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About Therapy Rabbits:
About Therapy Rabbits:
Therapy animals are animals that have been trained with their handler to provide comfort to others in a variety of situaitons. They are used in animal assisted therapy for comfort or rehabilition purposes. We go to hospitals, nursing homes, schools, public events, and private homes. Not every rabbit can be a therapy rabbit. They need to enjoy socializing with other people, and enjoy being out and about. Many other species are used for animal assisted therapy, but the most common are dogs and cats. As a prey species, rabbits often get too stressed in those types of situations. English angoras, being the easygoing ragdolls of the rabbit world, can often excel in these situations.
Our criteria for one of our rabbits to become a therapy rabbit are as follows:
1) They must not only tolerate, but enjoy human attention and affection.
2) They must be potty trained. We use a combination of litter boxes and puppy pads. Most of our rabbits are trained for both, but puppy pads work better in some situations.
3) They must be able to be held and passed from one person to another calmly.
4) They must be comfortable in a carrier, stroller, or on a leash.
5) They must be comfortable traveling in a car. They need to not get stressed out when traveling to and from our events.
6) They must be comfortable around dogs and cats. This is because therapy animals often go to events in groups, the the rabbits will be working in conjuncion with other therapy animal teams.
7) They must be in good health.
We have a string of rabbits that all meet these criteria, and go to visits. If at any time the rabbit doesnt want to participate, they are not asked to. We ususally bring a few different rabbits to alternate so none of them get burnt out.
Our Therapy Rabbits:
Our Therapy Rabbits:
Mulberry
Mulberry
Full name: GRA's Mulberry
Color: Vienna marked lilac harlequin
Age: 2 years old
Mulberry is our oldest rabbit currently in our therapy string. His mom and Sister were also part of our therapy rabbit program. Mulberry is a very sweet, very playful dude. He is the most easygoing rabbit I have ever owned. He will demand attention from any person willing to give it. He is my ultimate social butterfly. Mulberry also enjoys playing with toys with people, so kids really like to interact with him.
Cinnimon
Cinnimon
Full name: Country Bumpkin Bunnies Cinnamon
Color: High Rufus Chocolate Agouti
Age: 1 year old
Cinnimon was a bit of a rescue. Someone bought him from a breeder I have worked with in the past. The breeder contacted me asking if I would be interested in going to pick him up from chicago as the owner couldnt take care of him. When I got him, he was very underweight, matted, and had ear mites. While nursing him back to health, I realized he had a lot of potential as a therapy rabbit. And I was right! Cinn LOVES cuddles from all people. He isnt as playful as some of our others, prefering calm cuddles and pets. But he has been great with people who have been nervous to interact with the other therapy animals because of his quiet demenor.
Mary
Mary
Full name: GRA's Marigold
Color: Broken tort
Age: Nine Months old
Mary is a very, very sweet full faced doe. While most of our does do not have the temperment to participate in therapy work, Mary is the perfect example of what a therapy rabbit should be. She is calm, sweet, and social. She enjoys going to new places and meeting new people. Marigold is blind in one eye from an injury that happend shortly after being weaned. While it really doesnt effect her day to day life, some people feel they can connect with her better because of her disability. Mary has the nickname "muppet bunny" because of her long, shaggy coat, and the fact that her face is compleatly covered in fur.
Aloe
Aloe
Full name: GRA's Aloe
Color: Chocolate tort
Age: 1 year old
Aloe is a very sweet, very lazy dude. He doesnt really care what is going on, as long as he can take many, many naps on peoples laps. Aloe likes to suggle in for cuddles and kisses. Aloe prefers to spend his time with the calm adults, so we don't book visits with schools or childrens hospitals with him.
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