Dude's Coming Home

T was all excited to see another bunny in the house, but Dude was not to keen about coming out of his box too soon. You could almost see the thoughts floating around in T's head with every flick of his ears..."Hi, I'm T, who are you?" "I remember you! Come out and play!" "What are you doing in there?" "Why won't you come out and play, huh?"


"Well, if you won't come out, then I'll come in with you!" T proceeded to jump in and out of the box over the next hour, very confused why Dude would not come out of the box. Dude just sat there, not sure what to make of T and his persistance.


T just hung around with Dude in the box, just in case he decided to come out. He was very confused why this new bunny just wouldn't come out to play with him, when it would be oh so much fun.


Dude finally decided to come out and explore after about an hour and a half. I closed the door to the carrier once he came out and he loosened up after he realized that it wasn't as bad as he had imagined. They had fun running around the living room and following each other around. T even managed a high jump in the air in all the excitement. Quite a feat for him! They've turned out to be good friends.

Bilbo (Buster, Butter Butt) Baggins-Sears aka Abigail's Husband

Although Bilbo wasn't considered a "rescue", he was. He was in a local pet store *gag* at 5 1/2 weeks old and in an aquarium right inside the doorway standing on his hind legs begging for attention from anyone. When he let me pick him up immediately, I knew he was coming home with me. He was a tiny baby and so full of life. Although Bud protested profusely (actually it was a more than firm "NO", I took it upon myself to retreive him anyway. The people at pet stores are idiots and at that time, I was very ignorant about the care of buns. So after much research, I determined that nothing should be alone, pairs are better (goes for anything really, dogs, cats, etc.) so off we go on a wild advenure with Heartland to find Bilbo a wife. Jeannie can relate the wonderful stories of bonding. My poor little baby was even "B*tch slapped"! I was losing all hope. Then we found a spark of hope, our darlin' Abigail. After buns in a bucket going for a car ride with them coming home completely covered in urine to Abigail trying to thump him away with his very vigorous "humpty dumpty" sessions, we finally, after a couple of months, achieved success. What an adventure. My little boy has a wife! After a recent vet visit, Bilbo weighed in at 2.5 pounds. Abigail's weight isn't listed. Could it be that she refused to get on the scales and takes after her Mother-In-Law?

Honey Bunny

This is our Honey Bunny. She joined our family about a month ago. She is quite a funny bunny, too. She likes to play hide & seek, and she follows us to the kitchen hoping for a treat. She's awesome with kids, and loves to be petted. She even lets our little 15-month-old pet her. She is also the chewiest chewer! She chews everything that peaks her interest. The little stinker!

Abigail

Abigail (Abber Dabber Doo, Abs, Babbie) is the new bride of our son Bilbo, a Netherland Dwarf Rabbit. Abby is a rescued gorgeous Holland Lop. Bilbo (Buster, Butter Butt) was extremely lonesone and after many attempts at finding a bride decided that he loved Abby only the feeling wasn't quite mutual, yet. Herein lies the "peanut butter" saga. Once the PB was applied to Bilbo's forehead, Miss Abby proceeded to "groom" the peanut butter from Bilbo's head. It was then a love affair. He is ever so happy to have a new bride and Abby is happy as long as her Mother-In-Law (ME!) keeps her hands off of him. Should that occur, she diligently proceeds to groom him until all traces of the wicked witch is gone. She loves to be held and sang to but resists every attempt at being caught. She is a darling and has made an excellent addition to our family. Heartland, and especially Bunny Sister Jeannie have changed two little bunny's lives and we will eternally be grateful for their help and support.

Diana Sears

Yukon, Oklahoma

Theodore

This is my bunny, Theodore. I adopted him from Heartland in the fall of 2005 and now we're a happy little family. He likes to sleep under the covers. He's a snuggle bunny, quite spoiled, but very cute!