Found On The Net: Rabbit Whisperer?
Cliff Penrose, 60, of UK claims to be a rabbit whisperer. According to an internet report:
"He uses a special technique to put rabbits into a trance – leaving them flat on their backs with their legs in the air.
He regularly hypnotises rabbits before they go to the vet so they can be treated and examined more easily.
But he also treats "problem" rabbits with behavioural issues and can make them less aggressive after putting them in a trance. "
Since most of us are in the rabbit show circuit, we have seen rabbits lay still on their backs. Angora rabbits are known to lay on their backs for grooming. We have seen 4-h youth putting rabbits in trance in shows, see http://ncag.blogspot.com/2010/01/rock-bye-bunny.html
Not sure that the ability of putting a rabbit in trance is enough to qualify a person to be a "rabbit whisperer"; it's a quirky story on the internet about rabbits anyway.
To read the entire article about Cliff Penrose, go to
posted by Northern California Angora Guild @ 1:05 AM
1 Comments:
At 3:49 PM,
Christ In Me said…
Actually I count on my rabbit lying still on his/her back when I'm doing their bellies. This seems to be written by someone who doesn't know much about rabbits. It was explained to me that rabbits have a more primitive nervous system than other mammals, and the pressure of lying in the back actually semi-paralyzes them. I don't know about that, but they certainly do seem to lie still.
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