to give you an idea of the kind of things that are needed here are some extacts from the last article on Netherland dwarfs, recognise anyone!!
Netherland Dwarfs just seem to ooze personality, as other Bunny Mad readers have noted: “We foster a Nethie and he is a feisty little man,” says Karen. “He doesn’t like it if his friend gets attention and seems to battle with himself not to show his kinder side.”
“My Dottie is cute, mad as cheese, bouncy and happy,” says Stephanie Hudson. “She spends hours sleeping under her log tunnel then suddenly jumps and binkies about.” Stephanie says Dottie is a miracle bunny who was very ill as a baby but has turned into a “ray of sunshine”.
Because of their compact features, Netherland Dwarfs can be prone to dental disease such as maloccluded teeth. Helen Shaw has a house rabbit called Squidgy who had his incisors removed at age five, but today he manages fine and growls when he doesn’t get his own way. Alison Anderson has two bonded Dwarfs, Dudley and Santa. Santa is also struggling with advanced dental disease but having a companion who is boisterous and outgoing is helping her to manage.
And even Dwarfs who are feisty or nervous enjoy a cuddle or some loving company. Leanne Lloyd has a lovely black otter dwarf called Liquorice. “She is the quietest rabbit I’ve ever had, very sweet and gentle, and she can hold her own in my bonded group.” Reader Julia lives with Porridge-Banana-Bun and his mate, Lailey. PBB is so called because “he goes mental for bananas or, in fact, any food. But he is the softest, gentlest little bunny. He comes when I call him and is very well behaved. It’s so lovely to wake in the night and look over and see both my buns snuggled up in my room. I really do love them to bits.”
