The rabbit? ... Max arrived on our doorstep as a forlorn foster bunny - an orphan boy at Christmas time. His previous owner had over 26 animals. Max and other rabbits had been kept un-neutered, in separate hutches in a shed.
When I first saw him, he was very thin and rigid with stress. He still had two bottom front teeth, but his upper front teeth had been removed. His overgrown lower front teeth were really impeding his ability to eat, and after they were removed he began to gain weight.
So he came home with me for Christmas. There honestly was not room for him at the inn, as I was full with other unwanted rabbits at the time, and the only place that was free was my front room. He proved to be the perfect guest however, with perfect litter box habits (where had he learnt that?). Of course, with no front teeth he couldn't chew on any electrical wires - a favourite pastime amongst the bunny fraternity!
He soon earned the honour of sleeping in the bedroom, and indeed if he desired, on the bed just like a cat! In fact, he was so adorable that I could not bear to part with him and rehome him along with the rest.
Max got involved with the animal communication from the outset, attending each and every workshop I organised. He made his feelings known and disapproved whenever I talked to a dog in any of the sessions - he would deliberately and rhythmically knock his food bowl against the chair leg!
Max soon decided that I should set up my own website, and even gave it a name. I was several miles away from home at the time, but the answer came from him in a flash - Pet Talk! It is possible to learn so much from our animal companions, as I have from Max and the other animals I have. As well as enabling us to understand and therefore help them in their own lives, they empower us by their vision of who we are as human beings.
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