Dumbo

It is with great sadness that I report to you that we lost dear Dumbo over the weekend. Saturday morning I opened their shed to find he had died suddenly in the night.

Dumbo was an incredibly friendly guy who had been with us from a baby. One of the hardest parts of losing him now is that he died so young, not even two years old. He featured on this blog a few times and although his size doesn't really show in the pictures, he grew from a small fluffball with over-sized ears into a big cuddly French lop.

By the time he was old enough to get a friend, he had already bonded very closely with Caroline. Perhaps influenced by this bond, Caroline decided he should stay at the Rescue, making the perfect companion for our special needs bun Patty. Though his time with us was far too brief, throughout it Dumbo was never short of love and attention.

Dear sweet Dumbo. Binky free in peace.

Two Drenched

"I think I speak for everybunny here when I say that's enough of the rain for this year, thank you very much. I'll be lucky if my ears dry out before Xmas."

The Dandelions Raw

Wild plants make for a really good and healthy addition to your rabbits diet. Assuming, of course, that you give them the edible ones - some plants are highly poisonous to bunnies and only offer the promise of a slow and painful death.

Which, since I personally can't tell a daffodil(poison) from a dandelion(tasty), is why I avoid them.

Caroline however is somewhat the country girl and can tell the difference. So not only does she regularly go foraging for wild plants to supplement our residents diet, she has also planted seeds around the green areas of the Rescue to give the bunnies a chance to do some foraging of their own.

Which is good for the bunnies with a natural instinct for spotting the good ones, but as for the bunnies who are more like me in this regard...

"[sniff]..Hmmm...I'm gonna say...this one is...erm...are you sure I can't just have a carrot?"

Tinker Tailer

"Why yes, I can take those up for you right now! Only...you weren't looking for a straight hem though, right?"

Growing Into Them

"I don't get it. I don't have a long nose - so why did Caroline name me Dumbo?"