2 posts categorized "Dakota"

04/03/2010

Chemistry dot com for Rabbits

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Most people think rabbits are indiscriminate about their mate. That they just find another rabbit that smells like the opposite sex and they go to it. Not True.

It took Dakota 4 weekends and 9 female rabbits to find a girl who would take him. He wanted them all of course. But he's never thought through the subtleties of what a healthy relationship consists of. As long as he's dominate, gets nurtured and doted on regularly and has plenty of food around him and lots of opportunity for doing what rabbits do, she could be a battery operated stuffed coyote and he wouldn't know the difference. His mate is bigger than him, more mature, more polite and sensitive than he'll ever be and still he growls at her and runs he off when I'm in the room to make sure he gets all of my attention. He makes narcissism a household word. Of course she still loves him and of course he'll never change. But when I see him protecting her by staying alert and awake as she snores away, I am humbled.

However, this story is about my 3rd rabbit, Molly.

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09/09/2009

Dakota the 'Rabbit' turns 6 years old today

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When asked Dakota what is your best birthday wish, the thing you most want today?

His answer: That the world stop calling me a bunny. It's very unmanly and insulting to my intelligence. Not even the babies like it, they say it makes them feel like a household appliance that dusts off the furniture.

Clear enough. This one never has an issue with clarity. 

I bought Dakota for 10.00. He was 9 weeks old living in rabbit hell at Burns Feedstore in some redneck town in Oregon. He was one pissed off Bunny...scratch that! Rabbit.

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