Crunchie
Warren Veteran
My boyfriend used to leave his rat cage open and his rats would venture out to play with his dog (collie cross). He'll sometimes play with my rats too and is very gentle with them. I'm sure he'd be fine with rabbits but as my rabbits haven't really had much experience with dogs we're not going to bother trying to introduce them. They are outdoor rabbits and sometimes it feels like they thump at every little thing so I can't see them being happy with a dog. I have photos of one of my rats picking bits of food out from the dogs teeth and a video clip of the dog trying to nuzzle the same rat (she was a bit small to be effectively nuzzled though). He's also had rats cling onto him when he stands up and he's quite happily walked around the room with the rat sat on his back.
If we were every to get another dog I'm not so sure we'd risk an introduction, I was fine with the current dog playing with my rats given he'd been fine with animals before but as selfish as it sounds I'm not sure I'd want to try introducing a dog to an animal that was mine.
If we were every to get another dog I'm not so sure we'd risk an introduction, I was fine with the current dog playing with my rats given he'd been fine with animals before but as selfish as it sounds I'm not sure I'd want to try introducing a dog to an animal that was mine.