The Legend of Sophollo

[kellyjade]

Last night I was playing this game with Apollo, where I hold a treat in front of her nose and she stands up and walks toward it. It's a lot of fun. She was going really far last night, doing turns and stuff.

http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i320/kellyjade613/?action=view&current=MarchSophollo017.flv

the treats are Gerber graduates banana puffs...she doesn't get them often, but there's not a lot she won't do for one.
You can hear the Rabbit Show in the background, heheh..:dude:

 

[Haley]

OMG so many new beautiful photos Ive missed!

Sophie and Tumnus must be cousins- I swear he's a diva in front of the camera as well!

So either your girls are the cleanest bunnies in the world or you do a great job of cleaning up after them. All your pics are so beautiful and everything is so nice and clean! Either Im stealing your bunnies or Im stealing you!

 

[kellyjade]

LOL Haley, thanks! They are pretty clean, Sophie especially is a bit of a neat freak. I vacuum a lot though.

They're also very mischievous...Apollo has made a habit of climbing on the coffee table every night for the past week, and nibbling on everything up there. I have never seen her destroy a magazine so enthusiastically.. if it had been on the floor, she'd leave it alone, but since she found it in a place she's not supposed to be, it's so very interesting...and Sophie circles the table the whole time, pulling things down. She's managed to get a tea light candle down and chew the wick off. And last night, she spilled water on herself because she pulled on a piece of paper with a bottle of water on it...there wasn't much in there, she just got a little damp on the side of her face, luckily, but she looked so shocked. She looked at me right away like I had done it...kinda was my fault, I saw her chewing on the paper, just didn't think she would pull it so hard, lol. I went over saying Oh, Sophie, are you ok...trying not to laugh but it was so funny.:biggrin2:

Never a dull moment with bunnies around.

 

[kellyjade]

I tried out a new cookie recipe..it's basically the first recipe on this page- http://bunnytreats.blogspot.com/ ...except I used ground up hay cubes instead of pellets..and I used fresh mint instead of dried.They actually smell really good when you're making them. And the buns love em, so I was happy. I let them lick out the bowl,heheh.

Someone posted that blogspot link a looong time ago, I've had it bookmarked since. I like to play with the recipes and make up my own, it's fun. I will definitely make these again, they turned out awesome. And Apollo might scream at me if I don't...:shock:

Hehehe...got a yawn pic today!:biggrin2:

 

[kellyjade]

I just have a few things to post...

The video of eating kale:
http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i320/kellyjade613/?action=view&current=TeamSophollo-AprilVideos003.flv

and video of Sophie washing her face/ears
http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i320/kellyjade613/?action=view&current=TeamSophollo-AprilVideos001.flv

The power went out in my whole building last night when I was making the bunnies their salad..they apparently can see much better in the dark than me, I called them as I was walking from the kitchen to their room, bumping into things on the way, lol. I put it down in their cage, and felt them both in there before I shut the door. I was impressed, haha. They were both in the living room when the power went out. It came back on after about an hour. I have no idea what caused it in the first place.:?

Next Thurs. is Sophie's gotcha day, so I'm thinking of what to do for that...she's changed so much in two years. I brushed both the buns a bit ago, and they're now staring at me like they need a treat.:biggrin2: I had to get a new furminator because my mom "borrowed" mine for her cats and didn't want to give it back.:X

...Must go tend to my treat deprived bunnies.

 

[Haley]

Aww I love the yawning pic! And the video of Sophie washing herself. Your girls are both so adorable.

My buns love when I bake them cookies as well. Ive never tried that recipe- looks yummy! I use one that has crushed pellets, pumpkin, banana, oats and a few craisins and they go nuts!

 

[cheryl]

Oh my goodness i have missed lots of new pictures.....and i must say what beautiful pictures they are to...your girls are so pretty...i love the pictures of them both snuggling in their pretty pink little bed....they look so cute sitting in there

Cheryl

 

[kellyjade]

Thanks Haley and Cheryl I never thought of using pumpkin in cookies, will have to try that. We love pumpkin over here!


My bunnies seem to be having a very boring week. :yawn: :yawn:

Nah, I've just been lucky with timing yawns

 

[LuvaBun]

Apollo and Sophie are just adorable - great pics too

You must have been doing something to make them yawn like that,lol. And I bet they had something to do with the power out, hoping you'd give them more salad than usual

Jan

 

[kellyjade]

Hehe you're probably right Jan ...I must try to be more entertaining.
LOL at them causing the power out...if that was their plan, I think it worked...I'm terrible at measuring things when I cant see. Sneaky bunnehs.:devil

 

[kellyjade]

Happy Gotcha Day,
Sophie

2 years ago today I went into a pet store in downtown Eau Claire. I walked out with a box, holding a bunny who had stole my heart very quickly and completely.

I was doomed from the second I saw her. She was so scared, and the way she looked at me...I suddenly had a huge desire to make sure she had a happy life, where she could be safe and loved. So I carefully lifted her out of the aquarium and settled her in my arms.

