgot how much i missed mr gus!!!!

so cool what your doing with the jumps

 

[Myia09]

Ok I totally posted a reply when you first posted but it must have not gone through.

I said that it was scary, but I couldn't help but laugh!

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Thanks, Brenda!

Myia, I think you may have posted in my other thread I posted.

So today, I properly bunny-proofed the backyard and Gus got to spend several hours exploring and eating grass and flowers and leaves and...

Anyway, I set up the jumps in the backyard and got him to do a few. He now starts on his "pause box" (I was using a stool, but I found a wooden boxthat he seems to like better than the stool) and goes over both jumps, turns around, does both jumps again, then hops up onto his box for his treat. He's also doing 4 rails, but after doing the "course" 3 or 4 times, he starts knocking them down. Lazy bunny! :rollseyes

The neighbour kids saw what we were up to and had to come watch. What's funny, though, is they seemed more impressed with his ability to hop on the box and stand on his hind legs for a treat, than going over the jumps!

I finished building his teeter totter, but haven't got him going over it just yet. Ditto his tunnel. He knows how to go through a tunnel, but won't do it on command yet.

Anyway, all in time!

Rue

 

[funnybunnymummy]

So the kids and I have had several talks about not picking up the rabbit. However, my eldest son just didn't seem to be getting it. He was ALWAYS picking him up and carting him around.

Finally, last night I got really frustrated and said, "WHY do you insist on picking up the rabbit???"

"Well, hewon't come to me when I want him to."

I said, "Yes, he will. Just call him and he'll come."

So he starts saying, "Here bunny. Come here bunny." Of course, Gustotally ignores him. "See it doesn't work!"

I said, "His name isn't 'Bunny.' He knows his name, try calling him by his name."

So he does and suddenly Gus is following him everywhere!

Sheesh!

Rue

 

[Myia09]

Haha how cute!

You must get a video of him jumping. It sounds amazing. I am going to have to get Kinobe to do it..he is full of energy and I think he would love it.

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Thanks, Myia!

I'm going to try to get some video today. It looks like rain again, so I'm going to try to set up the course in the house (will require some furniture rearranging, though...).

Rue

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Okay, so I got some video!

[flash=320,256]http://www.facebook.com/v/10150178061145506[/flash]

He wasn't really in the mood for jumping yesterday. Usually he FLIES over the jumps!

Rue

 

[JadeIcing]

:shock:So cute!

 

[Myia09]

What a big beautiful bunny!
It looks like so much fun! So great to see!

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Thanks, guys!

So I'm still finishing up my other agility equipment (just need a few more screws and some other paint colours!) and waiting for the weather to improve so we can set up our course in the backyard again!

In the meantime, I've started a book for my kids. I think you guys will probably like it. It's a middle grade novel (geared for 9-12 year olds) called THE RABBIT ATE MY HOMEWORK.

Here's the premise:

On their way home from school, 12-year-old Drew and his annoying younger sister Libby find a bunny in a box. Libby convinces Drew they have to keep the bunny--at least till they can find the bunny's owners or a new home. Of course, they both know their parents won't be too impressed with them bringing a rabbit home. So they hide it in Drew's room. Of course, hiding a rabbit is not as easy as it seems . . . especially when that rabbit turns out to be a growing baby Flemish Giant.

So far, I've got the first half of the first chapter written.

Anyway, I just wanted to post this part, because I think you guys would like it (for a few reasons):

"So what are we going to call him?" Libby asked.

"How about Stew?"

"You can’t name the bunny Stew!"

"Okay, then: Stewy."

"Drew!" Libby scowled at me. "I think we should call him Precious."

"Precious? That’s a girl’s name!"

"Well, maybe the bunny is a girl!"

"No way! This is definitely a boy bunny."

Libby crossed her arms. "How would you know the difference?"

I didn't know the difference. But there was no way we were calling this bunny Precious. "Because he’s got big ears. Boy bunnies always have bigger ears than girl bunnies. Don’t you know anything?"

Libby didn’t say anything. She just sat there, stroking the rabbit’s head. He’d squished himself flat against the ground, his eyes half-closed, his ears relaxed, loving the attention. "He’s so little. I think we should call him Tiny."

Rue

 

[aurora369]

So cool that you are writing a book! Are you going to do illustrations too?

-Dawn

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Haha! No, that's the publisher's job.

Rue

 

[Hazel-Mom]

I bet we have a few people here who could do illustrations

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Hehe! Yeah, there are definitely some amazing artists here at RO! :thumbup

Thing is, every publisher has their own set of staff and freelance artists they use for cover art, illustrations, etc. etc. So unless an artist has a contract with that publisher, it's not likely they'll use them. Such is the way in the publishing industry.

Rue