katlupe
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- Norwich, NY
One thing my pets over the years have taught me is that they get set in their routines. Fast. If you start feeding them at a certain time or sit in a chair every morning having your coffee, they will expect you to do it every day. Where I lived before I moved here, I had 4 cats but two stayed outdoors as much as they could. I would make them come in before it got dark because we were right in the middle of the state forest. We had coyotes and especially owls there at night. Every evening I would go out to the deck or porch and they would be there waiting for me to come get them.
I wasn't sure when I got my pet rabbit how that would work. I did not know a thing about having one as a house pet. Well he is very routine! Every morning when I go back into the kitchen to get my 2nd cup coffee, he comes running to sit outside the kitchen (he will not go in it). To wait for his banana treat. If I forget it, he will show me the floor in front of him is empty by putting his nose to it and then looking up at me. My horses used to do the same thing when they wanted more hay!
If I stay up on my computer longer than 9:00 PM, he will sit by the area going into what I call my bedroom (studio apartments don't have separate rooms but I made one here) waiting for me to go to bed. Then he wants me to give him some oats. Once I am laying down in bed, he will sit on the floor next to my bed wanting me to rub his nose and do some petting. He would sit there for an hour if I kept petting him. A few minutes is all I can manage or it hurts my shoulder. Then I watch YouTube or Prime Video on my television till I get ready to go to sleep. He then gets on his cushion and seems to enjoy the sound of the television. I know he loves music or for me to read out loud to him. (He really does!)
When you get a pet it is important to set the routine you want or they will train you to do it their way. One favorable thing about being retired for me is that by not having to go to a job, I spend all my time with Rabbit. He knows I am going to be here to take care of him. Probably when I go somewhere and am gone all day, he is thinking, "thank God, I can get some alone time!"
I wasn't sure when I got my pet rabbit how that would work. I did not know a thing about having one as a house pet. Well he is very routine! Every morning when I go back into the kitchen to get my 2nd cup coffee, he comes running to sit outside the kitchen (he will not go in it). To wait for his banana treat. If I forget it, he will show me the floor in front of him is empty by putting his nose to it and then looking up at me. My horses used to do the same thing when they wanted more hay!
If I stay up on my computer longer than 9:00 PM, he will sit by the area going into what I call my bedroom (studio apartments don't have separate rooms but I made one here) waiting for me to go to bed. Then he wants me to give him some oats. Once I am laying down in bed, he will sit on the floor next to my bed wanting me to rub his nose and do some petting. He would sit there for an hour if I kept petting him. A few minutes is all I can manage or it hurts my shoulder. Then I watch YouTube or Prime Video on my television till I get ready to go to sleep. He then gets on his cushion and seems to enjoy the sound of the television. I know he loves music or for me to read out loud to him. (He really does!)
When you get a pet it is important to set the routine you want or they will train you to do it their way. One favorable thing about being retired for me is that by not having to go to a job, I spend all my time with Rabbit. He knows I am going to be here to take care of him. Probably when I go somewhere and am gone all day, he is thinking, "thank God, I can get some alone time!"