I paid the $40, and got a cardboard box to put her in. We walked outside, it was a beautiful sunny day, and I remember being so happy. And I brought Sophie home.:biggrin2:



April/ May '06

Halloween '06

March '07

Easter '07

She was very curious, and extremely shy. A step towards her sent her into a thumping fit behind the nearest piece of furniture.

As time went on and she came to trust Apollo as a friend, I'd see her watching us cuddle on the couch, and she saw how comfortable Apollo was around me. I could tell she was very curious about me. She started to relax a bit, and let more of her personality show. She started binkying; launching herself straight into the air from a standstill. She started prancing around, flirtatiously tossing her head and kicking up her feet. It was great to see her so happy.


She has really transformed in 2 years, it's amazing. She's become so much more outgoing and confident. She runs to greet me when I come home, she loves climbing on me and giving kisses, and I can finally pet her. And she's a great cuddler. If I rub her ears she just melts, and purrs like crazy.

I love my Sophie puffin!!:inlove:

I wanted to get this posted earlier, sorry. I'm a little confused about her actual Gotcha Date because I had it marked as the 10th on my calendar, but I later found the certificate I got when I bought her, and it says April 11.:? So I just celebrate both days...hehee

 

[cheryl]

Happy gotcha day gorgeous girl :big kiss:

your girls really are lovely...i love looking at their pictures...hehe i really love their yawning pictures..i have not been quite so lucky yet as to catch my bunnies yawning on camera..but hopefully at some point i will get that picture

Cheryl

 

[kellyjade]

Thanks Cheryl my buns are getting tired of me following them around with the camera, I've been taking sooo many pics of them lately.:whistling

Eating the special gotcha day salad...

Had to get this bed..twas on sale...:lookaround

Trying to do Zeus ears...

Fun with veggies

*Kronsche*

 

[naturestee]

Happy Gotcha Day Sophie baby!

arty:

 

[Haley]

Happy Gotcha Day beautiful Sophie! We love you!

Haley

PS. I love that you call her Puffin, thats what I call Mr. Tumnus too, must be a lionhead look

 

[kellyjade]

Thanks guys! Haley, that's so funny you call Tumnus puffin too, hehe

I saw this picture today...it's one of the first pictures I took of them snuggling together, about a month after their spays. That was Oct. 3, '06... I was such a wreck that day, I stayed with them in their pen that night. They were 'bonded' before that, but they weren't cuddly with each other till after they were spayed. It was an easy bond, I was really lucky. They never had a fight, mostly because Sophie was too quick...Apollo would chase her, but could never catch her, and Sophie would never fight back...Apollo gave up pretty quickly and realized Sophie didn't want to challenge her for top bunny. They spent the night together the same day Sophie came home. Definitely very lucky, lol...

And now they're always together...it's so sweet to watch them together, they make each other so happy.
It's been about two years since Team Sophollo was formed.

I couldn't believe i got this video, because Sophie let me open the top of the cage without moving, and because Apollo yawned, not once, but 3 times..twice right at the camera.Warning- music is loud.

http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i320/kellyjade613/?action=view&current=TeamSophollo-AprilVideos008.flv

 

[kellyjade]

Hay, it's been a couple weeks; time for an update.

Because it's always fun to put things on bunnies' heads..:biggrin2:

Sophie doing some remodeling on her cottage...

Me and the bunnies stayed at my mom's for a few days last week, so I brought them outside to enjoy the fresh air and nice weather. They were kind of afraid of all the nature though.

Sophie always gets this bewildered look on her face when she's outside..

I need my carrier...my paws are getting dirty!

This would have been good if I hadn't cut her ear off..

Back at home, holding paws..:love:

Right before I took this, Apollo was laying on the blanket next to the bed staring at me, and I said 'you should go lay by Sophie..it's a nice bed, you just have to get used to it'..because she had never layed on it before. She stared for a minute, and then went and dbf'd on it, and looked up at me.

Not completely off topic, since it is a bunny...I made this little banana enthusiast.
I finally opened the Sculpey ultralight I got at Christmas, he's my first project.

I got some vetbed to cover the middle shelf in the bun's cage and it came in the mail yesterday. It's apparently very comfy.

Took these about 15 minutes ago, just some cute cuddling pics.

 

[Evey]

aw, I love the new pictures! I always get so excited when you update your blog Now I feel inspired to finally take more pictures and update my blog!

Where did you get the puruple vet bed from? I loove it!

-Kathy

 

[kellyjade]

Thanks, Kathy! Glad you like the blog.

I got the vetbed from palace pet.com, the shipping was super fast.

P.S. you should definitely do a blog update, we need more pics of your beautiful bunnies!:biggrin2:

 

[Phinnsmommy]

Omg how did i miss so many updates of my little babies??

They are sooo cute! Eeek! I was sitting here squeeling the whole time :biggrin2:. I love them!

Keep the pictures coming- I enjoy every single one!