Martha Stewart's Daily Wag

When I learned that Martha Stewart was going to add a pet channel to her website, I was less than impressed. Really, now... jumping on the pets online band wagon is nothing to crow about. Except - a visit to her pet channel really impressed me and this morning she had Easter bunnies on her show - along with a great animal expert, and that led to this post.

The bunnies on Martha's show this morning were really adorable. For a few minutes, just a few, mind you, I considered adopting a bunny rather than a dog. Until... until I put the question to my Twitter pals and each and every one said, "Get a dog."

So, I will get a dog. Not to worry. But, I can't help sharing the bunnies Martha had on her show - and some of the information her expert, Marc Morrone, shared:

Different breeds of bunny are: Lionhead, a new breed that is small to medium, in size, and has a mane of fur around its head like a lion (go figure). The Netherland Dwarf which is the smalled bunny breed with short ears and a flat face, and the Flemish Giant - from Belgium, this is the largest breed - could you guess that by its name?

Marc said bunnies do okay with cats and small dogs, but not big dogs. I couldn't catch his reasoning on the big dogs - are they a threat to the bunnies or just clumsy around them? Martha's site says to keep the animals separated when you are away. Bunnies do well in playpens, so they demonstrated on TV.

Much like dogs being crated - a practice that was frowned upon by some pet parents when I was a veterinary assistant. But today, crating your dog is a good way to give it comfort and a feeling of safety, when you're away. The key, both for bunnies and dogs, is lots of free time out of the crate or playpen, lots of love and attention, and all the best veterinary care.

I'm still wondering about a bunny - but, a dog must be first. Stay tuned. Here's a video where a dog actually adopted some bunnies. So cute!

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