Stewpid is Back!!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

About a year ago, we had a rabbit named Stewpid coming into our yard on a daily basis and reeking havoc on my life. 

http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/fudge-and-the-rabbit

Stewpid was causing me sleepless nights because my dogs sensed he was out there and they wanted to meet him personally.  I said some pretty mean things about Stewpid and even plotted his demise at one point.  He wasn’t the first rabbit that had come into our yard, but he was the most persistent.  One of his friends wasn’t so lucky one day when he met Fudge and let’s just say he left the yard via a shovel.  Even that, didn’t scare off little Stewpid or cause him to get so mad that he said to himself, “I am starting to sense that rabbits are not welcome here,” because he just kept coming back. 

Then one day, as suddenly as he appeared, Stewpid was gone and I assumed he met Mrs. Stewpid and left to travel the world.  From time to time, other DK members swore they saw him in their yard and over time and with more sleep, I began to hope he was happy living somewhere else.  Well, guess what?  The little guy is back and by himself, which means Mrs. Stewpid probably dumped him when he said he wanted to go back to boring PA.  I am sure she is probably whooping it up somewhere like Vegas with one of those handsome, magician’s rabbits, who spends his nights under the bright lights getting pulled out of a hat.  Fame and fortune is hard to resist even for a rabbit.

 

I know it is Stewpid by the way he sits in the yard in full view of our windows and turns his head from side to side when he hears the violent barking of two Doodles coming from inside the house.   He twitches his little nose and his ears perk up, but he never moves.  He is probably thinking, “There is that weird sound again.”  Yesterday, Fudge actually moved my furniture when she airlifted off the sofa to get a better look at Stewpid.  I hate to say it, but if it comes down to Stewpid or my sofa, it’s been nice knowing you, Stewpid.  If this keeps up much longer, I am anticipating needing a new foyer window as two large Doodles break it in an attempt to welcome Stewpid back to the neighborhood.

 

I really want to settle this amicably, but when you are working with a dimwitted rabbit it makes the going hard.  So, today, I am posting an eviction notice in our yard and I hope Stewpid can read or else I am going to have to resort to drawing a rabbit with a large red line going through his body and pray Stewpid makes the correlation. 

My only other option is to draw a tombstone with "R.I.P. Stewpid" on it, but I am really hoping it doesn’t come down to that.  Stewpid, take a chance.  Surely, there is another rabbit out there for you and we have a beautiful state park nearby where I am sure you could live happily ever after.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

No kidding, Karen.  My favorite was the coming when called and "gimme five".  I wonder how they stop the other problem behaviors....like eating your entire garden.  I think this must be a sure way to be carted off by the guys in the "white coats"....telling people you are clicker training a rabbit.  LMAO.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Eating your entire garden? How about eating your entire house?

My sister's high school boyfriend bought her an "Easter bunny" one year. He (?) chewed through bedspreads, baseboards, and shorted out the alarm system. He also sank his front teeth into anything he could reach, which clearly must be the reason for the "Stop biting and other problem behaviors" above, and he pooped anywhere and everywhere at all times, including while he was biting you, hence the " Use a litter box" above.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Karen these are just the signs of a bad bunny owner! There are no bad bunnies only bad bunny owners!! That bunny just needed to go to bunny obedience classes. And it sounds like it wasn't getting enough exercise either. Maybe a couple of 2 mile walks a day would have helped. LOL!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

LOL, I have to agree that most teenagers make bad owners for any pet, but rabbits are also not good pets, IMO!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Ricki, LOL..it is never the rabbit's fault :)

[Pat and Traveler]

Ha,ha,ha.....such a good one, Ricki!!!  Wonder what the best collar/harness is for a bunny?

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Apparently, Pat, picking the harness out is the easy part~ I can definitely see something like this in Laurie's future though!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Gee, even the demonstrator had a hard time.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

It appears the rabbit  outsmarted her! She was only able to get control by using her physical strength against it. Proving once again the high degree of intelligence possessed by the rabbit!

[F, Calla & Luca]

I take no stand on rabbit intelligence but they do build their nests in the darndest places.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Besides, we have no IQ testing on the lady : )

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Ricki, anyone who spends their time putting harnesses on guinea pigs is not a good subject for a comparison of human vs rabbit intelligence.