News, Advice and Resources for Thoughtful Pet People
This made me smile! Shiva was on day 4 of an agility show and was apparently totally full of beans on the last day. She had her own ideas on how the course should be run that day. I love that her person could laugh at Shiva’s full-on crazy and that the judge was amused too. Good people, good dog!
Oh, hell yeah! I. Love. This. Kid! Puff, Cashmere, and Flicker are 3 of the luckiest cats to have Daniel as their person. He has done an incredible job clicker training them and as a result, is keeping their brains sharp & their bodies fit. I love the effort he’s put into his equipment too. Daniel even has site with cat training tips called Cattrainingtips. What a neat young man!
(courtesy Margaret Duclos who takes amazing pics of her dogs, including the gorgeous Royal)
Today’s post is in honor of the little girl bunny pictured above who recently showed up in a friend’s garden. After several days, they were able to trap her and, though they put out ads for her, her owners haven’t claimed her. I wonder if she was someone’s Easter bunny who got dumped. Boo! She’s has a wonderful home now though—Margaret has already started clicker-training her. Yea!
It’s really important to provide your rabbits with physical and mental stimulation. They like to explore & play and providing toys is a great way to keep them occupied & happy. It gives your bunny appropriate outlets for chewing, digging, shredding, etc. and helps prevent destructive behavior.
Check out this totally kickass post on making your own rabbit toys! There are a bazillion ideas for entertaining & safe toys for your bunnies—most DIY and low-cost. (Note: it looks like the links to Amazon are affiliate links, but the author did put a lot of effort into gathering good info.)
Want even more toy ideas? The House Rabbit Society also has tons of suggestions for rabbit toys.
Be sure to check out my podcast on Rethinking the Easter Rabbit and these posts on house rabbits:
Rabbits and children aren’t usually a good combination, but bunnies can be great house pets for families with teens or for adults. Episode 111: Rethinking The Easter Rabbit covers reasons to rethink getting rabbits for children this Easter, plus suggestions & resources for having a happy house rabbit if you have the right type of household for these sensitive animals.
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Wow! Clever kitty and an incredible trainer—she’s 14 and in the Czech Republic. They’re both having so much fun, I love it! Training really adds to your relationship with your animals, whether they’re cats, dogs, mice, or whatever. Here’s Richie’s website. You can use Google’s translator to translate the pages.