InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
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Eleanor, my very first Rabbit
What was her background and what year was this? Looks like Autumn.
I was about 4 years old when I had my first rabbit, although he really belonged to my elder Sister. He was called Timmy and I used to open his hutch to let him escape He then used to go in between the side of the garage and the fence, so that my Mother and Sister had to coax him out with a lettuce leaf.
Back in 1998 I went into Petsmart, now Pets at Home, to buy some biscuits for my dog Gemma. Gemma was very near the end of her time As I walked into the store I saw an enclosure with 4 Baby Rabbits in. I had an impulse thought, I am soon to be without my only friend ( Gemma). I can’t have another dog as I can’t go through this pain again. But I have to have a Pet in my life. I figured a Rabbit would be a good choice as I would never get so attached to a Rabbit and have to experience the pain of loss again. I really was that messed up.
So I left the store with a bag of dog biscuits, a Rabbit and a Rabbit ‘starter kit’ which included a 4ft hutch, a bag of Rabbit muesli, a bag of wood shavings, a bag of hay and a water bottle. I had never had a Rabbit in my life, I had done no prior research, I was the typical irresponsible impulse buyer. I went back the next day and bought one more Rabbit ( Megan) as I felt sorry for Ellie being on her own in the kitchen overnight. I went back two days after that and there was just one Rabbit left. I felt so sorry for her so I bought her too, she was called Beatrice.
And so my Rabbit obsession began. And as for not getting attached to Rabbits, how I could have thought that I do not know.
How lovely Did they remain friendly?
Back in 1998 I went into Petsmart, now Pets at Home, to buy some biscuits for my dog Gemma. Gemma was very near the end of her time As I walked into the store I saw an enclosure with 4 Baby Rabbits in. I had an impulse thought, I am soon to be without my only friend ( Gemma). I can’t have another dog as I can’t go through this pain again. But I have to have a Pet in my life. I figured a Rabbit would be a good choice as I would never get so attached to a Rabbit and have to experience the pain of loss again. I really was that messed up.
So I left the store with a bag of dog biscuits, a Rabbit and a Rabbit ‘starter kit’ which included a 4ft hutch, a bag of Rabbit muesli, a bag of wood shavings, a bag of hay and a water bottle. I had never had a Rabbit in my life, I had done no prior research, I was the typical irresponsible impulse buyer. I went back the next day and bought one more Rabbit ( Megan) as I felt sorry for Ellie being on her own in the kitchen overnight. I went back two days after that and there was just one Rabbit left. I felt so sorry for her so I bought her too, she was called Beatrice.
And so my Rabbit obsession began. And as for not getting attached to Rabbits, how I could have thought that I do not know.