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Update from Foster Mom: 3/22/09
Shortie is such a busy bunny; Foster Mom wonders what the family did without her skills before she arrived!

She is an expert decorator, rearranging the items in her pen, removing the newspaper from the bottom of her litter box, making confetti, and spreading it around the fence. Paper bags are also perfect for making confetti, particularly if they are in hiding and can't be seen by the other family members. She also makes intricate designs in the towels that line her pen. Not only does she make great shapes, both small and large in the towels, but she leaves the pieces that she ripped out delicately next to her designs. It is a great stress-reliever for her, as she does her best work when she can't get her way and come out of the pen.

She takes her job at quality control seriously. She oversees each step in the cage-cleaning process and doesn't hesitate to push things around so that they re-enter her cage in the proper order. She also hops into the bunny supply box and does not stop until she's gotten to the bottom of all the items in the box, occasionally sampling goodies to make sure that they are appropriate for the guinea pigs in the family. She follows the Feeder around when pellets and greens are passed out to the guinea pigs, making sure each of them gets the right amount, before taking her own helping and eating it with plenty of flare. She usually dances around her food in praise and thanks before diving in.

She combines private investigator & watchbun efficiently. When she's not decorating or inspecting on the premises, she is lurking behind the glider chair, observing the comings and goings of Foster Mom, and foster cat and guinea pig siblings. If any of them come near her staked-out territory, she is very quick to defend her spot to the death! No man or beast may pass! The job is not all serious, however; she will also leave her post to come over and say hello, dancing around Foster Mom's feet and giving occasional nose nudges to the cats. The guinea pigs must be evil, however, because they never get the royal welcome.

She's an Olympic-worth athlete! Shortie appears to be training for the Beach to Beacon road race for this summer. She will race from one end of the living room, do a 360 in the air with a single hop, and zip back across the room at breakneak speed. Woe to the human or the animal that gets in the way of this determined bun! Training takes many minutes, and after a break, she's at it again, working to improve her speed. With her sleek blackness, she's just a blurr going by!

When training and decorating and supervising is done, there is nothing better to do than flop onto your side, spread your back feet out, and totally own the living room floor, and Shortie prefected this skill with flurish. With her cute little ears sticking out to the side, or even strait up in the air, she surveys her kindom and its subjects. There is no doubt that she rules the living room at her foster home, and Foster Mom has no doubt that she will totally own her forever family's hearts after a review of her skills. She will definitely be a hard working member of the family!

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Shortie is a shy little gal. The stress of being at the ARL has gotten to her and she’s having trouble adapting. Her socialization needs much work! Rabbits tend to think of their cage as their own space and generally do not want any people invading their safe haven and she can tend to lunge. During a routine visit it was noted that she had cataracts. It’s unknown whether she’s had them all her life or if they’re just progressing. Luckily her right eye she only has a pinpoint cataract but she has been treated for E. Cuniculi, just for precautions. For more information on E. Cuniculi visit here (http://www.rabbit.org/journal/3-2/e-cuniculi.html). With patience and tenderness we’re sure this petite little girl can be a sweet treat!