Anyway...let me introduce Alvin. He is my rabbit, about four months old. He is white with blue eyes. His hobbies include many common rabbit activities such as hopping, digging, chewing, jumping, doing binkies, and more. He especially loves being rubbed on his nose, and eagerly hops up to my mom when she comes into my room because he knows that's the first thing she will do-rub his nose. I occasionally let him hop around the yard, which he adores. I don't have a rabbit pen built for him yet, so when I let him out in the yard I have to follow him around to keep him from finding a way out of the fence. He keeps me moving!
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| Alvin trying to beat his best time around the house. |
And here's my dog, a Rough Collie. She's about 4 years old or so. I decided to give her two names. Her English name is Natasha and her Chinese name is 美花 (Mei Hua), which means Beautiful Flower. She has some trust issues due to her past, but she is slowly getting over them. She absolutely loves to run. Her favorite game is "chase me!!" her second favorite game is chasing a ball I throw, tagging it, and running around me in circles until I walk over, pick it up, and throw it again. I'll have to dedicate a different post explaining how she came to live with us.
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| Natasha in our spacious yard |
But, that post might just have to wait a little while. At this moment, I am debating whether or not to submit an article in reply to this http://www.dogster.com/lifestyle/dog-health-care-live-outside article from Dogster Magazine. It was a very close-minded article that judged, condemned, and shamed people who keep outdoor dogs.
Natasha is an outdoor dog. I believe I take very good care of her and meet both her physical and mental needs. Alvin is an indoor-soon-to-be-outdoor rabbit. I don't think it matters whether a dog or other pet is housed indoors or outdoors. What matters is the quality of care that pet receives.
I have already written the article, but I'm just not sure I want to submit it to a "magazine" that purposely publishes articles that create strife and friction just for the traffic and comments. I will probably publish the article here, though.
