hello, :wave:
I have the possibility of taking Lolly Hop into my little girls nursery. There are about 15 children.
Lolly Hop has always been very confident around people, and loves children even when they are screaming right next to her. IMO she is a very special rabbit and I believe we have a strong bond. This is helped through training that I now do every night with her, teaching her simple commands and taking her through a homemade obstacle course. I have to do this otherwise she can become bored & destructive as I discovered the other night when I didn't do it. I can tell when she is getting over-excited with the training and normally calm her down by stroking her head. She settles down nearly instantly. This has proved very useful at the vets recently.
I was thinking that Lolly Hop could perform some of her tricks as well as run the obstacle course. I will be using various bits of forage for rewards. I could use the forage to show the huge variety in a rabbit's diet and can give them various other bits of information on rabbits. Such as demonstrating a proper holding technique.
If the lead training work carries on as well as it has been I should be able to demonstrate this as well.
I'm hoping that seeing Lolly Hop in this way will help to challenge their ideas about rabbits, especially if they have any 'hutch rabbits' fed cheap rabbit muesli and the occasional carrot at home.
It would be a fantastic opportunity to educate some young people about these very intelligent animals, but I don't want to put Lolly Hop through too much stress. I honestly believe that given her nature, she would take it in her stride and even enjoy getting to explore somewhere new.
Any thoughts?
I have the possibility of taking Lolly Hop into my little girls nursery. There are about 15 children.
Lolly Hop has always been very confident around people, and loves children even when they are screaming right next to her. IMO she is a very special rabbit and I believe we have a strong bond. This is helped through training that I now do every night with her, teaching her simple commands and taking her through a homemade obstacle course. I have to do this otherwise she can become bored & destructive as I discovered the other night when I didn't do it. I can tell when she is getting over-excited with the training and normally calm her down by stroking her head. She settles down nearly instantly. This has proved very useful at the vets recently.
I was thinking that Lolly Hop could perform some of her tricks as well as run the obstacle course. I will be using various bits of forage for rewards. I could use the forage to show the huge variety in a rabbit's diet and can give them various other bits of information on rabbits. Such as demonstrating a proper holding technique.
If the lead training work carries on as well as it has been I should be able to demonstrate this as well.
I'm hoping that seeing Lolly Hop in this way will help to challenge their ideas about rabbits, especially if they have any 'hutch rabbits' fed cheap rabbit muesli and the occasional carrot at home.
It would be a fantastic opportunity to educate some young people about these very intelligent animals, but I don't want to put Lolly Hop through too much stress. I honestly believe that given her nature, she would take it in her stride and even enjoy getting to explore somewhere new.
Any thoughts?