Bunny and Dog

[daisy406]

Hello! I have 2 dogs at my moms and 2 dogs at my dads. The house I’m mainly at is my moms where MY dog Oliver stays. He is my dog and we have an extremely tight bond. I couldn’t imagine being with him less or my bunny less to separate time with them. I want to introduce them to each other at some point, but I am a bit nervous as to how to go about this. We have 2 cats as well at my moms that Oliver is great with, in fact he just stays away from them because they swat at him and when they do he just stands still haha he’s scared of being TOO close with them. But they have also been seen sleeping together haha it’s an odd relationship. At my apartment right now, my roommate has a dog. This dog used to be okay with a Hamster. So Im wondering if maybe I could get Daisy used to a dog by starting with my roommates dog Piper. How do I try to introduce a dog to a bunny?

[_Elouise_]

I think one of the first questions would be, what are the dog breeds? It is important to note that some dogs have a higher prey drive than others. Just because a dog was comfortable with a hamster doesn’t mean it will be the same with a rabbit. If and when you decide to introduce the two of them I would go EXTREMELY slow. Have the dog on a leash and or contained as well as the bunny (in your arms). Or, better yet, put them in a seperate space with a baby gate or something similar between them. I wouldn’t try and introduce between the cage because that can be extremely stressful to your bun, do the introductions in a space your bunny can get away if he feels uncomfortable. If the dog reacts at all remove her immediately! If she doesn’t react praise her. Animals are’t stupid and some can and do understand the difference between a pet and a wild animal (not saying all do). Bunnys typically get along with cats very well and I have heard a lot of success stories about introing dogs as well. Personally, I would never trust a dog or cat with my rabbit unsupervised. Even if they didn’t purpously attack the animal they can sometimes cause harm from playing too rough. I let a little cori puppy play with my dog at work and they do very well together but sometimes the puppy gets a little too rough and we seperate them. Over time the puppy has learned acceptable behavior during itneractions becuase if he doesnt he looses his friend!

[diggityd77]

Up until recently I had a dog (he has since passed away) with our rabbit – he was a 115 pound Rhodesian Ridgeback, which is a hound, and he was fantastic with our Oreo. The rabbit would go on the dogs bed, he even hopped on the dog – this was all supervised though. While I do not think our dog would ever intentionally hurt to rabbit I would be more concerned with accidental incidents due to,his size. It all depends on the dog really; just take it slow with the dog and rabbit, and supervise them. ?

[diggityd77]

Up until recently I had a dog (he has since passed away) with our rabbit – he was a 115 pound Rhodesian Ridgeback, which is a hound, and he was fantastic with our Oreo. The rabbit would go on the dogs bed, he even hopped on the dog – this was all supervised though. While I do not think our dog would ever intentionally hurt to rabbit I would be more concerned with accidental incidents due to,his size. It all depends on the dog really; just take it slow with the dog and rabbit, and supervise them. ?

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