Dad doesn’t understand why I hang out by our Buddha statute sometimes.
I told him he’ll never reach bunny enlightenment with that sort of attitude.
-Gus
Tag Archives: bunny behavior
Not Up To Anything
What’s that dad? You think we’re up to something? I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Nope, Gus isn’t up to anything either.
Nothing suspicious here, dad. I’m absolutely not eying your table legs. Just move along, there’s nothing to see.
-Betsy
Just Chillin’
So the other day I’m just chillin’ in dad’s office, just relaxing and thinking about bunny stuff, when dad gets off his chair and comes down to my level.
Naturally, I had to investigate.
Sadly, there were no treats to be had – just dad and his stupid camera. Which you can’t eat. (Trust me on this one – I’ve tried.)
-Gus
Dad and his Stupid New Camera
Dad recently got a new camera. Now he’s taking more pictures of us than before. It’s a bit annoying.
Every time he comes down, I have to go check him out – just in case he has some treats hidden on him somewhere.
But, he never does. It’s just him and his stupid camera.
I’m very disappointed (in you dad, of course). Next time, bring treats.
-Betsy
Oh Hi Dad
Yesterday, dad kind of surprised us while we were… um… doing absolutely nothing at all.
“Oh… hi there, dad. I didn’t notice you. No, we’re not up to anything. Just… um… go about your normal business; pay no attention to us.”
Dad didn’t seem to be convinced, so thinking quickly, I decided to “act casual” to dispel any suspicions he might have.
I’m sure we totally fooled him.
-Gus
Distracting Dad
Gus was taking a nap in the (freshly cleaned) litter box last night, so I took a turn at being the “guard bunny.” But then dad showed up with his camera.
Gus was asleep and I didn’t want dad to wake him up, so I selflessly took it upon myself to distract him…
…By begging for treats.
Hi dad, got any treats for me? (I am very lady-like with my begging; do you see how I gracefully cross my paws when I stand up on my hind legs?)
My plan worked – Gus was able to keep sleeping without being disturbed by dad.
(I may also have gotten some treats out of the deal.)
-Betsy
Why Yes, Actually this is Quite Comfortable
Dad is always saying that I like to lie in strange positions that don’t look comfortable.
Honestly, I don’t know what he’s talking about.
-Betsy
Morning Excursions
Despite evidence to the contrary, we do not just sleep all day. We actually do get up and move around… especially when it’s time for dad to feed us.
It’s important to sniff everywhere to look for potentially dropped treats. (Gus needs to learn there are no treats by my backside!)
Are there any treats here?
Bunny sense… tingling!
Oh, dad, it’s just you, taking pictures.
Stop taking pictures, dad, and feed me!
See? We’re very active. Now it’s time to go eat and then take a nap.
-Betsy
You don’t mind if I eat your laptop, do you?
Hey mum, you don’t need this silly laptop, do you?
I didn’t think so.
*CHOMP*
Hmmm, that doesn’t taste very good, and I really can’t sink my teeth into it… stupid hard pastic.
I guess I’ll just lick it a bit. We’ll say I’m “cleaning” it. Yeah, that works.
You’re welcome, mum.
-Betsy
I Will Have My Revenge
Thank you everyone for wishing me well. I am (mostly) feeling better now, although I am still furious about the way I’ve been treated.
Fortunately, I have already started on my plan for revenge.
For starters, I have taken some big chomps out of some of mum’s favorite (and most expensive) shoes. That’ll teach her to participate in bunny torture (a.k.a., critical care syringe feeding)!!
This revenge is particularly effective because I haven’t touched any of mum’s shoes in years, so she wasn’t expecting it. Kind of like how I wasn’t expecting being taken to the vet and put under anesthesia to have something cut out of the side of my face! Or how I wasn’t expecting to be force fed critical care 3 times a day for over a week!
My revenge on dad will be a little bit more difficult – he is very careful about keeping his things out of our reach. I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but here are some things I might do:
- Some of dad’s DVDs are just barely reachable if I stand on my hind legs – I’m sure he’d love it if I pulled a few down and chomped on them.
- Dad gets really excited when I go to the bedroom door and scratch against it.
- Although he is very good at bunny-proofing cords, I’m sure I can find a way to get access to at least one power cord or other type of cable that he didn’t sufficiently bunny-proof.
- The pillows and cushions on the couch are a ripe target, and I haven’t been up there for a while. Dad can’t protect them either, because then he wouldn’t be able to sit there!
- When dad picks me up (which he is still doing every other day, to give me subcutaneous antibiotic injections), I could squirm and kick – I used to do this long, long, long ago, when I first came to live with mum and dad, and my back claws left some very nice scratches on dad’s arms.
Those are just some ideas, and I’m still thinking of the best way to enact my revenge on dad. One thing you can be sure of though – it’ll come when he least expects it!
I will have my revenge!!
-Betsy