My House Rabbit's Blog » bunny adoption http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog Celebrating House Rabbits Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:33:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Clicker Training http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/2009/08/23/clicker-training/ http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/2009/08/23/clicker-training/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:21:33 +0000 My House Rabbit http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/?p=696 andrea(17)Andrea Bratt Frick has been clicker training rabbits since she adopted a bunny named Filbert who was able to jump 36 inches.  She used a clicker to train Filbert to use his leaping ability to clear hurdles.  She uses the clicker to signal the rabbit to do a trick, which is followed by a reward. The reward is dependent on the rabbit, some rabbits like particular veggies or pellets, while others are satisfied with a nose rub.

She also uses the clicker to help abused or neglected rabbits become comfortable around people.  Clicker training helped these rabbits become less aggressive and more willing to be handled by humans. Frick works with the rabbits at Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter in Santa Barbara, CA.

Read the full article at The Examiner.

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Harriman found that there was little information out there on how to raise a rabbit as a house pet. She learned everything about indoor rabbits from her own bunny, Herman.

The article also discusses misconceptions still held by many regarding house rabbits. The article interviews a woman, Jennifer Lee, who took in her friend’s rabbit only to learn that everything her friend told her about rabbits was wrong.

Read the article at SFGate.com.

Purchase Marinell Harriman’s book House Rabbit Handbook: How to Live With an Urban Rabbit

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