A new friend has arrived!

Well, not being one to be all sad and poochy faced over the loss of our sweet Sephy, I suggested (whilst being completely certifiable and out-of-my-mind), "let's get another rabbit!"

A more intelligent man would have suppressed that desire. However, I have never been plagued with that particular trait (intelligence) so I just babbled it right out there.

A few calls to some local animal shelters and a weekend visit to one and ...... voila! This the result! (*drum roll*)........
======> Miko!

(ain't that cute!)

{that's her in the picture...... the one with the hair ....... the one with hair all OVER her body...... that's my daughter holding the hare....... I guess we are in for a "hare raising" experience!..... ok - I'll quit now.....)

Anyway, meet our newest (and youngest) family member. Miko (or the bunny formerly known as Kameko) is only about 3 months old, is gray in color, extremely sweet and gentle in disposition, may be a dwarf (aka tiny) Lop rabbit or possibly an Australian Giant who has yet to make her intentions known....

So, we are delighted and working daily at her family integration and socialization. She seems to be adjusting just fine. I did make one mistake yesterday though that I must confess. I left the radio on in the bathroom all afternoon for her (yes she lives during daylight hours in our bathroom! - I told you I'm nuts!!) and when we came home she looked moderately traumatised. I can only assume it is because she is much smarter than I originally thought and an entire afternoon of listening to the horrible news reports for our rather large city must have put her in quite a mental state. I was going to advise her to just listen to the sports reports, call in for the trivia questions (we might win tickets to something cool) and root for the White Sox but I decided due to her delicate age..... I should just turn off the radio.

Well, that's about it for now. We love our new bunny and she is warming to us as well. Don't get a bunny unless you are willing to make a 10 year committment to his/her care. If you do, have the pet properly "adjusted" at the vet. You will enjoy your bunny more as this shelter approved minor alteration tames those wild "hares" and downright aggressive bunny genes and it protects the world from unwanted animals - a problem that the poor rescue societies constantly battle. Pets deserve to be loved and not put in a shelter so let's all do our part.

Best regards and love to all,

Jerry