Hello everyone again! No idea if this is the right forum to post this but will give it a try! We are wanting to get a puppy once we have moved house (currently in an apartment) and have a garden. How many of you have experience with dogs and rabbits? We want to get a Wheaten Terrier (parents have one, love them to bits!!!) but of course because they are terriers they have the chase instinct so here's some questions:
1. can you train a terrier to ignore the rabbit and leave it alone when commanded? (obviously never leave them unsupervised)
2. is a puppy (who you can terrify into leaving the bun) the best option or should we get an older dog?
3. has a bun ever bullied your dog before?
4. what other problems can arise through the cohabiting of two species that are not "trying to kill each other" related?
We plan to keep bun in the kitchen or dining room (cage only - will have freedom to wander wherever when we're home) and dog will sleep in the hallway so in theory, depending on the house, there should be at least 1 solid door between them, ideally two. Also plan to have a bunny proof area of the garden (also dog proof from the other side) so they can get their own space.
Does this sound feasible?
I want a dog!!!
1. can you train a terrier to ignore the rabbit and leave it alone when commanded? (obviously never leave them unsupervised)
2. is a puppy (who you can terrify into leaving the bun) the best option or should we get an older dog?
3. has a bun ever bullied your dog before?
4. what other problems can arise through the cohabiting of two species that are not "trying to kill each other" related?
We plan to keep bun in the kitchen or dining room (cage only - will have freedom to wander wherever when we're home) and dog will sleep in the hallway so in theory, depending on the house, there should be at least 1 solid door between them, ideally two. Also plan to have a bunny proof area of the garden (also dog proof from the other side) so they can get their own space.
Does this sound feasible?
I want a dog!!!