Introducing SALLY!!

This is Sally, our rabbit. She is the new addition to our family. She is beautiful and so soft. Most of you are probably wondering why on earth our little family would want another pet? Sally is a meat rabbit. No, we will not be eating Sally for dinner tonight or ever! We will breed her with George (Janet and Chet's male rabbit), sell some of the females, and then eat... I won't go into details about meat production, but if you have any questions call Jake!

This is the hutch that Jake built. He did such a great job. He's still working on it (the sideways door, for example, isn't going to be in that spot forever) to make it look and function perfectly (for our purpose)! Thanks Jake, you are the BEST!!!! This picture of Sally is really cheesy, but I had to post it because it shows her cute face!

Thayne named Sally. He really wanted to call her "Thomas", but we asked him to pick a girl name, and Sally it is! Thayne was really excited about Sally at first, but the newness has worn off, and he only asks about her occasionally.

Jake is Sally's caretaker. He made her hutch, feeds her, and cleans up her mess.

Dwight would just love to chase Sally. He gets really excited when we hold her. He always wants to be close to whoever is holding her and wags his tail uncontrollably until she is back in her cage. I'm not sure what would happen if we let them play together. I'd like to think he just wants to play, but... Well, we won't be trying that out!

I hold Sally the most. I love petting her. She is SO soft. She is a little tricky to hold because sometimes she scratches. Her claws are sharp. Once when Thayne was trying to hold her she scratched his leg. Luckily Thayne was wearing jeans and it really just scared him (it may have hurt just a tiny bit), however, it has made him nervous to hold her, ever since. The scratches don't bother me. It just looks like I had a bad mishap with some wire.

Anyway, I guess we are becoming animal lovers. I never hated animals before but apparently I didn't love them as much as I should. Thayne will never know childhood life without pets. I am glad it makes us happy. I guess I never knew how much animals meant to Jake. He would get another dog if I would consent. He also wants to breed guppies. He really loves living things. That may seem ironic since he is also a hunter. Go figure.