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Conventions Used in This Book |
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How This Book Is Organized |
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Part 1 Bringing on the Bunny Basics |
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Part 2 Taking Care of Creature Comforts |
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Part 3 Rabbit Psychology: Behavior and Training |
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Part 4 Enjoying Your Fun Bunny |
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PART 1 BRINGING ON THE BUNNY BASICS |
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Chapter 1 Jumping into Rabbit Ownership |
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Digesting this information (and that carrot) |
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Taking advantage of skin and bones |
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Putting those ears to good use |
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Figuring Out Whether a Rabbit is Right for You |
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Asking yourself whether you're rabbit-ready |
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Considering the right reasons to own a rabbit |
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Knowing What You Want in a Furry Friend |
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Monitoring Your Rabbit's Health |
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Having a Good Time with Your Pet |
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Chapter 2 Choosing the "Right" Rabbit |
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Pinpointing the Right Age |
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Deciding Between a Boy or Girl |
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Opting for an Only Rabbit or a Bunny with a Built-in Companion |
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Mixing it Up: Bunny Mutts |
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Living the High Life: Bunny Bluebloods |
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Different breeds, different looks |
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Chapter 3 So Many Breeds, So Little Time |
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Chapter 4 Hiding in Shelters, Holes, and Shops |
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Donning Your Cape: Rescuing a Rabbit |
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Taking Precautions at Pet Shops |
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Watching for signs of an ill rabbit |
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Keeping character in mind |
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PART 2 TAKING CARE OF CREATURE COMFORTS |
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Chapter 5 Shacking Up with an Indoor Rabbit |
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Getting Serious about Safety |
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Taking Health Concerns to Heart |
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Making Sure That Everyone's Comfy: Rabbit Essentials |
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Putting a Pen to Good Use |
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Rabbit-Proofing Your House |
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Identifying trouble spots |
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When Littering Is Good: The Litter Box |
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Encouraging your bunny to go in her cage |
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Keeping a Squeaky Clean Home |
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Chapter 6 Stocking Up on Carrots |
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Supplying Your Bunny with Belly Timber |
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Hay Every Day Keeps the Doctor Away |
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Making the Most of Pellets |
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Determining the correct amount of pellets |
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Coping with a Chubby Bunny |
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Chapter 7 Cleaning Behind Those Great Big Ears and More |
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Stocking Your Grooming Toolshed |
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Running Down the Grooming Checklist |
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Brushing short to medium coats |
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Clipping It Not Quite in the Bud |
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Cleaning Your Bunny's Ears |
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Chapter 8 Making Fitness and Fresh Air Fun for Your Bunny |
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Taking care of outdoor chores |
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Rabbit-Proofing Your Yard |
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Avoiding poisonous plants |
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Chapter 9 Nipping Common Health Problems in the Bud |
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Assembling a first-aid kit |
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Identifying signs of pain |
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Dealing with Bunny Ailments |
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Gastrointestinal problems |
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Paralysis and hind limb weakness |
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Chapter 10 Coping with Other Health Woes and Aging Issues |
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Treating Infectious Diseases |
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Viral hemorrhagic disease |
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Caring for Disabled and Special Needs Rabbits |
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Helping Bunny Live to a Ripe, Old Age |
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PART 3 RABBIT PSYCHOLOGY: BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING |
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Chapter 11 Thinking Like a Rabbit |
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Making Sense of Body Language |
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Interpreting Rabbit Sounds |
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Showing Others Who's Boss |
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Coexisting Peacefully: Ensuring a Happy Homecoming |
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Gaining Your Rabbit's Trust |
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Combining Children and Rabbits |
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Chapter 12 Putting Boxing Gloves on Your Rabbit: Training |
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Training Your Bunny the Right Way |
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Giving a Command Performance |
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Here, Fluffy: Coming when called |
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Making like Van Halen: Jumping |
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Working on the abs: Sitting up |
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Cozying up in his cage: Go in |
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Taking a walk on the wild side |
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Chapter 13 Reckoning with a Bad Bunny |
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Taming Terrible Teenagers |
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Coping with Aggressiveness |
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Biting the Hand That Feeds You --- Literally |
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Shaking in His Bunny Boots: Fearfulness |
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PART 4 ENJOYING YOUR FUN BUNNY |
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Chapter 14 Playing Around Isn't Just for Dogs |
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Getting Playful with Toys |
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Tag! You're It! Playing Games |
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Making like The Pointer Sisters: Jumping |
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Various and sundry other hijinks |
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Chapter 15 Getting Hoppy with Your House Rabbit |
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Signing up with the House Rabbit Society |
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Getting up to speed (and height) |
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Putting on the sweatsuit: Training |
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Considering pros and cons |
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Attending your first show |
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No relation to the Swedish band: ARBA |
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Chapter 16 Hitting the Road with Your Rabbit |
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Preparing your pet sitter |
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Going the professional pet-sitter route |
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Traveling with Your Rabbit |
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Bunny you can drive my car |
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Flying the unfriendly (for bunnies) skies |
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Being a law-abiding bunny |
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Staying at a Five-Carrot Hotel |
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Chapter 17 Ten Signs That Require Emergency Action |
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Chapter 18 Ten Great Rabbit Web Sites |
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www.bio.miami.edu/hare/etherbun.html |
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www.oxbowanimalhealth.com |
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Chapter 19 Ten Ways to Make Your Bunny's Day |
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| Appendix: Rabbit Resources |
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