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[Katielovesleo3]

Hello all! My name is Katie, i live outside of Houston, Tx. I have a boxer named Rosco and I have a 9 mo old neutered lionhead rabbit named Buster. I got him when he was 5 months, he had lived outside his whole life and so he was really shy at first but is opening up. When I go in his room he will usually get all excited and periscope around trying to see if I have veggies i think lol. He is very smart and loves training time, I clicker train him and he enjoys it a lot and understands very quickly. He does not have free roam of the house, he lives in our dining room, he has a cage and a large fenced in area. Still hates being petted...which I understand completely..but..unfortunately he needs to be brushed and needs his nails trimmed soon. :{ so I hope to get some advice or suggestions from this forum.

 

[whitelop]

:welcome1 to RO!

There is a great library section, very informative.

Here is link to the library about bonding with your bunny.
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/f28/bonding-your-bunny-29064/

Oh and we LOVE pictures! From your avatar picture, he looks like a very pretty boy though!

 

[Imbrium]

welcome!

 

[wendymac]

Hello and welcome to RO! Buster is adorable!! Love his coloring...very pretty!

 

[Trixie]

Welcome! Buster is adorable!! He looks so soft.

 

[eclairemom]

Welcome :biggrin2: Buster is a very handsome guy.

 

[Katielovesleo3]

Thank you for the warm welcomes! I will try to post pictures...*fingerscrossed* Thank you I will give it a read! He is soft, I told my fiancé that when he passes away I want to turn him into a hat so I can finally pet him without him hating me! Lol!

 

[Katielovesleo3]

Hibiscus yum

 

[Katielovesleo3]

Buster booty

 

[Katielovesleo3]

When I first got him he was severely matted and yellow from being peed on by other buns :'( so I had to give him a haircut, his fur has came back beautifully! That first day I got him I gave him a small bath and he wasnt freaked out at all I was so surprised, his eyes weren't bugged out or anything. Then when I pulled out the scissors he also was ok with that. I could pick him up at that first day too without much struggle. But now that he's settled in he hates being picked up which I don't try to do unless I need to, so...three times so far. Got bad scratches every time. And I need to brush him badly but now he won't let me, today I tried wetting my hand to get the dead hair off, didnt like it but I managed, didn't get much hair either. But he has little tufts sticking out so I know he needs a brushing.

 

[I_heart_Fraggles]

He is so cute....I myself have a ball of fluff as well. Miss.Muppet

 

[Ape337]

Very cute bunny! Welcome :sunshine:

 

[Imbrium]

aww, I LOVE his cute wittle face!!

not sure if he'd put up with it, but I *love* the furminator for lionhead grooming. nice thing is, it has a money-back guarantee so if he hates it, you can return it.

 

[Katielovesleo3]

Thank you! I will try it out! Looks a lot like Buster! They could be twinkies! (Twins) :bunny17::bunny17:

 

[Katielovesleo3]

The furminator...there's so many! Which one do I get? Should I get the "toy dog long hair comb"??

 

[Imbrium]

I got the furminator for long-haired cats under 10 lbs, works very well on both my lionhead and my short-haired holland lop. my holland isn't too fond of it, but she'll tolerate it enough to get the job done... my lionhead seems to enjoy it.

 

[Katielovesleo3]

Thank you!