Buttons

Buttons is our pet rabbit. Even though some of you would think that a rabbit is not a pet, it is – and if I would have said the same about a year ago, my view has changed quite dramatically.

So, Buttons was my girlfriend’s Xmas present as she really wanted a pet but I had ruled out a dog as I did not want to walk it in the rain when the time came. So I decided to get her a bunny. At first I did not know anything about keeping a rabbit so thanks to “Google” (the item I did not use until recently) I managed to find out a lot about keeping pet bunnies. The big day when we were to pick him up from the pet shop was not really planned as I just said one day: I am getting you one today from whichever pet shop that has one, little did I know that this would prove a difficult task as she insisted on a particular breed – the so called Dutch Lop.

After much walking and asking in a few shops we managed to find one and lucky us it was the last one left in the pet shop. At first my girlfriend was not 100% sure if this rabbit was going to be the right one but the shop keeper just gave it to her to hold and it was a done deal.

We went back home with a new pet bunny in the box along with a cage, food, hay, and bedding for it and before you know it he was out of the box and running around the house. Christmas came and, of course, the rabbit got showered with presents as everyone wanted to get him something. The funniest gifts were the harnesses he received. Yes, it does seem a bit weird to get your bunny a harness and take it for a walk but again I found out you cannot take a rabbit for a walk - it takes you for a walk, how random.

 Does not like the Harness

It has been 2 months with him already and even though we use the living room, in reality it is his room and he has even taken over some of the furniture.There will be more Buttons stories to come as he has quite the character and he is a warm and cuddly pet to have around the house.