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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5190807" data-attributes="member: 19675">It is official: we have a retarded rabbit living in our backyard.This bunny refuses to actually run for its life when our 2 border collies hit the yard.&nbsp; Yes, I know that freezing in place is a survival strategy that works when you blend in (more on this later), but this one is using it when its on the grass or concrete, not just the dirt.&nbsp; I've actually had to call off our dogs.Even when it actually runs away, it stops after running 8 feet or so.Our dogs like to chase soccer balls in the yard.&nbsp; Mr. Dumb Bunny was sitting in a dirt track that our younger collie has worn in the lawn- virtually invisible- with its ears straight up.&nbsp; I didn't see it, and neither did Miss Doggies.So I kicked a soccer ball in our older dog's direction, seeing the bunny just as the ball leapt from my foot.The bunny reacted- its ears went from |_| to \_/ as the ball passed right between its ears.&nbsp; Only the Orc Commander from the LotR movie reacted less to an incoming projectile.&nbsp; Had that ball been a hawk- of which we have plenty in our neighborhood- the world would have been minus one bunny.Only when the dog got within 2 feet of the bunny did it actually run anywhere...about 3 feet away.&nbsp; I had to chase it off because it had just attracted the attention of the younger dog.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5190807, member: 19675"] It is official: we have a retarded rabbit living in our backyard. This bunny refuses to actually run for its life when our 2 border collies hit the yard. Yes, I know that freezing in place is a survival strategy that works when you blend in (more on this later), but this one is using it when its on the grass or concrete, not just the dirt. I've actually had to call off our dogs. Even when it actually runs away, it stops after running 8 feet or so. Our dogs like to chase soccer balls in the yard. Mr. Dumb Bunny was sitting in a dirt track that our younger collie has worn in the lawn- virtually invisible- with its ears straight up. I didn't see it, and neither did Miss Doggies. So I kicked a soccer ball in our older dog's direction, seeing the bunny just as the ball leapt from my foot. The bunny reacted- its ears went from |_| to \_/ as the ball passed right between its ears. Only the Orc Commander from the LotR movie reacted less to an incoming projectile. Had that ball been a hawk- of which we have plenty in our neighborhood- the world would have been minus one bunny. Only when the dog got within 2 feet of the bunny did it actually run anywhere...about 3 feet away. I had to chase it off because it had just attracted the attention of the younger dog. [/QUOTE]

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