Tango aka Tangalito, Mrs Buns, Big-eared bunny girl, Miss Priss!

I am going to do a little profile for each of my sweet bunnies. Maybe one a day or week or every few days, whatever I feel like.

This is Miss Tango, she is my biggest bun. Between 11 and 12 pounds, she is part New Zealand and maybe a little Flemish Giant. I bought her and her sister at a backyard breeder. I new nothing about the plight of bunnies at that time or I would have adopted all my buns from the rescue. The breeder was disgusting. I knew when I got there I should turn around and run but I couldn't leave without taking 2 bunnies and trying to at least make their lives better. She was part of his "meat" bunny group. (I didn't know at the time) Thank God she is with me.

She was only about 8 weeks when I brought her home. She had never been out of her little cage. I put her down on the grass stupidly thinking it would be no problem to catch her. Lol on me. Her name is totally appropriate. It took several hours to catch her as she and I did the tango around the yard. She was so joyful as she got to use those strong back legs to run around.

Tango is my prissy bun! She always arranges her blankie to her liking when momma moves it. She is a total banana hog and loves her bond mates Mojo and Dudley. She gives the best kisses of all my buns. She is also the most vocal, grinds her teeth loud when you scratch her head, grunts and growls when she is mad and once in a great while she will, oh how can I put this, break a little wind.

She is also the best flopper of all the buns. She loves to flop over on her side after she eats. I just want to run my hands thru her white tummy fur but she doesn't allow that!

She and sister Mojo gave me my education on bunnies. Because of them I did my research, learned as much as I could on how to live with a bunny. If you decide to bring a bunny into your home, please adopt from a rescue. There are thousands of homeless bunnies out there. They are the third most common pet and often the most misunderstood and abused.

Facts about bunnies:

They should live indoors

Bunnies should be neutered and spayed

There is no such thing as a vicious bunny, only irresponsible parents. (same with kids huh?)

Bunnies need regular nail trims

Bunnies need good food, not junk. Timothy pellets, good hay and lots of green veggies. Don't give your bunnies "junk" mixes with corn and seeds in it. It is a recipe for disaster.

Not all bunnies get along but their bond mates are very important to them. They will grieve terribly if they lose a bond mate

Most bunnies, and I do mean most hate to be picked up. Lay on the floor with your bunny, let them come to you. You will form a lasting bond with them.

Keep electrical cords out of reach. Bunnies can accidentally be electrocuted while chewing on cords.

Never Never Never "set your bunny free" in the outdoors. Domestic bunnies cannot survive on their own.

Domestic bunnies are NOT like wild cottontails or jackrabbits.

Love Love Love your bun and remember you are a slave to them. Lol

Remembering

I just read in the paper that the moving Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is coming to a little town up the road. I will be going to see it next weekend and pay my respects. I am taking my 13 year old nephew with me so maybe he will learn something. My dad served in Vietnam. I was 6 weeks old when he left and walking when he came back. Luckily he came back healthy and intact. Many did not. Let's remember our soldiers this July 4th. No matter your politics. Thank you to all the men and women who choose the toughest career there is.

Choose your own path

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference

Robert Frost

I am not someone who just loves poetry. I have always loved Frost because I related to his words. This is my favorite poem because I took the less traveled road and it has made the difference. Not good or bad, just different.

Happy Fathers Day!

When I was a boy of fourteen my father was so ignorant I could barely stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

Mark Twain


Truer words were never spoken.

Happy Fathers Day to all the wonderful Dads out there, especially the ones who are serving in the military and cant be with their families today.

TGIF!

Godspeed on your journey to the summerlands sweet kitty!

Last night on my way to work the car in front of me hit a mamma cat. They didnt even bother to touch their brakes after the fact. I pulled over and kitty was in the process of going to the bridge. I sat with her and stroked her head and talked to her until she left. She was obviously a feral cat and probably never knew human touch. Of course I am not posting a picture ( I didnt take one of a horrible accident). I am aware that accidents happen and dont expect someone to kill themselves to avoid hitting an animal but cant you at least stop? Offer some assistance or comfort to a dying cat? "Sigh" This is picture of my sweet kitty, he went to the bridge in April of this year. He started out life as a "wild" kitty. It took patience and several months for him to trust me enough to touch him. He became a big baby and loved to be snuggled. I miss him! This post is dedicated to all those innocent animals who lose their lives on the road!