The List

Christmas 2011 card ver. 1

Dear Santa Paws,

It's Fluffy McFluffersons here sending you a list of the things I would like for Christmas.  Despite anything Mom or Dad may have told you, I have been a very good little bunny this year and am most deserving of the following gifts as my reward.

Firstly, I think an upgrade to our current stroller would be nice.  The one we have now is pink and I would prefer one in a Tough Lop shade of blue.  This one looks perfect, except of course for the two cats sitting inside.  Scat cats!  That's my stroller!  Ahem, as you can see, there is plenty of room for Miss Binks and I to sprawl out to relax and it's nice and high off the ground to keep yippy dogs at bay and to give us a great view of our surroundings.

Next, Miss Binks and I would like a really nice bed to snorgle in.  But it has to be special.  Binky likes red and she likes to be comfortable.  Me?  I like my privacy so something a little more intimate would be prefered.  Dad always gets annoyed when Binks and I get frisky while he is watching the hockey game so a bed like this one, that has curtains you can draw closed, would be ideal!  Is this available with a memory foam matress?

Binky and I like to stretch our legs outside in the summertime so perhaps some fun things for the backyard would be nice.  Nothing too complicated, but we think a set up just like this one would be perfect.  Slides, shelters, fences to jump - what more could we want? 

Well, how about this.....

Finally, I think it's time for a nice little retirement place for Miss Binks and I.  It doesn't need to be big and fancy....okay, maybe it does.  How awesome is this?!  So many places for Binky and I to run, hide and cuddle!  And here is the link for directions on how to build it.  Seems simple enough - easy peasey lemon squeezy!

So as you can see, my list is pretty short.  Binks and I aren't asking for a lot but simply giving you some ideas on what we would love to find under the tree on Christmas morning.  Hopefully it won't be a problem fitting this stuff into your sleigh.  If it is, I am sure you can rent a truck or something.

Sincerely yours,

Fluffy McFluffersons

Christmas 2011 card ver. 2

Ana Banana

Ana Banana

There is a new bunny in town and her name is Ana Banana.  Her original name was Anastasia but Mom and Dad shortened it to Ana, and somehow Banana seemed to be a logical tag-along.  She was originally dumped at a shelter but due to her extremely aggressive nature, was immediately put on the euthanasia list.  A good soul who works there managed to get her into Rabbit Rescue and from there, she came to live with us.  Mom and Dad are hoping that she will bond to Scooter MaGoo who lives upstairs.  He has been alone since his bonded mate Ella crossed the Bridge in June of 2010.

She's one angry bunny.  She has a tattoo in her ear so this most likely means she was from a breeder and may have been used to breed.  She is more vocal than Angry Ella ever was, grunting, boxing and biting on a whim.  But it's this sort of behaviour that Mom and Dad find endearing.  It's like a challenge to get Ana to learn that she is in a safe and loving home now, and she doesn't need to fight or be afraid anymore.

She's a bit of a destroyer - baseboards, foam squares, willow toys, futons - she finds them mighty tasty.  Well, she doesn't eat them, just likes keeping her scissor teeth in tip-top shape shredding them.  Bonding has been going very slowly as Ana is very defensive and Scooter gets freaked out by her tantrums.  But progress is being made - licks have even been exchanged!  Why can't all bunnies fall in love overnight like Miss Binks and I did?  Such a waste of snorgle time.....

So here is a little video of what it's like every morning when Mom goes in to feed Ana.  As lethal as she seems, she really is a sweet girl with the softest, velvetiest fur imaginable.

Welcome home Ana.....<3

Fluffy

 

Bunny Therapy

Bunny Therapy.  That's what Mom says she needs sometimes - hugs and kisses and snorgles.

Sometimes life can be stressful.  At least that's what Mom says.  And when it does, she comes to us bunnies for a little lovin'.  "McFluffersons, when the day has been long and tiring, there is nothing better than coming home to my bunnies and hugging and kissing them.  You have no idea how much better it can make me feel."

"But you know how I feel about kisses Mom.  I'm not the snorgly type."

"I know, but you are easy to scoop up and light enough to carry with one hand.  And I can usually get about 30 seconds of snorgles in before you really begin to flip out."

Yes, Mom likes to torture me like this.  Sneak in the room, pick me up and cuddle me.  She will bury her face in my fur, give me all kinds of kisses and all that nonsense, and she always keeps my feet facing forward so I can't use them to springboard myself away from her loving.  Sometimes when I am on the couch keeping the Stupid Blankets in line, she will start rubbing my head - I'm such a sucker for that.  So I will sit still and let her pet me, kiss me and scritch me.  Sometimes all she wants to do is rest her forehead against mine.  And sometimes I can actually feel her relax.  I can feel the warmth, the smile on her face and the peace in her heart.  That's when I know I've done my job.

Then it's treat time.  Because no therapist provides services for free, no sir!  "That'll be two Veggie Puffs and a raisin please!"

*sigh* "Here you go.  See you next week....." *wink*

Fluffy

BunFest 2011

It's that time of year again - BunFest time!  Every year my mom spearheads Rabbit Rescue's biggest event of the year and this year is going to be super big and exciting!

It's been incredible watching BunFest grow since 2008.  We had no idea if anyone would even show up that first year we had it, but show up they did!  And word has been spreading - so every year it gets bigger and better.  It's so wonderful to see so many Bunny Slaves turn out to do some shopping, do some learning and having fun, all for the sake of bunnies.  And we have heard year after year how thankful they all are to have such a great event geared towards bunnies.  It's a great place for bunny people to meet other bunny people, to find all kinds of great resources like bunny savvy vets and products specifically for bunnies and a great place to shop for all kinds of unique bunny items.

Mom's been sick for the last week and is only now starting to feel better, just in time to get this show on the road.  For the first time, she has a BunFest Committee because the job just got to be too big for her to do on her own, and they have been so incredibly helpful, especially when mom was too sick to do much.

But one of the best things is watching BunFest grow - to other parts of the world!  Mom helped get MidWest BunFest (Ohio) off the ground and their first BunFest is in October!  Mom knows there is also another BunFest in Florida and someone in Maryland also emailed about wanting to have one there.  It would be mom's dream to see BunFest's pop up all over the place!  But mom can't take all the credit - mom based BunFest on San Dieog's Bunnyfest, so they are really the ones that deserve all the credit.

So if you are not in Toronto this Sunday (visit www.bunfest.ca if you are!), think of us and of all the fun things we will be doing.  Get together with your humans and other bunny friends and celebrate the joys of bunny guardianship!  And tell those humans to put their heads together and organize a BunFest in your area!

And check out our first ever commercial above!

Fluffy